Community Support
Community benefit investments are one way Providence lives its Mission. For generations, we’ve offered a caring hand to those with the greatest need in our community.
In the past year, we devoted millions in community benefit to make sustainable improvements in the health of our diverse communities throughout Washington.
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For generations, Providence has partnered with people of goodwill to offer a caring hand of compassion. We collaborate with social service and government agencies, charitable foundations, community organizations, universities and many other partners to identify the greatest needs through community health needs assessments. Then our solutions are reflected in community health improvement plans.
Providence Community Benefit is a grant funded opportunity for local nonprofits. This funding provides financial support to local partners making a measurable difference across the Inland Northwest (Spokane and Stevens Counties). Providence made a significant investment in community health initiatives in Spokane and Stevens counties in 2023 totaling $237 million. This financial support addresses the most urgent regional health and social issues, including housing insecurity/homelessness, food insecurity, access to health care, and mental health needs. Providence Community Benefit only accepts applications for funding during select dates in the Fall.
For more information about the Providence Inland Northwest Washington Community Benefit application process and guidelines, please contact Christina Kamkosi, Manager of INWA Community Health Investment Programs, at christina.kamkosi@providence.org.
Providence Community Program Support and Sponsorships provide smaller funding opportunities to local nonprofits in support of our vision: Creating healthier communities, together. These sponsorships offer opportunities for Providence to build partnerships with local non-profit organizations in Spokane and Stevens County.
Throughout the year, Providence works to support community partners to address specific unmet needs.
Our decisions are largely based on our CHNA (Community Health Needs Assessment).View CHNAs.
We accept requests for program support and event sponsorships on an ongoing basis throughout the year. In order to ensure equity to all community partners, we request that you please submit only one sponsorship request per year for your organization. In addition, if you have received funding from the Providence Community Benefit grant process, please do not request funding from our community relations team. We recommend that requests be submitted at least 90 days prior to your event or need for funding.. If your request falls outside this range, or you have additional questions email us.
Maximum program support awards are $10,000, awards typically range from $1,000-$2,500.
Examples:
- Event Sponsorships: Types of requests accepted for consideration include, but are not limited to, community and fundraising events, conferences, health fairs and forums.
- Program Support: Examples of past awards include, but are not limited to, programs that provide health education, services for homeless populations, food assistance, and community activities.
To apply for program support or an event sponsorship with Providence INWA, please email the following information to us. Your request will be reviewed within 90 days.
Contact Information:
- Name
- Organization
Event or program information: Please include links or attachments in email if applicable.
- Name
- Website/social media links (if applicable)
- Event/program details (i.e. date, time, location)
- Any additional details you would like us to know
Request: Please include links or attachments in email, if applicable.
- Sponsorship details and benefits:
- Timing of your funding needs
- Total amount requested (if applicable):
Providence is a member of the Catholic Health Association of the United States. As such, we conduct a Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNAs) every three years. This assessment helps us identify current community needs.
All Providence Inland Northwest hospitals identified unmet needs and health improvement activities in the following general categories:
- Access to Care: Primary or culturally responsive care
- Behavioral Health: Mental health, substance use and treatment or adverse experiences, trauma prevention
- Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing: Affordable housing, healthy food, living wage jobs, transportation.
- Domestic Violence and Child Abuse: Enhancing safety and support programs.
In addition, we do sometimes fund events that reach specific populations, such as a walk or an event to support a disease or other medical condition. If you aren’t sure if your request meets our parameters, feel free to send us an email and we will be in touch.