Last year alone, charitable funds at INWCF allowed us to award 620 grants totaling $2,775,716. These grants covered a wide range of giving interests, including human services, economic development, education, community development, arts and culture, and the environment. Here are just a few of the results from those grants: 

• Provided one-stop services for Spokane's homeless community.
• Increased conservation services to property owners to help protect wildlife habitats along the Clark Fork River and Lake Pend Oreille.
• Helped people living in emergency and temporary housing raise their own fruits and vegetables to feed their families in a plot of their own.
• Promoted opportunities for healing and creative self-expression to women in transition from violent relationships, drug abuse or imprisonment.
•  Reached out to families in crisis with hope and help to find resources and achieve solutions.
• Provided mental health counseling, housing and life skills instruction to mothers struggling to support their children.
• Developed a water-wise, low-maintenance demonstration garden at the Moscow Library.
•  Harnessed children's dramatic talents in eight performances in the Touchet Valley.
• Renovated a rural community center building to meet fire codes.
• Organized 46 university students to serve as role models for 400 at-risk youth and supplied the children with healthy meals.
• Engaged 15 boys at high risk to drop out from high school to form teams and use technology and interactive media to get connected with their community and their new high school.
• Helped teenage boys with substance abuse problems in North Idaho learn positive behaviors that will improve their health and success.

Please scroll down to view a list of all our recently awarded grants.

Community Strategies Grant Program Round 1/FY 2012

Inland Northwest Community Foundation awarded more than $254,758 through the Community Strategies Grant Program in December 2011. Grants ranging between $5,000 and $30,000 will support these organizations and programs

Catholic Charities Spokane (Spokane County) 
Volunteer Chore Services of Eastern Washington

Coeur d'Alene Public Library Foundation, Inc.  (Kootenai County) 
ReTool Box:  Basic Computer Literacy Training

Ferry County Historical Society (Ferry County)
Slagle Wash House Adaptive Reconstruction

First Judicial District CASA Program (Kootenai County)
1st Judicial District CASA Program

Fresh Start Inc. Kootenai County)
Fresh Start Homeless Day Center

Junior Achievement of the Inland Northwest (Spokane County) 
JA of the Inland Northwest Operating Support

NAMI Far North (Bonner County)
Crisis Intervention Team Academy #4

Partners with Families and Children: Spokane (Spokane County) 
Children's Advocacy Center

Pend Oreille Arts Council (Bonner County)
Arts Education Outreach for Bonner County Youth

Post Falls Senior Center (Kootenai County)
Senior Activities and Wellness Classes

Reach for the Future!  (Spokane County)
Reach for the Future!

Shoshone County Women's Resource Center (Lewis County)
Shoshone County Women's Resource Center

Spokane Tribe of Indians (Stevens County)
Spokane Tribal Elder Services Center Construction Project

Trinity Group Homes, Inc. (Kootenai County)
Provide Additional Homes for Individuals with Mental Illness

Upper Clearwater Community Foundation (Lewis County)
Kamiah Community Pool Aquatic Lift

Wallace District Mining Museum (Lewis County)
Square Set Exhibit Expansion

Whitworth University (Spokane County)
The Wizdom of SpokOZ, a community presentation about poverty awareness.

YWCA of Spokane County (Spokane County) 
Women's Opportunity Center

Florence Wasmer Fund for Children and Families FY 2012

Inland Northwest Community Foundation awarded more than $48,000 through the Florence Wasmer Fund for Children and Families in September 2011. Grants ranging between $3,000 and $5,500 will support these organizations and programs:

Angels Over Sandpoint (Bonner County)
Angels Over Sandpoint Back to School Supplies Program

Association for Handicapped Recreation (Kootenai County)
Camp All-stars

Catholic Charities Spokane (Spokane County)
Next Step

Children's Village, Inc. (Kootenai County)
Serving Adult Foster Youth

Communities in Schools of Spokane County (Spokane County)
School-Based Health Center at Sunset Elementary

