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 of giving is now open. Completed applications are due to Humboldt Area Foundation by Friday, February 28 at 5pm. We will announce recipients of $100,000 in grants mid-April. Thank you for your interest!
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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