30/05/2026
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🎉 Friday feel good news! 🎉
At today’s Club meeting, we awarded $46,000 in 2026 community grants to 20 local organizations making a difference across Kootenai County. 💙
Our 2026 grants reflect Rotary’s strong focus on basic education and literacy, while also supporting efforts that tackle hunger, youth enrichment, health and safety, disability services, housing stability, arts access and more.
👇 Meet the 2026 grant recipients and projects below and help us celebrate the amazing work happening all around us!
CDA Backpack Program - $5,000. Weekend food kits for children in the Coeur d’Alene School District who lack reliable food access outside school.
Sunrise Rotary Club of Coeur d'Alene - $4,000. Equipment for a pediatric dental bay at Heritage Health’s Center for Healthy Living Dental Clinic.
Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai County - $4,000. Summer of Discovery scholarships, supplies, enrichment activities, meals, and field trips for local youth.
EXCEL Foundation Coeur d'Alene - $4,000. Teacher grants for classroom supplies and projects not otherwise covered by the school district.
The Salvation Army Kroc Center Coeur d'Alene - $3,000. Third Grade Swim instruction and water-safety programming for local children.
Safe Start - $2,500. Safe-sleep education, portable cribs, sleep sacks, and outreach materials for families with infants.
Safe Passage Violence Prevention Center - $2,000. Teen violence prevention education in schools and the juvenile detention center.
Specialized Needs Recreation - $2,000. Transportation for Camp All-Stars field trips for children with disabilities.
Growing the STEM - $2,000. Math is Cool materials, teacher stipends, coach training, and registrations for fourth through eighth grade students.
Museum of North Idaho - $2,000. Junior Historian Summer Camp supplies, educational materials, and required background checks.
Lutherhaven Ministries - $2,000. Outdoor education equipment for the Trail Creek program serving Coeur d’Alene sixth graders.
First Presbyterian Neighborhood Closet - $2,000. New clothing, shoes, hygiene items, and laundry supplies for K through 8 children experiencing hardship.
Tesh, Inc. - $1,500. Camp Tesh and Club Tesh staffing, training, transportation, and materials for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities - $1,500. A student-informed public art buddy bench as a lasting symbol of kindness, inclusion, and connection.
Coeur d'Alene Symphony Orchestra - $1,500. Youth and community music access connected to the Symphony’s education and outreach work.
Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre - $1,500. Musical Theatre Training Institute programming for youth performing-arts education.
Arts & Culture Alliance - $1,500. Assistance with last minute funding loss to support community engagement at the Summer Concert Series.
208 Recovery North - $1,000. Mental health awareness workshops, outreach events, and educational materials.
Timberlake Chess Club - $1,000. Chess sets, clocks, instructional materials, and prizes for a free school-based chess program at Timberlake Middle School.
Safety Net Inland NW - $1,000. Rapid-response aid for young adults aging out of foster care who face housing or transportation emergencies.