The Fresh Hop Group produces the annual Fresh Hop Ale Festival in the Yakima valley each fall after the Hop Harvest. Each year, after the work of producing the festival settles down, a call for funding is issued to local Arts and Science organizations to fund specific projects.
With the exception of a small number of funds kept in reserve to assist in launching the following year's festival, all of the festival proceeds are granted to community organizations and projects.
2026 Updates:
The 2026 Grant application period opens April 10th, 2026 and ends at midnight on May 30th, 2026! Announcements to grant recipients will be June 30th.
OUR MISSION
The Fresh Hop Ale Festival is a non-profit organization whose goal is to present one of the country's top 10 beer festivals, celebrate the Yakima Valley's hops, and support Yakima county based arts and science organizations.
GRANT RECIPIENT STORIES
The funding that the Wenas Mammoth Foundation (WMF) received in 2022 from the Yakima Fresh Hop Group, as well as…
2020 Grant Recipient Gilbert Elementary School – Music Program Grant Check delivered by board members David, Terry, Malissa & Davi…