Innovia Foundation awards over $1.2M in grants to area organizations

The Innovia Foundation, a community-focused nonprofit that serves the Inland Northwest, is awarding $1,250,414 in grants to 113 area 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 foundation said in a Wednesday announcement.

The program is supported by donors who have established funds at Innovia to address critical needs and compelling opportunities in regional communities, with input from volunteer advisory committees.

Kootenai County recipients:

• 208 Recovery North, $15,000
• Birds of Prey Northwest, $12,000
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Kootenai County, $15,000
• Coeur d'Alene Public Library Foundation, $10,000
• Family Promise of North Idaho, $15,000
• Growing the STEM, $8,400
• Kootenai Joint School District, $15,000
• Museum of North Idaho, $15,000
• Idaho High School Aerospace Program, $4,850
• North Idaho College, $13,000
• Specialized Needs Recreation, $5,000
• TESH Inc., $15,000
• The Salvation Army Kroc Center, $10,000