Innovia's Community Grants support Kootenai County
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 5 months, 1 week AGO
The Innovia Foundation is awarding $1.2 million in grants to 113 Inland Northwest organizations through its annual Community Grants Program.
The grants support education and youth development, health and well-being, 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," Innovia CEO Shelly O’Quinn said in a Wednesday news release.
Kootenai County recipients and causes:
• 208 Recovery North | $15,000 — Mental health and substance use recovery support initiative
• Birds of Prey Northwest | $12,000 — Birds of Prey educational pavilion
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Kootenai County | $15,000 — Summer to Thrive 2025
• Coeur d’Alene Public Library Foundation, | $10,000 — Patron comfort
• Family Promise of North Idaho | $15,000 — A holistic approach to ending family homelessness
• Growing the STEM | $8,400 — Youth leadership development for STEM afterschool programs
• Kootenai Joint School District No. 274 | $15,000 — Support the future for preschool students in Kootenai School District
• Museum of North Idaho | $15,000 — Unearthing the history and future of North Idaho’s mines
• Idaho High School Aerospace Program | $4,850 — Career pathways aerospace ACES airplane building
• North Idaho College | $13,000 — North Idaho College Center for New Directions
• Specialized Needs Recreation | $5,000 — Youth with special needs need field trips too!
• TESH Inc. | $15,000 — Empowering independence and transforming lives
• The Salvation Army Kroc Center | $10,000 — Program support: Youth membership scholarships