Avista Foundation awards 49 grants supporting youth and education across the Northwest
Avista (NYSE:AVA) Foundation has awarded $175,950 in second-quarter grants to support education and youth development across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. This brings their total 2025 grant funding to $491,950.
The Foundation distributed funds across 49 organizations, with notable recipients including the International Rescue Committee's STEAM programs for refugee youth, Arts Alliance's rural education initiatives, and Vanessa Behan receiving the largest single grant of $20,000. The grants focus on various youth-centered programs including early literacy, STEAM education, school supplies, and community support services.
Avista (NYSE:AVA) Foundation ha assegnato 175.950 $ in sovvenzioni per il secondo trimestre a sostegno dell'istruzione e dello sviluppo giovanile in Washington, Idaho e Oregon. Ci貌 porta il totale dei finanziamenti per il 2025 a 491.950 $.
La Fondazione ha distribuito i fondi a 49 organizzazioni, tra cui spiccano i programmi STEAM per giovani rifugiati del International Rescue Committee, le iniziative educative rurali di Arts Alliance e Vanessa Behan, che ha ricevuto la sovvenzione singola pi霉 consistente di 20.000 $. Le sovvenzioni sono rivolte a diversi programmi per giovani, tra cui alfabetizzazione precoce, educazione STEAM, materiali scolastici e servizi di supporto comunitario.
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- Foundation has awarded a significant total of $491,950 in grants during 2025
- Wide geographic distribution across three states (Washington, Idaho, and Oregon)
- Diverse range of programs supported, focusing on critical areas like STEAM education, literacy, and youth development
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So far this year, the Avista Foundation has awarded approximately
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In its second quarter, the Avista Foundation awarded
鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing what can happen when kids are given the tools to dream big and the support to chase those dreams. We鈥檙e proud to stand behind the programs that are helping local youth grow, learn, and thrive,鈥� said Avista President and CEO Heather Rosentrater.
The second quarter grants support a range of organizations and programs. A few examples include:
- In Spokane, Washington, the Avista Foundation is supporting the International Rescue Committee鈥檚 efforts to develop science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM), digital literacy, and English language skills for refugee and immigrant youth.
- In Sandpoint, Idaho, a grant award is helping the Arts Alliance bring hands-on science and arts education to rural youth through an AmeriCorps STEAM instructor at Creations, a learning space for children.
- In Clarkston, Washington, the Avista Foundation is supporting the Asotin County Library Foundation鈥檚 鈥�1,000 Books Before Kindergarten鈥� initiative to build early literacy habits in young children.
- In Klamath Falls, Oregon, the Foundation鈥檚 support is enabling the Assistance League of Klamath Basin to provide clothing and school supplies to children through its Operation School Bell program.
The full list of second-quarter awards includes the following:
| Name | State | Award | |
| Arts Alliance | Idaho | ||
| Asotin County Library Foundation | Washington | ||
| Assistance League of Klamath Basin (ALKB) | Oregon | ||
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest | Washington | ||
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Kootenai County | Idaho | ||
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley | Oregon | ||
| Friends of the Parks | Washington | ||
| Communities in Schools of Spokane County | Washington | ||
| Embrace Washington | Washington | ||
| Family YMCA of Grants Pass | Oregon | ||
| Food For Our Children | Idaho | ||
| Friends of the Children Eastern Washington | Washington | ||
| Fulcrum Institute Dispute Resolution Clinic | Washington | ||
| Generation Alive | Washington | ||
| Gizmo-CDA | Idaho | ||
| Habitat for Humanity of North Idaho | Idaho | ||
| Ice Age Floods Institute | Washington | ||
| Independent Colleges of Washington | Washington | ||
| Innovation High School | Washington | ||
| International Rescue Committee in Spokane | Washington | ||
| InvestEd | Washington | ||
| Junior Achievement of Washington | Washington | ||
| Kaniksu Land Trust | Idaho | ||
| CASA for Children of Klamath County | Oregon | ||
| LC Valley Youth Resource Center | Idaho | ||
| Lewiston Civic Theatre | Idaho | ||
| Mockingbird Society | Washington | ||
| Northeast Washington Education Council (NWEC) | Washington | ||
| Northeast Youth Center | Washington | ||
| Odyssey Youth Movement | Washington | ||
| Partners with Families & Children | Washington | ||
| Re*Imagine Medical Lake | Washington | ||
| Saint Georges School | Washington | ||
| Sandpoint Teen Center | Idaho | ||
| Spokane Colleges Foundation | Washington | ||
| Spokane Eastside Reunion Association | Washington | ||
| Spokane Hearing Oral Program of Excellence (HOPE) | Washington | ||
| Spokane International Academy | Washington | ||
| Spokane Parks Foundation | Washington | ||
| Spokane Pre-Employment Preparation Program | Washington | ||
| Stevenson-Carson Educational Foundation | Washington | ||
| The Way to Justice | Washington | ||
| Transitions | Washington | ||
| United Way of Whitman County | Washington | ||
| Vanessa Behan | Washington | ||
| Washington State University Foundation | Washington | ||
| Willow Center, Inc. | Idaho | ||
| YMCA of Medford | Oregon | ||
| YMCA of The Inland Northwest | Washington | ||
Organizations can see their eligibility and apply for funding by visiting .
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