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ROOTED IN COMMUNITY

The nonprofit that began 40 years ago.

GIVE NCW TURKEY TROT IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!

Thanksgiving day, November 26

Runners approach the finish at the 2025 Give NCW Turkey Trot

Hosted by the Community Foundation of NCW welcoming over one thousand runners, the 4th Annual Turkey Trot is a Thanksgiving tradition built around a simple idea: showing up matters.

WAYS TO GIVE

GIVE TO A FUND

Make an online gift to an established Community Foundation fund of your choice.

TYPES OF FUNDS

Give throughout your lifetime or establish a legacy to support the causes you care about, forever. 

FROM YOUR WILL

By leaving a portion of your estate to the Foundation, you can support the causes you care about.

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BECOME A PIG

Become a Partner in Giving with an unrestricted gift to the Foundation that supports grants, scholarships, nonprofits, and general operations.

GIFTS OF STOCK

Give shares of appreciated stock to your fund or any Community Foundation fund.

GIVING CARD

Use your Giving Card to support any of the funds managed by the Foundation.

NEWS & EVENTS

Beth Stipe shortly after accepting the role of the Community Foundation's second executive director

The Community Foundation of NCW announced that Executive Director Beth Stipe plans to retire on December 31, 2027, following 24 years of leadership and service to North Central Washington.

Beth Stipe Announces Her Retirement

Archival scan of original CFNCW building from 1986 with cars parked out front

Forty years ago, a group of local physicians and community leaders turned one moment of generosity into something designed to last. A $2.1 million gift from the sale of assets connected to Chelan County Medical Service Corp. established what would become the Community Foundation of North Central Washington.

Community Foundation Marks 40 Years by Inviting NCW Into What Comes Next

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The Community Foundation of North Central Washington is now accepting applications for the Waterville Community Fund Grant which provides funding for innovative programs that help to meet the needs of Waterville and its citizens. The application period opens October 1st and closes December 1st. 

Waterville Community Fund Grant Now Open!

Runners at starting line of Give NCW Turkey Trot

The Community Foundation of North Central Washington (CFNCW) has announced updates to the NCW Foundation for Youth Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2027 beginning July 1, 2026.

Give NCW Turkey Trot Returns Thanksgiving Morning

(L) Beth Stipe, CFNCW Executive Director and (R) Nancy Nash-Méndez, HAOC Executive Director, hold the ARC loan repayment check during the groundbreaking for the Wildrose Multifamily Affordable Housing project in Winthrop, WA.

CFNCW and HAOC celebrate the Wildrose Affordable Housing groundbreaking and the first ARC loan repayment supporting rural community development.

Wildrose Affordable Housing Breaks Ground with Support from ARC Loan Program