Innovia Foundation awards over $1.2 million to regional organizations
Spokane, WA – Innovia Foundation is awarding $1,250,414 in grants to 113 organizations in Eastern Washington and North Idaho through its annual Community Grants Program. The grants support education and youth development, health and wellbeing, arts and culture, economic opportunity and improved quality of life.
The Community Grants Program is made possible by donors who have established funds at Innovia for the purpose of addressing critical needs and compelling opportunities in communities across the region, with input from local volunteer advisory committees. At the recommendation of those committees, the 2025 program focused on supporting the work of nonprofit organizations with a strong youth engagement component.
“For 51 years, Innovia has invested in the essential work of nonprofit organizations through its grantmaking programs. From supporting the most vulnerable to improving economic vitality to enriching our cultural landscape, nonprofits bring people and resources together to make more possible for our region,” says Innovia CEO Shelly O’Quinn. “This year, we continue that legacy by funding impactful projects across our region, including programs that engage youth in community activities, strengthen relationships, and reduce isolation.”
View the full list of grants by region below.
2025 Recipients
Washington Counties
Columbia Basin Allied Arts | $3,500 – Adams
In-School Outreach Performance Tours 25/26
Lighthouse Community Center | $15,000 – Adams
Lighthouse After-School Activity Program
Othello Food Bank | $10,000 – Adams
Building the Capacity of Young People to Engage in Othello
The Old Hotel Art Gallery | $11,850 – Adams
Building Community Relationships with Children’s Art Classes
First Presbyterian Church, Reardan, WA | $14,581 – Lincoln
Katherine Thirupal Scholarship for 2025 After-School Program
Peak 7 Adventures | $14,380 – Lincoln
Empowering Rural Youth Through Outdoor Recreation
Asotin County Food Bank Association | $15,000 – Asotin
Provide Weekend Food to 228 Children Each Week of the School Year
First Christian Church in Clarkston | $8,000 – Asotin
Red Door Food Kitchen
Columbia County Rural Library District | $10,000 – Columbia
Junior Non-fiction Remodeling Project
Friends of the Pool | $13,000 – Columbia
Life Saving Wellness Initiative for Columbia County Youth
Project Timothy | $7,000 – Columbia
Project Timothy Grant for Client Services
Pomeroy School District | $15,000 – Garfield
Pomeroy School District Music Program Revival
Pomeroy Summer Market | $5,000 – Garfield
Pomeroy Summer Market
City of Republic | $15,000 – Ferry
Patterson Park Youth Development – Playground Expansion
Republic Business and Professional Women | $1,750 – Ferry
Celebrating Success of Middle and High School Students
Chewelah Performing and Cultural Arts Center | $5,000 – Stevens
Chewelah Center for the Arts, School Attendance 2025-2026
Colville Main Street | $3,000 – Stevens
Colville Together – Mural Program
Colville Rotary Charitable Foundation | $9,000 – Stevens
Colville Rotary Backpacks to Bellies Program
Hope Street Project | $15,000 – Stevens
At Risk Youth Engagement to Create Affordable Housing
The Nest, FRSC | $8,000 – Stevens
Peer to Peer Youth and Family Community Support Services
Woodland Productions | $10,000 – Stevens
Preservation of Woodland Theatre for Future Generations
Angel Paws of Pend Oreille County | $7,000 – Pend Oreille
Financial Assistance for Veterinary Bills
Cusick Community Development Association | $6,500 – Pend Oreille
Cusick Community Development Association Food for All 2025
Kalispel Tribe of Indians | $15,000 – Pend Oreille
Kalispel Youth Experience Program
Master Gardener Foundation of Washington, Pend Oreille Chapter | $10,000 – Pend Oreille
Demonstration Garden Renovation
New Health Programs Association | $15,000 – Pend Oreille
NEW Health Community Grant 2025
