Grantees
2025-2026
| Asheville Tool Library Firewood Program | Beaverhead Community Wood Bank Ministry Inc. | Chama Peak Land Alliance | Community Housing Improvement Project (CHIP) Firewood Bank | Diné Ba'adeiti - For The People | Full Circle Forestry Collective (FCFC) | Healing Heat Firewood Bank | Hinton Rural Life Center | Hoonah Community Firewood Bank | Little Woodbank | Nativity Woodbank | Nez Perce Tribe Senior Firewood Program | Pueblo of Zia Wood Bank | Shoshone-Paiute Wood Program | Swan Valley Connections Community Firewood Bank | Tse'ii'ahi' Wood Bank Hub | Warm Hearths | Williams Community Firewood Bank | Wood4Good, LTD | Yeshua's Hearth |
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Check out our past grantees: 2022-2023, 2023-2024, & 2024-2025
Explore our map of grantees below, containing all firewood banks funded to date.
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Asheville Tool Library Firewood Program
Asheville, NC
Cords Per Year: 20
Homes Served Per Year: 20
Funding: $5,025
The Asheville Tool Library Firewood Program was previously funded as a special start-up in FY3 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. The tool library provides the space and volunteers for the firewood program. The firewood program's large equipment is also available to tool library members, who can bring firewood splitting to their neighborhoods, making firewood processing more accessible. Asheville Tool Library's Firewood Program partners with Full Circle Forestry Collective, a program funded this year by the Firewood Bank Assistance Program, that transports wood to the firewood bank. They also partner with Collaborativa La Milpa, a local mutual aid non-profit, that distributes processed wood directly to families in the area.​
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Asheville Tool Library Firewood Program will be utilizing about 20 cords of wood from the Pisgah National Forest, sourced and hauled by the Full Circle Forestry Collective. The grant will help purchase fuel for chainsaws and splitters, a pallet jack to move their pallets of processed firewood, as well as cover repairs and maintenance for firewood bank equipment.
Beaverhead Community Wood Bank Ministry Inc.
Dillon, MT
Cords Per Year: 150
Homes Served Per Year: 50
Funding: $20,100
Beaverhead Community Wood Bank Ministry was previously funded in FY2 and FY3 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. They are supported by 77 organizations and individuals in their community. The wood bank started as a personal ministry of the late Episcopal priest Harry Neely, to help keep people warm. Harry cut firewood, to give it away to people who needed it, and he got others to join his efforts. He served households "in the shadow of the American dream." (Read our blog on Harry to learn more about his impact in Montana.) Saint James Episcopal Church in Dillon became the primary sponsor and Harry continued to manage the Wood Bank for many years. In 2011 the Beaverhead Community Wood Bank Ministry incorporated as an independent nonprofit charity to continue this ministry. The wood bank sees about 110 volunteers a year on its wood lot. In the summer of 2024, AGH staff visited Beaverhead Community Wood Bank in a string of Montana firewood bank visits- read more here.
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Most of the firewood comes to the wood bank in truckloads of logs salvaged from federal timber sale areas in southwest Montana, on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.. With this grant, Beaverhead will purchase 8 log-truck loads of unmerchantable wood from the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. These logs are generally beetle-killed and deformed, making them unsuitable for sawmills. They'll also be purchasing smoke and CO combo detectors for all 50 of their recipients, a portion of their liability insurance, and fuel for their delivery truck, log splitters, and chainsaws.
Chama Peak Land Alliance's Firewood For Seniors Program
Tierra Amarilla, NM
Cords Per Year: 115
Homes Served Per Year: 110
Funding: $49,958
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The Chama Peak Land Alliance (CPLA) was previously funded in FY3 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. Their main organizational partners are the National Forest Foundation's Wood For Life program (wood sourcing), the Upper Chama Soil and Water Conservation District (wood lot space), and the Forest Stewards Guild (staff time and mileage expenses support from 2024 to 2026). One of the primary goals of CPLA is forest health and they are frequently working with different private landowners and forest health grants to complete thinning projects. Wood from these thinning projects help supply their Firewood For Seniors program with wood. They have approximately four volunteers that work at the firewood bank and one paid staff member.
