Idaho Community Foundation

What Idaho Community Foundation does

Idaho Community Foundation (ICF) is a 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 1988 and headquartered at 210 W. State Street, Boise, Idaho, operating as the state's only statewide community foundation. The organization connects donors, professional advisors, and nonprofit organizations by managing more than 750 charitable giving funds — including donor-advised funds, designated funds, field-of-interest funds, agency funds, and Forever Idaho legacy endowments — and distributing grants and scholarships to Idaho communities. Since inception, ICF has granted more than $220 million across all 44 Idaho counties, including $20.1 million awarded in 2025 alone to nonprofits, community organizations, and students.

The foundation's core offerings center on three integrated programs: Grants & Scholarships (statewide grantmaking and scholarship administration), The Nonprofit Center (training, advocacy, research, and membership services serving 1,800+ nonprofit professionals in 2025), and Ways to Give (fund management services for individual, family, and corporate donors). Distribution occurs through direct grantmaking, four regional philanthropic advisors covering East, Southwest, South Central, and North Idaho, an affiliate foundation network (Lemhi Valley since 2012, Grangeville, Minidoka County since 2025), and a professional advisor referral program. The 2024 merger with the Idaho Nonprofit Center unified donor services with nonprofit capacity-building under a single statewide organization, and the foundation maintains sub-brands including Idaho Gives, Forever Idaho, Dream Big for Idaho, and Make More Possible. ICF holds Community Foundations National Standards Board accreditation and Candid Platinum Transparency 2025 designation, and operates with approximately 33 employees under a board-governed nonprofit structure with no parent company or institutional investor ownership.

Name

Idaho Community Foundation

Legal name

Idaho Community Foundation

Website

https://idahocf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Idaho Community Foundation is Idaho's only statewide community foundation, managing 750+ charitable funds and distributing grants and scholarships across all 44 Idaho counties, while training 1,800+ nonprofit professionals annually through its integrated Nonprofit Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation / Philanthropic Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), Capacity Building & Nonprofit Infrastructure Funders (BPAGAKAO), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE)

Keywords

• Community foundation
• Charitable giving
• Donor-advised funds
• Grantmaking services
• Endowment management

Headquarters

HQ city

Boise

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Charitable Giving & Donations: As a 501(c)(3) public charity, ICF receives charitable contributions from donors and businesses. These funds are professionally managed and distributed as grants and scholarships to Idaho nonprofits, schools, and community organizations.
2. Fund Management & Investment Services: ICF manages 750+ charitable giving funds including donor-advised funds, designated funds, field of interest funds, agency funds, and Forever Idaho legacy funds. Investment management services support these endowed and non-endowed funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Idaho Community Foundation is a nonprofit community foundation that connects charitable donors with Idaho-based causes through donor-advised funds, endowed giving vehicles, and grantmaking to nonprofits. It also administers scholarships, supports capacity building for nonprofits, and stewards permanent charitable assets for the benefit of Idaho communities.

Product overview

Idaho Community Foundation operates as a unified platform offering philanthropic services through multiple integrated programs. The core offerings include Grants & Scholarships (distributing funds statewide), The Nonprofit Center (training and capacity-building for nonprofits), and Ways to Give (charitable fund management including donor-advised, designated, and endowment funds). These are supported by Idaho Gives (giving campaigns), Forever Idaho (legacy endowments), Financial Stewardship (investment management), and Research & Resources (sector intelligence). The 2024 merger with the Idaho Nonprofit Center unified these capabilities under one organization serving all 44 Idaho counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Idaho Gives: Annual giving campaign launched in 2013 to inspire charitable giving across Idaho
• The Nonprofit Center
• Forever Idaho
• Dream Big for Idaho
• Make More Possible

Products and services

• Donor-Advised Funds
• Charitable Giving Funds and Endowments
• Grantmaking Programs
• Scholarship Programs
• The Nonprofit Center
• Idaho Gives Campaign
• Legacy and Planned Giving Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $220+ million granted to Idaho communities since 1988
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Minidoka County FoundationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Affiliate foundation established in 2025 serving Minidoka County communities including Acequia, Heyburn, Minidoka, Norland, Paul, and Rupert. Local volunteer-led foundation supported by ICF infrastructure.
• Idaho Nonprofit CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Merger completed in 2024 uniting two statewide leaders. INC was founded in 2001, became membership-based in 2008, and merged into ICF to better serve Idaho communities.
• Lemhi Valley Community FoundationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2012Affiliate foundation established in 2012 serving Lemhi County. Follows ICF's Forever Idaho model of trust-based philanthropy with unrestricted funding to nonprofits.
• Idaho Central Credit UnioncoreGTM or Marketing Partner
• Wells FargocoreGTM or Marketing Partner
• KTVBcoreGTM or Marketing Partner
• Idaho Public Television PBScoreGTM or Marketing Partner
• Duft WattersonminorGTM or Marketing Partner
• M.J. Murdock Charitable TrustcoreGTM or Marketing Partner
• Oppenheimer CompaniesminorGTM or Marketing Partner

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Montana Community Foundation: Statewide community foundation serving Montana, an adjacent rural Western state. Highly comparable in mission, scale, statewide mandate, and donor-advised fund structure.
• New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: Statewide community foundation with a network of regional funds and a focus on scholarship administration, donor-advised funds, and nonprofit support. Strong structural analog to ICF.
• Oregon Community Foundation: Statewide community foundation serving Oregon with comparable programs (donor-advised funds, scholarships, regional affiliates, Nonprofit support). Closest geographic and structural analog to ICF outside Idaho.
• Maine Community Foundation: Statewide community foundation serving Maine with county-based funds, scholarships, and nonprofit grantmaking. Closely parallels ICF's structure of statewide coverage with regional affiliates.
• The Chicago Community Trust: Large community foundation offering donor-advised funds, scholarship administration, regional grantmaking, and nonprofit support. Demonstrates the scaled version of ICF's model in a metropolitan context.
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation: The largest community foundation in the U.S. by asset size. Operates the same model as ICF (donor-advised funds, scholarships, regional grantmaking) but at vastly greater scale in a much larger and wealthier geographic market.
• Wyoming Community Foundation: Statewide community foundation serving Wyoming, another small-population Western state. Directly comparable in rural-state community foundation model with affiliate-style local engagement.
• Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: Regional community foundation operating donor-advised funds, scholarship programs, and nonprofit capacity-building. Comparable in operating model though serving a metro region rather than an entire state.

Broad incumbents

• National Philanthropic Trust: One of the largest independent national DAF sponsors, providing donor-advised funds that compete directly with community foundations for charitable dollars. Represents a major competitive threat and an alternative model for donor stewardship.
• Fidelity Charitable: The largest commercial donor-advised fund sponsor in the U.S. Provides an alternative to community foundation DAFs with lower fees for some donors and a national investment platform. A significant competitor for donor dollars that might otherwise flow to ICF.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/idaho-community-foundation

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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