INNOVIA FOUNDATION
421 W RIVERSIDE NO 606, SPOKANE, WA 99201 www.innovia.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: INNOVIA IS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FORMED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THEIR REGION OF OPERATION. INNOVIA SEEKS TO PARTNER WITH PEOPLE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO WANT TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER BY ADDRESSING OUR REGION'S PROBLEMS, HELPING THOSE IN NEED, AND IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO OUR REGION'S GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES.

TO IGNITE GENEROSITY THAT TRANSFORMS LIVES AND COMMUNITIES.

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP: OUR VISION FOR VIBRANT AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, WHERE EVERY PERSON THRIVES, REQUIRES DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. EVERY COMMUNITY HAS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, INNOVIA FOUNDATION PROVIDES LEADERSHIP TO CATALYZE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN OUR REGION. AS A FUNDER AND CONVENER, WE ARE DEDICATED TO LEARNING ABOUT, AND INVESTING IN, COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED EFFORTS. THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES HIGHLIGHT INNOVIA FOUNDATION'S COMMITTMENT TO ADDRESS OUR REGION'S UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES.LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: IN MARCH 2020, INNOVIA FOUNDATION HOSTED ITS INAUGURAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT WITH OVER 200 ATTENDEES. THE SUMMIT EXPLORED HOW, TOGETHER, WE CAN ADVANCE VIBRANT AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. THROUGH INSPIRING GUEST SPEAKERS AND INFORMATIVE BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE TWO-DAY CONVENING GAINED A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF INNOVIA FOUNDATION'S MISSION AND VISION FOR VIBRANT COMMUNITIES WHERE EVERY PERSON HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. ATTENDEES ENGAGED THOUGHTFULLY WITH PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE REGION AND DISCOVERED WAYS TO BE AMBASSADORS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO IGNITE GENEROSITY AND CREATE LASTING CHANGE. LOCAL AND NATIONAL GUEST SPEAKERS INFORMED ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING HOW TRENDS IN THE COMING YERAS WILL PROVIDE BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS ALONG WITH PATHS TO SUCCESS; THE VITAL ROLE THAT TRIBAL COMMUNITIES PLAY AS CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ASSETS IN OUR REGION; STRATEGIES FOR CLOSING THE URBAN AND RURAL DIVIDE; AND THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN FUELING OUR REGIONAL ECONOMY.CENSUS 2020: AN ACCURATE COUNT OF ALL PEOPLE LIVING ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO IS CRITICAL TO THE HEALTH AND VIBRANCY OF OUR REGION. FOR EVERY PERSON MISSED BY THE CENSUS, STATES LOSE OUT ON CRITICAL SERVICE DOLLARS AND THE CENSUS DETERMINES OUR VOICE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY POPULATIONS ARE HISTORICALLY UNDERCOUNTED IN CENSUS CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, RURAL RESIDENTS, INDIVIDUALS OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER FOUNDATIONS, NONPROFITS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE, INNOVIA FOUNDATION TOOK AN ACTIVE ROLE IN CENSUS 2020. INNOVIA'S WORK INCLUDED HOSTING THE POSITION OF CENSUS 2020 COMPLETE COUNT COORDINATOR FOR SPOKANE COUNTY AND PARTNERHING WITH RURAL RESOURCES COMMUNITY ACTION TO STAFF A NORTHEAST WASHINGTON CENSUS COORDINATOR POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION COLLABORATED WITH WASHINGTON NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE GRANT FUNDING TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO EDUCATE WASHINGTON RESIDENTS ABOUT THE 2020 CENSUS; MOBILIZE "TRUSTED MESSENGERS" WITHIN COMMUNITITES TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT BROAD PARTICIPATION IN THE CENSUS.LEADERSHIP COUNCILS: LEADERSHIP COUNCILS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE FOUNDATION'S WORK BY PROVIDING REPRESENTATION FROM THROUGHOUT OUR 20-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVE AS AMBASSADORS AND ADVISORS TO INNOVIA FOUNDATION, AND ADVOCATE FOR PHILANTHROPY IN GENERAL. EACH OF INNOVIA'S 10 LEADERSHIP COUNCILS IS COMPRISED OF 15 LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SERVE AS TRUSTED VOICES AND ENGAGED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK. OUR COUNCIL VOLUNTEERS BRING ON-THE-GROUND EXPERIENCE FROM A VARIETY OF SECTORS INCLUDING EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, BUSINESS, NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT, ELECTED OFFICES, TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND MORE. THE COUNCILS MEET REGULARLY TO KEEP THE FOUNDATION EDUCATED ABOUT THE NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HELP LEVERAGE THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY FOR LOCAL IMPACT.COVID RESPONSE AND RECOVERY: PARTNERS FROM PHILANTHROPY, GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS JOINED TOGETHER TO LAUNCH A COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT TO GRASSROOTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THROUGHOUT INNOVIA'S SERVICE AREA CONVENED TO IDENTIFY THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS STEMMING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RECOMMEND GRANTS TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT. GRANTS WERE AIMED AT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY COVID-19 INTENDED TO COMPLEMENT THE WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTS TO ADDRESS THE OUTBREAK AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE. IN 2020, THE COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUNDS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT OUR REGION'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES WEATHER THE ECONOMIC FALLOUT FROM THE PANDEMIC.RURAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: A THREE-YEAR RURAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER REGIONAL FUNDERS TO BUILD THE SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. SIXTEEN PEOPLE REPRESENTING FOUR COMMUNITIES IN THE PALOUSE REGION OF EASTERN WASHINGTON PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEAR'S COHORT. THE GROUP RESEARCHED AND DEVELOPED A CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO PATRONIZE SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO BUSINESSES AROUND UNDERSTANDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DEI) CONCEPTS. THE GOAL WAS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF DEI IN THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THEIR WORK WAS INFORMED BY A SURVEY OF 243 RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTED BY A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MOSCOW, IDAHO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE GROUP CREATED A "SHOP SMALL" MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR THE 2020 HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON AND DEVELOPED A DEI TOOL KIT TO HELP BUSINESSES ADD DEI COMPONENTS TO THEIR BUSINESS STRATEGIES. RURAL EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT: FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM COLLEGE SPARK WASHINGTON, INNOVIA FOUNDATION WILL EMBARK ON A TWO-YEAR INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE AN EXTENDED COMMUNITY CONVERSATION THAT INCLUDES THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SURVEY, ANALYSIS OF RELEVANT DATA INDICATORS AND A SERIES OF COMMUNITY FORUMS. THE INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR A DISTRICT-WIDE PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP DESIGNED AND DIRECTED THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND INVESTMENT. OPENING BOOKS, OPENING DOORS: MOTIVATED BY COMMUNITY INTEREST IN COEUR D'ALENE, THIS PROGRAM WAS ANCHORED BY $600,000 FROM INNOVIA FOUNDATION AND OTHER FUNDERS. THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE INITIATIVE COORDINATES THE EFFORTS OF CDA2030, THE COEUR D'ALENE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP EVERY THIRD-GRADE STUDENT IN COEUR D'ALENE SCHOOL DISTRICT READ AT GRADE-LEVEL. CURRENT STRATEGIES OF THE INITIATIVE INCLUDE: 1)KINDERGARTEN READINESS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY OF NORTH IDAHO; 2)QUALITY TEACHERS IN A LITERACY-RICH LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLASSROOM LIBRARY ADOPTIONS. IN SCHOOL YEAR 2020/21, 118 SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING BOOK BUNDLES HAVE BEEN DONATED TO K-3 CLASSROOMS BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE "THIS BOOK" CAMPAIGN LAUNCED IN 2019 CREATES COMMUNITY-WIDE AWARENESS AND OWNERSHIP FOR CHILDHOOD READING SUCCESS AND CALLS EVERYONE TO READ TO A CHILD, DONATE A BOOK AND HELP BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY. EXPANDING BROADBAND ACCESS: INNOVIA FOUNDATION IS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED BROADBAND THROUGHOUT RURAL COUNTIES IN THIS REGION. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CO-LEADING A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS TO FOUNDATIONS THROUGHOUT A SIX-STATE REGION, CO-FUNDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO INCREASE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING AND CONDUCTING PRIMARY RESEARCH UTILIZING BROADBAND SPEEDTEST DATA THAT DEMONSTRATES THE ROLE OF DIGITAL.EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ZONE: FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE BALLMER FOUNDATION, INNOVIA FOUNDATION IS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO EXPAND HIGH-QUALITY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IN HIGH POVERTY NEIGHBORHOODS SERVED BY A PLACED-BASED INITIATIVE CALLED THE ZONE. INNOVIA FOUNDATION LAUNCHED A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS TO SELECT AND GRANT TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD BEST SERVE THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF STUDENTS IN THIS AREA. INNOVIA STAFF ALSO ENTERED INTO A DATA SHARING AGREEMENT WITH SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WILL MONITOR AND EVALUATE OUTCOMES OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO REPORT RESULTS BACK TO FUNDING PARTNERS.PRIORITY SPOKANE: THE GOAL OF PRIORITY SPOKANE, A COALITION OF 20 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, IS TO FOSTER MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN KEY AREAS OF COMMUNITY VITALITY. INNOVIA FOUNDATION WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER, AND REMAINS A KEY CONTRIBUTOR TO PRIORITY SPOKANE ACTIVITIES. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION PROCESS, PRIORITY SPOKANE RECENTLY LAUNCHED ITS THIRD COMMUNITY WIDE INITIATIVE, ADDRESSING FAMILY TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE. THE COALITION WILL SUPPORT AND EXPAND USE OF PEER MENTORS THAT WILL ASSIST IN THE WORK OF ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING IMPACTS OF FAMILY TRAUMA DURING (AND FOLLOWING) THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

DONOR-DIRECTED GRANTMAKING: INNOVIA FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO IGNITE GENEROSITY THAT TRANSFORMS LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. WITH OVER 460 INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND CORPORATE FUNDS, THIS AREA OF INVESTMENT REFLECTS THE GRANTMAKING DIRECTED BY DONORS TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY INTERESTS PRIMARILY IN OUR REGION AND WASHINGTON STATE AND ALSO EXTENDING NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

FOUNDATION-DIRECTED GRANTMAKING: INNOVIA FOUNDATION MANAGES OTHER FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY GENEROUS DONORS TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITES AND CHALLENGES IN OUR REGION. OVER 125 INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION'S FIVE IMPACT AREAS OF HEALTH & WELLBEING, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, ARTS & CULTURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE. INNOVIA FOUNDATION EVALUATES ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN MAKES GRANTS TO BEST REFLECT THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE FUNDS.

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