Community Investment
With thanks to our members, we award $300,000 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 $150,000 in each round. See our recent recipients below!
Announcing our Fall 2023 grant recipients!
Check out the list below of the 20 organizations in Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity County who received a total of $150,000. Thank you to the 112 local non-profits who submitted applications totaling $1.5 million. We appreciate the impact you make in our communities. Our Spring 2024 round opens February 1.
Grant Recipients
Fall 2023
Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives
Hygiene products & showers
$15,000
Alderpoint Volunteer Fire Department
New PPE equipment
$15,000
Blue Lake Fire Department
New CPR equipment
$4,000
Coffee Creek Elementary School
New generator
$15,000
Cumbre Humboldt
Swim lessons for Latinx children
$6,880
Del Norte High Soccer
New goal posts and nets for boys and girls teams
$5,000
Del Norte Junior Livestock
New animal pens for children showing
$12,000
Ferndale Police Department
Upgrades to emergency communication
$7,500
Food for People
Emergency response vehicle
$25,000
Fort Dick Fire Protection District
New emergency lights for fire trucks
$4,800
Friends of the Dunes
Environmental education gear for children
$2,000
Hayfork Community Center
Warm weather clothing for youth
$2,000
HCAR
Yard equipment for developmentally disabled work crew
$2,600
Humboldt County CERT
First aid supplies for emergency response
$3,000
Humboldt Domestic Violence Services
Food gift cards for survivors
$5,000
North Coast Rape Crisis Team
Cell phones for survivors
$5,220
Pacout Green Team
Hygiene items, socks, and services
$5,000
Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Gas cards for cancer patients
$2,500
Trinity Jr. Wolves Youth Football & Cheer
Uniforms
$6,500
Willow Creek Volunteer Fire Department
New rescue rope system
$8,500
Spring 2023
211 Humboldt
Clothing for low income families
$7,000
Arcata House Partnership
Ceiling baffles & chairs for emergency shelter
$9,000
Big Lagoon Community Services
Generator for water supply
$6,800
Bridgeville Community Center
Van for food deliveries
$3,500
Clarke Historical Museum
Dehumidifier for mold prevention
$15,587
Coast Redwoods Art Association
Art workshops and kits for families
$3,775
Cutten Ridgewood Recreation Association
Snack shack repairs
$5,000
Del Norte Amateur Radio Club
Upgrades to emergency communication
$7,500
Dream Quest
New community youth center
$25,000
Free to Fly Foundation
Gift cards for school clothes/supplies
$5,000
Garberville Fire Protection
Slip-in unit for fire truck
$11,492
Hoopa Valley High School
Technology equipment for student competition
$3,400
Humboldt Bay Fire
Marine rescue equipment
$3,500
Humboldt Bridges to Success
Youth enrichment activities
$5,000
Humboldt Skatepark Collective
New McKinleyville skatepark
$9,330
Humboldt Spay & Neuter
Comfort room/supplies for families
$4,955
Lewiston Sparkies
Tools to clear flammable vegetation
$2,848
Lion’s Club of McKinleyville
Spot vision device
$3,500
North Coast Stand Down
Winter supplies for veterans
$4,000
Watershed Research and Training
Safety equipment for teen program
$2,670
Weaverville Fire Dept.
CPR training supplies
$5,143
Willow Creek Fire Safety Council
Storage unit for chipper and trailer
$6,000