2009 Grants Information Page
The 2009 Funding Cycle is closed. Please visit this page again in November 2009 to see our updated 2010 funding guidelines and download the 2010 grant application forms.
Grantmaking Philosophy
Fund for Idaho is a grant-making foundation started by activists in order to build a more civil, just, and sustainable Idaho. Our grants are a catalyst for lasting change in our state, moving toward a more compassionate, environmentally sound and healthy society.
Fund for Idaho's democratic grantmaking process places our grant-making decisions in the hands of a committee of activists and philanthropists. Our grant-making process relies on the wisdom and experience of both the donor community AND those engaged in the on-the-ground work, in order to direct funding to organizations addressing root causes of problems.
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Grantmaking Goals
Grant funding decisions consider how effectively a proposal's activities will address each of Fund for Idaho's grantmaking goals:
- Community-based and/or grassroots activists/advocates working to address systemic change and/or root causes of social or environmental ills.
- Actively engaging the people affected by a problem in the process of identifying and pursuing solutions.
- Providing forums for creative collaboration and capacity building between groups, leaders and community members.
Fund for Idaho supports organizations working for justice related to the following areas:
- Civic Empowerment
- Civil & Human Rights
- Disability Rights
- Economic Justice
- Environmental Protection
- Gender Justice
- Global Citizenship
- Immigration Rights
- LGBTQ Equality
- Media Justice
- Racial Justice
- Sovereign & Treaty Rights
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Eligibility
An organization must meet the following criteria to be eligible for a grant from Fund for Idaho:
- Be based in Idaho
- Have its own IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt status (may be fiscally sponsored)
- Have an annual operating budget UNDER $300,000 (fiscal agent's budget may exceed $300,000)
Restrictions
Fund for Idaho will NOT fund:
- Grants over $3,000
- Organizations with an annual operating budget OVER $300,000
- Social service projects or service delivery with no social change component
- Federal, state, or local government entities
- Organizations based outside of Idaho
- Grants to Individuals
- Capital Campaigns (building construction or renovation)
- Scholarships to colleges or universities
- Organizations that practice or promote partisan or legally defined discriminatory policies relating to race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age or ability
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To download the Fund for Idaho grant forms, click on the blue links below:
Please note:
All potential new applicants MUST contact us before submitting an application!
We welcome and encourage input and feedback from all sources, regardless of qualification status, to help us enhance our grantmaking process. Please direct all questions and feedback to:
Gail Heylmun, Executive Director
P.O. Box 769, Boise, ID 83701
Telephone: (208) 343-1744 E-mail: gail@fundforidaho.org
"We're all in this together."
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