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!
Congratulations to the 14 community organizations in Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties for receiving a total of $100,000 in grants for our spring 2022 round of giving. Our fall 2022 round will open August 1.
Download a Grant ApplicationGrant Recipients
Spring 2022
Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Tech training for emergency responders from 8 districts
$7,500
CASA of Humboldt
Keyless entry/lighting system
$5,000
Coffee Creek VFPD
Saw for vehicle accident rescues/structure fires
$3,000
Dream Quest
New center for underprivileged youth
$10,000
Eureka Woman’s Club
Whole milk for homeless shelters
$4,800
Ferndale Police Department
Generator & equipment for Community Emergency Response Team
$5,000
Gasquet Fire
Cargo trailer to store/transport rescue gear
$8,950
Hospice of Humboldt
Cargo van for donation pickips
$15,000
Humboldt Trails Council
Mower for trail maintenance
$5,000
Lewiston Community Services District
AED and 2 new sets of gear for firefighters
$8,000
Mattole Restoration Council
2-way radios for emergency communications
$3,275
Northern California Community Blood Bank
Non-invasive blood analysis devices
$12,475
Redway Elem Parent Teacher Student Association
Soccer field renovation
$5,000
Weaverville Fire Protection District
Extractor/washer & dryer to reduce carcinogen exposure
$7,000
Fall 2021
Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives
Provide homeless with winter weather gear
$5,500
Ink People- MARZ Project
Equipment/supplies for at-risk youth for digital art activities
$15,000
Orleans Volunteer Fire Department
New fire station’s generator, apparatus, and equipment
$13,500
Salmon Creek Volunteer Fire Department
New volunteer firefighter critical gear
$8,200
Abbey of the Redwoods
Upgrade/ expansion of SeaGoat Farm-stand
$13,000
Cooperation Humboldt
Mini-garden planter boxes, seeds, and supplies
$10,000
Ink People- Humboldt Period Project
Drop-in menstrual and art supplies9,800
North Fork Grange #763
Rebuilding/ enhancing water supply destroyed by Monument Fire
$25,000