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
Our Spring 2021 grant round is now open! Applications are due to Humboldt Area Foundation by Monday, March 1, at 5 pm. The Board of Directors will make its decisions and announce recipients by the end of April. Thank you for your interest.
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Download a Grant ApplicationGrant Recipients
Fall 2020
Big Brothers Big Sisters
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
Spring 2020
Equipment for mobile vet unit
$24,600
County of Del Norte Sheriff
Establishment of a K-9 program
$20,000
Humane Society of Del Norte
For surgery, carriers, and fuel costs
$11,300
Northern CA Community Blood Bank
Bloodmobile replacement
$10,000
Pacific Coast Fish, Wildlife, & Wetlands
A truck for transporting materials and people
$10,000
Redwood School
An agility course and playground equipment
$10,000
Weaverville Fire Protection District
A hazard reduction dump trailer
$5,000
Willow Creek Fire Safe Council
Wildfire protection through brush removal
$3,780
Mad River Girls Fastpitch Softball
For masks, chin replacements, and other equipment
$2,903
Arcata School District
A food warmer for its “Eat Well Learn Well” program
$2,417