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Valley Meals on Wheels ensures wellbeing of seniors in Asotin and Nez Perce counties

Valley Meals on Wheels received a $3,000 COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund grant to assist with volunteer coordination and meal delivery for seniors in Asotin and Nez Perce counties. “Valley Meals on Wheels in Lewiston has experienced an outpouring of support from the community during this challenging time,” said Valley Meals on Wheels Board President […]

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COVID-19 Response and Recovery Grant provides Chromebooks for school-aged children raised by grandparents

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Relatives as Parents, Inc. received a $2,000 COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund grant to purchase Chromebooks for school-aged students being raised by grandparents to continue online studies. “On behalf of Relatives As Parents, Inc., I would like to thank Innovia Foundation for your generous donation that enabled us to purchase Chromebooks for children in our

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The ability to read allows children to succeed not just in school, but in life ahead of them.

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Children who are proficient and passionate readers by third grade are five times more likely to be college or career ready. Opening Books, Opening Doors works to ensure young readers in Coeur d’Alene have books to read and someone to read with, so all students are reading at grade level by third grade. This Book,

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Washington Trust Bank Endowment Fund provides $200,000 to Ronald McDonald House

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Innovia Foundation announced a $200,000 donor-advised grant from the Washington Trust Bank Endowment to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest (RMHC). Historically, this is one of Innovia’s largest donor-advised grants. This grant will support the new $14.5 million Ronald McDonald House presently under construction, expected to be finished in January 2020. It

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Investing in our rural communities: Harrington Town Square

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The town of Harrington, WA is home to a community of generous people who care about their neighbors. In 2007, a grant from Innovia helped renovate the historic Harrington Opera House. In 2019, Innovia awarded a $30,000 challenge grant to Harrington to build a town square. For every $1 the community contributes to the Harrington

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Jumpstart Program helps World Relief Spokane

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Innovia Foundation partnered with Network for Good to fund the Jumpstart Program for eight nonprofit organizations. Jumpstart provides nonprofits with the integrated tools, plan, coaching, and technology required to build the fundraising capacity to diversify revenue and sustain the programs they fund., providing them with resources to build a sustainable fundraising plan. World Relief Spokane

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Communities in Schools of Spokane County supports students both in and out of the classroom

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Partnering with public schools throughout the area, Communities in Schools of Spokane County (CISSC) has one mission in mind, helping students struggling in school by providing them support both in and out of the classroom. Many students who are underperforming in school are facing challenges at home as well. With multiple services that provide clothing,

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Family begins diligent effort to discover cure for Multiple Scelorsis through Donor-Advised Fund

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When their daughter Morgan was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at the age of 27, John and Nancy Larson were shaken but driven to help in any way possible. The family began a diligent effort to discover a cure through philanthropy and fundraising. “A lot of people don’t know how to cope with the news

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Coeur d’Alene Public Library Foundation partners with Innovia Foundation

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Located in the heart of downtown, the Coeur d’Alene Public Library opened in September 2007. It rapidly became a gathering place for the community. With spaces for quiet reading and group meetings, the library offers free computer access, author presentations and a diversity of programs to inform and entertain. The library foundation board of directors

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Supporting literacy, public education and the future of news in the Inland Northwest

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Supporting literacy, public education and the future of news in the Inland Northwest Established in March 2018 by the generosity of an anonymous donor, the new Community Journalism and Civic Engagement Fund will support literacy, journalistic integrity, and community discussion and dialogue through several different avenues. Innovia Foundation has partnered with The Spokesman-Review on this

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