The Puyallup Tribe late last month awarded a combined $293,785 to 32 local organizations via its Charity Trust Board.
“We all face a lot of adversity in our lives, and we’re really looking to support local entities that change and impact the way we are living here in Pierce County,” said Puyallup Tribe Councilmember James Rideout in a release.
More than 30 nonprofit and charity-organization representatives congregated in January at Tacoma’s Emerald Queen Event Center to celebrate the funding with the Puyallup Tribal Council.
The donations were for the fourth quarter of 2022. They’re funded through Emerald Queen Casino revenue as part of an agreement with Washington that includes additional contributions for smoking cessation and problem gambling programs and impact costs paid to local governments for police services and fire, the release said.
