Innovia Foundation announces $1,205,780 in grants awarded to 133 organizations in Eastern Washington and North Idaho through the recent Community Grant Program and Arts & Culture Recovery Grant Program.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our region, Innovia made intentional changes to our traditional grant practices which included increasing giving for COVID-19 relief, reducing the reporting requirements and other restrictions on existing grants, awarding operating grants, and actively engaging with communities hardest hit by COVID-19. Priorities were given to organizations impacted by COVID-19 and area wildfires, particularly disproportionately impacted communities, along with a separate pool of funding to support Arts and Culture organizations.
“We know that organizations were hit hard in 2020 by the pandemic and the wildfires in our region. By providing more flexible dollars and a streamlined grant reporting process, we wanted to make sure that funding would go to those organizations supporting our most vulnerable,”
Shelly O’Quinn, CEO, Innovia Foundation.
Grants ranging from $1,500 to $20,000 will support the following organizations and programs in Eastern Washington and North Idaho included below. For more information about any of these grants, please contact Sarah Bain, sbain@innovia.org or 509-624-2606 or visit our website, innovia.org.
Washington State Grants by County
Adams and Lincoln Counties
Columbia Basin Allied Arts | $3,420 – Grant County (serving Adams and Lincoln Counties)
Arts in Public Schools for Adams and Lincoln Counties
Community Services of Moses Lake | $10,000 – Grant County (serving Adams and Lincoln Counties)
Food Distribution Center Serving Adams and Lincoln Counties
Asotin, Columbia and Garfield Counties
Asotin County Library Foundation | $4,000 – Asotin County
Career Kits and STEM/Culture Bags for Asotin County
Blue Mountain Artisans Guild | $1,500 – Garfield County
Program Support
First Christian Church (DOC)/Red Door Kitchen | $5,000 – Asotin County
General Operating Support
Garfield County Fire District #1 | $7,000 – Garfield County
Garfield County Ambulance Nitronox Systems
Interlink, Inc. | $10,000 – Asotin County
Capacity Building
Plus Delta After School Studios | $10,000 – Columbia County
After-school program
Touchet Valley Arts Council (TVAC) | $2,500 – Columbia County
General Operating Support
Ferry, Pend Oreille and Stevens Counties
Chewelah Chamber of Commerce | $5,500 – Stevens County
Kiosk at the Park Support
Chewelah Faith Resources Group | $5,000 – Stevens County
TASTY Program: General Operating Support
Colville Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Information Center | $9,500 – Stevens County
General Operating Support
Colville Community Senior Center | $10,000 – Stevens County
General Operating Support
Colville Valley Animal Sanctuary | $10,520 – Stevens County
General Operating Support
The Cutter Theatre | $9,175– Pend Oreille County
Enhanced digital production capabilities
Friends of Stonerose Fossils | $10,000 – Ferry County
General Operating Support
Hospitality House | $15,000 – Pend Oreille County
Capital Project
Newport Parent Co-op Preschool | $10,000 – Pend Oreille County
General Operating Support
Northeast Washington Community Radio Guild | $4,500 –Stevens County
General Operating Support
Northport Community Preservation and Restoration (NCPR) | $3,800 – Stevens County
Senior Meals Program Kitchen Equipment
Pawsitive Outreach Spay/Neuter Advocates | $10,520 – Pend Oreille County
Program Support
Pend Oreille County Fair and Rodeo Association | $4,500 – Pend Oreille County
General Operating Support
Pend Oreille County Historical Society | $3,500 – Pend Oreille County
General Operating Support
Pend Oreille Players Association | $6,125– Pend Oreille County
POPA Technology Upgrade
Tiger Historical Center | $3,000 – Pend Oreille County
General Operating Support
Town of Northport | $18,000 – Stevens County
Fire Department, Training Program for Emergency Medical Responders
Tri County Community Health Fund | $18,000 – Stevens County
Hope Street Project: Capacity Building
Valley Historical Society | $4,800 – Stevens County
Innovative solutions in response to COVID-19
Spokane County
Caritas Outreach Ministries | $5,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Carl Maxey Center | $10,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Catholic Charities Eastern Washington | $10,000 – Spokane County
CAPA At-Home Education Support: Helping Families Navigate Pandemic Learning
The City Gate | $5,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
