EDITORS: For more information about the projects in your community that will be funded

by the ICF grants, please call or email Jennifer Oxley.

October 8, 2015 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) 342-3535 joxley@idcomfdn.org

ICF grant cycle provides more than $162,000 in eastern and

southeastern Idaho

IDAHO FALLS – The Idaho Community Foundation’s Eastern Regional Grants Panel has selected 79 eastern and southeastern Idaho nonprofit organizations to receive more than $162,000 through its annual competitive grant cycle. Grant recipients are from Bannock, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Custer, Franklin, Fremont, Lemhi, Madison, Oneida, Power and Teton counties. Nonprofit organizations can apply for grants of up to $5,000 through the competitive grant cycle. The Eastern Region Grants Panel, which includes representatives from each county, meets every July to review the applications and make recommendations. The ICF Board of Directors makes the final decision about the grants. This year, there were 123 applications requesting more than $475,000. Grants are awarded in the areas of arts & culture, education, emergency services, health, libraries, conservation/environment, public projects, recreation and social services. This year’s recipients are: Bannock County Alameda Middle School – $2,000 to purchase one or more musical instruments for the bands Bannock County Historical Society, Inc. and Museum – $2,500 to purchase specialty storage furniture for odd-sized artifacts and documents to keep them safe, prolong their life and provide ease of access to researchers and visitors Bannock Youth Foundation, Inc. – $2,000 to purchase eight computers to use as educational supplements in the two group homes for at risk youth, Bannock House and MK Place Charitable Assistance to Community's Homeless (CATCH) – $2,000 to provide work supports to homeless families seeking employment First Baptist Church of Pocatello – $2,000 to purchase a commercial freezer and upgrade technology to minimize dropped internet connections as well as improve computer access

Idaho Museum of Natural History – $2,000 to improve the Idaho Museum of Natural History's Discovery Center, which is a scientific inquiry playroom, and Discovery Boxes, a free library of publicly available teaching materials Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Inc. – $1,500 to support the Eastern Idaho portion of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s educational outreach tours, Idaho Theater for Youth and Shakespearience, which travel to elementary and secondary schools every academic school year Idaho State-Civic Symphony Association, Inc. – $1,500 to support the Youth Orchestra's presentation of the Symphony School Concerts to over 2,600 area fourth- and fifth-grade students Lava Hot Springs Senior Center – $2,500 to replace two furnaces Lee Pesky Learning Center – $2,500 to provide early literacy and math training to 60 early care providers in Bannock and Bonneville counties to improve the number of students who enter kindergarten with the fundamental skills needed for school success Marsh Valley Joint School District #21 – $2,000 to purchase an update for Accelerated Reader and Star Reading programs NAMI Southeast Idaho Inc – $1,500 to provide free classes and services to consumers and family members about mental illnesses, coping skills for family members and to educate the public Pocatello Free Clinic – $3,000 to increase the executive director's hours from 22 to 27 per week Portneuf Library District – $2,000 to purchase items for programs to boost literacy and increase critical thinking through hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and “maker” activities Portneuf Soil and Water Conservation District – $2,000 to improve the sustainability and accessibility of the Portneuf River around Sacajawea Park by improving the river banks as well as installing spectator decks and hand rails along sloped portions of the trail Ross Park Zoological Society – $1,000 to design and fabricate educational interpretive panels to teach about native animals and local Native American history for the Tipi display at the Pocatello Zoo Snake River New Horizons Band – $2,000 to purchase a xylophone for the percussion section of the band, and to also purchase music scores Society of St. Vincent de Paul – $2,000 to buy a commercial freezer for the Food Pantry South Bannock County Historical Center – $2,000 to purchase a new copier which will provide an increase in printing capabilities, historical information available to museum visitors, and sustainability of the mission through increased availability of publications The Idaho Foodbank – $3,000 to support the School Pantry program in Eastern Idaho, feeding and nourishing children and families in need

