Foundations that fund organizations in Boise, Idaho
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Boise nonprofits
606 private foundations gave $69M to Boise organizations in their latest filings; 35 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,872 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Boise around $63K. 48 of these funders are based in Idaho; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 606
- Accept applications
- 35
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Boise
- $69M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,872
- Typical median grant
- $63K
- Based in ID
- 48%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Boise organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja & Kathryn Albertson Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 21 | $15M | $175K | Yes | Cardinal academy; Bluum - 20 in 10; Hpm fellow - j. koyle |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | 20 | $4.0M | $128K | Yes | New program staff; New development staff; Facility renovation |
| Idaho Elks Rehab Hospital Inc | Boise, ID | 2 | $3.7M | $1.8M | Yes | Rehabilitation support |
| The Alsam Foundation | Po Box Chica, IL | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | Veterinary hospital |
| Simplot Company Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 29 | $2.0M | $10K | Preselected only | Donation; Education |
| Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation Inc | McCall, ID | 38 | $2.0M | $15K | Yes | Youth education programs; Youth programming; Scholarships |
| The Edward and Barbara Hulac Charitable Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 1 | $1.7M | $1.7M | Yes | Charitable contribution |
| Hansberger Foundation | Boise, ID | 19 | $1.6M | $50K | Yes | General support; Endowment and bronco course; Support of gala |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 3 | $1.1M | $150K | Yes | For general operating support |
| Larry and Marianne Williams Family Foundation | Boise, ID | 11 | $1.1M | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Holland M Ware Charitable Foundation | Eagle, ID | 15 | $1.1M | $26K | Preselected only | General operations; Shelter/food/medical; Animal rescue |
| Harry W Morrison Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 1 | $886K | $886K | Yes | Statement a |
| Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health Inc | Meridian, ID | 35 | $855K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Steps for schools grant - used for equipment or physical ed…; Books from sean covell; Isba annual convention |
| Arvy Foundation Inc | Meridian, ID | 9 | $747K | $10K | Yes | Support of charitable organization; Support of educational mission; Use as needed for charitable purposes. |
| Angels Among US Inc | Garden City, ID | 17 | $730K | $19K | Yes | Religious; Humanitarian; Education |
| Dallas and Alta Harris Family Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 31 | $711K | $16K | Preselected only | Operations; Bsu band; Oncology |
| The John F Nagel Foundation | Eagle, ID | 10 | $705K | $60K | Yes | Operation school bell & teen retail programs; Mentor program operations; Nursing & radiological science scholarships |
| Morrison Center Endowment Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 8 | $568K | $59K | Yes | To support fine and performing arts within the community by…; To support fine and performing arts within the community . |
| John & Orah Brandt Foundation | Nampa, ID | 10 | $555K | $40K | Yes | Unrestricted gift |
| The Rebholtz Family Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 3 | $550K | $200K | Preselected only | Assist needy individuals; To use where needed; To fund support for families and children with cancer. |
| The Bews Foundation | Twin Falls, ID | 21 | $543K | $10K | Yes | General operations; Youth mentoring; K-12 music education program |
| The Borbonus Family Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 9 | $512K | $55K | Preselected only | Gen support-veterans programs; General support-veterans programs; Men/women golf programs |
| 15th Street Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | Scholarship fund contribution |
| Wolf Creek Charitable Foundation C/O Baldwin Family Office | West Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $500K | $250K | Preselected only | Unrestricted; $50,000 restricted to obf project and blance to taf for unp… |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | Affordable housing |
| Eagle Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Program and Project Support |
| Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation | New York, NY | 9 | $497K | $25K | Yes | General support |
| Harold E & Phyllis S Thomas Foundation | Boise, ID | 11 | $491K | $30K | Yes | To fund religious activity; Youth ministry outreach; Fund religious activities |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 2 | $475K | $238K | Yes | Early Care and Education; Promise of an Equitable Future |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 12 | $462K | $25K | Preselected only | The Family Dream Home; Idaho Youth Leadership Summit; Conference Support |