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With the grant, CPLA will be partnering with Dolecek Enterprises to source the bulk of their wood from federal lands. This will result in around 230 cords moved from four different forests: Carson National Forest, Santa Fe National Forest, San Juan National Forest, and the Rio Grande National Forest. The reason these trees have been marked for removal ranges from regular timber/lumber operations to landscape/habitat restoration, fire suppression, and disease/pest control. Besides log loads, the grant will also help cover labor for firewood processing and administration.
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Community Housing Improvement Project (CHIP) Firewood Bank
Pemaquid, ME
Cords Per Year: 50
Homes Served Per Year: 46
Funding: $24,953
Community Housing Improvement Project (CHIP) Firewood Bank was previously funded in FY2 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. CHIP's firewood bank partners range from other non-profits and businesses to municipal and state agencies. A local business, N.C. Hunt Lumber, and a transfer station offered by the towns of Bristol and South Bristol, allow them to store and process wood on their land. The firewood bank was started in the 1990's by three Bristol residents. In 2023, this work transitioned to be under the operation of CHIP whose mission is to provide essential home repairs and heating assistance to low-income neighbors in 11 towns in Lincoln County, Maine. They see about 35 volunteers each year.
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The grant will cover the hauling costs of up to 8 cords of wood from the Penobscot Experimental Forest which is co-managed by the University of Maine and the U.S. Forest Service. The grant will also help the firewood bank purchase materials for a temporary seasoning shed, PPE, a log splitter, liability insurance, and a conveyor.
Diné Ba'adeiti - For The People
Tuba City, AZ
Cords Per Year: 400
Homes Served Per Year: 120
Funding: $45,675
Diné Ba'adeiti - For The People was previously funded in FY2 and FY3 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. Diné Ba'adeiti is a Diné family organization and describes their motivation behind delivering wood in the following way:
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"We walk the path that was taught to us by our grandparents. They taught us to help our elders as they are our teachers, leaders and historians holding the keys to our history as a people. They carry with them our language and our identity as Diné."
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Their main partner is the National Forest Foundation through the Wood For Life program as well as other connections within the Coconino National Forest and the Kaibab National Forest. This year, they'll source 100+ cords of wood from the Coconino and the Kaibab.
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The grant will cover six weeks of rental fees for a skid steer to help offload log length wood deliveries, fuel and delivery costs for hauling wood, a trailer, a wench, tires, four chainsaws, and firewood bank truck repairs.
Full Circle Forestry Collective (FCFC)
Weaverville, NC
Cords Per Year: 120
Homes Served Per Year: 100
Funding: $37,639
The mission of Full Circle Forestry Collective (FCFC) is to find and implement innovative forestry solutions to address Western North Carolina's most pressing social and ecological issues. Their operation focuses on performing forest restoration projects, storm clean up, and wildfire mitigation projects, and transforming the woody material into free community resources - primarily firewood. While the collective was founded in March of 2025, the members that make up the collective have been operating long-standing mutual aid projects in the area (particularly after Hurricane Helene). They believe that everyone deserves a safe and warm home. Their main partners are Rural Organizing and Resilience (ROAR), Barnardsville Area Resiliency Network (BARN), the Asheville Tool Library, the North Carolina Arboretum, and the U.S. Forest Service.
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With the grant, FCFC will be paying for six truckloads of logs (around 100 cords) from the Bent Creek Experimental Forest which is within the Pisgah National Forest and also houses the North Carolina Arboretum. These logs were made available after Hurricane Helene downed large amounts of trees in the area. Leaving them on the ground would complicate long-term management goals of the forest as well as create a heightened risk for wildfires. The grant will also help them purchase a dump trailer, fuel, labor, a chainsaw, and PPE.
Healing Heat Firewood Bank
Cleveland, GA
Cords Per Year: 200
Homes Served Per Year: 250
Funding: $29,992
​Healing Heat ​Firewood Bank, operated by Southern Legacy Wood Products, was previously funded as a special start-up in FY3 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. In 2024-2025 they worked with the non-profit organization Fill the Needs to distribute kiln-dried firewood to areas in western North Carolina devastated after Hurricane Helene. In 2025-2026, Healing Heat is focused on serving their local area with a monthly firewood bank day and distributing firewood to local churches when the need arises.