Zonta Club of Pocatello Service Foundation, Inc. – $1,500 to provide one-time emergency rent and/or utilities assistance for individuals or families in crisis situations through the Families in Crisis project Bingham County Bingham Crisis Center for Women, Inc. – $2,000 to secure shelving for the food, clothing and household goods distribution areas and to provide doorbells for the facility Community Dinner Table, Incorporated – $2,000 to finish the floor in the new Blackfoot Food Pantry Lillian Vallely School, Inc. – $1,183 to purchase office supplies and book binding supplies to create books for the students in their Native American language North Bingham County District Library – $2,500 to buy equipment to be used in providing technically enhanced programming for children and teens Bonneville County Bonneville County Historical Society – $3,000 to support costs for the Rocky Mountain Adventure program, a youth summer camp and adult continuing education program Bonneville Joint School District #93 – $3,000 to purchase non-fiction books of all levels, with emphasis on pre-K through third-grade Idaho Falls Area Humanitarian Center, Inc. – $4,800 to purchase sewing machines, computer equipment and a vacuum cleaner Idaho Falls Arts Council – $2,000 to support training and administrative costs for professional staffing at the 12th annual Roaring Youth Jam festival on the Snake River Greenbelt Idaho Falls Arts Council – $2,500 to support transportation for schools throughout eastern Idaho to visit ARTitorium on Broadway on field trips Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. – $2,000 to provide legal representation in divorce and custody cases to low-income victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking Senior Citizens' Community Center, Inc. – $1,000 to buy chairs and tables for the classroom The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Inc. – $3,500 to take hands-on art lessons to K-5 elementary classrooms in Ririe, Arco, Dubois and Howe and offset the cost of art instructors, art supplies and transportation for these visits Butte County Moore Community Association – $3,500 to purchase additional tables and chairs for the new Valley Community Center Caribou County

Caribou Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc. – $2,500 to improve population health by supporting oncology services at Caribou Memorial Hospital Grace Joint School District #148 – $1,000 to purchase a charging cart for the 25 iPads that the high school currently uses North Gem School District #149 – $2,000 to chemically clean, repair and replace broken instruments Clark County Clark County School District #161 – $2,500 to recycle computers donated to the school district with assistance from student volunteers and place the upgraded equipment into classrooms Custer County Challis Arts Council, Inc. – $1,500 to support the Challis Arts Council's 2016 Educational Performing Arts Programs Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts – $2,500 to assist with the cost for students to stay at the facility, which is a mandatory component to the program Mackay Joint School District #182 – $2,000 to purchase hands-on art materials to allow the district to follow the art curriculum South Custer County Historical Society, Inc. – $2,500 to help pay for materials and construction costs involved with upgrades, structural changes and modifications required in the conversion of an old store building to accommodate a new home for Mackay’s Lost Rivers Museum and its historical society Franklin County Franklin County Library District – $2,500 to provide "Take It and Create It" Kits for teens and tweens in the community to explore science, technology, arts, engineering and mathematics Franklin County Reading Association – $2,000 to purchase books for developmental preschools, Head Start, ESL and special needs classes, elementary, junior high and alternative high school Fremont County District Library – $3,000 to replace the curtains in the cultural hall to improve usability and community pride by improving the visual appeal Henry's Fork Foundation – $1,500 to pay room and board for four university interns in Ashton and to provide transportation to and from their work projects, primarily in Island Park Oneida Stake Academy Foundation – $2,000 to re-string and automate the bell in the recently restored tower of the Oneida Stake Academy building Seventh Judicial District CASA Program – $2,500 to provide a CASA volunteer and volunteer attorney to children in Fremont and Bingham counties

Lemhi County Hope's Place Pregnancy Support Center – $2,000 to widen community awareness of services Lemhi County Economic Development Association – $2,000 to set up a textbook fund to assist local college students during the gap between when classes begin and when financial aid funds are distributed Lemhi County Economic Development Association – $2,500 to upgrade the computer lab to Windows 2012 Lemhi County Historical Society, Inc. – $3,000 to provide more people the opportunity to attend educational programs and experience new exhibits as they are introduced North Fork Fire Protection District – $2,000 to purchase two automatic external defibrillators and 12 folding chairs Sacajawea Cultural, Interpretive and Educational Center – $1,000 to replace two interpretive signs on the walking trail and install a new one at the School of Discovery site Sacajawea Cultural, Interpretive and Educational Center – $611 to print revised copies of the Junior Explorer booklet and design and purchase Junior Explorer badges Salmon Arts Council – $1,000 to support the annual Missoula Children’s Theatre teaching and performance residency for community youth and grades K-12 in the Salmon School District Salmon Library Association – $2,500 to purchase and install a security camera system, a keyless coded entry system lock, and a security grill to separate the library from the public meeting area after hours Salmon School District #291 – $3,000 to purchase iPads South Lemhi School District #292 – $2,500 to purchase video equipment that will be used in the graphic and video production class offered as a new elective course for high school students at the Leadore School Madison County Madison Library District – $1,447 to purchase tablets, a book cart, tables, chairs, new signs, and other supplies for the Book Wagon Madison School District #321 – $2,500 to purchase high-quality, library-bound books which target the beginning reading levels of students and have accompanying Accelerated Reader tests Sugar City Soccer League – $1,000 to construct a portable equipment shed and purchase soccer equipment Sugar-Salem School District #322 – $530 to purchase musical instruments to provide hands-on enrichment for students in third- through sixth-grade

