Innovia Foundation is excited to announce the Community Grant Program.
Donor Name: Innovia Foundation
State: Washington and Idaho
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 0/10/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Program Areas
Innovia Foundation invests in organizations that address one or more of these impact areas:
- Health and Wellbeing: Meeting basic human needs, including food, shelter, access to health care, and mental health support.
- Education and Youth Development: Opening doors to success for children and adults by ensuring they have access to education and the support needed to learn, grow, and thrive.
- Economic Opportunity: Reducing barriers to economic opportunity, security, and/or mobility for low-income individuals and families, and supporting community economic development activities.
- Quality of Life: Increasing access to amenities like parks, trails and community gathering spaces; supporting programs that address well-being of pets and wildlife; conservation and environmental programs.
- Arts and Culture: Supporting the arts as economic drivers, educational assets, civic catalysts, and bridges between cultures.
2025 FUNDING THEME: YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
In partnership with local community partners, Innovia annually identifies a Community Grants funding theme. While they are committed to funding projects across all the impact areas, when possible, they will prioritize proposals that align with the annual theme. This year’s theme is Youth Engagement, with an aim to increase opportunities for young people to participate in community events and activities that build relationships and decrease isolation.
Grant Types
Organizations may request a Community Grant for any of the following project types. Requests should align with one of these five impact areas as stated above: Health and Wellbeing, Education and Youth Development, Economic Opportunity, Arts and Culture, or Quality of Life.
- Project/Program support – to adapt/expand an existing program or develop new programming in response to a current challenge or opportunity.
- Capital projects/equipment
- This could include, but is not limited to, technology, furnishings, equipment, or building construction or renovation.
- Capacity building
- To help strengthen and stabilize an organization’s governance or operations such as:
- Strengthening governance, leadership, or staff expertise
- Restructuring business models and accounting practices to improve organizational stability
- Developing and implementing long-term strategic plans
- Refining communications, marketing, and outreach
- Improving volunteer recruitment, training, and engagement
- Acquiring or improving impact measurement tools and program evaluation capacity.
- To help strengthen and stabilize an organization’s governance or operations such as:
Funding Information
The maximum award amount is $15,000, with most grants in the range of $2,500 – $15,000.
Grant Period
June 1, 2025 – May 30, 2026.
Eligibility Requirements
Awards from Innovia Foundation’s competitive grant programs are determined in partnership with local volunteers from throughout the foundation’s service area. This locally-based advisory process ensures that grant opportunities address the changing needs of the communities.
- In order to be eligible, applicants must be a public charity with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; a federally recognized tribe; or a public entity such as a school district, municipality, or unincorporated group or association. In certain cases, grants can be awarded to non-501(c)(3) organizations for charitable purposes.
- In all cases, the applicant organization/program must have a clear charitable purpose.
- Applicants cannot have any delinquent reports for previous grants awarded through all Innovia Foundation’s grant programs.
- Some grant programs have specific restrictions. Be sure to read grant guidelines carefully to see if any restrictions apply.
- Innovia Foundation competitive grants are awarded to organizations providing services within the 20-county region served by the Foundation. (Eastern Washington Counties: Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin. North Idaho Counties: Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Benewah, Latah, Nez Perce, Lewis, Clearwater, Shoshone and Idaho.)
- Please note that Innovia Foundation has multiple grant programs. Applying to/receiving grant funding from one Innovia Foundation grant program does not preclude your organization from to applying to any other Innovia Foundation grant program.
For more information, visit Innovia Foundation.
