Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation announces

1st Round of Fast-Track Small Grant awards

“In a time of significant need, the Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation is helping meet that need by

awarding $183,865.90 in Fast-Track small grants to 24 area organizations during its 1st round of Fast-

Track Grants, said Desiree Prohaska, Executive Vice President & Chief Wealth Management Officer of

Idaho Trust Bank, Trustee of the Foundation.

The Fast-Track small grant, is a quick turnaround grant intended for small nonprofits that focus on health,

wellness or disease prevention. Information and the application for Fast-Track Small Grants can be found

on the Foundation’s website at lewisclarkhealth.org. Grant applications are reviewed and awarded

monthly. The deadline to submit a Fast-Track grant application this year is May 31, 2023.

The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation funds grants to promote the health, wellness, or disease

prevention of persons in the Foundation’s three-state, nine-county Service Area: Clearwater, Idaho,

Latah, Lewis and Nez Perce in Idaho; Asotin, Garfield and Whitman in Washington; and Wallowa in

Oregon.

Nonprofit organizations and government agencies from 14 cities in the three-state area are among the

Fast-Track Small Grant recipients approved in April. The requests varied from replacement of a new

Stoke Basket (Stretcher) to a new Weight and Strength Training Facility.

The Foundation’s larger Impact Grant season will open June 1st, 2023. Applications will be available on

the website on June 1 and are intended for requests up to $100,000. Priority is given to applications that

demonstrate a commitment to long-term vision and projects that address the root causes that affect

health, improve wellness, and help prevent disease. Impact Grant applications are due July 31.

“We really appreciate all of the hard work of the Foundation’s Board of Community Advisors who

reviewed the Fast-Track grant applications and made grant award recommendations to the Trustee”, said

Desiree Prohaska.

Here is the list of organizations that were recently awarded a Fast-Track small grant, the amount of the

grant awarded, and what the funds will be used for.

Valley Community Center, Clarkston, WA $7,500, HVAC Replacement Project.

Red Door Food Kitchen/First Christian Church, Clarkston, WA $10,000, Operating Funds.

LaCrosse Park & Recreation, Lacrosse, WA $8,955.00, Main Pump Replacement at City

Pool.

LC Crew, Lewiston, ID, $5,000, Shoes for Kids in need.

Glenwood Caribel Volunteer Fire District, Kamiah, ID $10,000, QRU Equipment Upgrade.

Friendly Neighbors Senior Citizens, Inc., Moscow, ID $5,000, Operating Funds.

Lacrosse Community Outreach, LaCrosse, WA $10,000, LaCrosse Community Outreach.

Rosalia Volunteer Firefighters Association, Rosalia, WA $10,000, Training Mannequin

Project.

Wallowa Mountain Hells Canyon Trails Association, Enterprise, OR $3,000, Wallowa

Mountain Exercise Trails Project.

Wallowa Mountain Hells Canyon Trails Association, Enterprise, OR $3,000, WMHCTA

Member First Aid Training.

Clearwater County Free Library District, Weippe, ID $2,500, Move On in Libraries.

Kooskia Emergency Services, Kooskia, ID $4,510.90, Replacement of Stokes basket

(stretcher).

Friends of Wallowa School District, Wallowa, OR $10,000, Wallowa Weight/Strength

Training Facility.

Friendly Senior Citizens of Troy, Troy, ID $6,000, Gas for helpers/cooks and supplies for

seniors and building rental.

Interlink, Inc., Clarkston, WA $10,000, Home Safety Materials Support.

Family Promise of Lewis Clark Valley, Lewiston, ID $10,000, New Foundation Shelter

Program and Family Promise Diaper Bank.

Echo Hills Church, Lewiston, ID $5,400, AED Procurement.

Stone Bridge Reentry Services, Clarkston, WA $10,000 Fresh Start Program.

First Step 4 Life Recovery Center LTD., Lewiston, ID $10,000, Ruins 2 Recovery.

Juliaetta-Kendrick Good Samaritan Food Bank, Kendrick, ID $3,000, Juliaetta-Kendrick

Good Samaritan Food Bank.

Tough as Nails, Rosalia, WA $5,000, Sustain and Maintain.

Homes of Hope, Lewiston, ID $10,000, Programs and Operations.

Willow Center for Grieving Children, Lewiston, ID $10,000, Grief Mental Health Support

Groups.

Friends of the Joseph Firefighters, Enterprise, OR $5,000, Mass Casualty Response Kits.

Clearwater County Senior Citizens Inc., Orofino, ID $10,000, Walk-In Freezer Campaign.

The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation was established in 2017 by Idaho Attorney General

Lawrence Wasden as part of the sale of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center by Ascension Health to

RCCH Healthcare Partners. Those eligible to apply for grants are nonprofit tax-exempt organizations with

501(c)(3) classification from the IRS, and governmental entities or government or public organizations

described in I.R.C. § 170(c)(1) (political subdivisions of a state or federal government) or I.R.C. §

511(a)(2)(B) (state colleges and universities), even if it is not described in I.R.C. § 501(c)(3), provided that

any grant to such governmental or public organization must be made exclusively for charitable purposes

as described in I.R.C. § 170(c)(2)(B), subject to any additional limitations under 26 C.F.R. § 53.4945-

5(a)(4), or corresponding provisions of any subsequent Federal tax laws.. All proposals must be for

health, wellness, or disease prevention to qualify.

Idaho Trust Bank administers the Foundation as the Trustee.

For more information on the Foundation or the grant process, visit the Foundation’s website or contact

Idaho Trust Bank at 208-664-6448.