Oneida County Malad Elementary School – $1,500 to buy the site license for Waterford Early Learning Reading, Math, and Science software, which is used in grades K-3 and $2,500 to buy the site license for the Renaissance Learning software that serves 420 students through Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Math, Star Reading and Star Math Malad Middle School – $400 to buy the site license for ScootPad, a software package that includes Common Core math, spelling, writing, and English language arts, $800 to upgrade the current sound system in the Malad Middle School gym and purchase four additional microphones and $2,000 to buy a used console piano Malad Valley Theater Guild – $1,000 to buy three theater stage/flood lights for the Iron Door Playhouse Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital – $2,000 to buy four reclining chairs for patient rooms on the acute care wing of the hospital Oneida County Community Swimming Pool – $900 to buy four woven plastic mats to line the walkways around the Oneida County Community Swimming Pool to make the walkways safer Oneida County Relic Preservation and Historical Society – $1,000 to buy electrical supplies and pay for the labor of a licensed electrician to replace obsolete electrical wiring and install light fixtures, outlets, and a circuit breaker box on the museum's top floor Samaria Community Foundation – $2,000 to buy lumber, doors, windows, paint, paint supplies, and insulation and pay for the services of a licensed contractor to refurbish the Blue Goose, an historic building in Samaria Power County American Falls Education Foundation – $2,500 to provide musical experiences for the community while assisting in foundation activities for the youth and citizens of the community County of Power Class A School District 381 – $2,423 to purchase one Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit Grades K-5, plus an additional 18 classroom lesson notebooks to ensure each classroom in the K-3 building has the curriculum PCHD Foundation, Inc. – $2,500 to assist with the purchase of two Data-scopes (mobile vital signs monitors) and two pediatric exam tables Teton County Teton Geotourism Center, Inc. – $2,500 to support educational and cultural exhibits and activities that showcase local organizations and national displays Teton Valley Education Foundation – $2,500 to support ArtReach, an enriching art education program for Teton School District #401 elementary students grades K-5, providing quality and nationally-recognized art instruction to over 800 elementary students

Teton Valley Health Care – $2,500 to add a patient-centric element to the Keep it Beating project by purchasing a Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) machine for the emergency room

# # # For more than 25 years, The Idaho Community Foundation has helped you Find Your Passion, Invest Wisely and Give Forever. Our tax deductible funds can be tailored to suit almost any charitable intent and provide a permanent funding source to those in need. ICF has more than 500 funds and provides grants to every county in Idaho.

October 29, 2015 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Chief Communications and Marketing Officer Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE w: (208) 342-3535 c: (208) 982-1429 joxley@idcomfdn.org

Shelton Fund in ICF announces recipients The Perc H. Shelton and Gladys A. Pospisil Shelton Foundation Advised Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation announces 22 grants totaling over $40,125 that will benefit Valley County. Recipients are: Central Idaho Historical Museum (McCall) – $2,000 to fund a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) photographic exhibit in the newly renovated North Bay annex. College of Western Idaho Foundation, Inc. (Nampa) – $2,000 to buy equipment and materials to provide simulated training in the Certified Nurse Assistant and cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses for the CWI Workforce Development program in Valley County. Family Advocates Program, Inc. (Boise) – $2,500 to provide high-quality advocacy for children in foster care in Valley County, as well as strengthen their community relationships. Friends of Idaho Public Television, Inc. (Boise) – $2,000 to provide the highest quality children's educational television programming and internet resources to Valley County families. id Theater, Inc. (McCall) – $2,000 to provide fees and travel stipends for regional and national artists who work with local students and artists. Idaho Diaper Bank, Inc. (Boise) – $1,500 to purchase diapers for families living in Valley County, applying negotiated bulk discount rates from high-quality diaper manufacturers. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Inc. (Boise) – $1,000 to support the 2015-2016 Valley County portion of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s educational outreach tours, Idaho Theater for Youth and Shakespearience, which travel to elementary and secondary schools. Lee Pesky Learning Center (Boise) – $2,000 to provide resources for parents of kindergarten-aged children in Valley County to promote learning in the home. McCall Arts and Humanities Council – $2,000 to provide high-quality art education for rural elementary students by placing professional artists in classrooms. McCall Senior Citizens, Inc. – $2,925 to purchase and install a new high efficiency wood stove to supplement the heating during the winter months to reduce the cost of propane and provide a healthy environment.

