The goal of the Sunriver Women's Club philanthropy program is to build a strong network of services to improve the lives of people in our community. The program gives to nonprofits and public schools that provide services in five priority areas (Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention and Intervention, Hunger Prevention, Safe Housing,  Education & Youth Development, Physical and Mental Health) and exclusively to people living in south Deschutes County.  See the impact of our annual grants here and the cumulative impact since 1999 here.

Why donate to the Sunriver Women's Club?

• We have done our homework. We understand the longstanding issues in our community and coordinate our giving to make a sustainable impact. We target our giving to address the root causes of generational poverty to ensure we do good work rather than just "feel good."

• We evaluate the nonprofits financially and structurally. For example, we prefer to give to food sources that include wrap-around services to connect individuals with resources for housing, job training, or other needs to address the root causes of food insecurity.

• We require the funds to be used only in south Deschutes County and not spread to other parts of Central Oregon.

• We require a report of how our funds were used a year after each award and before any subsequent grants are awarded.

• All net proceeds from our fundraising events go to philanthropy;  club administration is entirely funded with member dues.