Innovia Foundation
Innovia Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
Innovia Foundation is driven by our mission to ignite generosity that transforms lives and communities to realize our vision for vibrant and sustainable communities where every person thrives.
About
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP: REALIZING 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 COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS OUR REGION'S UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES:PRIORITY SPOKANE: INNOVIA FOUNDATION WAS THE PRIMARY CONVENING ORGANIZATION THAT LED TO PRIORITY SPOKANE, A COLLABORATION OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO CREATE A VIBRANT FUTURE FOR SPOKANE COUNTY. THE GOAL OF PRIORITY SPOKANE, A COALITION OF 19 ORGANIZATIONS, IS TO FOSTER MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN KEY AREAS OF COMMUNITY VITALITY. IT RECENTLY COMPLETED A PILOT PROJECT AIMED AT REDUCING FAMILY HOMELESSNESS BY PLACING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN SELECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH FAMILIES AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. MORE THAN 100 FAMILIES, AND NEARLY 300 CHILDREN, WERE EITHER PLACED IN HOUSING OR STABILIZED AND PREVENTED FROM BECOMING HOMELESS.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. THE GREATER PALOUSE RURAL COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CONNECTS RURAL RESIDENTS TO EACH OTHER AND TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS JOIN IN 45 CLASS HOURS OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING. EACH CLASS SELECTS A COMMUNITY PROJECT THAT THEY WORK ON TOGETHER. THE 2018 LEADERSHIP COHORT SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED "SHARING PANTRIES" IN THE COMMUNITIES OF COLTON AND UNIONTOWN. THESE PANTRIES ALLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHARE ITEMS WITH OTHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHO MAY BE IN NEED, AND INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD, HYGIENE SUPPLIES AND EVEN GAMES AND TOYS. THE 2019 COHORT BROUGHT TOGETHER RESIDENTS FROM SOUTHEAST SPOKANE COUNTY AND NORTHERN WHITMAN COUNTY TO CREATE "PALOUSE PRIDE", A COMMUNITY ART PROJECT. RESIDENTS IN BOTH COUNTIES NOW PROUDLY FLY THEIR SPECIALLY DESIGNED PALOUSE PRIDE FLAGS DEMONSTRATING COMMUNITY SPIRIT.JUMPSTART: THE JUMPSTART PROGRAM IS A FUNDRAISING CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM THAT INNOVIA FOUNDATION OFFERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NETWORK FOR GOOD. IN 2019, INNOVIA FUNDED 11 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS OUR REGION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR LONG PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES ACCESS TO FUNDRAISING SOFTWARE, WEBINAR TRAININGS AND ONE-ON-ONE FUNDRAISING CONSULTATION. AS A RESULT OF THE FIRST YEAR, THE INITIAL $29,000 GRANTED BY INNOVIA FOUNDATION TRANSLATED INTO A GROWTH OF MORE THAN $300,000 RAISED BY THE JUMPSTART PARTICIPANTS. OPENING BOOKS, OPENING DOORS: MOTIVATED BY COMMUNITY INTEREST IN COEUR D'ALENE, THIS THREE-YEAR PROGRAM IS ANCHORED BY A $600,000 GRANT FROM INNOVIA FOUNDATION AND OTHER FUNDERS. THE INITIATIVE COORDINATES THE EFFORTS OF UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, 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 BY 2020. FOUR KEY STRATEGIES OF THE INITIATIVE ARE: 1) KINDERGARTEN READINESS; 2) QUALITY TEACHERS IN A LITERACY-RICH LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; 3) PARENT ENGAGEMENT; 4) OUT-OF-SCHOOL LEARNING. IN 2019, OPENING BOOKS, OPENING DOORS LAUNCHED A PUBLIC ACTION CAMPAIGN CALLED "THIS BOOK" TO FOSTER COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND BUY-IN. "THIS BOOK 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. LEWIS-CLARK VALLEY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE LEWIS-CLARK VALLEY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, A NINE-COUNTY NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENT WAS COORDINATED AND IMPLEMENTED THROUGH INNOVIA FOUNDATION'S DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY IMPACT. DATA WAS GATHERED ON TOPICS INCLUDING HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY, FOOD SECURITY, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE SHARED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MOSCOW, PULLMAN, LEWISTON-CLARKSTON, GRANGEVILLE AND OROFINO AT DATA WALKS TO BE HELD IN FISCAL YEAR 2020.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “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.”.
When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “To ignite generosity that transforms lives and communities.”.
- The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is WA.
- According to the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 421 W RIVERSIDE NO 606, SPOKANE, WA, 99201.
- The non-profit organization as of 2020 has a total of 18 employees reported on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $5,037,207.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1974.
- The organization pays $1,280,334 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $137,659 in fundraising expenses.