ICF E-Bulletin January 2012

President's Corner The New Year has arrived and we at the Idaho Community Foundation wish you a most happy and prosperous 2012!

For all of us, January is a time for a fresh start and to set some new goals and resolutions for ourselves. It’s also a time when we are gathering our financial data for our income tax returns which can lead us to reflect on whether we are meeting our philanthropic goals. If you’ve resolved in 2012 to do more to help Idahoans in need, come talk to us. You don’t need to be wealthy to make a difference and receive a tax deduction.

Idaho nonprofits count on distributions from ICF’s nearly 450 funds as one of their most reliable sources of funding and we are proud of this distinction. Whether it’s through one of our three Regional Competitive Grant Cycles, seven donor advised grant cycles, 50 agency funds, 38 designated funds, 82 donor advised funds, 44 field of interest funds, 39 Greatest Need funds, 27 operating funds, 76 philanthropic gift funds, 68 scholarships or 20 special project funds, we distributed close to $4.5 million in 2011.

2011 was one of the most successful years in ICF’s history. Our generous donors established 29 new funds – more than have been established since 2006 and before then since 2000. Obviously this comes at a time when Idaho’s nonprofits really need continued financial support to continue to weather in the fourth year of the Great Recession.

We receive letters, notes and photos every month from nonprofits who have received a distribution from ICF. This was one of our favorites in 2011:

“The Idaho Community Foundation grant and Kissler Family Foundation donation was like a Christmas present. We are volunteers and whenever we are fortunate enough to receive monies via donations or grants it is a special time. Personally, I did not think we had a chance (to receive a grant) and when we received the notice it nearly knocked me out of my chair. It allowed us to have a regional impact. It allowed us to give back to the people who have supported us.” – Nick Albers, Team Leader, Back Country Medics (Orofino)

Donors at all levels can work together to have the kind of impact that nearly knocks someone out of their chair. Sometimes we are asked about the advantages of establishing ICF endowed funds rather than giving directly to nonprofits. Let me show you the example of the Ethel R. and Ronald Rawlinson Fund:

This donor advised fund was established by the Gem County couple in 1992 with $559,659. Through ICF’s investment strategy, the fund has grown to more than $762,000, while distributing nearly $630,000 ($35,000 to $40,000 each year in grants to nonprofits serving Gem County). An ICF fund grows larger, even as money is spent from it.

As I said before, people at all income levels can have an impact through ICF:

z ICF memberships start at $25 ICF E-Bulletin January 2012

z A Greatest Need fund and ICF operating fund can be started with $5,000, which can be pledged over five years. A philanthropic gift fund can also be started with $5,000.

z A field of interest, donor advised, or designated fund can be started with $25,000, which can be pledged over five years.

z A scholarship can be established for $50,000, which can be pledged over five years.

There are several other options and ICF staff would be happy to provide more details. It is the work of the individuals, families, businesses and foundations who establish ICF funds and the work of the organizations that use the distributions to enrich the quality of life throughout Idaho that makes our jobs at ICF so rewarding.

Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2012,

Bob

HEADLINES ICF grant deadlines in January Grant deadlines for the Northern Region Competitive ICF grant deadlines in Grant Cycle, Student Loan Fund of Idaho and Idaho January Education Access Fund are all Jan. 15.

7Cares Day brings in more than $68,000 and will St. Vincent De Paul North Idaho Northern Region Competitive Grant Cycle provide nearly 100,000 The Northern Region Competitive Grant Cycle is open for the counties of meals Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce and Shoshone until Jan. 15. In the 2010-11 grant cycle, Nonprofit Spotlight: 6th ICF awarded nearly $87,000 to 58 organizations through this grant cycle. Judicial District CASA Eligible organizations may apply for up to $5,000. Individuals are not eligible ICF partnerships for the regional grant program. Grant areas include, but are not limited to:

z Arts and culture ICF on the Road z Education z Emergency services If you’d like to meet with an z Libraries ICF representative when they z Conservation/environment are in your area, please call z Health Britney Whiting-Looze at z Recreation (208) 342-3535 to set up an z Social services appointment or email z Public projects [email protected].

In general, the Idaho Community Foundation favors activities that: Jan. 8-11: East Idaho (Bob) Jan. 17-19: East Idaho (Bob) Jan. 24-28: North Idaho z Reach a broad segment of the community, especially those citizens (Bob)Feb. 6-10: East Idaho whose needs are not being met by existing services that are normally (Bob) expected to be provided by private rather than government sources z Request seed money to realize unusual opportunities to meet urgent needs in the community z Stimulate and encourage additional funding z Promote cooperation and avoid duplication of effort ICF’s New and z Help make a charitable organization more effective and efficient and better able to sustain itself over the long term. Renewing Members November 2011 Grant awards will be decided by the Northern Regional Grants Panel, which is New Member | Renewing composed of community leaders from the counties of the northern region. Member Distribution of grants is scheduled to begin in June. ICF E-Bulletin January 2012

Benefactor ($1,000 For more information or to apply online, go to ICF’s homepage and above) www.idcomfdn.org.

Anthony and Susie Student Loan Fund of Idaho

Balukoff, Boise The Student Loan Fund of Idaho Education Fund in ICF invites education institutions in Idaho to submit a grant proposal by Jan. 15 to support post- Tom and Alice secondary students with demonstrable financial need.

Hennessey, Boise The purpose of the fund is to encourage juniors, seniors and graduate students to complete their post-secondary education by providing financial assistance when unusual or unexpected financial problems might preclude Kissler Family continuing in school. The minimum grant amount per recipient (education Foundation Inc., institution) will be $5,000. RFPs have been sent to eligible colleges and Boise universities.

For additional information, please contact Elly Davis, donor relations officer, Michael and Janet at [email protected].

McBride, Twin Falls Idaho Education Access Fund

Patron ($500-$999) The Idaho Education Access Fund (IEAF) in ICF invites higher education institutions in Idaho to submit a proposal by Jan. 15 for grant funding of up to $10,000 to support access to postsecondary education for underserved John and Martha students and to encourage students to complete their degree or certification Arrington, Idaho Falls programs in the state of Idaho.

Thomas and Marilyn Established as an endowed fund in 2005, the IEAF considers low income students and students who are first in their families to attend college as its Beck, Boise target population. RFPs and the required application have been sent to eligible colleges and universities. Larry and Marilyn For additional information or to request an application, please contact Elly Cope, Buhl Davis, donor relations officer, at [email protected].

Ernest Fokes and Marilyn Montgomery, 7Cares Day brings in more than $68,000 and will provide Hayden Lake nearly 100,000 meals KTVB NewsChannel 7 in Boise hosted 7Cares Day on Saturday, Dec. 10 to benefit the Idaho Foodbank, The George and Sondra Salvation Army, Boise Rescue Mission and Jubilee Juetten, Boise House (Twin Falls). Thousands of donations, including food, money, clothes and toys poured in to help local families. Phillip and Anita Murelaga, Boise This year, thanks to the community’s generosity, more than 64,255 pounds of food was contributed and will provide an estimated 49,554 meals. The cash, checks, Gay Simplot, Boise coin and text donations totaled $68,539.18, which will provide another 47,977 meals. Denise Smith, Boise KTVB has a fund with ICF from which the money is distributed. ICF staff, family and friends participated in Thomas and ICF Controller Holly Motes in Twin Falls 7Cares Day by helping collect donations at the drop-off Rosamond Turnbull, sites in Boise, Nampa and Twin Falls. Carbondale, CO Nonprofit Spotlight: 6th Judicial District CASA

th William and Virginia LeeAnn Branson began volunteering in the 6 Judicial District CASA program in 1994, shortly after the tragic Woolley, Boise loss of her young grandson, saying she felt the need to be involved with children. Back then, most of the cases ICF E-Bulletin January 2012

Sponsor ($250-$499) that CASA workers in southeast Idaho dealt with were children living in filthy, sometimes neglectful, homes. Now she says the vast majority of parents whose kids are in the court system are involved with drugs, and Harold and Marsha cases of abuse and neglect have become much more Blackman, Idaho Falls severe.

Betty Carr, Idaho Falls

LeeAnn Branson Mark Davidson and “Kids often say their CASA worker is the one consistent adult in their life,” Jenny Emery-Davidson, Branson said. “The circumstances of the families who have open child Hailey protection cases are pretty dysfunctional, so these kids need us.”

N. Charles and Polly CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to watch over and advocate for abused and neglected children, to make sure they don’t get lost in the Hedemark, Boise overburdened legal and social service system or languish in inappropriate group or foster homes. Volunteers stay with each case until it is closed and Irv and Trudy Littman, the child is placed in a safe, permanent home. Boise In southeast Idaho, there are 152 open cases involving 302 children. The 6th Peter and Barrie O’Neill, Judicial District CASA has 47 volunteers.