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At Healing Heat Firewood Bank, 40 to 60% of the wood processed comes from federally managed land in North Carolina and Georgia. The grant will allow the firewood bank to purchase fire extinguishers, fuel, three chainsaws, two backpack blowers to keep the wood lot safe and clean, two first aid kits, and logs that are otherwise unmerchantable.
Hinton Rural Life Center
Hayesville, NC
Cords Per Year: 528
Homes Served Per Year: 259
Funding: $45,758
Hinton Rural Life Center was previously funded in FY1, FY2, and FY3 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. Their main partners are local churches, which provide a volunteer force for the firewood bank (a majority of the "Woodchuckers" come from Hayesville First United Methodist Church), Clay County Department of Social Services (referrals), as well as nearby neighbors who donate and deliver wood. They see around 240 volunteers each year with one paid staff coordinating the firewood bank.
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With this grant, the Hinton Rural Life Center will be sourcing at least eight cords worth of "dead and down" wood from the Nantahala National Forest. The grant will also help them purchase tool attachments, a quick loader and back hoe, for their Kubota tractor which will increase efficiency and safety at their wood lot. Fuel, labor, and equipment maintenance are also essential costs being covered by the grant.
Hoonah Community Firewood Bank
Hoonah, AK
Cords Per Year: 75
Homes Served Per Year: 35
Funding: $26,852
The Hoonah Community Firewood Bank serves the Xuna Kawuu (Tribal members) of Hoonah. They operate the firewood bank with the crew of the Hoonah Native Forest Partnership. The firewood bank provides affordable heat and meaningful employment opportunities for Xuna Kawuu to cut and process firewood. The firewood bank began its operations in January 2025, combining their efforts with HUD funding. In their community, over half the homes heat with wood. ​
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A majority of the grant funding will go towards purchasing 25 truckloads of logs sourced from the Tongass National Forest, a system they have found both beneficial to sawmill owners (utilizing unmerchantable wood) and the community (accessing affordable heat). The grant will also allow the firewood bank to purchase a chainsaw, fuel, and cover labor for a crew of three.
Little Woodbank
Evergreen, MT
Cords Per Year: 110
Homes Served Per Year: 20
Funding: $50,000
The Little Woodbank was previously funded in FY3 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. The Little Woodbank is a disabled veteran–led 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free, sustainable heating fuel to households in need across northwest Montana. They serve low-income families, elders, and veterans by ensuring access to safe, seasoned firewood during the heating season. What began as informal volunteer efforts has evolved into a coordinated nonprofit organization operating multiple processing/distribution partners, as well as a statewide coalition. They:
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Recover logs from forestry mitigation, arborists, and partner loggers,
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Deliver seasoned firewood to households that cannot afford adequate heating fuel,
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Provide safety education, moisture testing, and kindling for efficient, clean burns, and
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Work through churches, food banks, veterans’ groups, and community orgs to reach those most at risk.
They frequently partner with other firewood banks across the state such as the Libby Wood Bank and St. Michael and All Angels Wood Ministry.
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Through their collaboration with Team Rubicon and the U.S. Forest Service Master Participating Agreement, they are able to conduct sawyer training and participate in hazardous fuels mitigation projects on National Forest lands. These projects provide a steady supply of logs that can be recovered and processed into heating fuel for vulnerable households. They plan to source at least 200 cords of wood from federally managed lands this year from the Flathead, Kootenai, and Lola National Forests. The grant allowed the wood bank to purchase a firewood processor
Nativity Woodbank
Bend, OR
Cords Per Year: 350
Homes Served Per Year: 450
Funding: $49,434
The Nativity Woodbank was previously funded in FY1, FY2, and FY3 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. The Nativity Lutheran Church is the wood bank's sponsoring organization. Partners in the community include: Deschutes County Juvenile Justice (volunteers & community service), multiple tree service companies in the community (wood source), the Oregon State Park Service (wood source), Bend Parks and Recreation (wood source), their local high school (volunteers), and the Shepard House Ministries (volunteers). Nativity Woodbank has been distributing wood for 18 years and has a core team of 8-12 volunteers that work every Saturday year-around processing donated and USFS wood. During distribution season (October-April), this team rises to around 30 volunteers. Their wood comes from multiple sources including national forests, state managed land, local government land, and private land.
