FundersIdaho

Idaho Power Foundation Inc

Boise, ID · EIN 82-0530529. Reported 239 grants totalling $1,044,900 to 183 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,500median grant
$1,044,900granted, 2021-2024
183organizations funded
20%of grantees funded again the next year
$4,746,371assets, latest filing

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. Idaho Power Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $3,700; the smallest was $250 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
10 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
177 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
30 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
20 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
1 grant
$100,000 and Up
1 grant

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Salvation ArmyBoise, ID$127,500222024
Home Partnership FoundationBoise, ID$60,000332023
Boise State University FoundationBoise, ID$44,000432023
Idaho Governor's CupBoise, ID$39,000422024
Boys and Girls Club of Ada CountyBoise, ID$27,500222024
The CabinBoise, ID$21,000432024
Boys & Girls Club of Ada CountyBoise, ID$20,000112023
College of Eastern Idaho FoundationIdaho Falls, ID$20,000112022
Idaho Public TelevisionBoise, ID$20,000112022
Idaho STEM Action Center FoundationBoise, ID$20,000112021
Treasure Valley Family YMCABoise, ID$20,000112022
Idaho Botanical GardenBoise, ID$18,500332024
St Luke's Health FoundationBoise, ID$17,500332023
Idaho Governors CupBoise, ID$16,000112022
Idaho Commission on Hispanic AffairsBoise, ID$15,500532024
The Peregrine FundBoise, ID$15,000332023
Neighborworks BoiseBoise, ID$14,000332023
Children's MuseumMeridian, ID$13,000212023
Saint AlphonsusBoise, ID$11,500222024
College of IdahoCaldwell, ID$10,000112023
Giraffe LaughBoise, ID$10,000112024
Ponderosa Center IncMccall, ID$10,000112022
St Alphonsus FoundationBoise, ID$10,000222022
Wassmuth Center for Human RightsBoise, ID$10,000222024
Women's & Children's AllianceBoise, ID$10,000112024
Idaho Zoological Society Aka Friends of Zoo BoiseBoise, ID$9,500322022
Canyon County Festival of TreesNampa, ID$8,000222024
Girl Scouts of the Silver SageBoise, ID$7,500332024
Idaho Nonprofit CenterBoise, ID$7,500222024
Magic Valley Arts CouncilTwin Falls, ID$7,500332024
Women's and Children's Alliance IncBoise, ID$7,000222022
Wyakin FoundationBoise, ID$7,000222024
Idaho Foodbank WarehouseMeridian, ID$6,500222022
74 Idaho IncNew York, NY$5,000112023
Discovery Center of IdahoBoise, ID$5,000222024
Faces of HopeBoise, ID$5,000222024
Idaho Coalition of Land TrustsBoise, ID$5,000112022
Idaho Community FoundationBoise, ID$5,000112024
Idaho Humane SocietyBoise, ID$5,000222024
Idaho State Historical SocietyBoise, ID$5,000112023
Idaho Youth RanchBoise, ID$5,000212024
Medicine River AcademySalmon, ID$5,000112024
Neighbor Works BoiseBoise, ID$5,000112024
Opera IdahoBoise, ID$5,000222024
ReuseumGarden City, ID$5,000112023
St Luke's Health SystemBoise, ID$5,000112024
St Vincent De PaulBoise, ID$5,000222024
The Idaho FoodbankMeridian, ID$5,000112023
Treasure Valley Community College FoundationOntario, OR$5,000112022
Treasure Valley YMCABoise, ID$5,000112022
University of Idaho FoundationMoscow, ID$5,000112021
World Center for Birds of PreyBoise, ID$5,000112024
Idaho Shakespeare FestivalBoise, ID$4,500212024
Idaho State University FoundationPocatello, ID$4,500222024
Ronald Mcdonald HouseBoise, ID$4,000112024
Ronald Mcdonald House CharitiesBoise, ID$4,000112023
Wild Hearts IdahoBoise, ID$4,000222024
Children's Home Society of IdahoBoise, ID$3,750222023
Reuseum Educational IncGarden City, ID$3,700112023
Boise Rescue MissionBoise, ID$3,500112021
Gooding County Swiftwater RescueGooding, ID$3,500112024
Idaho National GuardBoise, ID$3,500112023
Life's KitchenBoise, ID$3,500222024
Mothers Against Drunk DrivingBoise, ID$3,500222024
