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Cause EducationState Idaho114 funders

Foundations that fund education in Idaho

114 private foundations based in Idaho with a return in the last two years gave $24.2 million to education organizations in 326 grants. The median grant was $10,000, and 33 of these foundations accept applications.

Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Ranked by giving to education

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is education.

  1. Ja & Kathryn Albertson Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2024 18 grants Accepts applications $9,175,243 to education
  2. Angels Among US IncGarden City, ID · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $2,555,492 to education
  3. Islands FundBoise, ID · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $1,503,000 to education
  4. Oneroot FoundationKetchum, ID · tax year 2025 6 grants Preselected only $1,401,940 to education
  5. Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health IncMeridian, ID · tax year 2024 19 grants Preselected only $1,228,650 to education
  6. S R Simplot Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $1,110,000 to education
  7. Simplot Company Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2025 15 grants Preselected only $767,000 to education
  8. Larry and Marianne Williams Family FoundationBoise, ID · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $720,500 to education
  9. Zander Family Foundation IncKetchum, ID · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $591,052 to education
  10. Mott Family Foundation IncKetchum, ID · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $550,320 to education
  11. Elton Family FoundationMeridian, ID · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $500,000 to education
  12. The Pesky Family Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $291,050 to education
  13. The Bews FoundationTwin Falls, ID · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $275,000 to education
  14. Paul I and Charlotte P Corddry Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $261,712 to education
  15. Shoemaker Family Fund IncEagle, ID · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $200,000 to education
  16. Power Foundation IncMeridian, ID · tax year 2025 17 grants Preselected only $162,400 to education
  17. John & Orah Brandt FoundationNampa, ID · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $160,000 to education
  18. Chrysopolae FoundationBellevue, ID · tax year 2025 9 grants Preselected only $154,000 to education
  19. Herak FoundationPriest Lake, ID · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $140,000 to education
  20. Idaho Power Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2025 16 grants Accepts applications $137,250 to education
  21. Arvy Foundation IncMeridian, ID · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $121,000 to education
  22. DRS Ed & Mary Ann Reynolds FoundationBoise, ID · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $108,576 to education
  23. Dallas and Alta Harris Family Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $107,500 to education
  24. The Borbonus Family Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $100,000 to education
  25. Janice Seagraves Family Foundation IncTwin Falls, ID · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $90,000 to education
  26. The Silk Family FoundationKetchum, ID · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $88,000 to education
  27. Glad To Be Here Foundation IncSun Valley, ID · tax year 2025 5 grants Preselected only $83,438 to education
  28. Claude R & Ethel B Whittenberger FoundationCaldwell, ID · tax year 2025 7 grants Accepts applications $77,000 to education
  29. Charles & Maxine Skaggs FoundationNampa, ID · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $74,250 to education
  30. The Gibney Family Foundation IncMeridian, ID · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $72,500 to education
  31. The Robert I Wishnick Foundation DBA the William Wishnick FoundationDalton Gardens, ID · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $66,500 to education
  32. Stevens Family Foundation IncKetchum, ID · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $60,500 to education
  33. Obsidian Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $56,000 to education
  34. The Cordeiro Family FoundationKetchum, ID · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $55,000 to education
  35. Harold E & Phyllis S Thomas FoundationBoise, ID · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $55,000 to education
  36. Martin and Shirley Burns Family FoundationMeridian, ID · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $55,000 to education
  37. Marcus Anderson Family FoundationCoeur Dalene, ID · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $50,140 to education
  38. Spark Foundation IncDriggs, ID · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $50,000 to education
  39. The Joan Leidy Foundation IncBellevue, ID · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $50,000 to education
  40. The Moscrip Family Foundation IncEagle, ID · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $48,500 to education
  41. Robert & Elaine Batt Charitable TrustCaldwell, ID · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $41,000 to education
  42. The Elizabeth M Webster & Maricich -Paen Family FoundationHailey, ID · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $35,000 to education
  43. The Eva Mathis FoundationCoeur D Alene, ID · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $35,000 to education
  44. The Deatley Family FoundationLewiston, ID · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $33,000 to education
  45. The Chaime FoundationMeridian, ID · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $33,000 to education
  46. Ronold L Von Hagen Foundation IncKetchum, ID · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $32,000 to education
  47. Frank A Morbeck Community FoundationWallace, ID · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $31,729 to education
  48. Charles and Linda Corbalis Family FoundationStar, ID · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $31,500 to education
  49. Holland M Ware Charitable FoundationEagle, ID · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $30,000 to education
  50. The John F Nagel FoundationEagle, ID · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $28,100 to education

Open to applications

25 foundations

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. Ja & Kathryn Albertson Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2024 18 grants Accepts applications $9,175,243 to education
  2. Angels Among US IncGarden City, ID · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $2,555,492 to education
  3. Elton Family FoundationMeridian, ID · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $500,000 to education
  4. The Pesky Family Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $291,050 to education
  5. The Bews FoundationTwin Falls, ID · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $275,000 to education
  6. John & Orah Brandt FoundationNampa, ID · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $160,000 to education
  7. Herak FoundationPriest Lake, ID · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $140,000 to education
  8. Idaho Power Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2025 16 grants Accepts applications $137,250 to education
  9. Arvy Foundation IncMeridian, ID · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $121,000 to education
  10. Janice Seagraves Family Foundation IncTwin Falls, ID · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $90,000 to education
  11. Claude R & Ethel B Whittenberger FoundationCaldwell, ID · tax year 2025 7 grants Accepts applications $77,000 to education
  12. The Robert I Wishnick Foundation DBA the William Wishnick FoundationDalton Gardens, ID · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $66,500 to education
  13. Obsidian Foundation IncBoise, ID · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $56,000 to education
  14. Harold E & Phyllis S Thomas FoundationBoise, ID · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $55,000 to education
  15. The Joan Leidy Foundation IncBellevue, ID · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $50,000 to education
  16. The Eva Mathis FoundationCoeur D Alene, ID · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $35,000 to education
  17. The Deatley Family FoundationLewiston, ID · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $33,000 to education
  18. The Chaime FoundationMeridian, ID · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $33,000 to education
  19. Frank A Morbeck Community FoundationWallace, ID · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $31,729 to education
  20. The John F Nagel FoundationEagle, ID · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $28,100 to education
  21. CHC FoundationIdaho Falls, ID · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $20,000 to education
  22. Brien & Shelly Deatley Family FoundationLewiston, ID · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $20,000 to education
  23. Four J FoundationBoise, ID · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $17,000 to education
  24. Jonathan A Holloway FoundationPost Falls, ID · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $12,600 to education
  25. The Willard Charitable Foundation IncIdaho Falls, ID · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $6,500 to education