2025 Hatfield Update

Our 2022/23 Hatfield Fellow, Izayah Hall, was interviewed by Smoke Signals, and our 2024/25 Hatfield Fellow, Kwani-Fawn Marcellay, checked in with Tribal Council on April 17, 2025. Read more below.

2024 yeʔlan lima (Helping Hand) Award Winners

Our Board of Trustees has selected this year's winners for our annual Helping Hand awards. Click on the link to learn more.

SMCF 2023 Annual Report

Check out our 2023 giving stats.

2023 yeʔlan lima (Helping Hand) Award Winners

Fall 2023 Newsletter

We lost two Board Members, added a Board Member & staff member, and selected a new Hatfield Fellow! Read about it in our Fall Newsletter. https://mailchi.mp/724fe9b3cde4/fall-2020-newsletter-v2-17401607

SMCF 2022 Annual Report

Our 2022 Annual Report is completed. This past year, we celebrated our 25th anniversary!

Spring 2023 Newsletter

We've added two new members to our Board of Trustees, funded more projects, and had a Board Retreat. You can read all about it in our new Spring Newsletter, found here: https://mailchi.mp/5ac30db0bf8f/fall-2020-newsletter-v2-17367455

2022 yeʔlan lima (Helping Hand) Award Winners

11/3/22 Newsletter

We have had a busy year since our last newsletter in 2021. You can read our brand-new newsletter to catch up with our past year's changes and accomplishments. Click here to access the newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/2e6120e6e312/fall-2020-newsletter-v2-16608559

SMCF 2021 Annual Report

Our 2021 Annual Report is completed, and we are happy to share with you last year's funded projects and our other accomplishments!

2021 yeʔlan lima (Helping Hand) Award Winners

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Spirit Mountain Community Fund are pleased to announce Loretta Young, Lisa Judd and Alysha Lacey as this year’s yeʔlan lima (Helping Hand) award winners.

The Spirit Mountain Community Fund frequently celebrates the remarkable achievements of our nonprofit partners. Our board and staff realize that the fundamental ingredient to the success of nonprofit organizations is the dedication, commitment and unwavering effort of its individual staff and volunteers.

Each year, the Spirit Mountain Community Fund selects three individuals (an unpaid volunteer, a paid staff member, and a paid management member) doing incredible work in the nonprofit sector to receive our annual yeʔlan lima award. (In our Chinook language, yeʔlan lima means Helping Hand.) Each award recipient receives a special award, a free night stay and dinner for two at Spirit Mountain Casino, and a check in the amount of $500 for their outstanding efforts to helping those in need. 

COMMUNITY FUND SELECTS SAMUEL RIDING IN AS THE 2021/22 HATFIELD FELLOW

2020 yeʔlan lima (Helping Hand) Award Winners

David Solomon, Robin Gardner and Barb Farmer Selected as yeʔlan lima (Helping Hand) Award Recipients

2020 Jr Hatfield announcement

JUNIOR HATFIELD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM CANCELED FOR SUMMER 2020

2020 2nd Quarter Grant Awards

SPIRIT MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FUND AWARDS $646,293 TO 22 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN NW OREGON

COVID-19 Update for grantees

The SMCF Board of Trustees and staff are very concerned about the health, well-being and safety of our community partners and neighbors & in light of current events we’re implementing the following best practices to aid our non-profit partners:

**COVID-19 Update for grantees**

Spirit Mountain Community Fund response to COVID-19

December Check Presentation in Grand Ronde

Spirit Mountain Community Fund awards $699,660 to 26 non-profit organizations in NW Oregon

2020 Hatfield Logo Contest

Calling all Native American artists … Help us design a logo for the Hatfield Fellowship and win $500!

Jr Hatfield Fellowship

Junior Fellow will Intern in an Oregon State Congressional Office in Salem and with Grand Ronde Tribal Council

Darlene Hooley Retires

Darlene Hooley Retires from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board of Trustees

New Board of Trustees Announcement

Senator Arnie Roblan and Representative Karin Power Join the Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board of Trustees

Spirit Mountain Community Fund selects Traven Joseph as the 2018/19 Hatfield Fellow

Joseph set for eight-month term in Congresswoman Bonamici's office.

MMIW - USA Podcast

Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women USA met with us to discuss their urgent work.

In4all

In4all discusses their work and recent name change from Business Education Compact.

Volunteers of America Oregon

Michael Cherry and Angie Sears visit with Adam Salazar and Crystal Ross from Volunteers of America Oregon

Greater Than

Mark Langseth met with our ED, Mychal Cherry, and explained about his organization's name change from I Have a Dream, Oregon to the current name of Greater Than. Most importantly, he talked about the amazing work that they are doing in our communities!

Financial Beginnings Oregon

We sat down with Financial Beginnings Oregon to discuss their amazing work and recent name change!