Strengthening Our Communities Since 2015 First Fed Foundation (formerly First Federal Community Foundation), a private charitable corporation, began making grants in 2015, thanks to a generous gift valued at $12 million from the parent company of First Fed,… Read More

FIRST FED FOUNDATION AWARDS $400,000 IN FALL GRANTS Total Giving Since 2015 Surpasses $6 Million   Port Angeles, Washington – First Fed Foundation (formerly First Federal Community Foundation) announced today that it has awarded 22 organizations a total… Read More

While the world began to reopen in 2021 and we started adjusting to “the new normal,” for many of our friends and neighbors in Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap, and Whatcom Counties, “normal” life involved great hardship and extreme difficulty…. Read More

FIRST FEDERAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS 17 NONPROFITS A TOTAL OF $400,000 IN GRANTS Total Giving Since 2015 Surpasses $5.7 Million   Port Angeles, Washington – First Federal Community Foundation today announced it has selected 17 nonprofit organizations that are… Read More

Thank you to the following publications for spreading the word about First Fed Foundation’s grant awards! Peninsula Daily News May 23, 2022 Forks Forum May 26, 2022 Whatcom News May 29, 2022 Lynden Tribune June 1, 2022 My… Read More

FIRST FEDERAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 16 NONPROFIT GRANT RECIPIENTS Total Giving Since 2015 Surpasses $5 Million Port Angeles, Washington – First Federal Community Foundation today announced it has selected 16 nonprofit organizations to share a total of $392,500 in… Read More

The year 2020 was, for most of us, overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, as it wreaked havoc on individuals, families, and communities worldwide. The regions that First Federal Community Foundation supports were not exempt. Our healthcare systems, schools,… Read More

FIRST FEDERAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2021 SPRING GRANT AWARDS 19 Local Nonprofits to Share $452,500 Port Angeles, Washington – First Federal Community Foundation has selected 19 nonprofit organizations to receive a total of $452,500 in funding during its spring… Read More

2020 Contributions Affordable Housing Grants Awarded: Bayside Housing & Services: $25,000 for essential services, including transitional housing, meals, and case management assistance in finding jobs and permanent housing, for two Jefferson County families of three for one year…. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2020 NONPROFITS SERVING CLALLAM, JEFFERSON, KITSAP & WHATCOM COUNTIES SHARE $365,000 IN GRANT AWARDS First Federal Community Foundation Announces Fall 2020 Grant Recipients   Port Angeles, Washington – Twenty-five nonprofit organizations will share… Read More