Past Grant Awards


Since 1986, the Kent Community Foundation has awarded more than $580,000 in grants for arts and culture, education, and unmet needs during the COVID pandemic. 

Each year the Kent Community Foundation accepts proposals from community groups and schools for cultural arts and education programs. The Foundation awards grants on a semi-annual basis:  January 31 and July 31.
2024 Arts & Education Grant Recipients
  • City of Kent – Kent Kids Arts’ Day – Since 1993
  • Kent International Festival
  • ​Music4 Life
2023 Arts & Education Grant Recipients
  • Greater Kent Historical Society in partnership with Mother Africa- History of African refugee communities in Kent
  • Mural for Historical Seattle Tacoma Pet Cemetery (Omprakash)
2023 Covid-19 Unmet Needs Grant Recipients
  • Care Net
  • Eileen & Callie’s Place
  • United Methodist Church
  • YWCA – Auburn Learning Center
  • Family Law CASA
  • We Love Kent
  • The Storehouse
  • Communities in Schools Kent
  • Multi Service Center
  • Gowns for Grads
  • Communities of Rooted Brilliance
  • Ubumwe Women’s Association
  • Community Network Council
2022 – 2023 Afghan Crisis Fund
  • Project Feast
  • Care Net of Puget Sound
  • King of Kings Lutheran Church Food Band
  • World Relief – Women’s Sewing Program
2022 Arts and Education Grant Recipients
  • SeaMar Health Centers – Reading Program
  • Pacific Model United Nations – attendance for KSD students
2021 Arts and Education Grant Recipient
  • John Volken Academy
2020-21 COVID-19 Resource Grant Recipients
  • KentHOPE
  • Seattle's Union Gospel Mission
  • Communities in Schools Kent
  • World Relief
  • Kent United Methodist Church
  • The Covington Storehouse
  • Vine Maple Place
  • Afghan Health Initiative
  • Living Well Kent
  • Project Feast
  • Rotary Club of Kent – District Matching Funds
  • Eagle’s Nest
  • Valley Cities Behavioral Health – Mental Health program
  • Redeemed by the Blood – Holiday meals
2020 Arts and Education Grant Recipients
  • Maple Valley Symphony Orchestra – summer camps
  • Steel Magic Northwest – canopies for outdoor performances
  • Communities in Schools Kent – online mentoring
  • Music4 Life Kent – supporting Kent School District students
  • Close Up Foundation – Civic Education Program for low-income Kent youth
2019  Arts and Education Grant Recipients
  • Kent International Festival – Arts Exhibition
  • City of Kent – Kent Kids’ Arts Day
  • Kent Music4 Life – supporting Kent School District students 
  • Puget Sound Keeper Alliance – Lost Urban Creek Project
  • Kentridge High School /robotics – new kits for elementary schools
  • Glover Empower Mentoring – Martin Luther King Jr. outreach event