BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC

Name

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC

Legal name

Boise State University Foundation Inc

Website

https://unbridled.boisestate.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Fundraising Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB), College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE)

Keywords

• University fundraising
• Endowment management
• Scholarship administration
• Donor cultivation
• Philanthropic campaigns

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Boise State University Foundation Inc operates as the primary fundraising and gift-receiving entity for Boise State University, administering the Unbridled: The Campaign for Boise State — a comprehensive philanthropic campaign with a $500 million goal. The Foundation channels donor contributions into three pillars: endowed scholarships for students (via the Scholarship Endowment Bridge Program and True Blue Scholarship), endowed faculty positions (via the Faculty Endowment Matching Program), and athletics support (via the What's Next Initiative). It manages perpetual endowments, facilitates planned giving (bequests, trusts, securities), and stewards donor relationships on behalf of the university.

Product overview

Boise State University Foundation Inc operates the Unbridled: The Campaign for Boise State — a comprehensive, multi-pillar fundraising and alumni engagement platform focused on three strategic priorities: (1) Student Access and Success through the Scholarship Endowment Bridge Program and True Blue Scholarships for Idaho students; (2) Relentless Faculty Innovation via endowed faculty positions funded through the Faculty Endowment Matching Program; and (3) Athletics support through the What's Next Initiative. The campaign facilitates philanthropy through various giving methods including cash gifts, securities, real property, bequests, retirement plan gifts, and life income gifts, while offering donors bridge matching programs to accelerate scholarship disbursement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Unbridled: The Campaign for Boise State A comprehensive university fundraising and alumni engagement campaign focused on student scholarships, endowed faculty positions, and athletics support for Boise State University.
• Scholarship Endowment Bridge Program A matching program where the Foundation provides bridge funds to immediately award scholarships while endowment funds grow over time, enabling donors to see immediate impact.
• Faculty Endowment Matching Program A program that matches payout from endowed faculty position funds for five years, helping attract and retain exceptional faculty members at Boise State University.
• True Blue Scholarship Need and merit-based scholarships for Idaho resident students pursuing higher education at Boise State University.
• What's Next Initiative (Athletics) Athletic facilities and student-athlete support initiative including the North End Zone Project, lighting upgrades, and comprehensive student-athlete development programs.
• Endowed Faculty Positions Named professorships, chairs, and faculty positions funded through donor contributions to support faculty excellence, research, and graduate student support.

Quantifiable outcome

• First-year retention rates increased by 16 percentage points through Math Learning Center innovations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Matrix RenewablesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Owner of Pleasant Valley Solar project (200 MWac/261 MWdc) developed by rPlus Energies, delivering renewable energy via Idaho Power to support Meta's Kuna, Idaho data center.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Fidelity Charitable: Largest U.S. donor-advised fund sponsor, frequently used by university alumni to channel gifts. Functionally related as a philanthropic infrastructure provider whose vehicles route significant dollars into university foundations like Boise State's.
• Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE): Industry association serving university advancement, alumni relations, and fundraising professionals globally. Not a direct competitor but the principal peer network, standards body, and award administrator (CASE Circle of Excellence) for the foundation's professional function.

Broad incumbents

• Stanford University Development: Elite private-university advancement operation running among the largest endowment-driven scholarship, faculty, and research campaigns globally. Comparable in advancement-model mechanics though operating at dramatically larger scale and with a private-institution donor base.
• Indiana University Foundation: Large Big Ten public university foundation operating endowment, scholarship, faculty, and athletics campaigns at significantly greater scale. Comparable in structure and program mix but materially larger.
• Purdue Research Foundation: Large-scale public-university foundation and research-administration entity combining endowed fundraising with research-park operations. Comparable as a comprehensive advancement organization but broader in scope.

Direct peers

• University of Idaho Foundation: Idaho's other major public university foundation, running its own multi-hundred-million-dollar campaign and endowed scholarship and faculty programs. Directly comparable as a regional state-university fundraising entity serving the same donor geography.
• University of Oregon Foundation: Pacific Northwest flagship public university foundation with large-scale scholarship, faculty chair, and athletics fundraising programs including major capital projects. Comparable as a state-university peer with strong athletics emphasis.
• Montana State University Foundation: Mountain West regional public university foundation operating scholarship, faculty, and athletics endowment programs. Direct comparable in scale, geography, and campaign structure.
• Oregon State University Foundation: Pacific Northwest public university foundation with parallel programs in endowed scholarships, faculty positions, and athletics campaigns. Comparable scale, donor model, and advancement structure.
• Washington State University Foundation: Another Pacific Northwest public university foundation running endowment, scholarship, and faculty-giving campaigns. Highly comparable in size, donor mix, and reliance on regional corporate partners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BoiseState
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/BoiseStateUniversity
• Facebookfacebook.com/BoiseStateUniversity
• Instagraminstagram.com/boisestateuniversity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boise-state-university-foundation-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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