Pawsitive Outreach Spay/Neuter Alliance | $15,000 – Pend Oreille
Spay Neuter Program
90+ Project | $3,407 – Spokane
90+ Project Thrive International Youth Engagement Initiative
Anna Schindler Foundation | $15,000 – Spokane
Anna’s Homes Phase 2
Camp Stix Diabetes Programs | $14,598.32 – Spokane
STIX Diabetes Programs
CHAS Health Foundation | $13,500 – Spokane
CHAS Health Foundation, Chazzy’s Care Closet
Create Your Statement | $15,000 – Spokane
Statement Youth Advisory Council 2025
Feast Collective | $15,000 – Spokane
Expanding Youth Programming at Feast World Kitchen
Girls on the Run of Spokane County | $5,000 – Spokane
Girls on the Run Program
Holy Names Music Center at Fort Wright | $10,000 – Spokane
Empowering Musical Expression
Inland Northwest Nature Connection | $15,000 – Spokane
Connecting Multilingual Communities to Nature
International Rescue Committee | $15,000 – Spokane
Youth Roots Summer Internship for Refugee and Immigrant Youth
Joya Child & Family Development | $15,000 – Spokane
Joya Community Playgroups
Lumen High School | $9,500 – Spokane
Support & Connection for Expecting and Parenting Teens
Manzanita House | $10,000 – Spokane
Education and Youth Development: Connections and Opportunities
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture | $15,000 – Spokane
Teens at the MAC Program
Operation Healthy Family | $8,500 – Spokane
OHF Emmanuel Fitness Program 2025
Pacific Science Center Foundation | $10,000 – Spokane
PacSci PreK-12 STEM Outreach Programs
Partners INW | $10,000 – Spokane
Food for Thought K-12 Program
Partners with Families & Children: Spokane | $15,000 – Spokane
Building Brighter Futures for Child Abuse Survivors
Pet Savers | $15,000 – Spokane
Pet Savers: Heroes Fund Program
Refugee and Immigrant Connections | $10,000 – Spokane
Outdoor Connections for Refugee and Immigrant Youth
Ronald McDonald House of the INW | $7,000 – Spokane
RMHC INW Teen Engagement to Make a Difference
Spectrum Center Spokane | $15,000 – Spokane
GAPP Youth
Spokane Civic Theatre, Inc. | $15,000 – Spokane
Spokane Civic Theatre Education Summer 2025
Spokane Civic Theatre, Inc. | $15,000 – Spokane
Spokane Civic Theatre Education Summer 2025
Spokane Edible Tree Project | $10,000 – Spokane
2025 Community Engagement Expansion
Spokane Humane Society | $15,000 – Spokane
SHS Low-Income Veterinary Medical Assistance Program 2025
Spokane Public Schools | $10,000 – Spokane
After-School Elementary Programming in NE Spokane
The Blue Door Theatre | $10,000 – Spokane
Youth Improv League Development
The ISAAC Foundation | $15,000 – Spokane
Breaking Barriers: TREK Program for Equity and Inclusion
Volunteers of America of E.WA & N.ID | $15,000 – Spokane
Alexandria’s House Maternity Group Home
Council On Aging & Human Services | $11,000 – Whitman
Increasing Colfax Youth Protective Factors
Friends of Whitman County Library | $10,000 – Whitman
Youth Development and Inclusion in Whitman County
Golden House Theater | $7,762.62 – Whitman
Golden House Theater – Stage Technology
Palouse Discovery Science Center | $12,142 – Whitman
Building Bridges through STEAM: Engaging Youth Leaders
Pullman Civic Theatre | $15,000 – Whitman
Upgrading Theatre Tech to Strengthen Community Connections
Idaho Counties
Benewah County Free Library District | $15,000 – Benewah
Tri Community Library Construction Project
SPAN Benewah County | $5,530.22 – Benewah
Centered and Strong: Community Wellness Workshops
Veterans Outreach Center, Inc | $15,000 – Benewah
Kitchen Project
APOD Productions Inc | $12,000 – Latah
Youth Development Summer Musical 2025
Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre | $15,000 – Latah
Kenworthy Theatre Historic Marquee Restoration
Latah Recovery Community Center, Inc. | $10,000 – Latah
Pullman Recovery Community Center Startup
City of Osburn | $1,500 – Shoshone
Children’s Programming
Kellogg Project Uplift | $5,000 – Shoshone
Silver Valley Sensory Carnival
Silver Valley Seniors, Inc. | $10,000 – Shoshone
