Press Release

SPOKANE, WA, 12/10/2020 – Innovia Foundation announced two initiatives to advance racial equity and dismantle systemic racism in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. A generous $50,000 matching gift challenge was issued through the Michael Conley Charitable Fund at Innovia Foundation to hire a race relations and racial equity reporter position.  The challenge was matched and […]

Western Anabaptist Mission Service Volunteers Commit Labor to Build Four Homes SPOKANE, WA, 12/10/2020 — Innovia Foundation, the community foundation for Eastern Washington and North Idaho, is announcing a campaign to raise $300,000 to rebuild four of the homes lost during the devastating September wildfires that destroyed the communities of Malden and Pine City. The

SPOKANE, WA, January 26, 2021—Innovia Foundation announces a $25,000 grant to the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce to help support The Hotspot at Deer Park, a coworking space which opened in November 2020. This grant is made possible with funding from Washington Trust Bank to assist with COVID-19 business recovery efforts. The Chamber of Commerce

SPOKANE, WA, August 2020 — Innovia Foundation recently awarded 119 scholarships totaling $250,259 to students throughout Eastern Washington and North Idaho for the 2020-2021 school year. Innovia manages over 30 scholarship programs on behalf of donors who are invested in the educational success of students in our region. See the bottom of the complete list

SPOKANE, WA, 10/20/2020 – Innovia Foundation and Premera Social Impact announce a $65,000 investment for capacity building in partnership with the national resource organization Network for Good to 13 regional nonprofit organizations. The Network for Good Jumpstart Program offers virtual coaching to create a financial resiliency strategy for nonprofits. This year’s cohort of participants was

SPOKANE, WA, December 1, 2020: Innovia Foundation is excited to announce the launch of “A Pine Creek Christmas: Celebrating Malden and Pine City” to provide a brighter Christmas for the families of Malden and Pine City displaced by the destructive September wildfires. Innovia Foundation is partnering with generous individuals, families and businesses to facilitate bringing

SPOKANE, WA, September 24, 2020 — Innovia Foundation has been awarded $65,000 from United Philanthropy Forum’s Momentum Fund to support the capacity of the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Funds for Eastern Washington and North Idaho in assisting communities of color, low-income populations and other underresourced groups disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Launched in May

SPOKANE, WA, September 18, 2020; Innovia Foundation has established the Wildfire Emergency Response Fund – Eastern Washington to provide emergency relief to nonprofit organizations and businesses supporting communities, individuals and families adversely impacted by the 2020 wildfire season. The fund is seeded with a generous $150,000 gift from an anonymous corporation and a $10,000 contribution

SPOKANE, WA, August 2020 — Innovia Foundation recently awarded 119 scholarships totaling $250,259 to students throughout Eastern Washington and North Idaho for the 2020-2021 school year. Innovia manages over 30 scholarship programs on behalf of donors who are invested in the educational success of students in our region. See the complete list of scholarship recipients.

SPOKANE, WA, July 22, 2020 — Innovia Foundation is pleased to announce four new directors to its board: Marcelo Morales, Founder, A4Ventures Rick Rasmussen, CEO, Northwest Specialty Hospital Bonnie St. Goddard, Indian Education Coordinator, Spokane Public Schools Gary Stokes, General Manager, KSPS Public Television The following board members have been elected as officers: President, Robert