Your Gift Builds Futures.
Every dollar you give stays in Whatcom County, goes directly to students and small businesses, and helps build a stronger community for all of us.
Giving Tiers
Every amount makes a real, measurable difference. Choose the level that feels right for you — or give any amount that speaks to your heart.
Covers the cost of safety equipment for one student entering a trades training program.
Give $25Helps fund one month of transportation support for a student commuting to an apprenticeship site.
Give $50Provides a full set of hand tools to a student beginning their trades journey. A gift that lasts a career.
Give $100Funds a partial scholarship for a student pursuing certified trades training at a community or technical college.
Give $250Fully funds a student scholarship or contributes directly to the small business microgrant pool. Your name on the Wall of Champions.
Give $500+Make Your Gift
Donations are processed securely through Givebutter. The Stay Spicy Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit — your gift is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Your Money Does Real Work
Scholarships reach students in every Whatcom County school district.
Apprenticeship support connects students directly to local employers.
Microgrants go to real, locally-operating trade businesses.
Annual impact reports show exactly where every dollar went.
"We're not a charity that hands out money and walks away. We're a community that invests in itself, holds itself accountable, and builds something that outlasts all of us."
— Mike Neria, Founder, Stay Spicy Foundation