Parma Family & Resource CenterParma, ID$3,500112024
Wyakin Warrior FoundationGarden City, ID$3,500112022
Andrus Center for Public PolicyBoise, ID$3,000112023
Asm Materials Education FoundationNovelty, OH$3,000112023
Boise Art MuseumBoise, ID$3,000112023
Boise Philharmonic Association IncBoise, ID$3,000112021
Boise Pride Festival IncBoise, ID$3,000112022
Idaho Trails AssociationBoise, ID$3,000222024
Jesse TreeBoise, ID$3,000112021
Learning LabGarden City, ID$3,000112024
Southwest Idaho Society of Women EngineersBoise, ID$3,000112022
Special OlympicsGarden City, ID$3,000112023
Sw Idaho Society of Women EngineersBoise, ID$3,000112021
Adrian School DistrictAdrian, OR$2,500112023
Agency for New AmericansBoise, ID$2,500112024
American Red CrossWashington, DC$2,500112021
Baker School DistrictBaker St, OR$2,500112023
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest IdahoBoise, ID$2,500112024
Bogus Basin RecreationalBoise, ID$2,500112024
Boise Contemporary TheaterBoise, ID$2,500112023
Boise Rescue Mission MinistriesBoise, ID$2,500112024
Boise State University College of TechnologyBoise, ID$2,500112023
Boise Valley Habitat for HumanityBoise, ID$2,500112024
Boys & Girls Club of Western TvOntario, OR$2,500112024
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast IdahoPocatello, ID$2,500112023
Caldwell Night RodeoCaldwell, ID$2,500112024
Childrens Home Society of IdahoBoise, ID$2,500112024
College of Idaho FoundationCaldwell, ID$2,500112024
College of Southern IdahoTiwn Falls, ID$2,500112024
College of Western Idaho FoundationNampa, ID$2,500112024
Cove High SchoolCove, OR$2,500112024
Csi Workforce Development and TrainingTwin Falls, ID$2,500112023
Flock Cancer IdahoBoise, ID$2,500112024
Foundation for Idaho HistoryBoise, ID$2,500112024
Four Rivers Community SchoolOntario, OR$2,500112023
Four Rivers Healthy CommunityOntario, OR$2,500112024
Fundsy - (ymca)Boise, ID$2,500112024
Hagerman Quick Response Unit IncHagerman, ID$2,500112021
Harper School District 66Harper, OR$2,500112024
Hermiston School DistHermiston, OR$2,500112023
Homedale St School DistHomedale, ID$2,500112023
Huntington School DistrictHuntington, OR$2,500112023
Idaho Food BankMeridian, ID$2,500112024
Idaho Law FoundationBoise, ID$2,500112021
Idaho Veteran's Parade CommitteeBoise, ID$2,500112023
Idaho Veterans ParadeEagle, ID$2,500112024
Isu FoundationPocatello, ID$2,500112024
Jannus IncBoise, ID$2,500112024
La Grande High SchoolLa Grande, OR$2,500112023
Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyBoise, ID$2,500112023
Lyla's HouseStar, ID$2,500112024
Malhuer County School DistVale, OR$2,500112023
Marsing Joint School DistrictMarsing, ID$2,500112023
NAACP - Treasure ValleyBoise, ID$2,500112021
Nixya'awii Community SchoolPendleton, OR$2,500112023
North Powder School DistNorth Powder, OR$2,500112023
Northwest Nazarene FoundationNampa, ID$2,500112024
Oakley Valley Arts CouncilOakley, ID$2,500112021
Pendleton School DistPendleton, OR$2,500112023
Pilot Rock School DistPilot Rock, OR$2,500112023
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Idaho IncBoise, ID$2,500112021
Stanfield School DistStanfield, OR$2,500112023
The Freshwater TrustPortland, OR$2,500112021
Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntario, OR$2,500112024
Umatilla Co School DistUmatilla, OR$2,500112023
Umatilla High SchoolUmatilla, OR$2,500112023
Voices Against ViolenceTwin Falls, ID$2,500112024
Wassmuth CenterBoise, ID$2,500112024
Ypac Corp As Agent for Yellow Pine Music FestivalYellow Pine, ID$2,500112023
Boise Music WeekBoise, ID$2,000222023
Children's Museum of IdahoMeridian, ID$2,000112021
Girls on the Run TvBoise, ID$2,000112024
Idaho Association EducationBoise, ID$2,000112024
Idaho BcaMeridian, ID$2,000112024
Idaho State UniversityPocatello, ID$2,000112024
Idaho Womens Charitable FundBoise, ID$2,000112024