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With this grant, Nativity Woodbank will transport at least 40 cords of wood from the Deschutes National Forest. These logs are lower-value, non-merchantable timber made available through fuel-break work completed during past fires. They'll also be purchasing a flat bed trailer, conveyor belt, steel sheds for firewood storage, and equipment maintenance.
Nez Perce Tribe Senior Firewood Program
Lapwai, ID
Cords Per Year: 400
Homes Served Per Year: 200
Funding: $49,900
Nez Perce Tribe's Senior Firewood Program was previously funded in FY1 and FY2 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. The program is led by the Nez Perce Tribal Forestry & Fire Management Division and coordinates with the tribe's Social Service Program and Elder's Circle. The forestry division does everything from harvesting to delivery. ​
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The grant will help the Senior Firewood Program purchase 15 truckloads of wood (~210 cords) from the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. It will also allow the program to buy additional PPE, cover maintenance and repairs of firewood bank equipment, tires for firewood bank trucks, and fuel.
Pueblo of Zia Wood Bank
Zia Pueblo, NM
Cords Per Year: 200
Homes Served Per Year: 50
Funding: $4,120
The Pueblo of Zia Wood Bank provides firewood assistance to support homebound elders, disabled individuals, and low-income households within a 5-mile radius of Zia Pueblo. This program is intended for those who lack the family support, transportation, or financial means to acquire or purchase firewood needed for home heating. Their main partner is the National Forest Foundation's Wood For Life program.
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The Pueblo of Zia Wood Bank is set to receive 20 truck loads of logs (~200 cords) from the Santa Fe National Forest in coordination with Wood For Life. Most of these logs are made available due to needed fire suppression and general forest management. The grant will allow the wood bank to purchase a log splitter, PPE, chainsaw chains, and fuel for equipment and delivery.
Shoshone-Paiute Wood Program
Owyhee, NV
Cords Per Year: 600
Homes Served Per Year: 550
Funding: $50,000
The Shoshone-Paiute Wood Program's mission is to ensure that every household, especially elders and vulnerable families, have access to firewood during the harsh winters on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. They have been providing firewood to their community since 2021 with three paid staff involved in the processing and distributing of wood.
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With this grant, the Shoshone-Paiute Wood Program has plans to obtain 1,000 cords of wood from the Boise, Payette, and Sawtooth National Forests. Most of these logs are made available due to needed fire suppression management. The grant will also help the wood program with equipment repairs and maintenance, as well the purchase of chainsaws, wood splitters, and PPE.
Swan Valley Connections Community Firewood Bank
Condon, MT
Cords Per Year: 26
Homes Served Per Year: 20
Funding: $7,180
Swan Valley Connections Community Firewood Bank was previously funded in FY2 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. Swan Valley Connections (SVC) is a conservation education non-profit and has coordinated an annual Community Firewood Day for 25 years. It began as part of their college accredited field course called "Landscape and Livelihood," so students could learn how residents of the Swan Valley utilized and lived within the forested area (traditionally utilized by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes). While the course is no longer a part of the day, about 30 volunteers gather each fall to complete the work.
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SVC will purchase four truckloads of logs (~52 cords) sourced from the Flathead National Forest with grant funds. The grant will also allow them to purchase additional PPE.
Tse'ii'ahi' Wood Bank Hub
Tse'ii'ahi'
(so-called Standing Rock, NM)
Cords Per Year: 250
Homes Served Per Year: 700
Funding: $35,326
Tse'ii'ahi' Wood Bank Hub operates out of the Tse'ii'ahi Community Center and distributes wood to elderly, veterans, people with disabilities, and individuals without electricity. They have 81 volunteers and 3 paid staff that keep the wood bank hub going. This particular hub has been formally organized since 2024.
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They are partnering with the National Forest Foundation to receive 20-30 truckloads (~200-300 cords) from the Cibola National Forest. These logs are being removed for landscape/habitat restoration as well as fire suppression efforts. The grant will help them cover labor to process the logs, fencing to keep the wood secure, PPE, chainsaw oil and chains, two chainsaws, fuel, and equipment maintenance and repair.
Warm Hearths
Monticello, UT
Cords Per Year: 160
Homes Served Per Year: 160
Funding: $30,000
Warm Hearths was previously funded in FY2 and FY3 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program under the name "Brandt Services." They've been distributing firewood for 38 years. Their mission is to "... warm the hearths of every elderly, disabled and less fortunate person in the Four Corner Area. We feel like no individual should be cold, and will do everything possible to make sure that they all have a warm hearth." They are a wife and husband duo that most of the processing and distribution for the program.
