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Empowering Refugee Women in Spokane: Faith Hayflich launches the Spokane Community Refugee Fund.

Empowering Refugee Women in Spokane: Faith Hayflich launches the Spokane Community Refugee Fund

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Imagine having left your country, fleeing from war, violence or other unimaginable difficulties, and finding yourself in a strange country with an unfamiliar language and no connections in your new community. “Just imagine,” Faith Hayflich invites us. “What would it be like if some disaster comes into your life, and you have nobody to turn to?”  Growing up in the small town of Huntington, West Virginia, Faith Hayflich moved to Spokane in 2000 to escape the bustling environment of Silicon Valley where she taught ESL …

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The Wolff Family.

The Wolff Family

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Family History  A close-knit family known for their success in the real estate business, the Wolff family’s legacy of philanthropy in the Inland Northwest stretches back to the early 1900s. Proud to call Spokane home, Alvin J. Wolff, Sr. was a self-motivated visionary who knew what he wanted out of life. He attended West Valley …

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Making Waves with Just 5%

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“You don’t need millions to make an impact,” says Aaron McMurray, Chief Strategy Officer at Innovia.
Since the release of a regional transfer of wealth study in 2019, Innovia has joined with local leaders and nonprofits in galvanizing the community around the power of giving back just 5%. The numbers are staggering: $42 billion is expected to transfer generations in Eastern Washington and North Idaho over the next decade. While much of that wealth will go to family members and heirs, the 5% Invested, Fully Committed campaign launched by Innovia inspires people to consider giving 5% in end-of-life generosity to their community.

Meet PJ Watters Hawley. She is passionate about the work she does at Innovia.

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PJ Watters, Director of Gift Planning What project or initiative are you working on for Innovia that you are most passionate about?  I’m passionate about people more than projects. I look forward to meeting people, to exploring their charitable passions and to getting to know them as we work together. Working at Innovia gives me the opportunity to do …

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Helping Young Families Flourish: Roger and Mona Crawford Fund supports Lumen High School

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Since 2010, Roger and Mona Crawford have used their donor-advised fund at Innovia to distribute thousands of dollars in grants to local Christian ministries and nonprofits. The Roger and Mona Crawford Family Foundation is part of their plan to involve future generations of their family in nurturing a legacy of generosity. Working with their grandson, …

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Establishing a Safety Net for Elderly Residents: Waterford Residents Fund

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Increasing numbers of older Americans must face the very real fear of outliving their financial resources. Every year, at least one resident at Touchmark on Spokane’s South Hill must uproot and move out simply because they have exhausted their funds. To ensure peace of mind for every resident who calls Touchmark home, the Touchmark Residents …

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