Boise A $1,500 grant from the Eastern Regional Competitive Grant Cycle plus an additional $2,500 from the Kissler Family Foundation will train new Allen and Jolean volunteers and purchase necessary supplies. Branson said it costs about Quimby, Boise $1,800 to train new volunteers, though many of those costs are reduced because trainers and guest speakers volunteer their time.

Bill and Lynne Ringert, In addition to money for training, the Ifft Foundation Fund granted $1,115 Hammett for the office to purchase the rock marker with the CASA name and address on it. Previously, an Ifft grant provided landscaping and a building facelift to James and Mary CASA. Schmidt, Grangeville Branson, who’s a CASA employee now, said she enjoys the work because the staff and volunteers are top-quality and every case is different. Dan and Donna Suhr, Jerome “Parents are often angry when we show up and volunteers have been threatened,” she said. “But sometimes they are relieved because they know Thomas and Charlotte they can’t care for their kids. And the meth users are sad because they just don’t care.” Unger, Ketchum Branson said there are success stories, such as 13-year-old runaway who was Steven and Cherie eventually placed in a group home and was able to establish a life for herself. Woodworth, Boise A few years later as an adult she brought her kids to CASA for a visit to show everyone she had turned out okay. Sustainer ($100-$249) “Those are the stories we like,” Branson said. “It’s good to break the cycle.”

Don and Judy Atkinson, Hailey ICF Partnerships

As an element of working toward its mission “To enrich the quality of life Norman and Ellen Batt, throughout Idaho,” the Idaho Community Foundation recognizes the Caldwell importance of partnerships with nonprofits, foundations, agencies, schools and other organizations. Harvey and Myrna Bickett, Gooding Mike Rowe, the creator, executive producer and star of Discovery Channel’s Emmy- Ernest Blackwelder and nominated series Dirty Jobs With Mike Rowe, Sheila Hennessey, Chevy will be the keynote speaker at the second Chase, MD installment of The Ed Sessions, hosted by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation. ICF E-Bulletin January 2012

Barbara A. Botsch, Sandpoint ICF is a sponsor of the event, which is Jan. 24 from 7-8:15 p.m. Tickets are no longer available, but the event will be broadcast on several television stations statewide. Check The Ed Sessions webpage for more information. Stewart and Mary Butler,

Hayden Lake Rowe will speak about the steady decline in the trades, arguing for the need to fill the skills gap by bolstering enrollment in trade schools and technical Robert and Elaine colleges. Carpenter, Caldwell Upcoming Grant Deadlines Del and Arlene Dodd, ICF offers scholarships for higher education McCall Andrew and Shannon The Idaho Community Foundation has more than 60 scholarship opportunities Erstad, Boise for students seeking assistance with the cost of higher education. The deadline to submit the ICF Scholarship Application is April 1.

Kent and Kim Fletcher, The application and information about all ICF scholarships is on the ICF Burley website at http://www.idcomfdn.org/pages/schol_general.htm.

Gregory Garlick and Marcia In 2010, ICF awarded approximately $193,000 in scholarships to more than Wing, Boise 129 students representing 23 Idaho counties.

Richard and Peggy Garvin, For more information, contact Elly Davis at (208) 342-3535, or Pocatello [email protected].

Orval and June Hansen, Newly Created Funds Arlington, VA CenturyLink Student Philanthropy Program Fund – A non-endowed, philanthropic gift fund established by CenturyLink to support their Student Philanthropy Program, which aims to increase student awareness of various Leo and Pauline Harf, community needs; create a lifelong interest in volunteerism and community Boise involvement; develop skills to allocate limited resources; and increase civic engagement. Participating students will research local nonprofits, present and Tom and Shana share findings, and collectively determine how to allocate their grant dollars Hennessey, Mountain to best meet local needs. Home Colton Mackey Memorial Scholarship Fund – An endowed, scholarship Mark and Lynn Hofflund, fund established in loving memory of Colton Mackey, this fund was created in Boise his honor by Bo and Melissa Mackey to help Middleton High School graduating students who wish to continue their education and share Colton’s love for his teammates on the field and his passion for the outdoors. John and Deb Holleran,

Boise JRM Foundation for Humanity – A non-endowed, philanthropic gift fund established by the Rahim family of Pocatello to support their philanthropic Bill and Jackie Jackson, interests. Boise Kathryn (Katy) Benoit Memorial Fund – An endowed, donor advised fund Dennis Keefer and Elly established to forever honor Katy Benoit, who died on August 22, 2011 at the Davis, Boise age of 22, by providing contributions to worthy organizations in her memory.

R. Stanwood and Sharon Genevieve M. Paroni Greatest Need Fund – An endowed, Greatest Need fund established by bequest from the Genevieve M. Paroni estate that will Kohls, Hayden forever benefit organizations throughout Idaho through the ICF competitive

grant cycle process. Robert Lantz and Cynthia Berlin-Lantz, Rupert Steven and Sandra Berenter Fund – A non-endowed, philanthropic gift fund established by Steven and Sandra Berenter of Boise to help facilitate Joanne McCormack, their charitable giving to worthy causes and organizations. Asotin, WA

Memorials and Honors James and Kathryn Mertz, The Idaho Community Foundation welcomes gifts sent as memorials or in Caldwell honor of individuals on their birthdays, anniversaries, retirement or other special occasions. Such gifts may be added to any individual fund in the ICF E-Bulletin January 2012

Chris and Kris Mikkelsen, Foundation or to the Idaho Community Foundation Unrestricted Trust Fund. Spokane, WA The following gifts were received in December 2011: Walter Minnick and A. K. Lienhart-Minnick, Chevy In Memory of Julian Achabal Chase, MD Pete and Freda Cenarrusa

Raymond and Jane In Memory of William Floyd Ayers Morgan, Hayden Lake Stephen and Julene Andrews Cameron and Janelle Morgan Tom and Leone Powell Gary and Kathie Ayers Kenneth and Onelee Green Steven and Lynn Purvis Walter and Patricia Nelson, James and Wendy Jaquet Larry and Linda Simmons Gooding Cecil and Virginia Jennings Carole and Richard Skinner Charles and Jeanne Johnston Richard and Jacquelyn Wilson Tod and Dani Rasmussen, Robert and Margaret Johnson Eagle Douglas and Sharon McEwan

Ron and Susan Rope, In Memory of Kathyrn (Katy) Benoit Idaho Falls Jose and Susan Aldecoa Guy Livingston, Tim Thornton, Gary David and Sara Allen Buestgen Senior Citizens' Terry Amos Bruce and Valerie MacMahon Community Center, Inc., Anonymous Donna Lee Mallory J. Areitio DeDe Matthews Idaho Falls Jacqueline Audas McMillen LLC Kathy Audas Jeffrey and Sandra Medved Joseph and Mary Shaw, Mark Audas Mark and Jodi Meier Twin Falls Alice Benoit Meridian Cycles Catherine Barney Susan Merry Edward and Susie Skinner, Arlan and Janice Bergesen Richard and Norma Lee Mitchell Twin Falls Joseph and Emma Boswell R. Bruce and Mary Ann Murdoch Todd Bunderson Musical Kids Lee Spencer, Grangeville Alan and LuAnn Burgmuller Joyce Nato Richard and Cheryl Christopherson Steve and Belinda Nemeth David and Joann Clovis Richard and Lisa Ogle James and Sandra Turner, Tom and Lauire Corrick Royce and Jolyn Post Woodside, CA John and Carol Crocket Nancy Riordan Taylor and Leslie Douglas Riverstone Structural Concepts Katherine S. Vogel, Downtown Boise Association Inc. Charles and Nancy Roundtree Emmett Andrew and Shannon Erstad Irene Runkle Christopher and Nancy Findlay Kristin Sample Stephen Wagner, Idaho Robert and Karen Fleming Russell Sample Falls Martin and Kathleen Gabica James and Linda Scharnhorst Erin Gallegos Glenn and Linda Schumacher Alan and Nelada White, Richard and Cindee Goes BJ Smith CPA PA Helen Gregory Donita Stephensen Preston Robert and Letha Gressley Roger and Yvonne Swanstrom Doug and June Guentz Susan Thompson Dick and Jacquie Wilson, Gerald and Joan Guentz Bruce Tiegs Boise Gerald and Lorene Guentz Helen Tiegs Hawkins Sprinklers & Backflow TitleOne Corporation Dirk and Lindsay Zondag, HDB, LLC Don and Connie Tolmie Hailey Roy and Merine Heberger Triss Fifer PC Robert and Esther Henderlider Mary Walz Supporter ($50-$99) Leonard and Paula Hill James and Patsy Waters Weslee and Ros Marie Hoalst Otha and Kelen Watts John and Shirley Atteberry, William and Penny Hon Mary Sue Weber Cambridge Larry and Susan Huter Graham and Donna Wetherly Idaho Association of Realtors Inc. Terrence White Fred Belzer and Theresa Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation W. Williams Kaufmann, Pocatello Jerry and Colleen Jensen Heather Lauer Melvin and Carol Beutler, Brad and Teresa Little ICF E-Bulletin January 2012

