The Icicle Fund approved its first grant in 1999. Since then, it has awarded over $45 Million in grants.

Recent Award Recipients

2024 unrestricted COMMUNITY SUPPORT GRANTS for arts, history or the environment in ncw:

Beauty of Bronze

1-year $5,000

Blue Sky Minds

1-year $5,000

Central Basin Community Concert Association

1-year $3,000

Classroom in Bloom

1-year $10,000

Columbia Basin Allied Arts

2-year $15,000

Confluence Gallery and Art Center

1-year $10,000

Dangerous Women

1-year $5,000

Home Range Wildlife Research

1-year $20,000

Indigenous Roots and Reparation Foundation

1-year $25,000

Lake Chelan Arts Council

1-year $10,000

Leavenworth Jazz Association

1-year $7,500

The mətx̌ʷu/Methow People

1-year $15,000

NCW Arts Alliance

1-year $10,000

Okanogan County Historical Society

1-year $15,000

Okanogan Highlands Alliance

1-year $10,000

Pacific Education Institute

2-year $10,000

Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum

1-year $5,000

Stage Kids

2-year $25,000

Sustainable NCW

2-year $20,000

Trout Unlimited

1-year $15,000

Two Rivers Gallery

1-year $5,000

Upper Valley Connection

1-year $7,500

Upper Valley Historical Society

1-year $8,000

Washington Association of Land Trusts

1-year $15,000

Washington Water Trust

2-year $24,000

2023 COMMUNITY SUPPORT GRANTS:

ALMIRA COULEE-HARTLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT COOPERATIVE

$10,000 ACH Music Program Instrument Upgrades

C6 FOREST TO FARM

$20,000 Unrestricted Support

CASCADE FISHERIES (CCFEG)

$15,000 Diversity & Inclusion in Salmon Recovery Education

CENTRAL BASIN COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION

$3,000 Regional Artist Performance Support

CLASSROOM IN BLOOM

$20,000 Farm to School Programs Connecting Students, Schools, Communities and Cultures

COLUMBIA BASIN ALLIED ARTS

$7,500 Capacity Stabilization

COMMUNITY CULTURAL PROJECT OF TONASKET

$6,000 Community Musical Ensemble

CONFLUENCE GALLERY AND ART CENTER

$7,500 Unrestricted Support

CONSERVATION NORTHWEST

$8,600 Increasing Outdoor Recreation Accessibility for North Central Washington Youth

GREEN OKANOGAN

$10,000 Unrestricted Support

GRUNEWALD GUILD

$10,000 Unrestricted Support

HOME RANGE WILDLIFE RESEARCH

$15,000 Unrestricted Support

LEAVENWORTH JAZZ ASSOCIATION

$10,000 Leavenworth Jazz Festival

MANSFIELD MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY

$10,000 Unrestricted Support

MASQUERS THEATER OF GRANT COUNTY

$10,000 Unrestricted Support

METHOW RECYCLES

$25,000 Building a Circular Community for All

METHOW VALLEY INTERPRETIVE CENTER (MFI)

$20,000 Unrestricted Support

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY / AUDUBON WASHINGTON

$12,000 Protecting Birds and Habitats at Risk in North Central Washington

NCW ARTS ALLIANCE

$25,000 Unrestricted Support

NUMERICA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

$15,000 Unrestricted Support2023 Community Support Grants:

Okanogan County Historical Society

$10,000 Doing History: Unrestricted Support for Shafer Historical Museum

Okanogan Land Trust

$10,000 Unrestricted Support

Omak Performing Arts Center Foundation

$10,000 Capacity Building for a Formal Planning Cycle at the Omak Performing Arts Center Foundation

Quincy Valley Historical Society

$10,000 Thriving After Covid Operation Grant

Sustainable NCW

$10,000 Unrestricted Support

Trout Unlimited

$15,000 Investing in Collaborative Forest and Community Resiliency Actions in North-Central Washington

Upper Valley Connection

$5,000 Theatre Camp 2023

Washington Association of Land Trusts

$15,000 North Central Washington Forest, Farmland, and Cultural Inclusiveness Initiatives

Waste Loop

$20,000 Unrestricted Support

Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center

$20,000 Unrestricted Support

Wenatchee Valley TREAD

$20,000 TREAD Collective Impact Funds

2022 Community Support Grants:

Camp Fire NCW

$20,000 Capacity Building - Environmental Initiative

Cascadia Conservation District

$20,000 Watershed Wonders

Central Basin Audubon Society

$12,000 Wildlife and Habitat Education

Columbia Basin Allied Arts

$15,000 Capacity Building

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation - Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center