| The Julius C Jeker Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 19 | $442K | $20K | Preselected only | See statement 10 |
| Idaho Power Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 58 | $416K | $3,000 | Yes | Capital campaign; Sponsorship; Cap campaign |
| Jr Simplot Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 22 | $402K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Essential supplies to underserved; Music education; Community display |
| Langan Barber Foundation C/O Eileen Barber | Boise, ID | 11 | $396K | $25K | Preselected only | To support capital campaign for ballet idaho; To support capital campaign for the warm springs counseling…; To support capital campaign for the global lounge inc. |
| The Hop & Mae Adams Foundation | Boise, ID | 2 | $387K | $193K | Preselected only | Donation of rent payments to maintain an entrepeneurial sup…; Combat community deterioration in Carson City, Nevada. |
| Tomlinson Foundation | LA Jolla, CA | 3 | $383K | $83K | Preselected only | General support; Aquatics center |
| Miller Family Foundation Co Robert J Miller | Portland, OR | 5 | $380K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein | Seattle, WA | 4 | $365K | $93K | Yes | Environmental - social and ecological connectivity; Environmental - board and commissions fellowship program su…; Environmental - protecting idaho's y2y region 2024 |
| Jeker Family Trust | Boise, ID | 11 | $355K | $19K | Preselected only | See statement 12, part (1); See statement 13, part (1); See statement 12, part (2) |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 3 | $352K | $152K | Yes | Families and Communities; Just Societies |
| El& Bg Lightfoot Foundation C/O US Bank Na | Milwaukee, WI | 15 | $351K | $20K | Yes | Grant |
| Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation) | Houston, TX | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | Health |
| Harad Family Foundation | Boise, ID | 15 | $287K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Pesky Family Foundation Inc C/O Ba Harris Llp | Boise, ID | 3 | $277K | $6,000 | Yes | For unrestricted use. |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $270K | $270K | Preselected only | Simons early career investigator in aquatic microbial ecolo… |
| Onerefugee | Salt Lake City, UT | 101 | $260K | $1,683 | Yes | To help with education for refugees from other countries. |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | 82227 developing citizen advocates to protect idaho's democ… |
| Mulago Foundation C/O Arnhold LLC | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Relief to the poor |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $244K | $68K | Preselected only | Support data and policy advocacy work on behalf of Idaho ch…; Provide general operating support; Support various KIDS COUNT activities |
| Allen-Heath Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | 11 | $240K | $20K | Preselected only | Not to be used for wages and salaries; To be used for the morrison center and not to be used for w…; To be used for operations, but not to be used for wages and… |
| Four J Foundation | Boise, ID | 34 | $240K | $5,000 | Yes | This gift is unrestricted and may be used wherever needed.; This gift is intended for the college of education and is o…; This gift is intended to be used for the school of nursing… |
| Elizabeth Webb Kanta Charitable Trust | Boise, ID | 10 | $239K | $10K | Preselected only | See statement 5; See statement 4 |
| The Tzo' -Nah Fund Dba Native Education World Intelligence | Boise, ID | 1 | $232K | $232K | Preselected only | Applying science and law to conserve, protect, and sustain… |
| Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund | Broomfield, CO | 1 | $225K | $225K | Yes | Impact and innovation |
| The Rachael Ray Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $225K | $225K | Preselected only | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose |
| 444s Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 2 | $220K | $110K | Preselected only | Environmental preservation |
| The William Carey Hay Foundation Inc | Sun Valley, ID | 1 | $220K | $220K | Preselected only | To help support education opportunities within the boise st… |
| Tlc Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $215K | $108K | Preselected only | Education - Boise, ID; Animal Protection and Welfare, Specifically Cats |
| The Bert J Miller Charitable Foundation | Sebastopol, CA | 6 | $215K | $39K | Preselected only | Fund general operations; Fund general operation; Fund general operatons |
| Health Carousel Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $215K | $215K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $201K | $201K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Alexander Foundation Inc C/O Ruane Cunniff Lp | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General support |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Lee & Ramona Bass Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General Support for Aplomado Program |
| Shoemaker Family Fund Inc | Eagle, ID | 2 | $200K | $100K | Preselected only | Baa - athletic capital projects fund; Baa - ad excellence fund |
