Support 35 island nonprofits at the fair
Published 1:30 am Sunday, August 9, 2026
Submitted by the San Juan Island Community Foundation.
The San Juan Island Community Foundation will once again bring community giving to the San Juan County Fair, Aug. 13-16! Thirty-five 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, Aug. 13, and will remain open through midnight on Sunday, Aug. 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 P.O. 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
