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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4327757

Power Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Meridian, ID. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 47 grants and $303,770 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $303,770

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $4,716,966
  • Tax year 2024

    $422,353

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $4,925,993
  • Tax year 2023

    $271,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $4,990,698
  • Tax year 2022

    $254,980

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $5,339,064
  • Tax year 2021

    $125,700

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $5,015,113
  • Tax year 2020

    $242,680

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $4,079,996
  • Tax year 2019

    $165,988

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $3,218,095
  • Tax year 2018

    $105,648

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $2,875,448

Grants paid in 2025

47 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cleveland State University FoundationCleveland, OH

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $73,356
  2. Bridger Public SchoolsBridger, MT

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $15,000
  3. University of Idaho FoundationMoscow, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $15,000
  4. Society of Women Engineers - Kansas CityOverland Park, KS

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $15,000
  5. Stevens Point Area Senior HighStevens Point, WI

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $15,000
  6. University of Idaho FoundationMoscow, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $14,144
  7. Moore Middle SchoolTyler, TX

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $8,800
  8. Lewiston High SchoolLewiston, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $7,500
  9. Fort Zumwalt School DistrictOfallon, MO

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $7,500
  10. Westside Christian High SchoolTigard, OR

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $7,500
  11. University of Maine FoundationOrono, ME

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $6,000
  12. Explorationworks IncHelena, MT

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,875
  13. Boise State University FoundationBoise, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  14. Girl Scouts of Silver Sage CouncilBoise, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  15. Woman Innovators IncBoise, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  16. Heart Math TutoringCharlotte, NC

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  17. ImagineworksHonolulu, HI

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  18. Oregon Section of the American Society of Civil EngineersLake Oswego, OR

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  19. Society of Women EngineersLakewood, CO

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  20. Children's Museum of IdahoMeridian, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  21. University of Idaho FoundationMoscow, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  22. University of Idaho FoundationMoscow, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  23. University of Idaho FoundationMoscow, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  24. University of Idaho FoundationMoscow, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  25. Pickerington Local School DistrictPickerington, OH

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  26. Curators of the University of Missouri Special TrustSt Louis, MO

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $5,000
  27. Lewiston High SchoolLewiston, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $3,750
  28. School District of HudsonHudson, WI

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $3,500
  29. Emerson Parents for STEMEmerson, NJ

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $3,000
  30. Ernest B Desilva Elementary PTAHilo, HI

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $3,000
  31. Pinecrest Academy of LewistonLas Vegas, NV

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $3,000
  32. Central Lane RoboticsEugene, OR

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $2,400
  33. Klamath County School DistrictKlamath Falls, OR

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $2,395
  34. Idaho Botanical GardenBoise, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $2,300
  35. Mazama High SchoolKlamath Falls, OR

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $2,300
  36. Capital Area Woodworker's GuildSpringfield, IL

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $2,250
  37. Freeport High SchoolFreeport, ME

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $2,000
  38. Unified School District #233Olathe, KS

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $2,000
  39. Sherwood Charter SchoolSherwood, OR

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $2,000
  40. Gooding Elementary SchoolGooding, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $1,700
  41. Columbia High SchoolNampa, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $1,500
  42. Shoshone School DistrictShoshone, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $1,500
  43. Bellevue Elementary SchoolBellevue, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $1,000
  44. Wood River Middle SchoolHailey, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $1,000
  45. Francis Howell High School Band Boosters AssocSaint Charles, MO

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $1,000
  46. The Magic HouseSaint Louis, MO

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $1,000
  47. Idaho Society of Professional Engineers FoundationBoise, ID

    Charitable and/or educational purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education17 grants $162,40089% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $6,0003% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,8753% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $2,3001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Idaho20 grants $92,894
  2. Ohio2 grants $78,356
  3. Oregon6 grants $21,595
  4. Montana2 grants $20,875
  5. Wisconsin2 grants $18,500
  6. Kansas2 grants $17,000
  7. Missouri4 grants $14,500
  8. Texas1 grant $8,800
  9. Hawaii2 grants $8,000
  10. Maine2 grants $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John KummPRESIDENT / DIRECTOR - THRU JAN 3 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Janet MetzgerPRESIDENT / DIRECTOR - FROM MARCH 12 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andy Ratzkin - Director - From Feb20 / VP / CHAIRMAN - FROM MARCH 12 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maria FerralTREASURER / DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alice NordstromSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kayce McEwanDIRECTOR - THRU JUNE 1 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gino GiumarroDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah KucheraDIRECTOR - FROM MARCH 12 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sara MichaelsDIRECTOR - FROM MAY 21 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shawn JacksonDIRECTOR - FROM JUNE 1 Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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