Dayton In Memory of Keith Britton Richard and Aris Boyle, Idaho Vicki Murphy Falls In Memory of Joan Carley Howard and Carol Burnett, John and Jean Allan Andrew and Shannon Erstad Pocatello David and Dorothy Barton Robert and Dorothy Greenwood James and Kay Blaha Thomas and Alice Hennessey Leo and Lulu Mae Coates, Donald and Dolores Chapman Peter and Carolyn Johnson Jerome John Curran J. Michael and Theresa McLeod Laurie Day Gregory and Paula Culet, Caldwell In Memory of Brett Carlson Katherine Aiken Kevin Learned and Amy Stahl Joe and Aimee Czarniecki, Almsa, Inc. Barbara Limbaugh Boise Gary and Janet Benoit Susan Lovelace Beta Theta Pi Fraternity James and Marcia Lyons James and Candy Dale, Boise Lynda Chapman Emily MacMaster William Connors Michael and Karen Mangum Hugh and Beverly Duncan, Wallace and Roberta Cory Michael Margulies Boise Diane DeChambeau Tory and Lori Martin Kevin and Laurel Donohoe Donald and Diane Masterson William and Gay Fruehling, Andrew and Shannon Erstad Mark and Jodi Meier Ketchum Foerstel Design Peder and Marion Monsen Steve and Adalaide Fredriksen Tim Mosko and Jane Dechambeau Heather Jauregui, Boise Frizzell Family Foundation Mossman Law Office, LLP Claude Gillespie and Hollis Brookover R. Bruce and Mary Ann Murdoch Paul and Katie Link, Pocatello Linda Goar Naylor & Hales, P.C. James Grant Charles and Glenva Newhouse Todd Maddock, Spokane, WA Helen Gregory Maynard and Janet Parks Alan Gummersall Red Sky Public Relations, Inc. J. Michael and Theresa Roger and Marianne Hales Thomas and Susan Reeb McLeod, Boise Anita Havey Rimrock Ranches Thomas and Alice Hennessey John and Julia Robinson Mike and Marci Morrison, Stan and Barbara Hilbert Quentin and Joann Schneider Idaho Falls David and Lindy High Marc and Becky Sorenson Molly Johnson Roger and Mary Pat Thompson Dorothy Murphy, Boise Gail Kirkpatrick Living Trust Western States Insurance Agency James and Sandra Lancaster William and Virginia Woolley Vicki Murphy, Boise In Memory of Verna Morgan Gary and Marjorie Pietsch, Andrew and Shannon Erstad Sandpoint In Memory of Larrain Carlson Tim Mosko and Jane Dechambeau In Memory of Dolores Neil Carlos and Debrah Roundy, Vicki Murphy Rupert In Memory of Marianne Ciliberto John and Joanna Ciliberto In Memory of Karl Seyb Kenneth and Janet Sherman, Mark and Laurie Anderson Boise In Memory of Gretchen Clelland J. Michael and Theresa McLeod W. and Shirley Atteberry Jack Stillinger and Dorothy Patricia Heldt In Memory of Joanne Hunt Smith Snowball, Boise Jerry and Charlotte Mallet In Memory of Debra Alice Compton Steve and Diane Temple, Andrew and Shannon Erstad In Memory of Joseph Stoneman Victor W. and Shirley Atteberry In Memory of Harold Cox Patricia Heldt Friend ($25-$49) John and Bess Palmer In Memory of Betty Ward Ekundayo Ayodele, Boise In Memory of Benedieta Donahue W. and Shirley Atteberry Andrew and Shannon Erstad Patricia Heldt E. Gene Caldwell, Malad City In Memory of Ann Erstad Andrew and Shannon Erstad In Memory of Dr. Clay Wilcox Lynda Campbell Clark, Nampa Ryan Erstad ICF E-Bulletin January 2012

Patrick Erstad Britt and Cynthia Bambic Cori Hadley, Pocatello John Erstad J. Michael and Theresa McLeod In Memory of Paul Williams Cary J. Jones, Blackfoot W. and Shirley Atteberry

In Memory of Gene Hall Patricia Heldt John St. Clair, Ammon W. and Shirley Atteberry In Memory of Lucille Sullivan Roger Woolley, Preston Patrica Heldt Wimer Andrew and Shannon Erstad In Memory of Ted Hall J. Michael and Theresa McLeod In Memory of Herb Woods

W. and Shirley Atteberry In Memory of Dave Hennessey Patricia Heldt

Andrew and Shannon Erstad John Erstad In Honor of Jack and Jean Allan Patrick Erstad Thomas and Alice Hennessey Ryan Erstad In Honor of Kay Alspaugh In Memory of Tip Hennessey Vicki Murphy Andrew and Shannon Erstad John Erstad In Honor of Ken and Nancy Patrick Erstad Chadderdon Ryan Erstad Doug and Deidre Chadderdon Thomas and Alice Hennessey In Honor of Bill and Maxine In Memory of Flora Bastida Jayo Einiers Andrew and Shannon Erstad Philip and Jo Ella Kleffner

In Memory of Billye Jenkins In Honor of Dan John Bill and Patsy Lodge Dale and Jackie Phillips

In Memory of Darrel Johannes In Honor of Blaine and Dixie W. and Shirley Atteberry Lenon Patricia Heldt Thomas and Alice Hennessey

In Memory of Louise Jones In Honor of Robin and Mary Andrew and Shannon Erstad Wallis William Lund In Memory of Irene LaMarche Andrew and Shannon Erstad In Honor of Sharon Woodhead Vicki Murphy In Memory of John Lundy Pete and Freda Cenarrusa In Honor of Gray and Ann Young Doug and Deidre Chadderdon In Memory of Beatrice Malone Andrew and Shannon Erstad

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President's Corner Last week, I attended the Idaho Nonprofit Center’s Public Policy Forum and learned more about an economic impact study of Idaho’s nonprofits. The study was conducted by Steve Peterson, economist on the faculty of the University of Idaho College of Business and Economics and was commissioned with the support of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.

While the complete study will be released later this year, one clear theme emerged from the initial review of the data: Idaho’s nonprofit sector is an important economic engine for Idaho’s economy. Idaho’s nonprofits employ an estimated 44,000 people, which is 8.9 percent of all private sector jobs in the state. Charitable nonprofit employment ranks 6th among all Idaho industries and is larger than insurance and finance, administrative services, professional and technical work, and wholesale trade.

Idaho’s 4,771 public charities had $3.3 billion in revenues and $5.2 billion in assets in 2011. It is clear from this study that Idaho’s nonprofits are an important part of the state’s economy as employers, in addition to the valuable services they provide to their clients and constituents.

In a related note, I’d also like to report that the second installment of The Ed Sessions, sponsored by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, was an informative and entertaining evening and I thank the Foundation and its Executive Director Jamie McMillan for bringing keynote speaker Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs to Idaho. ICF helped sponsor the sold-out event, which was attended by many of our staff, board and other supporters.

The consensus among our ICF group was that Mike is a charismatic, quite humorous fellow and his remarks made for a grand evening. He is passionately interested in raising the profile of skill-based American professions and communicating the value of their work. Farmers, plumbers, construction workers, machinists, electricians and others are crucial to maintaining our lifestyles, and we in Idaho and the United States need to prepare the next generation of Americans for key skill-based jobs.

With the disappearance of the traditional apprentice programs in these professions, community colleges and technical colleges have stepped in. As we know, North Idaho College, College of Western Idaho, College of Southern Idaho and Eastern Idaho Technical College have experienced significant growth in recent years to meet the demands for the skill-based professions. Mike believes the real challenge is not access to such programs, but rather the perception of these professions in our culture today. His message is clear that until we value these professions and their importance, we won’t see enough people entering these careers to meet Idaho’s future needs.

Finally, I’d like to congratulate ICF Board Director Annette Elg and Southwestern Region Grants Panel member Marty Peterson, who received prestigious awards last week from the University of Idaho.