$8,000 Honoring the Land, Renaming the Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center

Dangerous Women

$9,000 “Unsettled”

Douglas County Historical Society

$7,500 Facility Improvement Projects

Friends of Winthrop Public Library

$7,500 Promoting Local Environmental Awareness at the New Winthrop Library Through Public Art

Full Circle Theater

$15,000 Purchasing Lighting Equipment to Increase Flexibility of Venue Use

Hawkwatch International

$5,000 Increasing Equity and Inclusion at the Chelan Ridge Raptor Research and Education Project

Lake Chelan Research Institute

$25,270 Citizen Science for Near-Shore Water Quality on Lake Chelan

Leavenworth Village Voices

$5,000 2022 Choir Performances and Expansion

Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival

$5,000 Summer Concert Series

Methow Valley Citizens Council

$20,000 Stewarding the Land, Air and Water of Okanogan County

Methow Valley Interpretive Center

$15,000 Fostering Awareness and Understanding, Deepening Connections

Northwest Native Development Fund

$12,500 Continuing the Tiitwaatit "Story"

Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus

$20,000 Reemergence with Covid: Keeping Music Vital for the OVOC Community

Pacific Education Institute

$10,000 North Central Washington FieldSTEM

Quincy Valley Allied Arts

$20,000 General Operations

Sustainable Wenatchee

$6,000 Advancing a Culture of Sustainability in NCW

The Merc Playhouse Society

$8,000 RE-Connecting our community with Live Theater in 2022 at The Merc!

Trout Unlimited

$5,000 Collaborative Water and Habitat Restoration for Upper Columbia Communities

Upper Valley Connection

$10,000 Theater Camp

Upper Valley Historical Society

$10,000 Operations Grant

Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition

$10,000 Growing Public Funding for NCW’s Outdoors

NCW Arts Alliance

$35,000 Building a Sustainable, Inclusive Arts Alliance to Serve the Communities of Central Washington.

2021 operating Grants:

CASCADE FISHERIES

$15,000 Grassroots Salmon Recovery

CASCADE METHOW MUSIC ASSOCIATION

$10,000 Cascadia Music Matching Funds for Operating Support

central basin community concert Association

$15,000 Operating Support

CLASSROOM IN BLOOM

$15,000 Diversifying Outdoor Education

COLUMBIA BASIN ALLIED ARTS

$15,000 Capacity Building - Exploring New Venues

CONFLUENCE GALLERY AND ART CENTER

$15,000 Operating Support

CONSERVATION NORTHWEST

$15,000 Building Resilient Communities and Ecosystems in NCW

DOUGLAS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

$15,000 Operating Support

HOLDEN VILLAGE

$7,500 Operating Support

LEAVENWORTH SUMMER THEATER

$15,000 Bridge the Gap - Operating Support

LITTLE STAR MONTESSORI SCHOOL

$15,000 Operating Support

MANSFIELD MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY

$8,000 Stepping into the 21st Century

METHOW RECYCLES

$15,000 Adapting and Thriving in the time of Covid-19

METHOW VALLEY INTERPRETIVE CENTER

$15,000 Promoting Indigenous Cultural Awareness and Connection to Place

MOUNTAIN SPROUTS CHILDRENS COMMUNITY

$15,000 Re-imagining Early Childhood Education

NUMERICA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

$15,000 Preserving the Performing Arts in NCW until the "Next Act"

OKANOGAN LAND TRUST

$15,000 Okanogan Land Trust Forward

OKANOGAN VALLEY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS

$15,000 OVOC's Season of Outreach/Music Is Vital!

STAGE KIDS

$15,000 Keeping Musical Theater Alive for Local Youth

SUSTAINABLE WENATCHEE

$1,500 Core Mission Support

THE MERC PLAYHOUSE SOCIETY

$15,000 Help keep LIVE theater thriving in The Methow Valley!

THE RIPPLE FOUNDATION

$7,500 Sharing the Elder Speak Experience by creating a manual and companion film

UPPER VALLEY CONNECTION

$9,500 Arts Programs

UPPER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

$15,000 Operating Support

WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF LAND TRUSTS

$15,000 Operating Support

WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION

$15,000 Mobilizing explorers, stewards, and champions in North-Central WA

WASHINGTON WATER TRUST

$15,000 Ensuring a Sustainable Freshwater Future for North Central Washington

WASHINGTON WILDLIFE AND RECREATION COALITION

$15,000 Building Equity for the Future of WA's Outdoors

WASHINGTON’S NATIONAL PARK FUND

$7,500 General Operations: Sustaining North Cascades National Park

WENATCHEE VALLEY SYMPHONY

$15,000 Operating Support

WENATCHEE VALLEY YMCA

$15,000 Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp Environment Initiative

