Racial Equity Grantmaking Fund for Eastern Washington and North Idaho

Racial Equity Grantmaking Fund for Eastern Washington and North Idaho is sponsored by Innovia Foundation. Innovia Foundation's Racial Equity Grantmaking Fund supports organizations addressing racial injustice, structural inequity, and economic disparity in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. The fund aims to advance racial equity and dismantle systemic racism.

Existing Funds - Innovia Foundation Innovia Foundation has partnered with donors to establish more than 800 funds, addressing unmet needs and supporting programs that make the world a better place to live, work and play. Because no one person can do this work alone. It requires all of us.

Contribute to the Partnership Fund Join us in igniting generosity that transforms lives and communities. A gift to the Partnership Fund moves every aspect of our work forward and is a vital investment in our mission. The fund supports crucial resources to catalyze change and convene partners to address the most pressing causes and greatest opportunities in our region.

As your community foundation, Innovia Foundation provides opportunities for donors of all income levels to direct funding to their favorite charitable organizations in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Innovia also convenes, influences, mobilizes and executes around community causes in a way other funding sources cannot.

At the heart of our initiative work is a determination to build vibrant and sustainable communities where every person has the opportunity to thrive. Explore some of the existing funds highlighted below to support our key work. What if an entire community came together to ensure that each of its children had the opportunity – and the support – to complete their desired education and training goals after high school?

This is the bold promise of our community wide initiative, LaunchNW. We believe that every student can graduate high school and college when given the proper support, resources and opportunities. This initiative capitalizes on stakeholder partnerships to revitalize our communities through education success.

Learn more at LaunchNW. org . Join us in making this bold promise a reality for every student.

Gifts to the LaunchNW Scholarship Fund provide opportunity for every student in Innovia Foundation’s 20-county service region. We work diligently to advance racial equity and dismantle systemic racism in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and fully embrace the participation and perspective of people and communities that reflect who we are as a region.

Each of us matters, and if opportunities are not available to everyone, a community cannot move forward together. Innovia Foundation has created a Racial Equity Grantmaking Fund for Eastern Washington and North Idaho to support the vital work of organizations addressing racial injustice, structural inequity and economic disparity. The fund was seeded with a donation of $100,000 from the Ballmer Group.

Annually, gifts to the fund will be divided, with 50% allocated to current year grantmaking for local organizations and projects working to eliminate systemic racism and injustice, and to enhance opportunities for building more inclusive communities. The remaining 50% will be endowed to generate sustainable funding to advance the work of racial equity in our region for generations to come.

Support Racial Equity Funds Leadership Council Community Funds Inspired to capture wealth in the region for the benefit of their communities for generations to come, endowed community funds have been launched in five of Innovia’s Leadership Council regions. Each fund distributes grants to their respective geographic region to meet the greatest needs and support charitable causes, as advised by each Leadership Council.

Join the Leadership Councils in providing long-term benefits for these communities: Upper Clearwater Leadership Council Fund – benefiting Clearwater, Idaho and Lewis Counties in Idaho Bonner and Boundary Forever Fund – benefiting Bonner and Boundary Counties in Idaho Kootenai Forever Fund – benefiting Kootenai County in Idaho Confluence Community Endowment – benefiting Nez Perce County in Idaho and Asotin County in Washington Stevens County Community Fund – benefiting Stevens County in Washington Innovia Foundation, in partnership with Fairchild Air Force Base, the Spokane Indians baseball team, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, KHQ Television, and The Spokesman-Review, is working to improve the lives of veterans from all services who have settled in Innovia’s service region.

Gifts to the Operation Fly Together Veterans Fund , part of the Operation Fly Together campaign, will uphold the vision of the Spokane Indians baseball team to support local nonprofits and community organizations serving veterans and active military families in the region, as well as bring greater awareness and critical support to our servicemen and women. With more than $1.

1 million raised, the Wildfire Emergency Response Fund is currently providing grants to local nonprofit organizations working on the front lines to provide immediate relief to individuals and families. All donated funds will support wildfire relief. Innovia does not take any percentage of the funding for operational costs.

To learn more about giving to an existing fund, call us today at 509-624-2606