Annette received the 2012 Silver & Gold Award, which recognizes UI alumni who have a distinguished record of achievement and service related to career accomplishments, career organizations, voluntary efforts in charitable causes, efforts which have improved the cultural, social, political or economic well-being of society, and artistic, innovative or technical accomplishments. Annette is the chief financial officer for the J.R. Simplot Company, one of the most significant Idaho ICF E-Bulletin February 2012

businesses today. She is also chair of ICF’s Audit Committee and is a member of our Investment Committee. In addition to her work with ICF she is also active in a number of Boise’s arts organizations and holds leadership positions in most of them. Marty just retired from the University of Idaho, the school from which he graduated and where he worked as the governmental relations officer starting in 1992. He served seven UI presidents, including me. Before going to the UI, he served in three Idaho administrations and was president and CEO of the Idaho Bicentennial Foundation. The University of Idaho held a reception at the state capital on Jan. 25 to honor this very good man for the outstanding contribution he has made to Idaho government, higher education and Idaho’s nonprofits.

We at ICF are lucky to have volunteers like Annette Elg and Marty Peterson and we thank them for their incredible commitment to Idaho.

HEADLINES New mailing address for ICF Effective immediately, please update your records to reflect that ICF’s Save the Date - ICF mailing address is now the same as our street address: debuts new program at its 210 W. State St., Boise, ID 83702. Annual Luncheon and Regional Luncheons Save the Date - ICF debuts new program at its Annual Luncheon and Regional Luncheons Fund statements available ICF will debut On the Spot Grants at its online Annual Luncheon and Regional Luncheons this year. Area nonprofits will be invited Kinderhaven in Sandpoint to apply to make a 3-5 minute establishes ICF agency presentation at the luncheon, each of fund which will have a theme. Luncheon attendees will vote on the presentations Nonprofit Spotlight: and the one that receives the most votes Organization Assisting will take home a grant for at least The Homeless Student $2,000. (OATHS) These grants are made possible by generous sponsorships from U.S. Bank and the Kissler Family Foundation/Norco. A portion of ticket sales will Upcoming Grant Deadlines be used for the grant awards, so the more people who attend, the larger the grant will be.

ICF on the Road The theme for the Boise Annual Luncheon is Youth in Philanthropy and applications from ICF grant recipients in the Southwest Region are being accepted until Feb. 24. Email Jennifer Oxley at [email protected] to If you’d like to meet with an receive an application. ICF representative when they are in your area, please call Britney Whiting-Looze at Luncheon dates are: (208) 342-3535 to set up an appointment or email z Boise – May 24, Boise Centre. Keynote speaker Sharon Allen, former [email protected]. Deloitte CEO and Idaho native. Grant theme: Youth in Philanthropy.

Feb 21-23: East Idaho and z North Idaho – June 19, Coeur d’Alene Resort. Grant theme: Children’s South Central Idaho (Lauren) Health Feb. 21-24: North Idaho (Bob) z Central Idaho – August 22, Twin Falls Center for the Arts. Speaker: March 5-9: East Idaho (Bob) Elaine Ambrose, Idaho humorist and author. Grant theme: Services for Women and Children

z Eastern Idaho –September 12, Site TBA. Ballet Idaho will perform. Grant theme: The Arts ICF’s New and Renewing Members Fund statements available online November 2011 As part of ICF’s efforts to save money and be more environmentally New Member | Renewing conscious, we have put our donor statements online for fund holders. Donor Member statements provide a summary of a fund’s activity in 2011 and its available ICF E-Bulletin February 2012

distribution for 2012. Benefactor ($1,000 and above) To download a statement: z Visit our website z Click “Login” (top right corner) and enter login information Ford and Jean Elsaesser, Priest To request login information or to have your statement emailed or mailed, River contact Elly Davis by email or phone (208) 342-3535. Kinderhaven in Sandpoint establishes ICF agency fund C.K. Haun and Karen The Board of Directors of Kinderhaven, a Sandpoint shelter Meyer, Boise for children, recently established an agency fund at ICF that will Ron Sali, Eagle provide income to Kinderhaven forever.

Patron ($500-$999) Kinderhaven is for kids who have Douglas and Deidre been removed from their homes but are not yet assigned to foster Chadderdon, Coeur Kinderhaven’s Board of Directors marched in Sandpoint’s care. Before it opened in 1996, d’Alene annual July 4th Parade to raise awareness for the prevention of kids removed from families often child abuse. “Our board is very hands-on and is directly had to go to juvenile detention or involved in fundraisers and in raising awareness for this social Park and Sharon Price, problem,” said Kinderhaven Director Phyllis Horvath. jail until a foster family could be found to help them. The average Idaho Falls stay at

Sponsor ($250-$499) Kinderhaven is six to eight months, but some have stayed up to two years.

Because it works with children in crisis, maintaining a stable, home-like Mary Abercrombie, Boise atmosphere is crucial. After school, everyone has a snack and works on homework. The all-female staff prepares meals and everyone sits at the Julie Chenoweth, Orofino dining room table and eats together. Children are given chores depending on their ages. Maintaining this nurturing atmosphere costs between $17,000 Richard and Donna and $20,000 each month.

Hutter, Sandpoint Kinderhaven Board Member Rob Wakefield, who also serves as the finance committee chair, said there were two reasons the board chose to establish Robert Krueger, an ICF fund: “We want to establish a mechanism for potential donors who Meridian wish to place significant funds with Kinderhaven with assurance that the capital will be well managed for the long-term benefit of our organization Skip and Esther and we eventually want to have a continuous source of funds for the children who need our help.” Oppenheimer, Boise Agency funds work like this: A nonprofit puts at least $10,000 (though Margaret A. Plastino, $50,000 is recommended) into an endowed ICF fund. The fund is invested Idaho Falls by ICF’s professional fund managers and overseen by the Investment Committee. The ICF Board recommends an annual distribution, which has historically been 5 percent of the fund’s average market value. A $50,000 Michael and Diana fund can expect to generate $2,500 per year, and will continue to grow Thomas, Weiser based on the investment performance. The organization’s board of directors can use the annual distribution any way they’d like. James and Marlene Wogsland, Hayden Lake ICF charges agency funds .5 percent or $250 annually, compared to 1 percent annually for its other endowed funds. ICF President and CEO Bob Hoover said the lower fee is because agency fund holders are nonprofits and Sustainer ($100-$249) he believes having an endowed fund puts an agency on the path to financial stability. Alan and Kelly Anderson, Boise “All nonprofits are looking for a reliable, guaranteed source of income,” Hoover said. “An endowed fund generates income forever and it grows James and Nora Carpenter, based on donations and investment performance.” Boise ICF E-Bulletin February 2012

An endowed fund also allows an organization to accept gifts it might not have been able to before, such as real estate, art collections, life insurance Donald and Joann Cissel, and more. Logandale, NV Wakefield said the fund will help Kinderhaven meet its mission. Kenneth and Valaree “Kinderhaven’s primary mission is to provide an ongoing ‘haven’ for children Estep, Arbon in our community that need shelter, protection and acceptance. Working towards having significant capital in reserve will go a long way towards Gem County Recreation ensuring Kinderhaven’s continued service to our community,” he said. District, Emmett Nonprofit Spotlight: Organization Assisting The Richard and Gloria Howell, Homeless Student (OATHS) Pocatello Bishop Kelly junior Ben Skinner was looking for a way to fulfill his school’s community Ronald and Mary Hughes, service requirement by volunteering at a Boise nonprofit that focused on homeless students. When he discovered there was no such

organization in the Boise area, he founded Stephen and Cheryl Kaatz, one himself – the Organization Assisting The Buhl Homeless Student (OATHS).

Daniel and Pamela Keller, OATHS founder Ben Skinner with students who The desire to help homeless students grew Preston received musical instruments from his out of a conversation with his mother, who nonprofit. teaches at South Junior High. Dieter and Margaret “It was almost Christmas and she told me some of her students weren’t Knecht, Driggs looking forward to the winter break because they didn’t have a home to go to,” recalled Ben, now a senior at BK. It took him about six months to define William and Mitzi Moore, his mission and secure his nonprofit, 501(c)(3) status. It’s now a year later, Caldwell and OATHS has provided backpacks and calculators, paid athletic dues, purchased art supplies and more for over 400 students. Skinner and the F. Edward Osborne, Boise OATHS Board of Directors have raised about $25,000, some of which came from ICF through its Regional Competitive Grant Cycle. Skip and Bee Pierce, Boise “We try to provide items that students need in school or things that make Esther Simplot, Boise them feel better about being at school,” he said. Popular requests include zip-around binders and pencils, but OATHS has also provided a bed, BMX bike and a violin. Paula Brown Sinclair, Twin

Falls Ben meets regularly with staff at the Boise School District, Interfaith Sanctuary and other organizations that interact with homeless students to Rick Koffey and Barbara make sure everyone is aware of OATHS and knows how to apply. Thrasher, Mercer Island, WA “OATHS is an incredible partner to City Light!” said Meagan Ellis, director of children’s ministry at City Light Home for Women and Children. “Several Scott and Jennifer children are in band, orchestra, and choir at their schools and are really Wayman, Coeur d’Alene passionate about music, but they have had trouble practicing because they use their school’s instruments and can’t bring them home each night. OATHS purchased instruments for three of the students and they are thrilled Stephen Weeg and Nancy to have their own to practice here at City Light. The organization also paid Greco, Pocatello for one of our teens to have the proper concert attire for her competitive choir group at school.” Supporter ($50-$99) One of the characteristics that makes OATHS unique is that 100 percent of Dan and Brenda Blitman, donations go to OATHS recipients – there are no salaries or other overhead Kuna to pay. Most of the items given to students from OATHS are brand new and purchased from local merchants, “It’s cool to be able to walk into a store Roger and Donna Boe, and buy that stuff for the kids,” Ben said. Pocatello Thanks to a partnership with the Treasure Valley YMCA, every OATHS Bette-Jo Buhler, Victoria, TX recipients also gets a membership to the local Y.