College Success Foundation | $10,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Communities in Schools of Spokane County | $10,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Community Minded Enterprises | $20,000 – Spokane County
Strengthening Child Care in The Zone
Deer Park Volunteer Ambulance | $8,000 – Spokane County
General Capacity Building and Operations
Family Promise of Spokane | $15,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Feast Collective | $10,000 – Spokane County
Chef Program Director Investment
Global Neighborhood | $5,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels | $7,500 – Spokane County
Creating Capacity in a Time of Need
GroundTruth Project | $20,000 – Spokane County
Report for America/The Spokesman-Review: Washington, D.C. Reporter
Lumen Early Learning | $10,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Mobius Children’s Museum and Science Center | $7,500 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
NAOMI | $2,500 – Spokane County
COVID-19 Quarantine Shelter Collaboration
New Hope Resource Center | $15,000 – Spokane County
Preventing Homelessness through Rent Assistance
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture | $7,500 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Odyssey Youth Center | $5,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Project Beauty Share | $10,000 – Spokane County
Resiliency Project
Refugee Connections Spokane | $10,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
A Refuge Trauma Informed Therapies | $10,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Sinto Senior Activity Center | $7,500 – Spokane County
Ballroom Floor Repair Capital Project
SNAP Financial Access | $10,000 – Spokane County
Women’s Business Center
Spokane Area Jewish Family Services | $2,500 – Spokane County
Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival 2022
Spokane Area Youth Choirs | $5,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Spokane Arts | $5,600 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Spokane Civic Theatre Inc. | $7,500 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Spokane Eastside Reunion Association | $15,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Spokane Fall Folk Festival | $2,400 – Spokane County
Virtual Fall Folk Festival
Spokane Humane Society | $10,520 – Spokane County
STAR
Spokane Interactive Arts | $4,000 – Spokane County
Projection Mapping Showcase
Spokane Valley Summer Theatre | $5,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Spokane Youth Symphony | $5,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Terrain Programs | $10,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
Town of Fairfield | $10,000 – Spokane County
Kitchen Equipment Purchase
Transitions | $10,000 – Spokane County
Transitions’ New Leaf Kitchen and Cafe: Program Support
Volunteers of America | $20,000 – Spokane County
Hope House Housing Resource Specialist Role
Women’s Healing and Empowerment Network (WHEN) | $7,000 – Spokane County
General Operating Support
World Relief | $10,000 – Spokane County
Community Ambassadors Outreach
YWCA Spokane | $10,000 – Spokane County
Employment Aid for Women Impacted by COVID
Whitman County
Community Action Center | $20,000 – Whitman County
Housing Security for People Displaced by Wildfires
Council on Aging & Human Services/Coast Transportation | $13,000 – Whitman County
Support for Senior Nutrition Programs
Pine Creek Community Restoration Long-Term Recovery Organization | $20,000 – Whitman County
General Operating Support
Pullman Community Gardens at Koppel Farm | $10,000 – Whitman County
An Accessible Garden for Mobility Impaired Gardeners
Regional Theatre of the Palouse | $4,000 – Whitman County
General Operating Support
Washington Idaho Symphony Association | $4,000 – Whitman County
General Operating Support
Idaho State Grants by County
Benewah, Latah and Shoshone Counties
Benewah Humane Society, Inc. | $10,520 – Benewah County
Program Support
City of Mullan | $5,000 – Shoshone County
Multi-Game Court Renovation
Families Together | $20,000 – Latah County
Operating Support for Parent’s Night Out Respite Care
Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association Inc. | $4,000 – Latah County
Innovative solutions in response to COVID-19
Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre | $4,000 – Latah County
General Operating Support
Northern Pacific Depot Foundation, Inc. | $5,000 – Shoshone County
General Operating Support
Palouse Choral Society | $4,000 – Latah County
General Operating Support
Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute | $10,000 – Latah County
Stewardship, STEM and Nature with Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute
