2023 Photography Contest Winners
We received over 100 submissions to the fourth annual Innovia Foundation Photo Contest: Together for Good. We are excited to share the winning images.
Quality of Life
Oakesdale Community Endowed Fund
For anyone born and raised in Oakesdale, the rolling hills, rich history and close-knit community leave an impression. For Larry Stanley, this is no exception.
Tough As Nails
Caryn Bothman and her family established the nonprofit, Tough As Nails. A community grant from Innovia made their most recent project possible.
Nuestras Raíces
Nuestras Raíces serves the Hispanic community of the Inland Northwest. Their fund at Innovia, the Hispanic Business Professional Association Endowment, is about investing in the organization’s future.
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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The Cheeley Family Fund
Chris and LeeAnn Cheeley of Post Falls, ID established a donor-advised fund (DAF) at Innovia Foundation in 2015 with a gift of real estate.
Lighting Up Idaho with Broadband
Imagine Idaho was launched in 2020 as a nonprofit organization to “light up” rural Idaho by empowering local leaders to secure internet access and spur community and economic prosperity.
Making Connections at Camp
Through the Equinox Foundation Grant Program at Innovia, the Coeur d’Alene-based Human Rights Education Institute (HREI) was awarded $15,000 to host a pilot for its “I AM Program” to support at-risk youth in Bonner County, Idaho.
Helping Neighbors Help Neighbors
Founded in 1965 by a group of local citizens concerned about their neighbors, Rural Resources provides support for all needs with over 30 programs, each with the goal of assisting people and communities to develop the skills, resources and services necessary to improve their general welfare.
Investing in Parks
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.