Richard and Georgie Fenton, Ben is graduating in May, but said OATHS will continue thanks to his family, ICF E-Bulletin February 2012

Ketchum and students and teachers at BK who are involved. He also said he hopes to start an OATHS chapter in college. Joseph Grismer, Wallace “I’d love to see it become a national organization,” he said. “It’s such an June E. Judd, St. Maries easy idea that it could work all over the nation.”

Judith Marineau, Moscow Upcoming Grant Deadlines Little Black Dress Club Boise accepting grant Mike and Annina Nielsen, applications until March 15 Coolin The Little Black Dress Club (LBDC) of Boise is seeking grant Michael and Cathryn Pankau, applications from nonprofit organizations in Ada and Idaho Falls Canyon counties. LBDC funds organizations that provide services designed to improve the quality of life for Buddy Paul and Bev Lingle, individuals and families in the communities they serve in Coeur d’Alene the areas of arts

Leonard Purdy, Picabo and culture, education, human rights or social services. Deadline to apply is March 15. Applications are available on the ICF home page or by emailing Maria Salazar, Emmett [email protected].

John F. Tate, Fairfax, VA Organizations must be 501(c)3 charities with annual budgets or reported gifts on IRS form 990 of less than $1,000,000. David and Shannon Wimer, Grangeville LBDC does not make gifts to:

Friend ($25-$49) z Political campaigns or organizations that exist to influence legislation Ronald Bolinger, American Falls and voting Constance Farmer, Boise z Organizations that discriminate against any group; organizations suspected of (or known to be) engaging in criminal, terrorist, or other Patricia A. Harberd, Weiser illicit behavior

John W. McHugh, Coeur d’Alene z Affiliated organizations of national or international non-profits unless the affiliated organization operates under an independent business Dennis O’Brien, Wallace license and has a local budget under $1,000,000. z Religious organizations, unless particular programs benefiting a large Linda Rasmussen, Grace portion of a community without regard to religious affiliation are

offered and these do not duplicate the work of other agencies in the Richard H. Stallings, Pocatello community. Thomas Trail, Moscow Ifft Foundation Fund grant deadline is March 15 Upper Clearwater Community The Ifft Foundation Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation is seeking Foundation, Kamiah grant requests for projects that will provide landscaping, beautification and public recreation in southeast Idaho. Deadline for submittals is March 15. Richard Wandrocke, Coeur d’Alene Grant requests will only be considered from Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power counties.

Memorials and Eligible applicants include: Honors The Idaho Community z Tax-exempt organizations with current 501 (c) not-for-profit status Foundation welcomes gifts under IRS Code Section 170 sent as memorials or in z Governmental agencies or departments honor of individuals on their birthdays, anniversaries, z Organizations that do not have current federal tax exempt status, but retirement or other special do have a federally qualified tax-exempt fiscal sponsor occasions. Such gifts may be added to any individual fund For more information click here, or email the Idaho Community Foundation in the Foundation or to the at [email protected], or call (208) 342-3535 or (800) 657-5357. To apply Idaho Community Foundation click here. Unrestricted Trust Fund. Goldmann Scholarship Fund deadline is March 15 The following gifts were This scholarship fund was created by the George and Mary Freund family of ICF E-Bulletin February 2012

received in January 2012: Idaho Falls to memorialize his maternal grandparents who were murdered

during World War II at Auschwitz. It is open to graduating high school In Memory of William seniors statewide who are attending an Idaho college or university. Deadline Floyd Ayers is March 15. Click here for an application.

Richard and Gwendolyn Grieb Eastern Region Competitive Grant Cycle open until April 1 Darrel and LaDonna Diede The ICF Eastern Region Competitive Grant Cycle, which is for Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Custer, Franklin, Fremont, In Memory of Kathryn Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Oneida, Power and Teton counties, opened Feb. (Katy) Benoit 1. Deadline for applying is April 1.

Tom and Alice Hennessey Last year, ICF awarded more than $84,000 in grants to 55 organizations through this grant cycle. In Memory of Joan Carley Organizations may apply for up to $5,000. Individuals are not eligible for J. Michael and Theresa the regional grant program. Grant areas include, but are not limited to: McLeod z Arts and Culture In Memory of Brett z Education Carlson z Emergency Services z Libraries William and Karla Bodnar z Conservation/Environment

z Health Hooper Cornell, PLLC z Recreation

z Social Services Timothy and Kathlyn Johans z Public Projects J. Michael and Theresa McLeod Grant awards will be recommended by the Eastern Region Grants Panel, which is composed of community volunteers from counties in the eastern Eleanor Nierling region. Distribution of grants is scheduled to begin in June.

Johnny and Mary Rutherford For more information and to apply online, visit www.idcomfdn.org, or email [email protected], or call (208) 342-3535 or (800) 657-5357. Robert and Margaret Schwarz

Frank and Harriet Shrontz ICF offers scholarships for higher education The Idaho Community Foundation has more than 60 scholarship Greg Surabian opportunities for students seeking assistance with the cost of higher education. The deadline to submit the ICF Scholarship Application is April 1. Drew and Suzie Wilson In 2010, ICF awarded approximately $193,000 in scholarships to more than 129 students representing 23 Idaho counties. In Memory of Ann Erstad Click here for the application and information about all ICF scholarships. J. Michael and Theresa McLeod For more information, contact Elly Davis at (208) 342-3535, or [email protected]. In Memory of Edward Hall Turnaround Scholarship Fund deadline is April 10 J. Michael and Theresa This scholarship fund was created by a Treasure Valley high school McLeod counselor to provide scholarships to deserving high school seniors who have been able to turn their lives around despite difficult home situations. It is In Memory of Gary open to high school seniors graduating from a public high school in the Hasenoehrl Meridian Joint School District #2, or the Boise Independent School District. Deadline is April 10. Click here for an application. Pete and Freda Cenarrusa Idaho Society of CPA’s Scholarship Fund deadline is April 11 In Memory of John This scholarship fund was created to attract the best and brightest students William Jackson to the profession. Scholarships benefit students pursuing an accounting degree at an Idaho school. It is open to full-time students at the junior or Allan and Denise Hollis senior level majoring in accounting at a public or private college or university in the state of Idaho. Deadline is April 11. Click here to apply. ICF E-Bulletin February 2012

In Memory of Karl Seyb Newly Created Funds Regina Cervantes Be Outside, Idaho! Fund – A special project fund established to support Be Outside, Idaho!, a coalition of diverse agencies and organizations united Thomas and Lynne Civin in the common cause of empowering Idahoans to lead healthy lives by connecting Idaho children and families with the outdoors, from backyards to J. Michael and Theresa mountaintops. McLeod

In Honor of Fred Christensen

Idaho Society of CPAs

In Honor of Scott Kreiling

Idaho Society of CPAs ICF E-Bulletin March 2012

President's Corner Leslee and I attended The College of Idaho Scholarship Gala two weeks ago. Besides an occasional basketball or volleyball game, this was virtually the first C of I event we’ve attended since we left the college 2 ½ years ago. It was a very nice evening and we had an opportunity to visit with many old friends, catch a glimpse of the college’s exciting science education renaissance, and hear many moving stories of student success.

The Gala had a number of the traditional fundraising elements – silent auction, live auction, raffle and “reverse” auction. It was the latter drill that sparked my interest and clearly that of the crowd. Beginning with several $5,000 commitments and ending with an almost unending set of pledges as the sums descended to $50 commitments, this was the most exciting and rewarding part of the evening– pledges to support scholarships for the college’s students.

