Community Investment
With thanks to our members, we award $200,000 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 $100,000 in each round. See our recent recipients below!
Community Investment Application
Congratulations to our 15 organizations throughout three counties on receiving a Spring 2021 grant! Thank you to all 50 who submitted applications for all you do to improve the quality of life in our communities.
Fall Grant Round Opens August 1
Download a Grant ApplicationGrant Recipients
Spring 2021
2-1-1 Humboldt Info & Resource Center
Clothing for low-income families with children
$5,000
Healy Senior Center
Local food for seniors
$7,350
Seventh Generation Fund Centro del Pueblo
Gardens for Hispanic and Indigenous families
$7,000
Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Emergency medical equipment & training
$2,925
McKinleyville Collaborative – Family Resource Center
Food pantry shelving
$4,000
Mattole Valley Resource Center
Food pantry storage & equipment
$3,350
Briceland Volunteer Fire Department
New fire station garage doors
$12,500
Free to Fly Single Mom’s Fund
Utility bills, rent, car maintenance, children’s school needs
$10,000
Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department
CPR equipment
$7,000
Arcata Volunteer Fire Department
Arcata Volunteer Fire Department
$4,500
Del Norte Amateur Radio Club
Portable emergency communications command center
$12,500
Del Norte For All Time Cat Haven
Vet care and food for cat shelter/adoption agency
$8,239
Trinity Junction City Fire Protection District
Defibrillator equipment replacement
$9,636
Trinity CA State Grange Foundation/North Fork Grange
On-site storage unit
$3,000
Trinity Watershed Research & Training Center
Youth safety training
$3,000
Fall 2020
Youth mentor program
$5,309
Bird Ally X
Freezer for food security for wildlife patients
$10,833
Del Norte Habitat for Humanity
Building and utility permits for low-income housing
$16,650
Fieldbrook Volunteer Fire Department
Compressor/breathing air station
$8,000
Greater Eureka Chamber of Commerce
Updated software for local business promotion and support
$5,000
Ironsides Post 9561 Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kitchen remodel for Willow Creek Vets Hall
$14,170
Locally Delicious
Farmer support program for low-income families
$5,000
Northcoast Stand Down
Camping equipment for at-risk veterans
$4,150
Redwood Coast Mountain Bike Association
Trail conservation projects
$6,418
Redwood Parks Conservancy
Planning & construction of first bike trail in Del Norte County
$10,000
Trinity Together/The Watershed Center
Career kits for middle school children
$8,476
Weaverville/Douglas City Parks & Recreation Department
Replacement of youth sports equipment for K-8th graders
$5,994