Grantmaking Goals

Grant applications will be evaluated based on how well they address each of the Fund's grantmaking goals: 

1. Supporting community-based and/or grassroots activists /advocates working to address root causes of social or environmental ills through systemic change.  
2. Actively engaging those affected by a problem in the process of identifying and pursuing solutions.
3. Providing forums for creative collaboration and capacity building between groups, leaders and community members.

Grant Funds

 We now make grants from three distinct grant funds:

Startup Fund

Supports groups 3 years old or less to work on specific giving priorities for up to one year

Grants up to $2,000

Grassroots Organizing Fund

Funds activist projects on a specific giving priority for a one year period

Grants up to $3,000

Anchor Fund

Provides general support to build organizing capacity and organizational stability, renewable for a second year

Grants up to $5,000

Eligibility

An organization must meet all of 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)

 

 

Giving Priorities

Fund for Idaho supports organizations working for justice related to the following areas:

Human Rights:

Empowering marginalized communities, including women, LGBTQ, immigrants, those with disabilities, those with mental illness, and rural communities; and working for economic fairness, including food security, health care access, and access to shelter.

Environmental Health:

Protecting land & people from contamination, fostering informed consumer choices, and promoting renewable energy development.

Restrictions

Fund for Idaho will NOT fund: 

• Grants over $5,000
• Organizations with annual operating budgets 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