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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos commits $25 million to statewide matching gift challenge Eastern Washington funders seed local COVID-19 fund with $275,000: Avista Corporation, Washington Trust Bank, Numerica Credit Union and Cowles Company SPOKANE, WA, May 2020; Today, Innovia Foundation and Eastern Washington funding partners join in the launch of the statewide coordinated effort, All In […]

SPOKANE, WA, May 2020 — Innovia Foundation today announced the second round of grant funding available to community-based organizations engaged in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Applications for funding are being accepted through May 26, and grant recipients will be announced by June 12. Approximately $800,000 will be awarded

SPOKANE, WA, April 2, 2020; Today, the Innovia Foundation Board adopted an antihate policy that ensures no funding will be directed to organizations that engage in hateful speech or activities. This policy applies to all Foundation grantmaking including donor-advised grant recommendations. This policy is the culmination of more than two years of organizational change that

SPOKANE, WA, April 10, 2020; Innovia Foundation today announced 80 grants totaling $514,500 from the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund for Eastern Washington. This is the first round of grants from the Eastern Washington Fund and are directed to nonprofit and grassroots organizations, as well as schools and other government agencies, that are on

SPOKANE, WA, April 7, 2020; The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust announced a donation of $250,000 to the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Funds for Eastern Washington and North Idaho. This commitment from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust brings the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Funds to over $1,630,000, with donations from businesses, philanthropic organizations and individual

SPOKANE, WA, April 1, 2020; The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation announced today a donation of $150,000 to the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Funds that will rapidly deploy resources to community-based organizations at the frontlines of the region’s coronavirus outbreak. $100,000 has been allocated to the North Idaho COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund and $50,000

SPOKANE, WA, January 2020 — Innovia Foundation is excited to continue our partnership with The Zone Project and Ballmer Group on a three-year investment to support quality expanded learning opportunities for children and youth in northeast Spokane. The Zone Project is a multi-sector initiative focused on safe and nurtured kids, thriving families, and connected schools and

SPOKANE, WA, January 9, 2020 – An in-depth study of health needs and opportunities for communities in a nine-county region was released today by Innovia Foundation. The Needs and Opportunity Assessment report summarizes key health and wellness indicators for the Southeast Washington, Northeast Oregon, and North Central Idaho region. This study will provide information for