Numerica awards record $532,000 to nonprofits, including Kootenai County club

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kootenai County will receive $15,000, part of a record $532,000 Numerica Credit Union has awarded to 23 nonprofits across Eastern Washington and North Idaho. For Kootenai County, the money lands in youth services that already run on tight margins, with the full requested amount now in hand instead of a partial grant.

Numerica said this is the largest Charitable Fund investment in its history, and for the first time every selected nonprofit received the full amount it asked for. The credit union said the fund is built from member and employee generosity along with corporate giving, and that it supports organizations aligned with Numerica CARES for Kids, its philanthropic effort focused on the causes and effects of youth poverty.

Carla Cicero, Numerica’s president and CEO, said the need is greater than ever and that the credit union wanted to provide as much relief as possible by fully funding every selected request. That matters in North Idaho because the grants are not being spread thinly across dozens of partial awards. They are being delivered as full checks to groups that serve children, parents and families now.

The North Idaho awards also went to Sandpoint Teen Center, which will receive $14,000; 3rd Avenue Marketplace, $20,000; Family Promise of North Idaho, $25,000; and Safe Passage, $25,000. Together with the Kootenai County club, those grants put money into a cluster of local nonprofits that serve young people, families and residents facing housing, safety and support needs across the region.

The 2026 total marks a sharp step up from 2025, when 22 nonprofits shared $380,000 through the same fund. Numerica said that since 2018, the Charitable Fund has backed more than 100 nonprofits and invested more than $3 million back into Inland Northwest communities.

In practical terms, the money now moves from an announcement into local programs that can hire, expand and stabilize services. For Kootenai County, the clearest immediate beneficiary is the Boys & Girls Clubs chapter, which now has another $15,000 to support the work it does with children and families in the community.