Thus, after an evening of stories of students and alumni camaraderie, The C of I connected its donors directly and immediately to the purpose of the evening – raising dollars for student scholarships. In looking around the room it was clear that the alumni and friends who participated in that evening were extraordinarily excited about their contributions.

In today’s world, colleges and universities are an expensive proposition for students and their families, but postsecondary education at colleges and technical schools is an increasingly essential prerequisite for a successful start in one’s professional life. As an example of this, my youngest daughter is a C of I graduate (she graduated several years before I became president), and has been teaching in the Boise School District for 10 years. Without the scholarship support she received at The C of I she would not have been able to attend the college that launched her successful teaching career. The key to her graduation from The C of I, a marvelous learning environment for her, was that scholarship. It had been established years before she entered school and is a testament to the importance of postsecondary education. Without even knowing my daughter, someone established the scholarship that has led to her successful professional life.

Individuals and families have the same opportunity to support Idaho’s students through the Idaho Community Foundation today. Our first scholarship fund was established in 1992, and now we have 69. They have been established by individuals, friends or families to support Idaho’s students in their postsecondary education and give them an opportunity to be competitive in the 21st century.

Of ICF’s $67 million endowment at the end of 2011, $5.3 million, or 8 percent, was for scholarships. Since ICF’s inception, our scholarship funds have granted nearly $1.5 million to Idaho’s colleges and universities to support students. Of that $1.5 million, $180,000+ was distributed as scholarships in 2011. In addition to distributions from scholarship funds, several other ICF funds, such as our donor advised and designated funds, also provide scholarship support to Idaho’s colleges and universities. This is really a very special commitment by ICF’s funders, individuals and families for the future of our kids and even adults. It is a special commitment to give a person they may never meet the chance to have a better opportunity for a successful career in the 21st century and is another way that the Idaho Community Foundation enriches the quality of life throughout Idaho. ICF E-Bulletin March 2012

HEADLINES New mailing address for ICF Effective immediately, please update your records to reflect that ICF’s Save the Date - ICF will mailing address is now the same as our street address: give a $2,500 grant (or 210 W. State St., Boise, ID 83702. more!) at each of its luncheons Save the Date - ICF will give a $2,500 grant (or more!) at each of its luncheons ICF awards $474,655 from For the first time, attendees at this year’s Gladys E. Langroise Annual and Regional Luncheons will help Advised Fund award a grant of at least $2,500 at each event, thanks to generous sponsorships Nonprofit Spotlight: from US Bank, Norco/Kissler Family Northern Region Grant Foundation and Simplot Co. A portion of Cycle ticket sales from each event will increase the grant amount even more. Upcoming Grant Deadlines The theme of the Boise Annual Luncheon is Youth In Philanthropy and Idaho native Sharon Allen, Chairman of the Board of Deloitte (retired), is the keynote speaker. Four applicants of 19 were chosen to give a presentation ICF on the Road at the lunch for the chance to receive at least $2,500: Boise Bicycle Project, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Organization Assisting the If you’d like to meet with an Homeless Student (OATHS) and Zoo Boise. ICF representative when they are in your area, please call The luncheon will be held Thursday, May 24 from 11:15-1:30 p.m. at the Britney Whiting-Looze at Boise Centre. Patron seats are $60 or $580 for a table of 10. Reserved (208) 342-3535 to set up an seats are $50 or $480 for a table of 10. To reserve, email appointment or email [email protected] or call (208) 342-3535. The more who attend, the [email protected]. larger the grant will be.

March 12-16: North Idaho Dates, keynote speakers and themes of the Regional luncheons are: (Bob and Lauren) March 28-30: East Idaho z North Idaho – June 19, Coeur d’Alene Resort. Keynote speaker: health (Lauren) expert Kyle Unland. Grant theme: Children’s Health. April 9-13: North Idaho (Bob and Lauren) z Central Idaho – August 22, Twin Falls Center for the Arts. Keynote speaker: Elaine Ambrose, Idaho humorist and author. Grant theme: Services for Women and Children. ICF’s New and z Eastern Idaho –September 12, Shilo Inn. Ballet Idaho will perform. Renewing Members Grant theme: The Arts. February 2012

New Member | Renewing ICF awards $474,655 from Gladys E. Langroise Advised Member Fund The Gladys E. Langroise Advised Fund in the Idaho Benefactor Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling ($1,000 and $474,655 to nonprofits in every region of Idaho. above) The Boise Philharmonic received the largest grant of $80,000 followed by The College of Idaho at $75,000 and the Children’s Home Society at $60,000. Ralph and Mary Lynn Hartwell, Idaho Falls The Gladys E. Langroise Advised Fund was established through a generous $15 million bequest to the Idaho Community Foundation from Boise philanthropist Gladys Patron ($500-$999) Langroise. It supports the health, education and welfare of Children's Home children, including college students. Langroise died in early Society. Darin and Ann 2000, just prior to her 100th birthday. The fund advisers annually recommend grants that address what they DeAngeli, Boise believe Mrs. Langroise would have considered areas of special interest or greatest need. ICF E-Bulletin March 2012

Ben and Anna Rolphe, In addition to the Boise Philharmonic, The C of I and the Children’s Home Hayden Lake Society, the following Langroise applicants were chosen:

J. L. and Pat Scott, Ballet Idaho – $5,000 Boise Boise Public Schools Education Foundation – $10,000 Boise Rescue Mission– $10,000 Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho – $2,500 Sponsor ($250-$499) Family Promise of North Idaho – $2,500 First Book – Kootenai County – $5,000 Bill and Elizabeth Allen, Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers – $2,500 Salmon Idaho Botanical Gardens – $3,000 Idaho Falls Youth Arts Center – $2,500 John William Jackson Fund – $3,000 Terry Curtis and Linda Kinderhaven – $12,500 Grable-Curtis, Boise Learning Lab – $5,000 Lillian Vallely School – $30,000 Brad and Theresa Little, North Fremont High School – $4,500 OATHS – $2,000 Emmett Panhandle Alliance for Education – $5,000 St. Labre Indian School – $35,000 Stephen and Carol Trott, St. Luke's Children's Mountain States Tumor Institute – $5,000 Boise Treasure Valley YMCA Horsethief Reservoir Camp – $15,000 Turn Around Scholarship Fund – $2,500

Sustainer ($100-$249) The Langroise Fund advisors also reviewed applications from ICF’s three

regional grant cycles and awarded the following: Andrew and Debra Akers, Pocatello Southwestern Region Jesse Tree of Idaho – $2,000 Paul Anderson and Sandy Hall, Coeur d’Alene Northern Region Arts Alliance – $1,500 Jerry and Mildred Asker, Bonner Community Food Center – $2,000 Grangeville Carrousel Players of the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre – $1,000 City of Troy Summer Program – $600

Community Action Partnership – $1,000 Robert D. Barclay, Boise Community Building Partners – $1,500 Family Promise of Lewis-Clark Valley – $1,500 Monte and Helen Boisen, Family Promise of North Idaho – $1,000 Moscow Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association – $1,500 First Book Lewis-Clark State College – $2,000 Clark and Sydney Fidler, Framing Our Community – $1,000 Boise Hospice of North Idaho – $2,000 Idaho Foodbank Warehouse – $2,000 Alan Echeverria and Dyan Idaho Shakespeare Festival – $1,500 Kamiah Joint School District #304 – $2,000 Sublett, Beverly Hills, CA Kendrick Junior-Senior High School – $1,000

Lapwai School District No. 341 – $2,000 Richard and Shirley Fields, Latah Soil and Water Conservation District – $500 Boise Lifeline Resources – $765 New Bridges Community Church – $2,000 Klara Hansberger, Boise North Idaho Friends of the Opera and the Arts – $825 Northwest Children's Home – $1,000 Dean and Marjean Panhandle Enrichment Program – $1,000 Johnson, St. Maries Pend Oreille Arts Council – $1,000 Pierce Recreation District – $1,500 Project Safe Place – $1,000 James and Willa Regence Caring Foundation for Children – $2,000 McLaughlin, Ketchum St. Maries Volunteer Community Clinic – $2,000 St. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau – $2,000 James and Linda Neeley, Upper Clearwater Community Foundation – $2,000. Idaho Falls Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway History Preservation Group – ICF E-Bulletin March 2012

$1,000 Philip and Jill Reed, Boise West Bonner County Food Bank – $500

Kenneth Ryan, Pocatello Eastern Region American Cancer Society, Idaho Division – $1,000