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Warm Hearths will be purchasing five truckloads of logs from the San Juan National Forest with the grant. The grant also allowed the program to purchase fuel, 40ft cube containers for storage, saw chain, and a loader arm tractor attachment.
Williams Community Firewood Bank
Williams, OR
Cords Per Year: 40
Homes Served Per Year: 20
Funding: $20,932
The Williams​ Community Firewood Bank is a start-up operation created in partnership by the Williams Firefighter Association and the Williams Rural Fire Protection District (WRFPD). Their firewood bank mission is to combine community service with wildfire prevention by directly addressing fuel poverty, improving heat equity, and enhancing local climate resilience. The town they serve is a small rural community in southern Josephine County, Oregon, where most residents rely on wood stoves as a primary heat source. They report that rising costs, accessibility challenges, and minimal local services leave many households at risk of unsafe heating practices. The WRFPD will provide volunteer firefighter labor for processing and distribution events.
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The Williams Community Firewood Bank will be receiving four truckloads of logs from Bureau of Land Management land in the Grants Pass Resource Area. One of these loads will be purchased with grant funds and the other three donated by loggers. These logs are the result of landscape/habitat restoration and fire suppression efforts in the resource area. The grant also allowed the start-up operation to purchase PPE, chainsaws, a log splitter, a carport for firewood storage, materials for community outreach, while also covering important operational costs like fuel, equipment maintenance, and federal wood permits.
Wood4Good, LTD
Jericho, VT
Cords Per Year: 250
Homes Served Per Year: 150
Funding: $50,000
Wood4Good was previously funded in FY1, FY2, and FY3 of the Firewood Bank Assistance Program. Wood4Good's main partners include the State of Vermont (wood sourcing), Barrett's/SavATree Tree Service (wood sourcing), East Rise Credit Union (volunteering), Vermont Federal Credit Union (volunteering), Darn Tough Socks (volunteering), Ivy Computer (volunteering), and Rotaries of Chittenden County (volunteering). Each year, Wood4Good sees 250 volunteers involved in their operation. Having begun in 2019 as a small operation, delivering firewood as a family to neighbors, has grown into an effort that warms households across northwest Vermont. Their mission reads: "At Wood4Good, we believe no one should have to choose between food, medicine, or heat. Our mission is to increase security by providing free firewood to Vermonters in need while building community through a shared purpose of helping others and growing a sense of belonging."
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With this grant, Wood4Good will purchase 30 cords worth of log length wood sourced from the Green Mountain National Forest. They'll also be purchasing a Blockbuster B18 Firewood Processor, with the help of additional community fundraising. The processor will allow them to establish new remote processing sites across Vermont, where wood from national forests and other public lands can be received, cut, split, and distributed safely and efficiently. They also hope to bring the processor to smaller community wood banks to help strengthen their wood bank operations, build capacity, and expand local reach.
​Yeshua's Hearth
Caldwell, WV
Cords Per Year: 20
Homes Served Per Year: 20
Funding: $15,000
Yeshua's Hearth's mission is to assist low-income households throughout Greenbrier County, West Virginia. They are a relatively new firewood bank, having begun distributing wood in February 2025. The founder of the firewood bank was inspired after participating in a local non-profit's "Share the Warmth" program while in an AmeriCorps position. To ensure that Yeshua's Hearth would be successful, the founder completed a graduate-level course on Nonprofits in Appalachia through Marshall University and received acceptance into the Appalachian Regional Commission's READY Nonprofit training program. The county that the firewood bank serves is listed as a "distressed" area economically and has a deep cultural connection to heating with firewood. The firewood bank comes as a great relief to the area where a cord of wood sells for $300, land access to harvest wood is difficult, and equipment for processing wood is expensive. They have about four volunteers and one paid staff.
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Yeshua's Hearth currently holds firewood permits for both the Monongahela National Forest and the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. Each forest is about a 30-minute drive from the wood bank's physical location. Between 8 and 15 cords they distribute this year will be sourced from those forests. The grant allowed the firewood bank to purchase a dump trailer, log splitter, chainsaw, carport for firewood storage, and PPE.