McCall Ski Racing Team – $2,000 to purchase 10 sets of alpine racing skis and bindings for rent or loan to newly enrolled athletes at the U8 - U12 level, who want to try out the sport of Alpine Racing but whose families cannot afford the cost. McCall-Donnelly Education Foundation – $1,000 to purchase theater lights for McCall-Donnelly High School’s performance facility, which are suitable for both school and community theater productions. MCPAWS Regional Animal Shelter (McCall) – $1,500 to purchase a cat condo unit for the offsite adoption location at the MCPAWS Thrift Store. Payette Lakes Community Association, Inc. (McCall) – $1,000 to support student projects, and provide supplies related to the STEM curriculum. Payette Lakes Middle School (McCall) – $1,200 to purchase i-Pod Touches to assist struggling 7th graders with their reading skills. Payette Lakes Ski Club (McCall) – $2,500 to support the after-school ski program. ROSE Advocates Inc. (Weiser) – $4,000 to purchase a computer, supplies, phone/internet service, rent/utilities, and cover mileage between the Cascade and McCall offices as well as provide victim transportation when needed. Shepherd's Home, Inc. (McCall) – $3,000 for operating support to ensure the doors are open when children are in need. Snowdon Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc. (McCall) – $2,000 to provide stipends for interns while they reside at the wildlife sanctuary to help cover room, board, and transportation when rescuing animals and traveling to present public programs. Trout Unlimited (McCall) – $500 to purchase expeditionary learning books to complement the stream monitoring and exploration work. University of Idaho Foundation (Moscow) – $500 to underwrite program costs for outdoor science programs that serve McCall and Donnelly schools, including outdoor science week, winter survival, and team building programs so schools can attend at affordable prices. Wilderness Science Education, Inc. (McCall) – $500 to purchase education supplies for winter outdoor education, recreation family activity day, and summer family activity day. The Shelton Fund was created in 2004 from a family foundation started by Perc and Gladys Shelton, who were long-time McCall residents. Distributions are made primarily to nonprofit charitable organizations and government entities, including schools. Organizations don’t have to be based in Valley County, but projects must benefit Valley County.

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For more than 25 years, The Idaho Community Foundation has helped you Find Your Passion, Invest Wisely and Give Forever. Our tax deductible funds can be tailored to suit almost any charitable intent and provide a permanent funding source to those in need. ICF has more than 500 funds and provides grants to every county in Idaho. More than $6.2 million was distributed in 2014. For more information: www.idcomfdn.org.

EDITORS: For more information about the projects in your community that will be funded

by the ICF grants, please call or email Jennifer Oxley.

Dec. 3, 2015 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Chief Communications and Marketing Officer Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) 342-3535 joxley@idcomfdn.org

ICF grants nearly $221,000 in southwest and central Idaho

BOISE – The Idaho Community Foundation’s Southwestern Regional Grants Panel has

selected 118 southwestern Idaho and central Idaho nonprofits, educational organizations and

governmental entities to receive nearly $221,000 through its competitive grant cycle.

Grant recipients are from Ada, Adams, Blaine, Boise, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding,

Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, Valley and Washington counties.

Money for the grants comes from several ICF funds that were established by generous donors

to benefit southwest and central Idaho. To donate, go to www.idcomfdn.org, click on Donate

Today, enter “Greatest Need Endowment Fund for Southwest Idaho” in the Fund Name search

field, click Search, and then click on the fund name to access the donation form.

This year’s grant recipients are:

Ada County

Alzheimer’s Association Greater Idaho Chapter – $2,000 to provide materials to medical

providers to inform them of the resources and services available through the Alzheimer’s

Association and make materials available for individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and their

families

Artisans4Hope – $2,000 to purchase equipment and supplies including chairs, needles, thread,

scissors, shelving, and a dedicated cell phone for utilizing a Square credit card processing

device

Assistance League of Boise – $2,000 to purchase new shoe vouchers and new clothing to give

to elementary school children in need

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho – $1,500 to recruit, evaluate and train adult

volunteers to become 1-to-1 mentors for children facing adversity, and provide staff support to

children and mentors throughout the relationship

Boise Public Schools Education Foundation, Inc. – $500 to purchase bilingual education

materials for Whittier Elementary

Boise Rescue Mission – $2,727 to replace four air conditioning/heating units in its largest

facility, the River of Life Rescue Mission

Boys and Girls Club of Ada County – $1,000 to expand the monthly Family Education Nights at

the Garden City and Meridian clubs

Camp Rainbow Gold, Inc. – $1,000 for the July 2016 teen and youth oncology camps

Children’s Free Dental Clinic Inc. – $1,500 to purchase dental supplies for patient wellness kits