WENATCHEE MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER

$15,000 Operating Support

2020 Creek Grants:

CASCADE COLUMBIA FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT GROUP

$7,410 Watching Over the Watershed

COLUMBIA BASIN ALLIED ARTS

$3,000 Pieced Together: Mural Project, final phase

COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER OF TONASKET

$7,470 Developing Programs Desired by Our Local Hispanic Community

CONFLUENCE GALLERY AND ART CENTER

$5,000 Brand Development

DANGEROUS WOMEN

$7,500 Building “Unbridled”

LITTLE STAR MONTESSORI SCHOOL

$7,500 Little Star School Arts and Environment Education Enrichment Program Expansion

OKANOGAN LAND TRUST

$7,500 Planning for Change: Addressing Climate in the Conservation Plan

SUSTAINABLE WENATCHEE

$5,500 General Operating Support

THE MERC PLAYHOUSE SOCIETY

$6,000 The Merc Playhouse presents LUNGS by Duncan Macmillan

UPPER VALLEY CONNECTION

$7,500 UVC Theater Camp

WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION

$7,500 Restoring Trails in Okanogan and Chelan Counties by Engaging Volunteers

WENATCHEE VALLEY MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER

$7,500 100 years of Women's Suffrage: Raising Our Voices

WENATCHEE VALLEY YMCA

$7,500 Paint the Town: A Collaborative Mural for Downtown at Wenatchee’s YMCA

2020 River Grants:

PARQUE PADRINOS

$27,000 Parque Padrinos

TEAM NATURALEZA

$19,000 Impacting Latinx Outdoor Culture

TWISPWORKS FOUNDATION

$15,000 Arts and Culture Placemaking in the Methow Valley

WASTELOOP

$30,000 Leavenworth Recycle Center Expansion Project

2019 Creek Grants:

CASCADES CARNIVORE PROJECT

$3,450 Conserving Rare Carnivores in the Cascade Range

CASCADE SCHOOL DISTRICT

$4,000 Wenatchee Arts Education Consortium: K Art

HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL

$4,000 Chelan Ridge Raptor Migration Festival and Education Program

METHOW RECYCLES

$5,000 Reducing Waste in the Methow Valley

METHOW VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

$7,500 25th Anniversary Season of the Festival

METHOW VALLEY INTERPRETIVE CENTER (METHOW FIELD INSTITUTE)

$7,500 “Gathering Foods, Gathering Together - Traditional Foods, People and Places in the Methow Valley”

TEAM NATURALEZA

$5,113 Inviting more Diversity to the Outdoors

THE MERC PLAYHOUSE SOCIETY

$3,500 2019 Fall Production of LEND ME A TENOR

UPPER VALLEY CONNECTION

$7,500 Upper Valley Connection Theatre Camp

2019 River Grants:

CLASSROOM IN BLOOM

$30,833 Growing Solutions: Youth Leadership in Farm to School Expansion

STAGE KIDS (NATIONAL YOUTH PERFORMERS)

$30,000 Building Infrastructure for Building Character

UPPER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

$7,500 Upper Valley Museum Relocation and Redesign Project

WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF LAND TRUSTS

$18,800 Elevating Wildland Conservation and Advocacy in NCW

2018 Creek Grants:

Classroom in Bloom

$7,474 Classroom in Bloom Environmental Education and Classroom Integration

Columbia Basin Allied Arts

$5,000 Rainbow Dance Theatre's iLUMiDANCE Green Turtle performance

Confluence Gallery and Art Center

$7,500 2018 Exhibit Season Support

Conservation Northwest

$5,500 Sagelands Heritage Program

Hawkwatch International

$4,000 Chelan Ridge Raptor Festival & Education Programs

Mansfield Museum & Historical Society

$7,500 The Great Brick and Mortar Project

Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival

$7.500 Aizuri Quartet Performance at the Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival 2018 Summer Concert Series

The merc playhouse society

$4,000 2018 Summer Theater Production of BIKE AMERICA

TwispWorks Foundation

$7,500 TwispWorks Interpretive Panels: Connecting People, Place and History on the TwispWorks Campus

Upper Valley Connection

$7,500 Upper Valley Connection Theatre Camp

Wenatchee row & paddle club

$4,500 Voyageur Canoe Acquisition for Youth on Columbia

Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center

$7,500 Beyond the Frame: Interior Life; An Edward S. Curtis Exhibit