| Pacificsource Foundation for Health Improvement | Springfield, OR | 5 | $185K | $30K | Yes | Nutrition access & education support for vulnerable people; Access to healthcare services for low-income, uninsured peo…; Produce prescription program support & administrative costs |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $185K | $185K | Preselected only | To provide technical assistance support to the state of ida… |
| John B and Joan H Carley Foundation | Boise, ID | 4 | $185K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution; Support; Charitable donation |
| Ida Uta Foundation | Nampa, ID | 8 | $180K | $18K | Preselected only | Support local indigent population; Support educational programs in local district; Support local charities |
| Peel Baliszewski Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 5 | $180K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Edwin E Perkins Foundation Xxxxx0003 | Chicago, IL | 9 | $171K | $10K | Yes | General |
| The Hawkins Family Foundation | Boise, ID | 13 | $163K | $10K | Yes | To provide medical/surgical assistance to children internat…; 7 cares fund; To help idaho's underprivileged children. |
| Claude R & Ethel B Whittenberger Foundation | Caldwell, ID | 26 | $158K | $5,000 | Yes | Support operation school bell prog; Support mentoring program; Support summer baroque institute |
| Rx Foundation | Hadley, MA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purposes of the organization. |
| The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Community-based conservation programs, madagascar (year 2 o… |
| Steiner Family Foundation | Boise, ID | 3 | $135K | $50K | Preselected only | General |
| Clif Family Foundation | St Helena, CA | 7 | $135K | $15K | Yes | Revitalize the Environment; Transform Food Systems; Enhance Community Health |
| The Frye Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $133K | $66K | Preselected only | To support exempt organization; To support exempt organizations |
| The Klein and Cole Family Foundation | Meridian, ID | 1 | $130K | $130K | Preselected only | General - Charity |
| Drs Ed & Mary Ann Reynolds Foundation | Boise, ID | 2 | $129K | $64K | Preselected only | 3 honors scholarships; Operations |
| Adeline & Erwin Branahl Foundation | Ferguson, MO | 4 | $127K | $35K | Preselected only | General Administration |
| The Confluence Institute Inc | Ketchum, ID | 2 | $125K | $63K | Preselected only | Public interest environmental law firm; Environmental conservation |
| Laural Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Support restoration of salmon populations in the snake river |
| Camille Beckman Foundation Inc | Eagle, ID | 11 | $123K | $8,000 | Yes | Assistance to disadvantaged individuals; Youth services; General support |
| Howell Family Foundation | Boise, ID | 4 | $122K | $13K | Preselected only | General support; Donation for sue howell park; For rachel burdick |
| The Duke Family Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 3 | $121K | $53K | Preselected only | Youth education mentoring & recreational services; Education; Education and support services for at risk youth |
| First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc | Billings, MT | 13 | $115K | $5,000 | Yes | General Operating Support; Nonprofit Education |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 5 | $110K | $15K | Preselected only | To support environmental projects. |
| John and Elaine French Family Foundation | Ketchum, ID | 2 | $110K | $55K | Preselected only | Unrestricted giving for $30K. $25K for restricted giving to…; Unrestricted giving. |
| The Lorraine Klahr Foundation | Caldwell, ID | 1 | $109K | $109K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| S R Simplot Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | Donation |
| The Cedar Spray Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $105K | $105K | Preselected only | For the purchase of classroom cubbies and General & unrestr… |
| Philip W Woolwine | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Harold Brown Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation C/O Fulton Vittoria Llp | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Shockwave Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Support for the mission to reduce chronic malnutrition |
| Rippleworks Inc | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Mdbsd Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Support community service |
| Rural Idaho & Mountain West Primary Care | Meridian, ID | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Sponsorship |
| The Woodtiger Fund | Erwinna, PA | 2 | $99K | $49K | Preselected only | General support; Wolf initiative - $28,850blackbaud - $6,270 |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Boise, Idaho?
Ja & Kathryn Albertson Foundation Inc, M J Murdock Charitable Trust, Idaho Elks Rehab Hospital Inc, The Alsam Foundation, Simplot Company Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Boise organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Boise. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.