including toothbrushes, toothpaste, tooth brushing timers and cavity preventing fluoride varnish

for every child in the program

Children’s Home Society of Idaho, Inc. – $2,000 to remove financial barriers to ensure that all

children, particularly those most at risk, have access to mental, emotional and behavioral

healthcare

Discovery Center of Idaho, Inc. – $1,000 to provide free field trips to the Discovery Center to

ignite an interest in science, technology, engineering and math among Idaho’s underserved

school students by enabling them to experience the wonders of hands-on science

Feed the Gap – $1,000 to provide breakfast and lunch to children in the Boise School District

who do not qualify for or do not receive federal free or reduced meals but are hungry as

identified by the school principal, counselor and teachers

Garden City Public Library Foundation – $3,000 to ensure that the most underserved children

and families of Garden City have year-round access to library books

Genesis World Mission – $3,000 to purchase a new pharmaceutical-grade refrigerator with a

backup power system for the medical clinic

Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers – $2,500 to provide access to early childhood programs

for children from newborn to age 5 who are born into or are living in poverty

Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council, Inc. – $1,000 to support Girl Scout programs and activities in

southwest Idaho for one year

Idaho Academic Decathlon Inc. – $1,500 to promote the many aspects of life in India, including

cultures, finances, government, technology, history and fine arts

Idaho Botanical Gardens – $1,000 to support the implementation of Seedlings, the outdoor,

nature-based summer preschool program, and pay for Head Start student registrant’s program

fees

Idaho Dance Theatre, Inc. – $1,000 to bring Idaho Dance Theatre’s interactive and inspiring

educational outreach performance “The Magic of Dance” to elementary schools in the Treasure

Valley and surrounding areas, in addition to dance classes the day of the performance

Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs, Inc. – $1,500 to help underwrite the cost of participation in

Hodia Camps for campers from the southwestern service region, regardless of their family’s

ability to pay

Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation – $2,500 to repair critical portions of the 25-year-old, failing

irrigation system at the Morrison Knudsen Nature Center with a new, more water-efficient and

reliable irrigation system to maintain the native habitat

Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Inc. – $2,000 to support the southwest Idaho portion of the

Festival’s 2015-2016 educational outreach tours that travel to elementary and secondary

schools across the state

Idaho Veterans Assistance League, Inc. – $2,000 to provide financial assistance up to $500 for

Idaho veterans who need assistance paying a utility, rent or unexpected bill

Idaho Youth Ranch, Inc. – $1,000 to purchase convertible laptop/tablets for clinicians and case

managers to use in the delivery of treatment services

Idaho Zoological Society – $3,225 to purchase and install new ADA compliant gates for the

remodeled entrance to Zoo Boise

Interfaith Sanctuary Housing Services, Inc. – $2,000 to assist people experiencing

homelessness to gain the skills needed to secure paid or volunteer employment

Learning Lab, Inc. – $2,500 to support Learning Lab’s Literacy for All program, which provides

literacy education for low-income, functionally illiterate adults

Lee Pesky Learning Center – $2,500 so more Idaho families can access LPLC services and

help their loved ones understand and overcome their learning challenges

Life’s Kitchen, Inc. – $2,000 to purchase replacement kitchen equipment used to train at-risk

teens and provide hunger relief to community members in need

Mercy Housing Northwest-Idaho – $2,000 to support the on-site resident services program for

low-income seniors at three affordable housing properties in Boise and Eagle

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Utah - S Idaho Chapter – $1,000 to support the financial

assistance program, which helps needy individuals and families affected by MS cover expenses

when insurance or disability benefits fall short

Senior Solutions Inc. – $2,500 to continue to assist elderly in the area who need help to live

safely and independently

St. John’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul – $2,000 to continue assisting individuals and families

in crisis with person-to-person support and financial assistance with rent, utilities and other

needs

Summer Reading Enrichment Program – $1,100 to purchase books, educational games,

classroom supplies and snacks

Supportive Housing and Innovative Partnerships, Inc. – $1,500 to bring veterans in recovery

from substance abuse on two separate weekend retreats to teach them natural, healthy

solutions to addiction recovery

The Cabin – $1,000 to support the Writers in the School program, which places professional

teaching-writers in area classrooms

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society – $2,000 to help replace the room

furnishings for residents in the senior, long-term care unit of Good Samaritan Society - Boise

Village

The Idaho Foodbank Warehouse – $2,500 to support the School Pantry Program in southwest

