The Fresh Hop Group produces the annual Fresh Hop Ale Festival in downtown Yakima each fall after the Hop Harvest. Each November, 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. Grants are due by January 1st and funding decisions made and presented to the public in March.
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.
2019 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Apple Valley Elementary and Summitview Elementary kindergarten Classes
Apple Valley Elementary Kindergarten
Apple Valley Elementary School PTO
Apple Valley Elementary/FC
Cowiche Canyon Conservancy
Gendron Ranch Living History Museum
Gilbert Elementary PTA
Highland Highland School
Highland Junior High
Highland School District
La Salle High School of Yakima
Larson Gallery Guild
McAllister Museum of Aviation
Mountainview Elementary
Nob Hill Elementary School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA)
On The Corner at Central Lutheran Church
Rod's House
Sagebrush Hills Film Festival (under the fiscal sponsorship of the Yakima Valley Museum)
South Central Washington STEM Network/Educational Service District 105
Sunrise Outreach Center
The Capitol Theatre Committee (CTC)
The Memorial Foundation on behalf of Children’s Village
The Seasons Music Festival dba The Seasons Performance Hall
Wenas Mammoth Foundation
Yakima Aero Club
Yakima Coffeehouse Poets
Yakima Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol
Yakima Folklife Association
Yakima Maker Space
Yakima Music en Acción (YAMA)
Yakima School District c/o YV-Tech Aerial Vehicle Operation and Design
Yakima Schools Foundation
Yakima Valley Museum
Yakima Valley Rail & Steam Museum Association
Yakima YMCA (YCREW Program)