2020 wrwf grant recipients announced
Thank you to all WRWF members who voted in this year’s funding process – your voice is how these decisions happen! Here are the results of your votes.
In 2020, full Grant requests will be awarded to 12 non profits; the remaining funds will be divided equally between the 5 unfunded grantees. Given the stress that the COVID 19 outbreak is placing on our community, the Board has voted to award all 2020 grants as unrestricted funds. While many of our grantees may still use the funds for the purpose requested, the Board felt it best at this unprecedented moment in time, to give WRWF’s non profit partners the flexibility to decide the best use of our support to meet their organization’s mission.
In prior years, grantees were funded in order of votes received. When the next grant request was not able to be fully funded, a partial grant was awarded to that one non profit with the next highest vote total. This year, the Board voted to revise this policy: now, rather than awarding a single partial grant, the remaining funds will be evenly distributed among the unfunded grantees. This revision honors the time and resources that our grant finalists spend applying for a WRWF grant and presenting to our membership.
View the 2020 WRWF Grant Recipients PDF.
full grants
“I Have a Dream” Foundation – Idaho “Life Skills Initiative”: $15,000
Advocates – Safe Housing First Phase II: $25,000
Crisis Hot Line, Inc. – Enhanced Rural Community Outreach and Marketing: $25,000
Hailey Public Library – Tech Time: $8,515
Ketchum Community Development Corporation (Sustainability Advisory Committee) – There is No Away – Waste Management: $75,000
Men’s Second Chance Living – Home improvements: $20,000
NAMI -Wood River Valley, Inc – Powering Hope: Expanding NAMI-WRV Mental Health Support Groups: $25,000
St Alphonsus Regional Medical Center – Saint Alphonsus Trauma Prevention Program: $25,000
St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation – The Keith Sivertson, MD, Compassionate Care Program: $25,000
The Hunger Coalition – Better Together: $25,000
The Senior Connection – The Senior Comfort Zone: $18,600
Wood River Community YMCA – Power Scholars Academy Camp: $15,000
TOTAL POOLED FUND: $302,115
partial grants
3rd Chance Inc / B & G Produce – “Good Food, Good Mood”: $1,433
Education Foundation of Blaine County – School Scholarship Support: $1,433
National Forest Foundation – Redevelopment of the Penny Lake Youth: $1,433
Sun Valley Culinary Institute, Inc – Sun Valley Culinary Institute: $1,433
The Spot Sun Valley Inc. – Young Company Musical: $1,433
TOTAL PARTIAL FUND: $7,165
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