Habitat for Humanity of North Idaho (Kootenai County)
A Brush With Kindness

Our Place Community Ministries (Spokane County)
School Children's New Shoe Program

RiteCare of Washington (Spokane County)
RiteCare Spokane Center Speech Therapy

Spokane HOPE School (Spokane County)
Family Support Services

Spokane Parks Foundation (Spokane County)
OPERATION: Save Our Summer

Second Judicial District CASA Program, Inc. (Nez Pearce County)
Guardian ad litem services for children

Trinity Group Homes, Inc. (Kootenai County)
Mattress Replacement for 15 Residents

Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery (Spokane County)
H.O.P.E Family Support Program

YWCA of Spokane (Spokane County)
Child Advocacy Program

Florence Wasmer Fund for Arts and Culture FY 2012

Community Building Partners, Inc. (Kootenai County)
Brad Richter Residency 2012

Connoisseur Concerts (Spokane County)
Northwest Bach Festival and Mozart On A Summer's Eve, 2012 Program

Cutter Theatre (Pend Oreille County)
Moments in Time Captured - Experiential Visitation To Theatre

Festival at Sandpoint (Bonner County)
Festival at Sandpoint Education

Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association (Latah County)
Spring Dance Festival celebrating Festival Dance 40th Anniversary

Opera Coeur d'Alene (Kootenai County)
Opera-tunities

Shoshone County Community Concert Association (Shoshone County)
2011-2012 Concert Series

Spokane Folklore Society (Spokane County)
Fall Folk Festival

Spokane Public Radio – KPBX (Spokane County)
Local Arts and Humanities Awareness

Spokane Symphony Society (Spokane County)
Arts-in-Education

The Panida Theater Committee, Inc. (Bonner County)
Ceiling Fans Project

Transitional Programs For Women (Spokane County)
Women's Hearth Arts and Culture Project

Columbia County Children’s Fund FY 2012

Blue Mountain Counseling of Columbia County (Columbia County)
Dayton High School Natural Helpers/SHEO Club (Students Helping Each Other)

Touchet Valley Arts Council (Columbia County)
Children's Summer Theater

Community Strategies Grant Program Round 2/FY 2011

Inland Northwest Community Foundation awarded more than $320,000 through the Community Strategies Grant Program in May 2011. Grants ranging between $6,000 and $30,000 will support these organizations and programs:

Active4Youth (Spokane County)
Elementary Cross Country Program

Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County (Spokane County)
Fine Arts Program

Catholic Charities Spokane (Spokane County)
CAPA Program / Fatherhood Project

Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Conservancy (Bonner County)
Moose Meadows Wetlands Project

Communities in Schools of Spokane County (Spokane County)
School-Based Mentoring

Community Cancer Services (Bonner County)
Enriched Recovery Program

Friends of Whitman County Library
Endicott Library Renovation

Idaho Humanities Council (North Idaho)
The Way We Worked

Inland Northwest Land Trust (Spokane County)
Family Forests Forever

Loon Lake Food Bank and Resource Center (Stevens County)
Parking Lot Repair

Lutherhaven Ministries (Kootenai County)
Spyglass Lookout Restoration

Palouse Community Center (Whitman County)
Renewable Energy Demonstration Project

Palouse Discovery Science Center (Whitman County)
SOAR Program: STEM Outreach Adventures and Resources

Sierra Silver Mine Tour (Shoshone County)
Olly Trolley Restoration

Spokane Civic Theatre (Spokane County)
Shakespeare in Schools Outreach Workshops

Spokane River Forum (Spokane County)
Spokane River Water Trail

St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho (Kootenai County)
St. Vincent de Paul H.E.L.P. Center

Transitions (Spokane County)
New Leaf Bakery Cafe Job Training Program

Volunteers of America of Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho (Spokane County)
Youth Transition Specialist

YFA Connections (Spokane County)
YouthREACH

Pullman Community Grants/FY 2011

Inland Northwest Community Foundation awarded $5,600 through the Pullman Community Grant Program to support these organizations and programs:

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn (Whitman County)
Cultivating Creativity in Children

