The Bonner County Endowment for Human Rights
The grant cycle will open again at the end of January, 2021.
Each year, the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force (BCHRTF) seeks to fund projects and programs that support our stated mission: to affirm the American principles and ideas of the inviolable dignity and worth of each human being and recognize that everyone is equal under state and federal laws and constitutions.
The BCHRTF hopes to sponsor programs and projects that enhance human rights, focus on community education, and celebrate the fact that it is the racial, social, and cultural diversity of our people that makes Bonner County a rich and worthwhile place to live.
Grant requests up to $8000 will be considered. The average award is about $2250 per grant recipient.
Learn more, or download the full fact sheet here
The Bonner County Endowment for Human Rights empowers those working to
strengthen our community.
History of the grant
The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force’s responsibility is to affirm the American principles and ideals of the inviolable dignity and worth of each human being that recognizes that everyone is equal under our state and federal laws and constitutions. BCHRTF was founded in 1992 to support human rights through community education and advocacy.
In 2012 the BCHRTF received a $370,000 bequest from the estate of Dorothy Adler. Recognizing that this gift came with a moral obligation to ensure it be used in a financially responsible manner that would have the greatest impact on the quality of life for Bonner County residents, the board we elected to place the funds in a donor advised fund administered by the Idaho Community Foundation (ICF).
The BCHRTF board of directors recommends distribution of those funds to grantees that develop programs and projects that enhance human rights and celebrate diversity.
"The Bonner County Endowment gave us the funds we needed to get our project across the finish line. Without it, we wouldn't have been able to fulfill our project goals and reach so many kids."
2020 Grant Recipients
NAMI Far North -- for North Idaho Crisis Line
Pend Oreille Arts Council-- for Living Voice
Priest River Ministries-- shelter and services for victims of domestic violence
Sandpoint Music Conservatory
Sandpoint Youth Center
Sandpoint High School Model United Nations program
In addition, contributions were made from the Endowment Fund to the following organizations for services they provided as a result of Covid-19.
Bonner Community Food Bank
Bonner General Hospital
Eureka Institute
Sandpoint Resource Center
Priest River Ministries
Grant cycle will open again at the end of January, 2021.
Past Recipients
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The grant cycle will open again at the end of January, 2021.
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