IsuPocatello, ID$2,000112024
Jordan Valley Owyhee Heritage CouncilJordan Valley, OR$2,000222023
La PosadaTwin Falls, ID$2,000112024
Project SucceedTwin Falls, ID$2,000112024
Skills USA IdahoBoise, ID$2,000112024
South Central Idaho Tourism and Recreationl Development Association IncTwin Falls, ID$2,000112021
Treasure Valley Down Syndrome AssociationMeridian, ID$2,000222024
Boys Girls Club of Ada CoBoise, ID$1,500112021
Culture for ChangeFiler, ID$1,500112023
Faces of Hope FoundationBoise, ID$1,500112021
Garden City Public Library FoundationGarden City, ID$1,500112021
Habitat for HumanityBoise, ID$1,500112021
Henry's Fork FoundationAshton, ID$1,500112023
Idaho FFA FoundationStar, ID$1,500112021
Northwest Association of the Blind AthleteVancouver, WA$1,500112023
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sw IdahoBoise, ID$1,250112021
American Foundation for Suicide PreventionBoise, ID$1,000112023
Boise State UniversityBoise, ID$1,000112021
Champ's HeartIdaho Falls, ID$1,000112023
Friends Furever Animal Rescue IncJerome, ID$1,000112023
Idaho Patriot ThunderMeridian, ID$1,000112023
Idaho Voices for ChildrenBoise, ID$1,000112023
Land Trust of the Treasure ValleyBoise, ID$1,000112023
LearnBoise, ID$1,000112023
Lincoln County IdahoRichfield, ID$1,000112021
Mcpaws IncMccall, ID$1,000112023
Music in CommonAtlanta, GA$1,000112023
National Federation for the Blind of IdahoBoise, ID$1,000112021
National Federation of the BlindBoise, ID$1,000112023
Nimiipuu Community Development FundLapwai, ID$1,000112023
Operation WarmheartMountain Home Afb, ID$1,000112021
Shoshone Bannock TribesFort Hall, ID$1,000112021
The Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in IdahoMountain Home, ID$1,000112023
Advocates Against Family ViolenceCaldwell, ID$850112023
Idaho Watercolor Society (iws)Boise, ID$800112024
Birds of PreyBoise, ID$500112023
Birds of Prey Nca PartnershipBoise, ID$500112021
Boise Valley Pow-MiaMeridian, ID$500112021
Boys and Girls Club of Western Treasure ValleyOntario, OR$500112021
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NY$500112021
Witco IncCaldwell, ID$500112021
South Central Community Action PartnershipTwin Falls, ID$300112023
Boise River Enhancement NetworkBoise, ID$250112021

36 of 183 (20%) 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 20%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 88 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
13 grants
Education
13 grants
Arts & Culture
10 grants
Youth Development
10 grants
Health Care
7 grants
Environment
6 grants
Animal Welfare
5 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
5 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202156$172,250$2,500
202223$215,500$5,000
202382$396,850$2,500
202478$260,300$2,500

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

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 93% of this one's giving went to organizations in Idaho. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Idaho
$974K
Oregon
$58K
New York
$6K
Ohio
$3K
District of Columbia
$2K
Washington
$2K
Georgia
$1K

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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.

Idaho Community Foundation Inc43 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc37 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund35 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc33 shared recipientsSt Luke's Health System Ltd30 shared recipientsLaura Moore Cunningham Foundation Inc28 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Idaho.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Idaho Power Foundation Inc'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: 1221 W Idaho Street, 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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