The 3 Rivers Community Foundation distributed a record $372,501 in grants to 77 local nonprofits during its annual Celebration of Philanthropy luncheon on Dec. 10 in Kennewick.

Each year, 3RCF invites 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving Benton and Franklin counties to apply for funding beginning in late July. Organizations from a wide range of sectors are encouraged to apply. The 3RCF board then conducts a thorough review process to select grant recipients.

Thanks to strong financial stewardship and the continued support of both new and longtime donors, 3RCF’s grantmaking capacity reached a record high this year. 

At the event, CEO Abbey Cameron announced a $10,000 matching donation challenge offered by an anonymous donor. Donors in the room rose to the challenge, ultimately raising more than $12,000 toward 2026 grants.

More than 500 community members attended the event, the largest annual gathering of local nonprofit board members, volunteers and staff, the foundation said.

The 2025 grant awards by category: 

ANIMALS – $9,141.21 

• Benton Franklin Humane Society 

• Pet Overpopulation Prevention  

ART & HISTORY – $35,000 

• Academy of Children’s Theatre 

• Allied Arts Association 

• East Benton County Historical Society & Museum 

• Eastern Washington Institute for Black History & Culture 

• Mid-Columbia Mastersingers 

• Mid-Columbia Symphony Society 

• Tri-City Steel Band Association

• Valley Theater Company dba The Princess Theatre  

BUILDING COMMUNITY / OTHER – $22,500 

• Columbia Basin Veterans Center 

• Kennewick VFW Post 5785 

• Leadership Tri-Cities 

• NAACP Tri-Cities 

• PFLAG Benton Franklin Chapter 

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Cook-Erickson Post 7952  

CONSERVATION – $4,000 

• Tapteal Greenway  

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY & SUPPORT – $26,800 

• Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington 

• Columbia Ability Alliance 

• Special Olympics Washington 

• The Arc of Tri-Cities 

• The IDEA Project 

• Therapeutic Riding of Tri-Cities 

• Three Rivers Carousel Foundation  

EDUCATION – $25,660 

• B5 

• Columbia Basin College Foundation 

• Junior Achievement of Southeastern Washington 

• Mid-Columbia Science Fair Association 

• Prosser Friends of the Library 

• Reach Out and Read Inc.

• SILAS Education 

• The Children’s Reading Foundation of the Mid-Columbia 

• United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties 

• Washington DECA 

• WSU Foundation  

Three Rivers Community Foundation awarded its 2025 grants totaling more than $372,000 to local nonprofits on Dec. 10.

| Courtesy Three Rivers Community Foundation 

YOUTH – $46,000 

• InvestED 

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties 

• Career Path Services 

• Cavalcade of Authors 

• CJ Mitchell Sports Officials Academy 

• Communities in Schools of Benton-Franklin 

• Prosser Thrive 

• Toys for Kids 

• YMCA of the Greater Tri-Cities  

FOOD INSECURITY & BASIC NEEDS – $67,700 

• Feed The Homeless Ministry 

• Fields of Grace 

• Lutheran Community Services Northwest 

• Meals on Wheels/Generational Care

• New Hope 

• Second Harvest Inland Northwest 

• Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Patrick’s Conference 

• Sue's Turkey Drive 

• The Salvation Army Tri-Cities Corps 

• World Relief Tri-Cities  

HEALTH CARE – $40,900 

• Grace Clinic 

• Heartlinks Hospice & Palliative Care 

• Knights Community Hospital Equipment Lend Program 

• Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho 

• Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation 

• Tri-Cities Chaplaincy  

HOUSING & SHELTER – $12,500 

• All Saints’ Episcopal Church 

• Domestic Violence Services of Benton & Franklin Counties • Tri-County Partners Habitat for Humanity 

SAFETY, SUPPORT, & JUSTICE – $50,500 

• American Red Cross Benton-Franklin Chapter 

• Benton Franklin Legal Aid Society 

• Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council 

• Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship 

• Civil Survival 

• Comprehensive Healthcare 

• Grace Collective 

• Safe Harbor Support Center  

SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY & PREVENTION – $13,000 

• Benton Franklin Recovery Coalition 

• Elijah Family Homes  

MENTAL HEALTH – $18,800 

• Benton Franklin Head Start 

• Service Peace Warriors 

• Support, Advocacy & Resource Center 

• The Emmaus Center