Bingham Crisis Center for Women – $1,500 Craig and Jane Spencer, Blackfoot Community Center – $1,000 Grangeville Family Assistance in Transitional Housing – $1,000 Foundation for Aspiring Musicians – $500 Leslie Tidwell, Ketchum Franklin County Reading Association – $500 Fremont County – $2,000 Supporter ($50-$99) Grace Joint School District #148 – $2,000 Hobbs Middle School – $1,000 Jean Betebenner, Boise Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs – $2,000 Idaho Falls Arts Council – $1,500 Mary Boone, New Meadows Idaho Falls Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul – $1,000 Idaho Falls Symphony Society – $1,000 David and Teresa Ducharme, Idaho Meth Project – $2,000 Bellevue, WA Idaho Natural Resource Foundation – $500 Idaho Shakespeare Festival – $2,000 Steven R. Fuller, Preston Idaho State Civic Symphony Association – $1,000 Jefferson County Joint School District #251 – $1,000 Mildred Hamilton, Lewiston Lemhi's Promise – $1,000 Mackay Elementary School – $500 Richard and Lucinda Jardine, Madison School District #321 – $2,000 Twin Falls Malad Elementary School – $400 Malad Elementary School – $900 Richard and Donna Sagness, Malad Middle School – $500 Pocatello North Gem Education Foundation – $3,000 Oneida County Library$465 Father Joseph F. Schmidt, Oneida Crisis Center – $2,000 Lewiston Pocatello Community Charter School – $1,000 Pocatello School District – $1,000 Richard and Pamela Tucker, Regence Caring Foundation for Children – $2,000 Hailey Rigby City Library – $2,000 River Discovery – $1,000 Friend ($25-$49) Salmon Hockey Association – $1,000 Salmon Valley Civic Arts Council – $1,700 Ralph S. Gorton Jr., Meridian Shepherd's Inn Corporation – $1,000

Silver Sage Girl Scout Council – $1,000 Ted Hughett, Coeur d’Alene The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho – $1,000 The Cabin – $1,000 Michael Miller, Post Falls United Way of Southeastern Idaho – $2,000 Marcella Nelson, Sandpoint West Side School District #202 – $1,000 Zonta Club of Pocatello Service Foundation – $1,000 Shirley Roach, Kamiah

Clarence R. Schlagel, Boise Nonprofit Spotlight: Northern Region Grant Cycle

Recipients from ICF’s Northern Region Grant Cycle are sending their end-of- Robert Skinner, Idaho Falls grant reports and photos. We love reviewing these to see all the great work Loyce Smith, Boise being done in our state!

Joan E. Sullivan, McCall “Our regular construction crew met at the current job site and caravanned over to Robert Templin, Post Falls homeowner Toni’s home in Coeur d’Alene for our pilot project. Toni has cerebral palsy and is permanently disabled. When we first met, Toni Memorials and said, ‘I have no family and I don’t keep a man, Honors can Habitat help me?’ The Idaho Community Foundation welcomes gifts So we took a crew of five of our best men and sent as memorials or in two fun-lovin’ females over there, scraped and honor of individuals on their painted the front deck railing, painted the ICF E-Bulletin March 2012

birthdays, anniversaries, handrail on the back entrance, and stained the retirement or other special deck floor. occasions. Such gifts may be added to any individual fund in the Foundation or to the Idaho Community Foundation Unrestricted Trust Fund.

The following gifts were received in February 2012:

In Memory of Kathryn Habitat for Humanity North Idaho. (Katy) Benoit We also put down some indoor/outdoor carpet (donated by Fairway Floors) Ernie and Nancy Lemas to provide tracking and to make the deck and stairs safe by preventing Toni from slipping. Both front and back handrails were inspected and tightened. In Memory of Brett The project was finished off by planting some shrubs in the front that were Carlson donated by Greg Nowak, the Habitat Construction Supervisor. Click here Theodore and Marsha Argyle for more. Greg and Linda Bower James and Tammy Dickinson Priest River Ministries Advocates for Women Susan Thomas “A young single mom, a long-time client, drops off her three children at our

office on her way to her brand-new job at a law office. We are part of her In Memory of Roald childcare plan, and we care for the little ones without charging her. Another Doskeland client works steadily at her online Pharmacy Technician training course. We Robert and Carol Hamlin provide free computer and internet access, and help her figure out the

online school interface. She is determined to get a better job to provide for In Memory of Stanley her daughters. A third client, young, pregnant and with no family support, Otness thrives in our extended stay shelter, and grows the courage to land her first Doug and Deidre job ever. This is a small sampling of the achievements that encourage us to Chadderdon keep showing up for work day after day. We weather much heartache with

our clients, but the joy of seeing women stand up, grow, heal and thrive In Memory of Karl Seyb keeps us going.” – Rhonda Encinas, Executive Director Bernice Seyb

In Memory of Steliana Idaho Foodbank Warehouse Mobile Pantry Program

Stanciu “With support from the Idaho Community Robert and Carol Hamlin Foundation, 11 communities in north central Idaho benefited from the Mobile Pantry Program. They include the communities of Elk City, Riggins, Stites, Weippe, Orofino, Julietta, Bovill, Potlatch, Lenore, Culdesac, and Craigmont.

So far, 289,451 pounds of food has been Biggest Loser contestant Aubrey Cheney volunteers distributed and at least 120,000 pounds at the mobile food pantry. more is projected to go into these communities through April. Together, this is equivalent to 341,209 meals.

Low-income and struggling families and individuals living in and around the 11 communities benefited from the Mobile Pantry Program. Each month an average of 615 children under the age of 18, 1,109 adults and 557 seniors receive free emergency food. Feedback from program recipients illustrates the program’s positive impact on the community:

‘I’m 83 years old and only have $34 left after bills. When you bring food I can buy medicine without worrying about going hungry.’ – Mobile Pantry recipient (preferred not to use her name, but is a shut-in and the volunteers deliver her food each distribution day)

‘Thank you for all you do to help our communities. The food you have been distributing to families in and around the Bovill area has certainly been a ICF E-Bulletin March 2012

help. We have received food for my elderly parents (86 & 94) and for our kids and grands (a household struggling thru cancer and resulting chemo for daughter-in-law, and huge decrease in work hours for son). This food eases their tight budgets. The variety of items received this month was especially great. I realize you only distribute items donated, and you have no control of that. Just wanted to say a huge Thank You! God bless you.’ – Ron and LaRae”

NAMI Coeur d'Alene (National Alliance on Metal Illness) “It is a very traumatic experience for an individual to learn he has a mental illness and the diagnosis often comes after a period of instability and confusion for him and his family. Both are left floundering with little knowledge of the illness or the resources available in the community, or even what help they should be looking for. And that’s in good times. In poor economic times likes we’ve had recently, successful programs and services decrease and funding for public resources disappears. The challenge is to help provide people with information that will help the ill individual reach and maintain stability and help the family effectively interact with the ill one.” – Agnes Harger, Secretary and Grants Co-Chair.

Upcoming Grant Deadlines Little Black Dress Club Boise accepting grant applications until March 15

The Little Black Dress Club (LBDC) of Boise is seeking grant applications from nonprofit organizations in Ada and Canyon counties. LBDC funds organizations that provide services designed to improve the quality of life for individuals and families in the communities they serve in the areas of arts and culture, education, human rights or social services. Deadline to apply is March 15. Applications are available on the ICF home page or by emailing [email protected].

Organizations must be 501(c)3 charities with annual budgets or reported gifts on IRS form 990 of less than $1,000,000.

LBDC does not make gifts to:

z Political campaigns or organizations that exist to influence legislation and voting z Organizations that discriminate against any group; organizations suspected of (or known to be) engaging in criminal, terrorist, or other illicit behavior z Affiliated organizations of national or international non-profits unless the affiliated organization operates under an independent business license and has a local budget under $1,000,000. z Religious organizations, unless particular programs benefiting a large portion of a community without regard to religious affiliation are offered and these do not duplicate the work of other agencies in the community.

Ifft Foundation Fund grant deadline is March 15 The Ifft Foundation Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation is seeking grant requests for projects that will provide landscaping, beautification and public recreation in southeast Idaho. Deadline for submittals is March 15.

Grant requests will only be considered from Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power counties.

Eligible applicants include: ICF E-Bulletin March 2012

z Tax-exempt organizations with current 501 (c) not-for-profit status under IRS Code Section 170 z Governmental agencies or departments z Organizations that do not have current federal tax exempt status, but do have a federally qualified tax-exempt fiscal sponsor

For more information click here, or email the Idaho Community Foundation at [email protected], or call (208) 342-3535 or (800) 657-5357. To apply click here.

Goldmann Scholarship Fund deadline is March 15 This scholarship fund was created by the George and Mary Freund family of Idaho Falls to memorialize his maternal grandparents who were murdered during World War II at Auschwitz. It is open to graduating high school seniors statewide who are attending an Idaho college or university. Deadline is March 15. Click here for an application.

