As your community foundation, we are proud to join with you in improving the quality of life and health of our community.
Grants for worthwhile projects are reviewed and awarded twice a year, in March and September. The deadline for spring grants is January 31, and July 31 for fall grants. There is a link to a grant application at the bottom of this page.
In recent years, the following projects have received funds from the Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation:
$102,000 Students seeking Health Care degrees, “Scholarships.”
$100,000 Hermiston Aquatics Inc., “Aquatic Center project.”
$50,250 Agape House, “Food Clothing Medication.”
$36,354 City of Hermiston, “Street paving project.”
$35,000 Umatilla Head Start, “Free to Grow project.”
$30,000 Hermiston School District, “Swimming Pool.”
$15,000 Agape House, “Building Fund.”
$15,000 Hermiston Fire and Emergency Services, "Auto-Pulse Cardiac Pump"
$14,500 Good Shepherd's Diabetes Ed Scholarships
$11,350 Umatilla-Morrow ESD, "Hearing screening equipment."
$10,500 Hermiston Funland Playground.
$10,500 Good Shepherd Medical Center "Care Van Vehicle."
$10,370 City of Hermiston, "Picnic Shelter."
$10,000 Hermiston Little League, “Restrooms.”
$10,000 E. Oregon Children's Multi-Treatment Center
$ 9,054 Sunset Elementary, “Fitness is Fun project.”
$ 7,300 Campus Life, "Expansion of Center."
$ 7,500 McNarry Heights PTA, “Playground Equipment.”
$ 6,500 City of Hermiston, "Control Of Our Lives project."
$ 6,500 Catholic Soup Kitchen, "Food for the Needy."
$ 6,000 Umatilla RFPD, “Water Rescue Training.”
$ 5,300 Hermiston Police Department, "Neighborhood Watch."
$ 5,000 Leadership Hermiston '99, “Restrooms at Hodge Park.”
$ 5,000 Highland Hills Elementary, “Playground Equipment.”
$ 5,000 City of Irrigon, “Walking/Bike Path.”
$ 5,000 Morrow County Health “Health screening."
$ 5,000 Echo Parents for Kids, “Playground equipment.”
$ 5,000 Irrigon Marina Park Board, "Baseball, soccer fields."
$ 5,000 City of Umatilla, "Sports complex."
$ 5,000 Sam Boardman Elementary, "Playground Equipment."
$ 5,000 Vange John Hospice, "Memorial Fountain."
$ 4,800 Umatilla County Public Health, "STD Medication."
$ 4,600 Good Shepherd Ed. Dept. "Victorian Tea".
$ 4,500 Hermiston Community Soccer, "Lighting for field."
$ 4,500 Stanfield Library, "Expansion project."
$ 4,402 Hermiston Good Samaritan Center, "Vital signs monitor."
$ 4,190 Boardman Parks, “Parks and recreational facilities.”
$ 4,000 Westpark Elementary -PE Dance Revolution System.
$ 4,000 Columbia River Health Services, "Medical Equipment."
$ 3,500 Vange John Hospice, “Child and grief project.”
$ 3,200 Boardman RFPD, “Automated defibrillator.”
$ 3,000 Hermiston D.A.R.E. Program
$ 3,000 Good Shepherd Children's Center "Shade Structure.”
$ 3,000 Stanfield Food Basket "Food to low income families.”
$ 2,500 Boardman Senior Citizens, "Health room."
$ 2,500 Heppner Elementary School, "Playground surface."
$ 2,500 ARC of Umatilla County, "Wheelchair ramp."
$ 2,500 Boardman Community, “Rubberized running track.”
$ 2,500 Oregon State Police, “Automated defibrillator.”
$ 2,500 Hermiston School District, "Outdoor School."
$ 2,500 Hermiston Swim Club.
$ 2,000 Domestic Violence Services "Fund shelter and basic needs".
$ 2,000 Hermiston, Community "Skate Park".
$ 2,000 Umatilla Co. Critical Groundwater Task Force
$ 2,000 Trinity Lutheran Church, “Parrish nursing.”
$ 2,000 Umatilla County 4-H, "Attitudes for Success Training."
$ 1,975 Echo School District, "Automated external defibrillator."
$ 1,500 City of Echo, "Skate park."
$ 1,500 Good Shepherd Education Dept., "Cancer screening."
$ 1,500 Good Shepherd Education Dept., "Victorian"
$ 1,500 Boardman Library, “Drinking Fountain.”
$ 1,500 Caring Hearts Support Group
$ 1,500 Hermiston High School Sports, “AED.”
$ 1,383 GS Education Department, "Senior Fitness Academy."
$ 1,350 Willow Creek Terrace ALF, "Locking medicine cart."
$ 1,296 Oregon Trail Special Olympics, “Bowling shirts.”
$ 1,200 Domestic Violence Service, "Violence prevention ad campaign."
$ 1,000 Consumer Credit Counseling. “Credit training.”
$ 1,000 West Park Elementary School, "Walking path.”
$ 1,000 Morrow Headstart, "Teen Parenting Video's."
$ 1,000 Trinity Lutheran Church, "Automatic External Defibrillator."
$ 700 Children's Trust Fund of Oregon "Family Talk Shows.”
$ 500 Western Trails Therapeutic Riding Center, "Scholarships."
$ 500 Umatilla County Public Library, "Update medical materials."
$ 200 Hermiston Chamber, "Funfest Health Walk."