Palouse Alliance for Health Individuals, Families (Whitman County)
Project ACCESS Mental Health First Aid

Rendezvous in Moscow, Inc. (Latah County)
Rendezvous in Moscow

Community Strategies Grant Program Round 1/FY 2011

Inland Northwest Community Foundation awarded more than $317,000 through the Community Strategies Grant Program in December 2010. Grants ranging between $5,000 and $30,000 will support these organizations and programs:

Arts Alliance, Inc. (Bonner County)
Arts Education

Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre (Kootenai County)
Youth Audience Development Program

Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho (Benewah County)
KWIS Non-Commercial Public Educational Radio Station

Dayton Development (Columbia County)
Downtown Dayton Neighborhood Kickoff Project

Kamiah Senior Citizens Society, Inc (Lewiston County)
Valley Meal Site Project

Project H.O.P.E. Spokane (Spokane County)
Green Collar Job Corps Expansion

Reach for the Future! (Spokane County)
Operating Support

Salvation Army, Spokane Citadel Corps (Spokane County)
The Salvation Army Employment Services Program

Spokane Public Library (Spokane County)
Work Source Connection

The Panida Theater Committee, Inc. (Bonner County)
Theater seats and curtain restoration

Tri-County Economic Development District (Stevens County)
Northeast Washington Trends Community Indicators Project

Unemployment Law Project
Eastern Washington Unemployment Assistance and Outreach

University of Idaho Foundation (Latah County)
Finding the Center Conference

Wallace District Mining Museum (Shoshone County)
Collection Automation Project

Wallace Public Library Foundation (Shoshone County)
Roof Replacement

Washington State University Foundation (Whitman County)
Nonprofit Board Training for Rural Community Organizations in Northeast Washington

Whitworth University (Spokane County)
Literacy Center Capacity Building

Women's & Children's Free Restaurant (Spokane County)
Capacity Building Through Development

YMCA of the Inland Northwest (Spokane County)
Teen Programs

YWCA of Spokane (Spokane County)
Women's Opportunity Center

Equinox Foundation Grant/FY 2011

The Equinox Foundation awarded grants totaling $200,900 to organizations in Bonner and Boundary Counties of North Idaho that protect the natural assets of this region and support ecologically sustainable solutions for growth and development as well as nurturing the long-term health of the region by supporting positive opportunities for youth.

Angels Over Sandpoint (Bonner County)
Back to School Program

Arts Alliance, Inc. (Bonner County)
Arts Experience

Blanchard Grange #440 (Bonner County)
Playground and landscaping

Boundary County Fair Board (Boundary County)
Boundary County Youth Rec Sports

Citizens for the Beautification, Revitilization, and Development of Priest River (Bonner County)
North Idaho Digital Learning Center

City of Sandpoint (Bonner County)
EVERYONE PLAY - Travers Park Playground Project

Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Conservancy (Bonner County)
Morton Slough Forest Project

Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness (Bonner County)
Idaho Education and Outreach Programs

Idaho Conservation League, Inc. (Bonner County)
Pend d'Oreille Bay Trail 2010/2011 Planning, Outreach and Education

Inland Northwest Land Trust (Bonner County)
Land Conservation in Bonner County

Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society (Bonner County)
Native Plants Book

Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper (Bonner County)
Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper operations

Panhandle Alliance for Education Inc. (Bonner County)
VIP:  Volunteers & Invested Parents

Pawsitive Works (Boundary County)
Pawsitive Works

Rock Creek Alliance (Bonner County)
Protecting Our Waters, Wilderness, and Wildlife from the Rock Creek Mine

Sandpoint Charter Schools, Inc. (Bonner County)
High School Kitchen Project

Lake Pend Oreille School District (Bonner County)
SHS Model United Nations

Sandpoint Transition Initiative (Bonner County)
Edible Schoolyard Gardens

Selkirk Conservation Alliance, Inc. (Bonner County)
Priest Lake Water Quality Monitoring Program

St. Joseph's Pipe & Drum Corps (Bonner County)
Celtic Kids Program