Grant Fund Awards
The Women's Gift Alliance (WGA) is a nonprofit membership organization affiliated with the Idaho Community Foundation. WGA does not limit funding to women's causes but strives to address a broad range of community needs. Of the annual membership donations:
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Half are pooled and distributed through a grant solicitation and selection process.
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The remaining half is equally divided between Individually Designated Gifts and the WGA Endowment Fund.
The WGA awards annual grants through a collaborative selection process directed by its membership. The Grant Committee identifies and requests proposals from organizations that make a significant community impact and demonstrate one or more of the following criteria:
Address a community problem
Enrich the fabric of the community
Foster collaboration or partnerships
Create a bold new venture
The Grant Committee, composed of generally 20 volunteers and 3 co-chairs, meets, reviews, and discusses each proposal. Financial statements of finalist organizations are reviewed, and WGA teams visit applicants on-site.
FROM OUR RECIPIENTS
— Amy Privitt,
Executive Director,
Cup of Grace
Recipient of $25,000
Pooled Fund Grant 2020
“Thank you so much for your wonderful donation. We couldn't do this without you!
Finalist proposals from local nonprofits are placed on a ballot and voted on by the entire membership. All Pooled Fund Grants are locally distributed within North Idaho.
The award amount is dependent on the size of the Pooled Fund each year. The WGA's first grant, in the amount of $26,000, was awarded in July of 2005. In 2021, WGA awarded three $25,000 Grants along with 2 Finalist Awards of $5,000 each. Individually Designated Gifts in 2021 were $20,000 for a total of $105,000 in grant gifting in 2021.
![]() Music Conservatory$25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2021 | ![]() CDAIDE$25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2021 | ![]() Office Moms-Dads$25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2021 |
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![]() Birds of Prey NW$5,000 Finalist Award given in 2021 | ![]() On Site for Seniors$5,000 Finalist Award given in 2021 | ![]() Cup of Grace$25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2020 |
![]() Children's Village$25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2020 | ![]() First Judicial CASA$25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2020 | ![]() Emerge CDA$5,000 Finalist Award given in 2020 |
![]() Growing the Stem$5,000 Finalist Award given in 2020 | ![]() Rathdrum Senior$5,000 Finalist Award given in 2020 | ![]() Kaleidoscope$5,000 Finalist Award given in 2020 |
![]() Museum of NI$5,000 Finalist Award given in 2020 |

Nonprofits selected by our members for their Individually Designated Gifts
2021
$20,000
Coeur d'Alene Backpack Program District #271
Orchard Ridge Senior Living
Post Falls Senior Center
Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington & N Idaho
Jacklin Arts and Culture
NIC Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
North Idaho Centennial Trail Foundation
Coeur d'Alene Public Library Foundation
Open Arms Real Choices Clinic
Kootenai County Police & Fire Memorial Foundation
Matt's Place Foundation
Emerge CDA
Harmony Ranch
Hayden Senior Center
Inland Northwest Land Conservancy
Salvation Army Kroc Center
Museum of North Idaho
Birds of Prey Northwest
Newby-ginnings of North Idaho
NIC Foundation-Adult Education Center
Coeur d'Alene SDA Church
Children's Village
Lutherhaven Ministries
SNR Special Needs Recreation Program
St. Thomas Food Kitchen
CDAIDE
Kootenai County Humane Society
Safe Passage
Hospice of North Idaho
Running W Therapeutic Riding Center
Family Promise of North Idaho
SWAT Spokane Waves Aquatic Team
Anna Schindler Foundation
Open Arms Pregnancy Care Center
Inland Northwest Opera
HREI Human Rights Education Institute
KSPS Public Television
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
On Site for Seniors
Music Conservatory of CDA
CYT Christian Youth Theatre North Idaho
CDA Summer Theatre
UGM Women's & Children's Ministries
Rathdrum Lion's Club
Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations