The Icicle Fund approved its first grant in 1999. Since then, it has awarded over $50 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
2018 River Grants
Chumstick Wildfire Stewardship Coalition
$31,800 Healthy Forests, Healthy Partnerships, Healthy Communities: Tools for the Future
Methow Arts Alliance
$30,000 ART Opportunities for Okanogan County: Methow Arts Expansion Plan 2018 & 2019
The Prodigy Project
$25,000 Prodigy Camp
Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition
$20,000 Advancing the WWRP in North Central and Eastern Washington
Western Rivers Conservancy
$35,000 Nason Ridge/Nason Creek project