Idaho which offers a safe, discreet and consistent source of food for families and children to

access throughout the school year

The Jesse Tree of Idaho – $2,000 to provide homeless prevention services for extremely low- to

low-income families facing eviction who are at risk of becoming homeless

The Salvation Army Boise Corps – $2,000 to provide supportive services, such as case

management, parenting classes and basic baby care items to pregnant and parenting teens

while they complete their high school educations

University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. – $1,000 to provide four day-long programs specifically

designed for military youth and their families who are dealing with the impact of family members’

military deployment

Women’s and Children's Alliance, Inc – $2,500 to provide financial literacy education to

survivors of domestic violence through a safety-centered curriculum

Adams County

US Department of Agriculture Forest Service – $2,500 to provide wages for a Prevention

Technician to teach the FireWorks program and provide training for others

Blaine County

Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault – $2,000 to purchase

educational and creative supplies, equipment, and furniture to redesign the children’s playroom

in The Advocates' shelter

Blaine County 4-H Leaders Council – $1,129 to purchase portable aluminum bleachers for the

show arena to accommodate the growing numbers of participants in activities at the fairgrounds

Blaine County Hunger Coalition – $1,000 to provide important communications tools to help

clients stay updated on services, activities and nutritional information critical to their success,

and furnish them with a comfortable, inviting setting to receive assistance

Blaine County Recreation District – $2,500 to provide families in need the financial assistance to

enroll their child in the fun, active, enriching, recreation-based Summer Day Camp

City of Hailey – $2,500 to provide a picnic shelter and picnic tables at Balmoral Park for use by

Hailey residents and The Hunger Coalition for its Summer Food Program

Environmental Resource Center – $1,000 to educate the community about reducing and

ultimately eliminating the use of pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers on public and

private lands for the health of the environment and community

Flourish Foundation – $500 to meet a growing demand for local youth in domestic service

projects by providing a comprehensive 10-month training that imparts leadership skills and

compassion

Hailey Public Library – $2,000 to purchase a customized public services desk to serve library

users

Sawtooth Botanical Garden Inc. – $1,000 to create portable classroom kits and updated

marketing materials for Growing Great Minds, a school outreach program for K-8 students about

the flora and fauna of the natural community

Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities – $1,000 to provide support for art, music,

theater and humanities programs for children in grades K-12

The Community Library Association – $1,500 to provide free public access to computer-based

language learning tutorials as part of a broad effort to help people develop literacy in a variety of

languages

The Community Library Association, Inc. – $500 to promote historical literacy in central Idaho by

improving the Sun Valley Museum of History’s capacity to preserve historical artifacts and

provide broader access to them

The Crisis Hotline, Inc. – $1,000 to sustain and expand the Teen Suicide and Awareness

School Program

Wood River Community Young Men’s Christian Association, Inc. – $1,000 to support the newly

developed YMCA Bellevue Kids Club afterschool program, which provides a safe place for K-5

students

Wood River Land Trust – $500 to conduct a student-led planting project, which will bring

together people of all ages to restore crucial natural habitat in the heart of town while deepening

their scientific knowledge and building a sense of personal and community achievement

Boise County

Brownlee Community Club – $4,243 to buy doors, paint, window panes, decking material and

more for the preservation of the Upper Brownlee School

Canyon County

Boys and Girls Club of Nampa – $1,500 to fund junior staff who provide tutoring and homework

assistance for younger club members during Power Hour

Caldwell Fine Arts Series – $1,000 to provide inspiring arts experiences for underserved

children

Canyon County Community Clinic – $2,500 to increase access to specialist care for chronically

ill patients

City of Notus – $2,000 to expand the library collection to benefit the literacy of the patrons

College of Western Idaho Foundation, Inc. – $1,500 to support the purchase of textbooks and to

cover study material shipping costs for distance learning students who have difficulty accessing

one of the two library locations

Family Advocates Program, Inc. – $2,000 to operate the BabySteps Program in Canyon County

and support staffing and supplies to operate this parenting education and support program for

low-income pregnant and parenting women

Family Justice Center Foundation of Idaho, Inc. – $2,730 to provide support at the Nampa

Family Justice Center for victims of abuse

Friends of the Canyon County Animal Shelter – $1,000 to purchase new equipment for the

shelter’s veterinary clinic

Idaho Public Health District 3 – $1,350 to purchase tools used for diabetes screening to reach a

population unable to access needed health care

Middleton Food Pantry – $1,500 to cover utilities and rent for the food pantry building so the

organization can direct more funds toward purchase of food and hygiene products for those they

serve

Middleton Public Library – $1,000 to provide materials to support in-depth science, technology,

engineering and mathematics education for elementary and middle school children in the

