Community Grants

2025 Grant Cycle is OPEN!

We’re excited to announce that our grant application is now open, with some important updates! As always, organizations may request up to $5,000 for projects supporting end-of-life, palliative care, and bereavement initiatives throughout Whitman County.

New this year: We will be accepting applications quarterly on the first of April, July, October, and January. You may apply multiple times throughout the year, but funding is limited to a total of $5,000 per organization per calendar year.

To kick off this new cycle, we invite you to a “Lunch and Learn” session about our grants process. It’s a great opportunity to learn about our grant expectations, share ideas and collaborate with others and celebrate past successes.

Event Details:
Friday, March 21st
12:00 PM
WSU Research Park, Conference Room
1610 NE Eastgate Blvd (same building as Gentiva Hospice)

We believe coming together will strengthen our collective impact, and we’d love for you to join us! Please RSVP by March 19th so we can plan accordingly.

We are proud to announce that we awarded grants to 8 local agencies to support their palliative care, end-of-life and bereavement projects totaling $40,000 in 2024.

Our 2024 Grant Award Recipients

Circles of Caring Adult Day Health

$5,000 funding to support Healthy Table Meals

Council on Aging

$5,000 funding towards crucial vehicle repairs for COAST fleet

Palouse Paws

$5,000 funding to instate additional pet/handler teams to serve patients receiving palliative and end-of-life care

Pullman Regional Hospital

$5,000 funding to support Palliative Patient Care provider training, comfort blankets, eye masks, pill boxes, socks, lotions & other care items

One More Time

$5,000 to provide personal experiences to those at end of life including birthday parties and bucket list activities

Rural Resources

$5,000 to support caregiver and grief support groups, augment library materials and Butterfly Release & Celebration of Lives event for the community

Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics

$5,000 towards the creation of a “Healing Garden”

Willow Center for Grieving Children

$5,000 to Support Camp Erin, bereavement camp for youth who are grieving the death of a significant person in their lives

“The services provided by these non-profit agencies extend the efforts of the Friends of Hospice in supporting end-of-life comfort and care” said board president, Ken Carper. “We are pleased to recognize their valuable contributions to the community.”