The Oregon Community Foundation announced six non-profit Mid-Columbia recipients as part of its Fall Community Grants programs.  Topping the list was the Dufur School District, receiving $20,000 to build a new playground.  There were three $15,000 recipients:  to the Youth Empowerment Shelter to expand its Pathways Collective programming, to Wylde Wind and Water to hire a volunteer coordinator, and to environmental news organization Columbia Insight for community dialogue events about data centers.  The Columbia Gorge Children’s Advocacy Center is receiving a $12,000 grant to bring on and train a new forensic interviewer.  And the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center is receiving a $5,000 grant to expand Japanese-American cultural programs.  The Oregon Community Foundation gave more than $5.3 million to 259 organizations through its Community Grants program.