Charity Hope Hegel: Professional Advisor Spotlight
With a lifelong inclination to give back, financial advisor Charity Hegel weaves her passion for community into her career each day.
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QCDs: More Important Than Ever
Learn why the One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes QCDs more relevant than ever for your clients.
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Bunching: Bigger Benefits Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Discover how charitable bunching can be an especially valuable technique to help clients maximize tax benefits and community impact under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Three Insights for Philanthropy
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. Learn about its impacts on philanthropy.
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When Cash Is Not King: A Checklist for Charitable Gifts
Writing checks to favorite charities and giving online with a credit card are very common ways your clients no doubt support the causes they care about. Remember, though, that although convenient, cash may not be the best way to give.
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Equinox Foundation Grant Program Awards $311,057 to Nonprofits in Bonner and Boundary Counties
Twenty-seven nonprofit organizations serving North Idaho’s Bonner and Boundary Counties have recently been awarded $311,057 in grants through the Equinox Foundation Grant Program at Innovia Foundation.
Innovia Foundation Awards Over $436,000 in Scholarships
Innovia Foundation recently awarded $436,089 in scholarships to students throughout Eastern Washington and North Idaho for the 2025-2026 school year. Innovia manages over 30 scholarship programs on behalf of donors who have established funds to help students achieve their career and post-high school education goals.
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A Dream Realized: Tri-Community Library Becomes a Hub of Life and Learning
The services provided by the library in Fernwood have transformed over time. The library has shifted from a traditional lending space to a central resource hub. Librarian Teri Wood describes it as the town’s “Google,” a place people turn to for information, connection, and even a warm cup of coffee.
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Innovia Foundation Launches Crisis Relief Fund Following Tragic Canfield Mountain Shooting
In response to the devastating ambush that claimed the lives of two firefighters and seriously injured a third on Canfield Mountain, Innovia Foundation has established the Kootenai County/Canfield Mountain Crisis Relief Fund to support the victims’ families and survivors in their recovery and healing.
Priest Lake Community Education Fund
The common driver behind each of these opportunities is the generosity of the STCU Here for Good Foundation. Since its establishment at Innovia in 2023, the Foundation has awarded over $850,000 supporting education, economic development, and arts and culture.
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