Community Investment
With thanks to our members, we award $200,000 in grants annually to deserving organizations.
The Dean G. Christensen 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 $100,000 in each round. See our recent recipients below!
Community Investment Application
Our spring 2020 round is now closed. We’ll announce recipients of $100,000 in grants mid-April. Thank you to the 54 applicants for your interest, and good luck!
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Download a Grant ApplicationGrant Recipients
Fall 2019
7 kennels for ill or stressed dogs
$20,633
Dream Quest
A van for activities for 300 youth
$20,000
Eureka Rescue Mission
New siding for its homeless shelter serving 120 adults
$13,429
Toys for Tots
Storage containers serving 8,000 children throughout Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties
$10,579
Hoopa High School
Music studio equipment serving 250 students
$6,000
Del Norte County Emergency Services
A trailer for disaster preparedness education benefiting
27,000 residents
$5,876
2-1-1 Humboldt Info & Resource Center
Clothing gift cards for 100 children
$5,250
Junction City Elementary School
Chromebooks for 20+ students
$5,000
Redwood Elementary School
Creation of a STEAM lab serving 500 students
$5,000
Trinity County Arts Council
Software to promote tourism and 1,000 businesses
$5,000
Pacific View Charter High School
A meal program refrigerator serving 60 students
$1,934
Ferndale Child Care Center
A shade structure for 60 children
$1,299
Spring 2019
Truck for food pick-ups/drop offs
$25,000
Affordable Homeless Housing
Mobile hygiene station
$24,000
Humboldt Youth Soccer
New goals
$12,200
Burnt Ranch School
New playground
$12,000
Southern Trinity Volunteer Fire
New breathing apparatus
$11,000
Adult Day Health of Mad River
New carpeting
$8,000
Redwood Empire BMX
Bleachers
$4,000
Humboldt Spay/Neuter Network
Kennels for large dogs
$3,800