Madrona Institute awards stewardship grants from San Juan Islands license plate proceeds

The Madrona Institute recently awarded $45,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations based on revenues received from sales of the San Juan Islands special license plate. This was the second year that the program has issued grants. 2022 grants include:

• $10,000 — San Juan Islands Conservation District — San Juan Islands Youth Conservation Corps Program
• $10,000 — Madrona Institute — Coast Salish Youth Stewardship Corps Program
• $5,000 — Friends of the San Juans — Youth Environmental Mentoring Program
• $5,000 — Alchemy Art Center — Young Environmentalists Arts Intensive Program
• $5,000 — San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild — Farm Heroes for Environmental Stewardship Program
• $5,000 — Wild Orca — San Juan Islands Naturalist Program
• $5,000 — Children of the Setting Sun Productions — To support the creation of the indigenous film series and pilot episode “Canoe Journey”

“Awards are made on an annual basis for local projects and programs that support the conservation and stewardship of agricultural, cultural, historic, and natural resources in the islands, with emphasis on youth engagement,” the Madrona Institute said in a statement. “As expected, grantmaking has doubled since its first year in 2021, where $22,500 was awarded. We expect grant making will continue to increase each year as plate sales increase across the county, region, and state.”

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