Silver Valley Meals on Wheels Project
Wallace Food Bank | $12,000 – Shoshone
Food for Families and individuals in the greater Wallace area
7B Swim Boosters | $5,000 – Bonner
Increasing Engagement with Local Youth Through Swim Team
Better Together Animal Alliance | $15,000 – Bonner
Volunteer Recruitment & Retention 2025
Bonner Homeless Transitions | $15,000 – Bonner
Enhancing Supportive Services for Homeless Families in Boundary County
City of Priest River | $15,000 – Bonner
City Park Playground Improvement Project
Community Cancer Services | $10,000 – Bonner
Harmony in Health: Bridging Support & Counseling
Ethan Murray Fund | $15,000 – Bonner
Expanding Access to Therapy for Those Facing Financial Hardship
Farmin Stidwell Elementary Lake Pend Oreille School District | $3,720 – Bonner
Adaptive Bike Program at Farmin Stidwell Elementary
Idaho Trails Association | $5,000 – Bonner
Idaho Trails Association Volunteer Trail Stewardship
NAMI Far North | $12,000 – Bonner
Sand Creek Connections Clubhouse
Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. | $14,500 – Bonner
On-site employment support for youth and adults with disabilities
Priest Lake Food Bank | $14,500 – Bonner
Food Bank Building Project
Selkirk Conservation Alliance, Inc. | $3,500 – Bonner
Youth Education – Connecting with Environmental Careers
UCAN | $12,000 – Bonner
UCAN Adaptive Fitness, Therapy, and Recreation
Boundary County Victim Services | $4,693 – Boundary
Meeting Needs in Changing Times
Community Coalition For Families | $10,000 – Boundary
Emergency Housing Solutions
Gardeners for Regional Organic Wellbeing | $2,100 – Boundary
GROW!ing for Future Generations
Trinity Lutheran Church of Bonners Ferry | $10,000 – Boundary
Boundary County Weekend Supplemental Food Program
Clearwater Community Complex, Inc. | $15,000 – Clearwater
Orofino Community Pool Design
Clearwater County Senior Citizens, Inc. | $15,000 – Clearwater
Developing Intergenerational Engagement Programs to Decrease Isolation.
City of Kooskia | $13,000 – Idaho
ADA Accessible Picnic Tables and Benches
Kids Klub Inc. | $5,704 – Idaho
Kids Klub Summer Camp
Reach Club Inc. | $14,000 – Idaho
Preschool as a Gateway to Academic Success in Elk City
River Arts Kamiah Inc. | $10,046 – Lewis
Community Art Center
Upriver Youth Leadership Council | $15,000 – Lewis
Engage, Connect, Thrive: UYLC K6 Afterschool Youth Program
208 Recovery North | $15,000 – Kootenai
Mental Health & Substance Use Recovery Support Initiative
Birds of Prey Northwest | $12,000 – Kootenai
Birds of Prey Educational Pavilion
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kootenai County | $15,000 – Kootenai
Summer to Thrive 2025
Coeur d’Alene Public Library Foundation, | $10,000 – Kootenai
Coeur d’Alene Public Library Patron’s Comfort
Family Promise of North Idaho | $15,000 – Kootenai
A Holistic Approach to Ending Family Homelessness
Growing the STEM | $8,400 – Kootenai
Youth Leadership Development for STEM After-School Programs
Kootenai Joint School District #274 | $15,000 – Kootenai
Support the Future for Preschool Students in Kootenai School District
Museum of North Idaho | $15,000 – Kootenai
Unearthing the History and Future of North Idaho’s Mines
Idaho High School Aerospace Program | $4,850 – Kootenai
Career Pathways Aerospace ACES Airplane Building
North Idaho College | $13,000 – Kootenai
North Idaho College Center for New Directions
Specialized Needs Recreation | $5,000 – Kootenai
Youth with Special Needs Need Field Trips Too!
TESH Inc. | $15,000 – Kootenai
Tesh – Empowering Independence and Transforming Lives
The Salvation Army Kroc Center | $10,000 – Kootenai
Program Support: Youth Membership Scholarships at The Kroc Center 2025
Chief Joseph Foundation | $12,900 – Nez Perce
Horse Therapy Riding Clinics for Underprivileged Children
LC Crew Inc | $10,000 – Nez Perce
Shoes for Kids
Public Health- Idaho North Central District | $15,000 – Nez Perce
Community Building Through Preventive Care
