The San Juan Island Community Foundation staff
The San Juan Island Community Foundation (SJICF) will once again bring community giving to the San Juan County Fair, August 13–16! 35 local nonprofit organizations and the SJICF Women’s Fund will be featured as part of SJICF’s annual SJI Cares County Fair Matching Grant campaign.
Fairgoers and supporters near and far can browse projects and make donations online at sjicares.org or at the SJICF fair booth in the main exhibition hall. The online SJI Cares Grant Catalog opens at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, August 13 and will remain open through midnight on Sunday, August 16, giving everyone the opportunity to invest in projects that strengthen island nonprofit projects.
To help donations go even further, SJICF will match the first $1,000 donated to each participating nonprofit!
Visitors to the SJICF booth at the fair can learn about each organization’s work, make donations, and join in the fun. Throughout the fair, visitors can participate in daily games to win bonus grants for one of the featured projects, along with kid-friendly activities for young fairgoers.
“We’re proud to showcase the incredible work of island nonprofits during one of the community’s favorite events of the year,” said Amy Saxe-Eyler, CEO of SJICF. “Whether you donate online or stop by our booth at the fair, every gift helps strengthen the organizations that make our community such a special place to live.”
Community members can explore every project and donate during the fair at sjicares.org or in person at the SJICF fair booth in the main exhibition hall. Stop by to meet nonprofit representatives, ask questions, and discover new ways to get involved.
2026 featured nonprofits are:
- Alchemy Art Center
- Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor
- Center for Whale Research
- Community Land Trust of Waldron Island
- Compass Health
- FOLKS: Friends of Lime Kiln Society
- Friends of the San Juans
- Heaven on Earth Animal Sanctuary
- Hope Harbor Children’s Center
- Island Rides
- Islands Oil Spill Association
- Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center
- KWIAHT
- Leadership San Juan Islands
- Master Gardener Foundation of San Juan County
- Mullis Community Senior Center
- PKOLS: Preserving Knowledge of Land and Sea
- Planned Parenthood of Greater WA and North ID
- Rotary Foundation
- SAFE San Juans
- Salish Wildlife Rescue
- San Juan Community Theatre
- San Juan Island Conservation District
- San Juan Island Grange
- San Juan Island Library
- San Juan Island Pride Foundation
- San Juan Island Women’s Fund
- San Juan Islands Museum of Art
- San Juan Islands Prepare
- San Juan Master Chorale
- San Juan Public Schools Foundation
- Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor
- Spring Street International School
- STEPS Early Support Services for Infants & Toddlers
- Sweetgrass Preschool
- The Whale Museum
In addition to online and in person donations during the fair, checks may be mailed to the SJICF office at PO Box 1352, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. Make checks payable to SJICF and note the project you wish to support in the memo line. For more information, visit sjicf.org or call 360-378-1001.