FISH, Friends of Youth receive Puget Sound Energy Foundation grants
June 22, 2010
By Warren Kagarise
NEW — 11:20 a.m. June 22, 2010
Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery and Friends of Youth received a combined $4,000 in grants from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation, the charitable organization announced Tuesday.
The salmon-centric nonprofit organization received a $2,500 grant. FISH coordinates volunteer and educational outreach activities at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, the most-visited hatchery in the state system.
The foundation awarded a $1,500 grant to Friends of Youth, a Redmond-based nonprofit organization set up to provide counseling and transitional housing for children and teenagers. Friends of Youth operates a downtown Issaquah office.
Including the FISH and Friends of Youth awards, the foundation announced 61 grants worth $155,000. The foundation awarded the grants — ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 — after a competitive review. More than 120 nonprofits organizations applied for the dollars.
“The Puget Sound Energy Foundation is proud to help local organizations that provide support to our customers,” Andy Wappler, Puget Sound Energy Foundation chairman and president, said in a news release. “We understand how important funding is to charitable organizations — and even more so during these tough economic times. The foundation, our company and employees work hard to meet the needs of our communities.”
Puget Energy, Puget Sound Energy’s Bellevue-based parent company, created the foundation in 2006 with a $15 million endowment. No foundation money comes from PSE utility customers.
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