Previous Award Recipients
Grand Awards Total: $246,000+
2016 - 2025
March 2025 - $TBD
​Our mission is to foster appreciation of nature nearby and provide tools for ecological living.
Based in the green heart of Eugene-Springfield – Alton Baker Park — Nearby Nature believes people of all ages, backgrounds, and communities thrive when they connect with nature nearby.
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January 2025 - $15,000
Our mission is to assist Lane County, OR non-profits that serve unhoused persons of Lane County by providing them with premade hygiene kits to provide for their clients. We believe that each person deserves the opportunity to feel, and be, clean and hygienic.
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The Richard Schulze Foundation accepted the grant request for Friends of the Children. The nonprofit received an additional $5,000 for a grand total of $15,000!
October 2024 - $15,000
Friends of the Children–Lane County Oregon is part of a national network of Friends of the Children chapters across the United States. Friends of the Children connects children – all of whom have unique talents – to a paid, professional mentor called a Friend. We hire and train Friends whose full-time jobs are to support our youth to succeed, despite the extremely challenging situations most experience, from as early as age 4 through high school graduation – 12+ years, no matter what.
May 2024 $10,000
Mission Statement:
​Helping women who
experience the trauma
of homelessness find
safety and hope
March 2024 $10,000
Mission Statement:
“To offer employment path experiences designed to nourish and inspire all learners, with and without disabilities, to thrive personally and professionally with supports and resources in a community inclusive setting.“
January 2024 $10,000
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“We call ourselves warriors because we’re courageous and steadfast in our mission to knock out the progression of Parkinson’s disease. We know our obstacles and don’t give in to fear! We have personal integrity, optimism and strong camaraderie—a commitment to our fellow warriors. We hold life as precious and worth protecting.”
—Lori B. Havas, founder and executive director
Interfaith Food Hub
October 2024 $8,900
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May 2023. $8,600
Waka Daiko is a fun, diverse, Taiko drumming group that encourages team building and instructor-student mentorships youngsters ages 8 - 22.
March 2023 $9,625
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to be a powerful voice, empowering volunteer advocates to safeguard the best interests of children who have endured abuse or neglect. We are dedicated to offer hope, and ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive in a safe, nurturing environment.
Positive Community Kitchen
January 2023 $9,300
Mission Statement:
To elevate wellness and inspire youth engagement through healthy food & community connection(s).
Video Statement (scroll down a few paragraphs)
October 2022 $8,300
Mission Statement
Our mission is to ensure no kid sleeps on the floor in our town. All children deserve a safe, comfortable place to lay their heads.
During COVID, there were no in-person meetings. While member were encouraged to donate to local non-profits supporting COVID relief efforts, 100 WWC could not keep track of those gifts. Below is a list of award recipients pre-COVID 2016 - 2020