Community Sponsorship and Grant Program

CMH provides sponsorships and grants to community organizations and events on a bi-annual basis each year. A review committee made up of a Foundation board member, leadership team members and a patient representative will review requests twice annually.

Decisions on requests are made within a month of the deadline, with recipients notified shortly after.

Please see the FAQs below, and email cmhcommunity@columbiamemorial.org with any questions.

Sponsorship requests

Sponsorship requests ask for funding of $500 or less. Typical organizations that are sponsored are: youth sports teams, schools, groups and clubs, and others. Sponsorship requests must be related to health and wellness.

To be approved for a sponsorship from CMH, applicants must fill out the sponsorship request form, including all required uploaded materials, by the following dates:

Last day to submit for first review: March 31 each year
Last day to submit for second review: September 30 each year

Apply for a sponsorship

Grant requests

Grants are requests for funding for an organization or event. Any amount can be requested, but the review committee will make the final decision on grant amounts given. Examples of grant requests may include (but are not limited to):

Community sports events (such as runs/walks) or exercise classes
Cooking classes
Volunteer events
Equipment, such as an AED
Educational talks about health
Health screenings
Health fairs
Vaccine clinics
First aid trainings
Community baby showers
Nonprofit support events

Grant requests must come from nonprofit or governmental organizations and must be related to health and wellness. They will be considered based on their relevance to an annual priority. The priority will be announced on this page each year. Priorities may include things like:

Improving access to health care
Enhancing community health and wellness
Improving health education within the community
Responding to a community need identified in the most recent Community Health Needs Assessment
Addressing a social determinant of health
Offering health care education

The 2026 priority for grant requests is health care-related requests.

To receive a grant, applicants must fill out the grant request form, including all required uploaded materials, by the following dates:

Last day to submit for first review: March 31 each year
Last day to submit for second review: September 30 each year

Organizations that receive a grant will be asked to share a short report with CMH on how their event/program went, including number of attendees, information given/discussed, and any other relevant info. If a report is not submitted within two months of the event or program, the organization will not be eligible to receive future grants or sponsorships from CMH.

Apply for a grant

Community Sponsorship and Grant Program FAQs

How do I access the sponsorship and grant applications?

The sponsorship application is available online here.

The grant application is available online here.

Funding decisions will be sent via email within a month of the bi-annual due dates.

How often do you accept sponsorship and grant applications?

Sponsorship and grant applications are considered on a bi-annual basis.

To be considered for a sponsorship or grant, you must fill out the appropriate form, including uploading all required materials, by the following dates:

Last day to submit for first review: March 31 each year
Last day to submit for second review: September 30 each year

Forms:

What are CMH's community funding priorities?

CMH's mission is "We help people live their healthiest lives." For that reason, community sponsorship and grant requests must be related to health and wellness.

Typical organizations that are sponsored are: youth sports teams, schools, groups and clubs, and others.

Grants are requests for funding for an organization or event. Examples of grant requests may include (but are not limited to):

Community sports events (such as runs/walks) or exercise classes
Cooking classes
Volunteer events
Educational talks about health
Health screenings
Health fairs
Vaccine clinics
First aid trainings
Community baby showers
Nonprofit support events

Grant requests will be considered based on their relevance to an annual priority. The priority will be announced on this page each year. Priorities may include things like:

Improving access to health care
Enhancing community health and wellness
Improving health education within the community
Response to a community need identified in the most recent Community Health Needs Assessment
Addressing a social determinant of health
Offering health care education

The 2026 priority for grant requests is health care-related requests.

Are there any reporting requirements associated with receiving a community sponsorship or grant from CMH?

At this time, there are no reporting requirements for the organizations receiving sponsorships from CMH.

Can I submit a grant request for CMH to help fund an event at my organization?

Yes, the grants may go toward helping fund an event.

What programs or projects are unlikely to be given a sponsorship or grant from CMH?

The following are unlikely to be given a sponsorship or grant from CMH (please note, this is not an exhaustive list):

Organizations, groups or events that do not serve Clatsop County (OR) or Pacific County (WA)
Organizations that are not nonprofit or governmental
Political organizations, for the purpose of furthering their mission
Religious organizations, for the purpose of furthering their mission
Requests from a single person or family

What documentation is required to be uploaded along with the applications for sponsorships and grants?

The requesting organization's completed W9 form is required, along with an official request for a sponsorship or grant on letterhead or other official organization correspondence.

When will I hear about the status of my funding request?

Sponsorships and grants are awarded by the review committee within a month of the submission due date.

You will be notified by email of the committee's decision.

Can I appeal the decision if my funding request is not awarded?

No, the review committee's decisions are final. If not selected, requesting organizations may re-submit their request for another review period.

How many sponsorships or grants can my organization receive each year?

Organizations may only receive one sponsorship or grant per calendar year.

Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis; for example, a sponsorship approved for a youth sports team and a grant given to the same nonprofit to support an annual event.

In what amounts are sponsorships awarded?

CMH offers sponsorships in amounts of $500 or less.

In what amounts are grants awarded?

Any amount can be requested for a grant, but the review committee will make the final decision on grant amounts given.

Previous grant requests have included:

$19,000 to purchase a LUCAS 3 chest compression device
$2,000 to purchase an AED
$1,000 to help fund a local high school booster club
$500 to help fund a local 5K run/walk
$500 to help fund a nonprofit event

Where can I submit questions about CMH's sponsorship and grant program?

Email cmhcommunity@columbiamemorial.org with any questions.