Four J Foundation
Boise, ID · EIN 84-1404673. Reported 176 grants totalling $1,335,000 to 70 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Four J Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $75,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Lab | Garden City, ID | $255,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Idaho Foodbank | Boise, ID | $80,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Faces of Hope | Boise, ID | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Sanctuary Housing Services | Boise, ID | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Alphonsus Foundation | Boise, ID | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's and Children's Alliance | Boise, ID | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Idaho Foundation | Moscow, ID | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Boise | Boise, ID | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boise Rescue Mission Ministries | Boise, ID | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Idaho College of Education Health and Human Sciences | Moscow, ID | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jesse Tree | Boise, ID | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Boise, ID | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Luke's Health Foundation | Boise, ID | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Terry Reilly Health Services | Nampa, ID | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Lukes Health Foundation - Mountain States Tumor Inst | Boise, ID | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Faces of Hope Victim Center | Boise, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise | Boise, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's Cathedral | Boise, ID | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Childrens School | Boise, ID | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bishop Kelly Foundation | Boise, ID | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club - Garden City | Garden City, ID | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wassmuth Center for Human Rights | Boise, ID | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Speedy Foundation | Boise, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Ignatious Catholic School Foundation | Meridian, ID | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Lukes Childrens Hospital - Boise | Boise, ID | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Idaho Public Television | Boise, ID | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metro Meals on Wheels Treasure Valley | Boise, ID | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for Idaho History | Boise, ID | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boise State University Foundation College of Education | Boise, ID | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boise State University Foundation for the Bsu School of Nursing | Boise, ID | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Idaho Elite Basketball | Meridian, ID | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bsu College of Education | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bsu Department of Nursing | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Lukes Cancer Institute | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Lukes Health Foundation | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Children's School | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Tee of Idaho | Meridian, ID | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Idaho - Bill Goss Scholarship | Moscow, ID | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lifes Kitchen | Boise, ID | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boise Philharmonic | Boise, ID | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Garden City Library Foundation - Bells for Books | Garden City, ID | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Idaho Black History Museum | Boise, ID | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kappa House | Coeur D Alene, ID | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Idaho | Boise, ID | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Judes Garden Valley Catholic Church | Garden Valley, ID | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kbsu Public Radio | Boise, ID | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boise Public Library Administration | Boise, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boise YMCA | Boise, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Garden City, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Good | Boise, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Boise Zoo | Boise, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Zoo Boise | Boise, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meals on Wheels Boise | Boise, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Boise, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Ignatius Catholic School Foundation | Meridian, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Joseph's School Foundation | Boise, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Idaho College of Education | Moscow, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boise Art Museum | Boise, ID | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Feed the Gap | Boise, ID | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boise Zoo (aka Friends of Zoo Boise) | Boise, ID | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Madd Idaho | Boise, ID | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pga Hope Program of Pga Reach - Rocky Mountain Section | Star, ID | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Cascade Food Pantry | Cascade, ID | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boise Urban Garden School | Boise, ID | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Garden Valley Food Bank | Garden Valley, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kkg - Kappa Foundation | Coeur D Alene, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opera Idaho | Boise, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Katharine Drexel Catholic Church | Cascade, ID | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Warm Springs Counseling Center | Boise, ID | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA | Boise, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
46 of 70 (66%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 91%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Learning Lab
THIS GIFT IS UNRESTRICTED AND MAY BE USED WHEREVER NEEDED. - University of Idaho Foundation
THIS GIFT IS INTENDED TO BE USED TO HONOR THE FOUR SLAIN STUDENTS. - Faces of Hope Victim Center
UNRESTRICTED FOR CHARITABLE USES - Interfaith Sanctuary Housing Services
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN NEED - Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise
FOR THE GREATEST NEED IN THE LOCAL CATHOLIC CHURCH AS DETERMINED BY BISHOP PETER CHRISTIANSON - Terry Reilly Health Services
THIS GIFT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR THE 300 S. 23RD STREET, BOISE, IDAHO FACILITY TO BE USED IN THE FACILITY'S AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 49 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $335,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 44 | $350,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 47 | $301,000 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 46 | $349,000 | $4,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Idaho.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Four J Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 4810 W Roberts Rd, Boise, ID, 83702. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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