More than two dozen nonprofit organizations serving North Idaho’s Bonner and Boundary Counties have recently been awarded $311,057 in grants through the Equinox Foundation Grant Program at Innovia Foundation, with $63,395 going to Boundary County organizations.
The Equinox Foundation partners with Innovia Foundation to provide a grant program benefiting communities in Bonner and Boundary counties. This family foundation was founded on the values of wisdom, integrity, and environmental stewardship.
“Innovia Foundation is deeply grateful to the Equinox Foundation for its generous commitment to Bonner and Boundary counties,” says Shelly O’Quinn, CEO of Innovia Foundation. “Support through this annual grant program means local nonprofits can expand opportunities in education, youth development, arts and culture, economic opportunity, and health and wellbeing to create real change for families and communities in North Idaho.”
Equinox award recipients in Boundary County are:
- Trinity Lutheran Church, $10,000 Boundary County Weekend Supplemental Food Program
- Boundary County Free Library District received a grant totaling $4,479 for the development of children’s early literacy materials through the Tonie Box project.
- 4-H Clubs & Affiliated 4-H Organizations, $11,000 4-H Friday Friends
- Boundary County Historical Society, Inc., $14,737 Transforming Collections Management & Community Preservation
- Boundary County Free Library District, $4,479 Early Literacy Tonies Project
- Boundary County School District – Robotics, $7,500 2130 Alpha+ Robotics Program
- Boundary County Youth Crisis & Domestic Violence Hotline, Inc., $11,200 Shelter & Rental Assistance Impacting Quality of Life
Recipients in Bonner County are:
- A $10,000 grant to Idaho Trails Association, where funding will support more than 20 volunteer trail work projects, providing up to 100 miles of trail maintenance in Bonner and Boundary counties.
- Bonner Soil & Water Conservation District, $2,500 General Operating Support
- City of East Hope, Idaho, $15,000 Pavilion Picnic Tables
- City of Priest River, $15,000 City of Priest River
- Community Cancer Services, $10,000 Cancer Burden Relief Project
- Community Coalition for Families, $10,000 Emergency Housing and Transportation
- Farmin Stidwell Elementary Lake Pend Oreille School District Outdoor Education, $2,640 Trout in the Classroom and for Life
- First Judicial District CASA Program, Inc., $12,000 Bonner/Boundary Operations
- Friends of the Shelter dba Better Together Animal Alliance, $10,000 Better Together Animal Alliance Community Support Programs
- Idaho Trails Association, $10,000 Keep Trails Open for Boundary and Bonner County Residents
- Kaniksu Land Trust, $15,000 Building Community Through Land, Learning, and Stewardship
- Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society, $10,000 Enhancing the Arboretum Experience: Signage and Audio Tour
- Music Conservatory of Sandpoint, $5,000 Music Matters! After-School Youth Outreach
- NAMI Far North Inc., $15,000 Sand Creek Connections Clubhouse
- Panhandle Special Needs, Inc., $10,000 2025 Critical Program Needs for Adults with Disabilities
- Pend Oreille Arts Council, $5,000 POAC’s Ovations Performing Arts Educational Outreach Program
- Priest River Ministries, $15,000 Hope and Safety for Domestic Violence Survivors
- Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc., $15,000 SASI – Building Community
- Sandpoint Nordic Club, Inc., $5,000 SNC Youth Ski League
- The Panida Theater Inc., $50,000 Panida Century Fund
- Angels Over Sandpoint , $10,000 Back to School Program
- Bonner Community Food Bank, $10,000 General Operating Support
- A $15,000 grant to Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc., providing operational support for the center’s nutritional and activity programs.