Community Investment
With thanks to our members, we award $300,000 in grants annually to deserving organizations.
Our Community Investment Program provides grants to local non-profit organizations twice per year. An employee committee reviews all applications and then makes recommendations to our Board of Directors who approves grant recipients. Grants ranging generally from $3,000 to $25,000 are awarded, up to a total of $150,000 in each round. See our recent recipients below!
Our Fall 2025 round of Community Investment Grants is now open!
We are currently accepting applications through Monday, September 1. A total of $150,000 is available to not-for-profit organizations located in Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties.
Please click below to check your project’s eligibility and other details. All applicants will be notified around mid-October. Thank you for your interest!
Grant Recipients
Spring 2025
A Mother’s Village
Youth sensory room
$2,500
Adult Day Health Care of Mad River
Paratransit bus for transporting adults with disabilities from homes to site
$6,800
Arcata Vol. Firefighters Assoc.
Thermal imaging cameras
$2,450
Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods
Kitchen remodel for at-risk youth center
$7,000
Camp Barry
Animal kennels for training aids
$4,000
Del Norte Little League
Field maintenance
$5,695
Eureka High Football
Updated helmets for athletes
$2,000
Ferndale CERT
Emergency response equipment
$1,700
Fortuna Veterans Building House Committee
Electronic marquee sign replacement
$10,000
Healy Senior Center
Locally raised meat and produce for SoHum Meals on Wheels
$7,065
Lewiston Elementary School
Gym floor replacement
$25,000
Mad River Youth Soccer League
First aid kits/AEDs at three practice sites
$4,500
Mattole River Camp & Retreat
Replacement toilets for nonprofit camper grounds
$3,440
North Coast Growers Assoc.
Launch of Humboldt Fisherman’s Dockside Market
$20,000
North Coast Stand Down
Cold weather gear for houseless veterans
$3,100
Rio Dell CERT
Emergency response equipment
$2,000
Rio Dell Fire Protection District
New pagers for company officers
$4,000
Salyer Community Services District
Emergency response truck
$17,000
Salyer Vol. Fire Dept.
Equipment for new emergency truck
$9,500
Trinity County Animal Shelter
Kennels/gates/fences for safety of youth volunteers
$7,250
Willow Creek Vol. Fire Dept.
Fire hose replacement
$5,000
Fall 2024
American Legion Post 415 (Hoopa)
Insulation for community hall
$20,000
American Legion Post 548 (Gasquet)
Emergency equipment for disasters
$15,000
Del Norte Youth Football & Cheer
New equipment & uniforms
$5,000
Dept. of Health & Human Services
Child safety seats for low-income families
$9,193
Friends of Trinity Co. Resource Conservation Dist.
Environmental education program for youth
$1,700
Humboldt Bay Fire
Swiftwater rescue equipment
$3,900
Humboldt County Search & Rescue Posse
Drysuits for rescue team
$4,500
Humboldt Senior Resource Center
Multi-sensory room for dementia patients
$8,898
Humboldt Soup’s On
Food ingredients for homeless
$7,500
Life Plan Humboldt
Technology systems for senior community
$5,000
McKinleyville Little League
Low-income players’ fund & new equipment
$5,000
Mountain School PTO
Outdoor protection area
$4,579
North Coast Rape Crisis Team
24-hour crisis hotline
$3,000
Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Gas cards for local cancer patients
$1,855
Redwood Community Action Agency
Van to transport children and families
$25,000
Redwood Elementary PTSO
Field safety renovation
$5,675
Trinity Alps Unified School District
Bleachers for baseball field
$21,000
Trinity Center Volunteer Fire Dept.
Tools for wildland brush truck
$3,700