Palouse Pathways | $5,000 – Latah County
Palouse Pathways College Transition Support
Shoshone County Crisis and Resource Center | $7,500 – Shoshone County
General Operating Support
Sierra Silver Mine Tour, Inc. | $10,000 – Shoshone County
General Operating Support
Sixth Street Melodrama and Theater | $5,000 – Shoshone County
General Operating Support
St. Maries Lumberjack Booster Club | $20,000 – Benewah County
St. Maries Baseball/Softball/Soccer complex, Phase One
University of Idaho Foundation, Inc | $14,000 – Latah County
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Virtual Support
Bonner and Boundary Counties
Angels Over Sandpoint | $5,000 – Bonner County
Back to School Program
Better Together Animal Alliance | $10,520 – Bonner County
PAS Helpline
Blanchard Area Seniors Incorporated | $3,000 – Bonner County
Arts and Culture for both youth and adults
Bonner Community Food Center, Inc. | $10,000 – Bonner County
Program Support
Food for our Children | $8,000 – Bonner County
Weekend Food Program Support
Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness | $5,000 – Bonner County
Scotchman Peak Mountain Goat Trail Ambassador Program
Kaniksu Land Trust | $20,000 – Bonner County
Connecting Classrooms and Children with Nature
Panhandle Alliance for Education | $8,000 – Bonner County
READY! for Kindergarten
Panida Theater | $4,950 – Bonner County
General Operating Support
Pend Oreille Arts Council | $5,000 – Bonner County
General Operating Support
Priest River Ministries | $15,000 – Bonner County
Operating Support
Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc. | $5,000 – Bonner County
General Operating Support
Sandpoint Community Resource Center (SCRC) | $20,000 – Bonner County
Program Support
Selkirk Outdoor Leadership & Education (SOLE), Inc. | $10,000 – Bonner County
General Operating Support
Clearwater, Idaho and Lewis Counties
Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) | $5,000 – Idaho County
General Operating Support
Clearwater County Senior Citizens Inc. | $5,000 – Clearwater County
General Operating Support
Senior Citizens Dollar a Month Club Inc. | $4,000 – Idaho County
General Operating Support
Sunnyside Rural Fire District | $10,000 – Clearwater County
Structural Personal Protective Equipment for firefighters (PPE)
Upper Clearwater Community Foundation/Save the Pool | $14,000 – Lewis County
Kamiah Community Pool Restoration
Kootenai County
Attorneys Northwest, Inc. | $20,000 – Kootenai County
Operating Support
Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai County | $10,000 – Kootenai County
General Operating Support Summer Session
CDAIDE | $5,073 – Kootenai County
Case Management System Implementation
Children’s Village | $15,000 – Kootenai County
Operating Support
Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra | $5,000 – Kootenai County
General Operating Support
Emerge | $5,000 – Kootenai County
General Operating Support
Family Promise of North Idaho | $5,000 – Kootenai County
General Operating Support
First Judicial District CASA Program | $20,000 – Kootenai County
CASA Path to Permanency Project
Gem Community Citizens Project Group DBA Hayden Senior Center | $10,000 – Kootenai County
General Operating Support
Gizmo-CDA, Inc. | $10,000 – Kootenai County
Micro Entrepreneurial Project
Human Rights Education Institute | $7,500 – Kootenai County
General Operating Support
Idaho Youth Ranch | $14,000 – Kootenai County
Strengthening the Safety Net for Families Impacted by COVID-19
Post Falls Food Bank | $8,000 – Kootenai County
Grocery Rescue Program
Safe Passage | $15,000 – Kootenai County
Children’s Advocacy Center
Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center | $10,000 – Kootenai County
Expanding the Arts: Live streaming
Specialized Needs Recreation | $7,500 – Kootenai County
Scholarship Fund
St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho | $10,000 – Kootenai County
Health and Wellbeing
Tesh, Inc. | $20,000 – Kootenai County
Insulation Installation
Nez Perce County
The Idaho Foodbank | $20,000 – Nez Perce County
Mobile Pantry program
Lapwai Community Coalition | $10,000 – Nez Perce County
General Operating Support
Lewiston Independent Foundation for Education | $5,000 – Nez Perce County
Social Services Assistance and Teacher Impact Grants
Northwest Children’s Home | $12,537 – Nez Perce County
Connecting Kids to Care
Opportunities Unlimited Inc. | $4,000 – Nez Perce County
Automatic entrance doors
The Willow Center, Inc. | $5,000 – Nez Perce County
Program Support & Expansion
YWCA of Lewiston, ID-Clarkston, WA | $4,800 – Nez Perce County
YWCA Extended Housing HVAC Project
