Spokane County - Innovia Foundation

VOA Crosswalk Shelter Serves Spokane’s Most Vulnerable Youth

Volunteers of America has been providing life-saving services by way of shelter and housing to Spokane’s most vulnerable for decades. Under CEO Fawn Schott’s leadership, VOA has innovated the way they approach helping people experiencing homelessness. Moving away from a solely case management-based model has allowed them to serve people more effectively. They have developed …

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Thomas J. and Gail D. Stevenson Fund

Stories / By Rachel Quick

Tom and Gail Stevenson’s story is one of love for each other, their family and the Spokane community.

Power Family Fund

Stories / By Rachel Quick

“What is the greatest impact we can have as a family?” Both young and old, descendants of the Power family regularly gather to answer that question together.

Investing in Parks

Stories / By Rachel Quick

Spokane is a city built around parks. To honor that legacy and ensure everyone has access to safe, clean public spaces for generations to come, volunteer leaders of two local park organizations started endowments at Innovia this year.

Keeping Local Public Radio Humming

Stories / By Rachel Quick

Listeners in 750 communities across 20,000 square miles of the Inland Northwest can tune into broadcasts from Spokane Public Radio (SPR). The station’s small but valiant team keeps the airwaves humming with quality local, national and world news, weather updates, music and other cultural programming.

Scholarship Recipient Nara Shin Advocates for Multiculturalism at Her University

Stories / By Kelly Metzger

This year Nara Shin was awarded the Diversity in Advertising Scholarship from Innovia Foundation, a $5,000 award given to a college student of color studying advertising, marketing, design or computer science.

Working to End Homelessness for Women and Families

Stories / By Rachel Quick

Volunteers of America (VOA) and Family Promise, two organizations committed to ending homelessness in Spokane, each established endowments at Innovia this year to sustain their missions for future generations.

Innovia Foundation announces the Sandy Williams Fund for the Carl Maxey Center

News, Press Release / By Rachel Quick

On Sunday, September 4, 2022, the tragic loss of Sandy Williams, a distinguished civil rights activist, journalist and community leader, left a tremendous void in our community. Her visionary leadership and tenacious pursuit of equity and justice impacted countless lives. With reverence to her indelible legacy, Innovia is honored to announce that it has established and seeded a new $10,000 endowment, the Sandy Williams Fund for the Carl Maxey Center.

Innovia Foundation Awards More Than $321K in Scholarships

News, Press Release / By Rachel Quick

Innovia Foundation recently awarded $321,726 in scholarships to students throughout Eastern Washington and North Idaho for the 2022-2023 school year. Innovia manages over 30 scholarship programs on behalf of donors who have established funds to help students achieve their higher education goals.

Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival

Stories / By Rachel Quick

For 18 years, Spokane Jewish Family Services (SAJFS) has celebrated the Jewish experience through film. As the largest Jewish cultural event in the Inland Northwest, the event welcomes members of the public to enjoy and learn from stories told on the big screen.