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!
Our Spring 2025 round of Community Investment Grants is now open!
We are currently accepting applications through Friday, February 28. A total of $150,000 is available to not-for-profit organizations located in Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties. Please click below to check your project’s eligibility and other details. All applicants will be notified around mid-April. Thank you for your interest!
Grant Recipients
Fall 2024
American Legion Post 415 (Hoopa)
Insulation for community hall
$20,000
American Legion Post 548 (Gasquet)
Emergency equipment for disasters
$15,000
Del Norte Youth Football & Cheer
New equipment & uniforms
$5,000
Dept. of Health & Human Services
Child safety seats for low-income families
$9,193
Friends of Trinity Co. Resource Conservation Dist.
Environmental education program for youth
$1,700
Humboldt Bay Fire
Swiftwater rescue equipment
$3,900
Humboldt County Search & Rescue Posse
Drysuits for rescue team
$4,500
Humboldt Senior Resource Center
Multi-sensory room for dementia patients
$8,898
Humboldt Soup’s On
Food ingredients for homeless
$7,500
Life Plan Humboldt
Technology systems for senior community
$5,000
McKinleyville Little League
Low-income players’ fund & new equipment
$5,000
Mountain School PTO
Outdoor protection area
$4,579
North Coast Rape Crisis Team
24-hour crisis hotline
$3,000
Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Gas cards for local cancer patients
$1,855
Redwood Community Action Agency
Van to transport children and families
$25,000
Redwood Elementary PTSO
Field safety renovation
$5,675
Trinity Alps Unified School District
Bleachers for baseball field
$21,000
Trinity Center Volunteer Fire Dept.
Tools for wildland brush truck
$3,700
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