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!
Spring 2024 recipients announced! Congratulations to the local non-profits below.
24 recipients were recently approved by our Board of Directors to receive a total of $150,000 in grants for the spring round. Our next round opens August 1.
Grant Recipients
Spring 2024
Arcata CERT
First-aid supplies
$4,157
Arcata High Football
Updated helmets
$6,200
Arcata House Partnership
Hygiene Kits
$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Coast
Supplies for mentor lunch program
$2,000
Bridgeville Community Center
Books for 2,000 children
$5,000
CASA of Humboldt
Educational & recreational activities for foster youth
$5,000
Cumbre Humboldt
Swim lessons for Latinx children
$4,500
CUNA (Community United of North Arcata)
Emergency supplies
$3,015
Del Norte Little League
Field improvements
$10,000
Dream Quest
Youth community center
$20,000
ERV Community Center Foundation
Bilingual AED
$3,588
Humboldt Bay Fire CERT
New communications equipment
$5,000
Humboldt Bridges to Success
Activities for at-risk youth
$8,000
Marshall Family Resource Center
Food & Hygiene products
$3,000
McKinleyville Youth Football and Cheer
New safety helmets & registration scholarships
$6,000
Nation’s Finest
New mattresses & carpets for homeless veterans
$10,000
Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department
Training & supplies
$5,000
Pine Hill & South Bay Family Resource Center
Art supplies for foster and homeless youth
$5,000
Play Street
Therapeutic play equipment for kids with disabilities
$3,000
Redwood Acres Friends of the Fair
Supplies for new animal stalls
$5,000
Redwood Memorial Foundation
Laundry vouchers
$5,000
Salvation Army
Food for low-income and homeless families and seniors
$5,000
Trinity County Search and Rescue
Updated dive equipment
$12,000
Watershed Research and Training Center
Safety Supplies
$4,540
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