Middleton public schools

Music Theatre of Idaho – $1,000 to increase outreach programs in rural Idaho, serving at-risk

and under-represented audiences

Stay-in-School Quinceanera Program Organization – $1,500 to help pay for the artists’ and

instructors’ fees

The Salvation Army Caldwell – $2,000 to support the education and social skills classes at The

Salvation Army’s Baby Haven class in Caldwell

The Salvation Army – $2,000 to provide case management at the Community Family Shelter for

homeless families and single women

United Way of Treasure Valley – $2,000 to provide parent and caregiver engagement training to

Caldwell-based preschool and childcare providers so that learning can continue outside of class

Vallivue High School – $2,000 to purchase nonfiction books for the Vallivue High School Library

that would support all students conducting research for class projects

Cassia County

Magic Valley Folk Festival – $1,000 to provide transportation to take the dance and music

teams to Twin Falls for the performance

Raft River Bookmobile – $4,000 to pay for the contract with the Box Elder County (Utah) Library

District to provide bookmobile service for the communities of southeast Cassia County

Elmore County

Family Advocates Program, Inc. – $3,000 to support travel between Boise to Mountain Home

and travel for the program supervisor to work with volunteers recruited and trained in Elmore

County

Gem County

Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition – $3,000 to maintain existing equipment and purchase new

air conditioning units for pantry

Gooding County

Gooding Community Chorale – $1,000 to purchase portable acoustic panels and stage

extension sections to enhance performances in present and future venues

Gooding County Senior Organization, Inc. – $2,000 to help provide meals to homebound

seniors in the area who need the food and the attention they get from the drivers

Helping Hearts & Hands, Inc. – $1,500 to put an epoxy finish on the floor of the food storage

room to provide a safer and more sanitary environment

VFW 3078 – $3,000 to meet the roofing contractor’s cost bid

Wendell Senior Center, Inc. – $2,000 to buy padded folding chairs for family or large group

gatherings such as weddings, funerals, receptions, etc. and to buy a sofa and loveseat for the

TV/reading room

Jerome County

Jerome Joint School District #261 – $1,000 to purchase the supplies needed to help implement

an elementary school student-centered leadership program

Summit Elementary Jerome School District #261 – $1,500 to purchase and install two

classroom projectors in the intervention classrooms

Lincoln County

Shoshone Joint School District #312 – $2,500 to purchase supplies and equipment needed to

support the Storyline method of teaching

Minidoka County

Minidoka County Fire Protection District – $3,470 to buy stabilization struts to be used at

emergency vehicle crashes to prevent the vehicle from moving while patients are extricated

Minidoka Soil and Water Conservation District – $400 to purchase a new all-in-one

printer/copier/scanner/fax and ink cartridges

Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise – $1,000 to purchase a charging/syncing cart to deploy apps

to student iPads, purchase apps for iPads and purchase a printer to print from the iPads

Owyhee County

Bruneau Valley District Library – $1,000 to fund the speaker program for eight programs in 2016

City of Grand View – $778 to build a sidewalk from the city’s fishing pier to the restroom in

Riverside Park, so individuals with disabilities can more easily access the restroom

Lizard Butte District Library – $1,000 to purchase family passes to the Discovery Center for

check-out in libraries

Marsing Senior Citizens Inc. – $2,500 to be used as matching funds applied toward replacing

the convection oven in the center’s kitchen and bring plumbing and electrical up to code

Owyhee County Historical Society – $2,500 to rehouse and properly store artifacts and archival

documents, ensuring their preservation

Payette County

ROSE Advocates Inc. – $3,000 to purchase supplies, educational materials and handouts, t-

shirts and art supplies to engage 12- to 18-year-old students attending Weiser and Payette

schools through hands-on activities, club attendance and peer outreach

School District #373 – $2,200 to encourage physically active and healthy lifestyles for the

Fruitland fourth-graders to reduce childhood obesity rates in the district

Twin Falls County

Family Health Services Corporation – $2,500 to purchase new, more effective Automated

