The applications undergo multiple rounds of cuts before the final selection. The committee of five community members and Legends Casino Hotel team members receive an average of 500 to 800 applications annually to evaluate. Past grant recipients included schools, senior services, veteran services, food banks, shelters, and many more in Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima counties. The Charitable Contributions fund called Yakama Cares will be distributed in May for 2022, and nonprofit organizations are encouraged to submit applications for consideration until the deadline of March 31, 2022.Įach year, the Charitable Contributions Fund assists more than 100 area nonprofits. Legends Casino Hotel invites nonprofit organizations to apply now for the annual Yakama Cares grant distribution.