Puyallup Tribal Impact
PUYALLUP TRIBE LEADS THE REGION IN CHARITABLE GIVING
Puyallup Vice Chairman Bill Sterud (center) presents a major contribution from the Tribe to MultiCare.
In their it’s language, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians is known as S’Puyalupubsh, meaning “generous and welcoming behavior to all people who enter our lands.”
This tradition continues today, as the Tribe demonstrates this deep cultural value to all members of the public through the Tribe’s charitable support of many important community initiatives.
True to their name, the Puyallup Tribe is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for their members and neighbors. That means investing in local organizations and programs that make a difference – from food banks and job training to education and medical research.
Over the years, the Puyallup Tribe has donated millions to various charities, local governments, schools, churches and various nonprofit organizations supporting food banks, children’s literacy programs, medical research, education and job training.
During the 2010 fiscal year, the Tribe put more than $5.2 million back into the local community through contributions to local charities, in an economy where charitable donations have decreased significantly overall.
So far in 2011, the Tribe has granted hundreds of thousands of dollars to more than 90 individual community-based organizations, including continuing its annual $200,000 contribution to MultiCare’s $1 million capital campaign; $80,000 to the Daffodil Festival and scholarship fund; $306,000 to Point Defiance Zoological Society for completion of the red wolves endangered species exhibit; and $50,000 to Emergency Food Network to feed thousands of local families, just to name a few.