External Defibrillator (AED) Plus units to replace older, less reliable AEDs

Hansen School District #415 – $2,500 to enhance the elementary school playground

Idaho Immunization Coalition, Inc. – $2,000 to educate 22,000+ students about flu prevention

through 5-minute educational moments, and offer free FluMist to all

Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers of the Magic Valley – $2,500 to assist with day-to-day operations

to ensure that people who can no longer drive have transportation so they have access to their

health care providers

Jubilee House, Inc. – $3,000 to pay for teaching staff and classroom materials such as books,

workbooks and more

Junior Achievement of Idaho, Inc. – $1,000 to purchase JA curriculum and hands-on student

materials for at-risk students in the lowest income brackets in Twin Falls County to give them

the tools they need to become self-sufficient adults

La Posada, Inc. – $3,000 to provide nutritional food boxes, provide temporary housing or

prevent eviction, assist with utility bills to prevent termination of services, and help with medical

bills for families in need

Murtaugh Joint School District #418 – $4,567 to provide preschool services to all 4-year-olds in

the district

Victory Home Restoration Center – $2,500 to remodel the outdated kitchen, which provides

lunch and dinner to homeless, drug- and alcohol-addicted, and abused individuals

West End Senior Citizens Inc. of Buhl – $1,479 to continue to provide nutritious meals to

homebound seniors and disabled adults in the West End area

Valley County

Cascade Food Pantry, Inc. – $3,000 to build and establish a community garden that will include

32 raised beds, drip sprinkler system, organic soil and fertilization, a tool shed and deer fence,

for the purpose of teaching pantry clients how to grow organic produce in the mountain climate

Donnelly Elementary School – $2,000 to support expenses associated with the early language

learning program

McCall Arts and Humanities Council – $2,000 to support the Creative Campus summer

program, offering hands-on education in the arts and humanities for children of all ages and

financial means

McCall Senior Citizens, Inc. – $2,000 to assist in the purchase of healthy food, acquire

equipment for exercise programs, and supplement the wages of exercise instructors and kitchen

personnel preparing the meals

Payette Lakes Community Association, Inc. – $2,000 to support the development of a science,

technology, engineering and math program with projects that provide hands-on experience

connecting students to real-world STEM skills they can use to succeed in tomorrow’s workforce

Payette Lakes Ski Club – $2,500 to support an afterschool program for area youth of all income

levels

St. Luke’s McCall Foundation, Inc. – $2,000 to purchase medications for patients identified as

qualifying for charitable care who do not have prescription coverage

Washington County

Angel Wings Network, Inc. – $3,000 to purchase gas cards for patient transportation services

and provide mileage support for volunteer drivers for transport services to medical facilities

Weiser Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc. – $2,000 to purchase ophthalmoscopes and

otoscopes for Family Medical Center to assist with patient care

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For more than 25 years, The Idaho Community Foundation has helped you Find Your Passion,

Invest Wisely and Give Forever. Our tax deductible funds can be tailored to suit almost any

charitable intent and provide a permanent funding source to those in need. ICF has more than

500 funds and provides grants to every county in Idaho. More than $6.2 million was distributed

in 2014. For more information: www.idcomfdn.org.

ICF President and CEO Bob Hoover announced he will retire by March 2016 after more than

five years of leading ICF.

When Hoover took over ICF in 2009, Idaho was still deep in its economic recession. ICF’s

assets were $55.1 million, including $42.8 million in the foundation’s endowment. ICF

provided $4.9 million in grants, scholarships and distributions that year.

In 2014, ICF’s assets were $123.5 million, including $103.2 million in its endowment. The

foundation provided $6.2 million in grants, scholarships and distributions last year.

“The recession was a double blow for Idaho nonprofits because they saw donations drop at the

same time they saw a significant increase in the need for their services,” Hoover said. “Our staff,

board directors and volunteers worked hard to maintain ICF’s grant funding to support those in

need.”

The Idaho Community Foundation Board of Directors will begin a search for a new president

and CEO this summer.

Other accomplishments under Hoover’s leadership include establishing:

Three regional offices in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Falls and Twin Falls, and hiring staff for

those offices. Previously, ICF had only a Boise office.

“Mini-ICFs” in the rural communities of Bingham County, Grangeville, Tetonia, Lemhi

Valley, Lincoln County and Priest River that provide support and incentives for those

communities to develop endowments to benefit projects important to them.

Leadership Councils, which bring community leaders together to discuss pressing

regional issues and ways to address them.

Three regional luncheons in the north, east and central Idaho which, along with the Boise

luncheon, have increased our friend-raising significantly.

In his final year, Hoover will oversee a major remodel and addition to ICF’s Boise office, a 107-

year-old Victorian home at 210 West State St. He’ll also continue traveling the state encouraging

Idaho nonprofits to start agency funds with ICF, which provide nonprofits a guaranteed source of

income and help relieve them from the pressures of constant fund raising.

Prior to coming to ICF, Hoover had a 37-year career in higher education was the president of

The College of Idaho and president of the University of Idaho. He also served as a vice

president, dean and professor at the University of Nevada Reno and Utah State University.