Grants Boost 16 Organizations Amount For Benewah, Kootenai Counties Totals $111,248

Sixteen nonprofit organizations in Benewah and Kootenai counties will receive Idaho Community Foundation grants totaling $111,248, announced Duane Jacklin, board member, in a press release Friday.

The grants will be awarded Tuesday at a community luncheon at noon at Best Western Cavanaughs Templin’s Resort.

At its meeting last month, the ICF board approved 69 grants, for $333,107, in the 10 North Idaho counties.

Grants awarded within Benewah and Kootenai counties include:

Coeur d’Alene Big Brothers and Big Sisters, $2,000 to help pay for the Mentors First program.

City of Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, $800 to buy “Learn Not to Burn,” a preschool program.

Coeur d’Alene School District, $9,731 to buy signing materials, a camcorder and pay for salaries.

Community Building Partners in Post Falls, $1,000 for renovations.

Falls Christian Academy in Post Falls, $9,008 to update curriculum materials.

Holy Family Catholic School in Coeur d’Alene, $14,765 for materials, field trips and salary for a project coordinator.

Hospice of Benewah County in St. Maries, $968 to purchase mattresses.

Idaho Wildlife Council - Watchable Wildlife in Coeur d’Alene, $2,225 to create signs for a North Idaho driving tour.

Nature Conservancy in Coeur d’Alene, $25,000 to help support program curriculum.

Post Falls Fire Protection District, $3,975 to help teach fire safety in the schools.

Special Olympics, $1,073 to buy a sound system.

Spirit Lake Volunteer Ambulance Inc., $703 to buy CPR mannequins.

Spokane Symphony Society, $5,000 to sponsor two free concerts at North Idaho College.

St. Maries High School, $5,000 to help publish a yearbook.

Timberlake Junior-Senior High School, $25,000 to start an applied horticulture class.

The Women’s Center Inc. in Coeur d’Alene, $2,000 to begin a program for kids who are victims of domestic violence.

Since its inception in 1988, ICF has given grants totaling more than $8.6 million.