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PORTLAND, Ore. (April 7, 2025) – The Trail Blazers Foundation has awarded 13 grants, totaling $100,000, to schools throughout Oregon and SW Washington through its ‘Take It To The Court for Education’ school grant program. The grants will be distributed to schools in 12 counties, reaching from the northeast in Umatilla County to the southwest in Jackson County. For more information, visit trailblazers.com/schoolgrants.

“We’re excited to once again distribute school grants across Oregon and Southwest Washington to invest in youth where they live, learn, and play,” said Annie Klug, Trail Blazers Foundation Executive Director and Trail Blazers Vice President of Community Programs. “These schools and the amazing people behind their programs have an incredible impact on our youth and we are honored to support their hard work and tireless efforts to improve their community. We can’t wait to see the positive impact these grants will have on current and future students and their communities.”

School representatives were invited to Moda Center on Sunday for a pregame celebration with Foundation Board members and Trail Blazers staff prior to an on-court recognition during halftime. Check out photos from Saturday’s celebration HERE(Credit: Portland Trail Blazers).

The grants will directly support a variety of academic, arts, athletic, and community programs. See below for a full list of grant recipients and their respective programs.

2025 Take it To The Court for Education Grant Recipients

• Cesar Chavez K-8 School (Multnomah County)
  • Support toward outdoor play area
• Chiloquin Junio/Senior High School (Klamath)
  • Updated modern equipment for school weight room
• Edwards Elementary School (Yamhill)
  • Equipment and supplies for PE program and recess time
• Fort Vancouver High School (Clark)
  • ‘LLNW Unidos Student Leadership Initiative’ in partnership with MEChA and other student-led organizations
• Harkins House within Oak Street Campus (Washington)
  • Art and digital photography supplies for expanded elective courses
• Heron Creek Therapeutic School (Clackamas)
  • STEM, arts, athletics, community engagement, and summer programming for special education and behavioral populations
• Jason Lee Elementary School (Multnomah)
  • Replacing outdoor athletic equipment
• Kids Unlimited Academy (Jackson)
  • Food for Thoughtfulness program encouraging culinary skills, career training, and entrepreneurial development
• Nixya’awii Community School (Umatilla)
  • Support for a trip taking 20 students to TEDxPortland including college tours, volunteer projects, and museum trips
• Oakland Elementary School (Douglas)
  • Books for “Success For All” reading program
• Richmond Elementary School (Marion)
  • Expanding after-school soccer program to younger grades
• Riverside Junior/Senior High School (Morrow)
  • Replacing 35-year-old wrestling mats
• South Shore Elementary School (Linn)
  • ‘Aves Compartidas’ culturally relevant, place-based environmental education for Latinx and Spanish-speaking students

ABOUT THE TRAIL BLAZERS FOUNDATION

The Trail Blazers Foundation is dedicated to positively impacting the lives of individuals from communities that have been historically underserved or marginalized with a focus on where youth live, learn, and play across Oregon and Southwest Washington. The Trail Blazers Foundation gives grants to nonprofits, schools and youth and is funded through meaningful corporate partnerships, revenue from Trail Blazers license plate sales, 5050 raffle sales, as well as other fundraising efforts. The Trail Blazers and Trail Blazers Foundation gave $2.154 million to nonprofits and schools during the 2023-24 season. More information is available at www.trailblazers.com/foundation.

ABOUT THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

Members of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Portland Trail Blazers were founded in 1970 and purchased by the late Paul G. Allen in 1988. The team’s rich heritage includes 37 playoff appearances, three trips to the NBA Finals, an NBA championship in 1977 and a commitment to community service and sustainability. The Trail Blazers are dedicated to positively impacting underserved kids and their families throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington where they live, learn and play. Portland is the first and only professional sports franchise to receive the prestigious National Points of Light Award for excellence in corporate and community service. The Trail Blazers home arena, Moda Center, is the first existing arena to earn LEED Platinum Certification in 2019 after receiving LEED Gold Recertification in 2015 and becoming the first existing professional sports venue in the world to receive LEED Gold status in 2010. The team is also one of the founding members of the Green Sports Alliance. For more information, visit trailblazers.com.