It’s not a case of build it and they will come. The fact is more people keep coming so a building is needed. Such is the argument for organizers of Spokane Valley Summer Theatre (SVST) and their desire to see a Performing Arts Center built on five acres of land in Spokane Valley’s Mirabeau Park […]
Regional interest in the Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center continues to rise Read More »
Dr. Marc Canner sees the video footage of the war in Ukraine and images of a family feud come to his mind. Literally. Dr. Canner, 63, is a linguistics professor, overseeing the linguistics department at Great Northern University (GNU), a private Christian-based college in Spokane. He also provides leadership for GNU’s TESOL program, which stands
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Innovia Foundation has awarded $1,011,665 in grants to 124 organizations in Eastern Washington and North Idaho through the Community Grant Program. In Eastern Washington, 36 of 63 (57%) grant awards were presented to organizations in Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens and Whitman counties with the remainder of grant dollars going to
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In response to our community’s desire to aid people in war-torn Ukraine, a leadership group of more than a half-dozen Spokane-area churches has launched the Ukraine Relief Fund to provide emergency relief and refugee assistance. In recent weeks, concerned residents from across the Inland Northwest – many of whom are Innovia Foundation donors – have
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Our region is a beautiful patchwork of lives and communities. We invite local photographers to submit images that capture the unique identity and spirit of their communities through our third annual photography contest. Photo Submission Deadline: May 31, 2022. Categories 1. People Who makes up your community? Share images of the leaders, workers, kids or
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Through the generosity of our donors, we host a competitive annual Community Grants Program to benefit organizations with program focuses on health and wellbeing, education and youth development, economic opportunity, quality of life and arts and culture. This year, Innovia Foundation received $5 million in grant requests from nonprofit organizations across our region. Determined in partnership with local volunteers from throughout the our service area, the Foundation has $1 million to award this spring.
Ford Motor Company Fund has generously awarded a grant of $25,000 to Innovia Foundation to support the communities of Malden and Pine City, Washington, as residents there rebuild and recover from wildfire that devastated the Pine Creek region of Whitman County in September 2020.
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Innovia Foundation is currently accepting applications through its Community Grants Program. This grant program is open from December 6, 2021, through January 11, 2022 (by midnight PST). The Early Bird deadline is January 5, 2022 (by midnight PST). The Community Grants Program is comprised of more than 90 funds established by donors whose generosity has
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With a vision of ensuring every refugee in the Spokane community experiences welcome and inclusion, Feast World Kitchen supports local refugee chefs to cultivate the cooking and entrepreneurial skills they need to create long-term financial independence. Seeking to deconstruct barriers of fear, racism, and suspicion that refugees often meet upon entering a new community, Feast World’s mission centralizes on the universal language of food to
Lifelong Ritzville farmers Willard and Patricia Hennings understood the power of generosity. Already the founders of funds supporting the beautification of Ritzville and the advancement of graduate medical education in rural neighborhoods, the couple established a scholarship fund in memory of their late daughter for the benefit of Adams County students. The Hennings had a vision for providing the next
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