YakCam
Legacy Giving Program
A commitment to growing local legacies through non-profits
Part of helping build local legacies is to empower the people and organizations in the community to help them make a change for an impactful future. Every legacy has to start somewhere and that often comes with initial large financial needs. The Legacy Giving Program is designed to help alleviate some of the costs of building a non-profit organization’s legacy. This program could include donations for: an endowment to get your legacy started; capital structure/fixed asset costs; or long-term investments in education. This does not include monies for annual operating costs. Legacy Giving is for large-scale projects that positively impact the community Baker Boyer serves and will last five years or longer. This program was created as an opportunity for larger legacies to be built in the communities Baker Boyer serves (Walla Walla, Milton-Freewater, Tri-Cities, and Yakima) by providing financial support to help kick-start major community projects. Legacy gifts are not designed to be ongoing, continuous gifts. Requests for legacy gifts must anticipate the future sustainability of the project.
How to apply for a Legacy Giving Program grant
Legacy Giving is for large-scale projects that positively impact the community Baker Boyer serves and the impacts of which will last five years or longer. This does not include monies for annual operating costs. Legacy gifts are not designed to be ongoing, continuous gifts. Requests for legacy gifts must anticipate the future sustainability of the project.
- The application deadline for the Legacy Giving Program is May 1st & November 1st. Additional information or a review with the applicant may be requested if needed.
- If an organization does not receive funding, it must wait at least one year to reapply.
The following guidelines will be used in reviewing requests for charitable contributions and sponsorships
- Only nonprofit organizations will be considered for charitable contributions, sponsorships, volunteer support, or in-kind donations. Organizations that Baker Boyer donates to will need to provide the following documentation to administer payment (only needed for the first payment):
- New Vendor Form
- 501(c)(3) letter from the IRS or evidence of nonprofit, tax-exempt status
- Corporate charitable contributions, sponsorships, and in-kind services will likely promote our business goals and will create a positive impact, and demonstrate social responsibility. The major focus of our contributions will be on low-income needs, economic development, and education and youth development.
- We will also consider requests to support social, community, civic, educational, diversity, and economic endeavors if these support corporate business goals and meet contribution guidelines and/or if Baker Boyer staff is involved in the governance of the organization.
The following exclusions apply:
- Baker Boyer will not support organizations that discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability with respect to employment, volunteer participation, or the provision of services.
- Requests from religious organizations will not be considered; however, a community program sponsored by a religious organization will be considered (e.g., a food pantry).
- Requests that solicit financial support for individuals, political candidates, political campaigns, or entities that are not nonprofit organizations, will not be considered.
Legacy Grant Recipients
BMAC - Baker Boyer Community Room
Baker Boyer funded the creation of the Baker Boyer Community Room as part of the renovation of BMAC’s new downtown location. This multifunctional community space is completely modular with technical capabilities for groups of all sizes and needs, including meetings, seminars, and training. (2020, $50,000)
BMAC - Baker Boyer Community Room
Baker Boyer funded the creation of the Baker Boyer Community Room as part of the renovation of BMAC’s new downtown location. This multifunctional community space is completely modular with technical capabilities for groups of all sizes and needs, including meetings, seminars, and training. (2020, $50,000)
MercyCorps | Micro-Business Assistance Program
Baker Boyer was a founding funder of this Micro-Business Assistance program that provides training, support, and funding through an initial grant and/or micro-loans to allow fledgling businesses that might not qualify for traditional bank funding to grow and flourish. (2018, $50,000 over three years)
YMCA Aquatic Center - Yakima
Opened in 2019, the spacious new YMCA Aquatic Center is available for use by all community members. It includes an eight-lane pool, a warm-water therapy pool, a warm-water lazy river with jets, and a family water playground with three slides. (2019, $25,000)
Mill Creek Coalition
Baker Boyer president and CEO, Mark Kajita, has been part of this coalition of local leaders, organizations, and agencies that form the “Mill Creek Coalition,” which formed to evaluate Mill Creek’s safety, viability, and need for stabilizing improvements. (2018, $18,000 over two years)
Milton-Freewater Downtown Alliance
Our funding helped with infrastructure improvements and video conferencing upgrades needed to more effectively serve the volunteers and businesses of the MFDA, who are focused on bringing Milton-Freewater to the fullness of its potential through Main Street revitalization. (2018, $5,000)
William D. Ruckelshaus Center
Baker Boyer board chair Megan Clubb has also served on the board of the Ruckelshaus Center, which facilitates addressing complex public policy challenges in the State of Washington and the Pacific Northwest by tapping university expertise to develop collaborative, durable, and effective solutions. (2016, $2000)
Walla Walla YMCA
The YMCA completely remodeled its Harmony Room/Learning Center. This project increased the current space by 1,600 square feet for preschool, after-school child care, and summer camp. These programs are essential to serve working families in the Walla Walla Valley. (2017, $25,000 over two years)
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Blue Mountain Action Council
BMAC received a grant for the new Walla Walla Teen Center. The Center is open to all youth in need, regardless of current or former address or school district. It includes an Early Head Start Program, a medical clinic for youth, a youth shelter, a youth employment specialist, and substance abuse services (2016, $20,000)
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Providence St. Mary Foundation
This contribution supported the Cancer Survivorship Clinic project. The Clinic fills an important unmet need by providing a treatment plan for patient wellness and quality of life for those who experience cancer, including programs to help family, friends, and caregivers. (2016, $50,000 over 5 years)
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Christian Aid Center
The Christian Aid Center received funding to help build their new 17,000 square foot Center for Women and Children. This new facility enables them to expand their ability to provide shelter, meals, and more effective programming for homeless women and children. (2017, $25,000)
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