Eastern Region Competitive Grant Cycle open until April 1 The ICF Eastern Region Competitive Grant Cycle, which is for Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Custer, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Oneida, Power and Teton counties, opened Feb. 1. Deadline for applying is April 1.

Last year, ICF awarded more than $84,000 in grants to 55 organizations through this grant cycle.

Organizations may apply for up to $5,000. Individuals are not eligible for the regional grant program. Grant areas include, but are not limited to:

z Arts and Culture z Education z Emergency Services z Libraries z Conservation/Environment z Health z Recreation z Social Services z Public Projects

Grant awards will be recommended by the Eastern Region Grants Panel, which is composed of community volunteers from counties in the eastern region. Distribution of grants is scheduled to begin in June.

For more information and to apply online, visit www.idcomfdn.org, or email [email protected], or call (208) 342-3535 or (800) 657-5357.

ICF offers scholarships for higher education The Idaho Community Foundation has more than 60 scholarship opportunities for students seeking assistance with the cost of higher education. The deadline to submit the ICF Scholarship Application is April 1. In 2011, ICF awarded approximately $337,000 in scholarships to more than 158 students representing 26 Idaho counties.

Click here for the application and information about all ICF scholarships.

For more information, contact Elly Davis at (208) 342-3535, or [email protected].

Turnaround Scholarship Fund deadline is April 10 ICF E-Bulletin March 2012

This scholarship fund was created by a Treasure Valley high school counselor to provide scholarships to deserving high school seniors who have been able to turn their lives around despite difficult home situations. It is open to high school seniors graduating from a public high school in the Meridian Joint School District #2, or the Boise Independent School District. Deadline is April 10. Click here for an application.

Idaho Society of CPA’s Scholarship Fund deadline is April 11 This scholarship fund was created to attract the best and brightest students to the profession. Scholarships benefit students pursuing an accounting degree at an Idaho school. It is open to full-time students at the junior or senior level majoring in accounting at a public or private college or university in the state of Idaho. Deadline is April 11. Click here to apply.

Newly Created Funds Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Foundation – A non-endowed, philanthropic gift fund created to support the investigation and prosecution of those in our communities who use technology to sexually exploit Idaho’s children.

The Potandon Foundation – A non-endowed, philanthropic gift fund established by Potandon Produce of Idaho Falls to support worthwhile charitable causes and organizations in Idaho.

ICF E-Bulletin April 2012

President's Corner I was in Washington D.C. at the end of March to represent the Idaho Community Foundation at the 2012 Foundations on the Hill Conference. During Foundations on the Hill, foundation trustees, executives and staff schedule meetings on Capitol Hill to personally discuss their work with members of Congress. The purpose of Foundations on the Hill is to:

z Inform and educate Congress about philanthropy z Create visibility for foundations and philanthropy on Capitol Hill z Advocate on issues affecting foundations z Encourage Congress to view foundations as resources on key public policy issues Probable tax reform in either late 2012 or sometime in 2013 and its implications for the charitable tax deduction, a fundamental staple of American philanthropy for nearly 90 years, was clearly on the minds of the 200+ participants who attended. On December 31, 2012, the George W. Bush–era tax cuts will expire and with them about 50 tax extenders, including the charitable tax deduction for nonprofit donors. As a February 18 article in the Washington Post suggests, the expiration means not only the end of the lower tax rates for America’s wealthy but also:

“…raising rates on investment income, estates and gifts, and earnings at all levels. Overnight, the marriage penalty for joint filers will spring back to life, the value of the child credit will drop from $1,000 to $500, and the rate everyone pays on the first $8,700 of wages will jump from 10 percent to 15 percent. The Social Security payroll tax will pop back up to 6.2 percent from 4.2 percent under the deal approved (by congress earlier this year). And new Medicare taxes enacted as part of the President Obama’s health-care initiative will for the first time strike high- income households (assuming that piece of the legislation holds under judicial review).”

In my 10- to 20-minute visits with Idaho’s four congressional offices, I outlined the role of nonprofits in America especially during the Great Recession and of course the story of nonprofits in Idaho over the past several years. I indicated that a recent research project undertaken by the Idaho Nonprofit Center about the economic impact of Idaho’s nonprofits would be available soon and that INC would be sending them the study.

I emphasized some ICF data and the role we play in supporting the work of Idaho’s nonprofits. ICF first started grant distributions in 1991 and as of December 31, 2011 we have distributed over $58 million in grants across Idaho. As part of that $58 million, we granted more than $4.5 million in 2011. The chart shows the amounts in each category. I also noted that as of ICF E-Bulletin April 2012

mid-March ICF had $90 million in assets and $70 million in the endowment. We are managing 441 funds and made 782 grants in 2011.

Staff members for Rep. Raul Labrador and Rep. Mike Simpson believe that tax reform is likely in 2013 regardless of who wins control of Congress and the presidency. They believe that the many current tax extenders including the charitable tax deduction would be on the table in a thorough tax reform initiative.

Sen. Jim Risch spent 25 minutes with myself, Dana Miller from the Murdock Charitable Trust, Bill Vesneski of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, and Mindie Reule of Philanthropy Northwest. We were very pleased for the time and Sen. Risch gave us an outline of the problems our growing U.S. deficit poses for the American economy in the coming years. He is very supportive of the charitable tax deduction, especially given the likelihood of reduced governmental funding for services in coming budgets. He believes nonprofits will be an even more important safety net in the coming decade.

Sen. Mike Crapo, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, was ill and unable to meet with us. However, we were able to meet with his Chief of Staff Susan Wheeler and Legislative Director Ken Flanz. Ms. Wheeler indicated that Sen. Crapo, who will play a significant role in tax reform as senior member of the finance committee, views the charitable tax deduction as an important part of American philanthropy and that the significance of philanthropy in the coming years will likely increase as the federal budget reductions continue. Sen. Crapo has a scholarship fund with ICF and is quite committed to supporting students interested in science and technology.

Those of us who visited with Idaho’s delegation were well received and our concerns were well understood. It appears that we are likely to have a “new” debate about tax deductions, tax reform and of course budget deficits and revenue in 2013 if not in the lame duck session following the November elections. There will be a lot at stake for Idaho’s nonprofits in the outcome of those discussions and subsequent legislation and for that reason I believe this was a worthwhile trip.

HEADLINES More than 130 people registered for Boise luncheon - deadline May 10 More than 130 people registered for Boise The theme of the Boise Annual Luncheon is Luncheon - deadline May “Youth In Philanthropy” and Idaho native 10 Sharon Allen, Chairman of the Board of Deloitte (retired), is the keynote speaker. Four nonprofits that involve youth in their Third ED SESSION forum work will give a presentation at the is May 1 luncheon for an On The Spot grant of at least $2,500: Boise Bicycle Project, Nonprofit Spotlight: Notus Make-A-Wish Foundation, Organization Public Library Assisting the Homeless Student (OATHS) and Zoo Boise. Upcoming Grant Deadlines

We will honor Joe and Patty Marshall as our Friends of the Foundation at ICF on the Road the luncheon. Joe is our immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors, and is the retired Chairman and CEO of Idaho Power Company. Joe and Patty If you’d like to meet with an have two ICF funds. ICF representative when they are in your area, please call The luncheon will be held Thursday, May 24 from 11:15-1:30 p.m. at the Britney Whiting-Looze at Boise Centre. Patron seats are $60 or $580 for a table of 10. Reserved (208) 342-3535 to set up an seats are $50 or $480 for a table of 10. To reserve, email appointment or email [email protected] or call (208) 342-3535. [email protected]. The On The Spot grants are generously sponsored by US Bank, Norco/Kissler Family Foundation and Simplot Co. A portion of ticket April 9-13: North Idaho (Bob sales from each event will increase the grant amount even more. The more and Lauren) who attend, the larger the grant will be. East Idaho: April 17-19 (Bob) ICF E-Bulletin April 2012

April 23-27: East Idaho (Bob Dates, keynote speakers and themes of the Regional luncheons are: and Lauren) May 7-11: North Idaho (Bob)

z North Idaho – June 19, Coeur d’Alene Resort. Keynote speaker: health ICF’s New and expert Kyle Unland. Grant theme: Children’s Health. On The Spot grant presentations from: Boundary County Backpacks, Boys & Renewing Members Girls Clubs of Kootenai County, Clearwater Valley Hospital and March 2012 Clinics, and Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute.

New Member | Renewing z Central Idaho – August 22, Twin Falls Center for the Arts. Keynote Member speaker: Elaine Ambrose, Idaho humorist and author. Grant theme: Services for Women and Children.

Benefactor z Eastern Idaho –Sept. 12, Shilo Inn. Ballet Idaho will perform. Grant ($1,000 and theme: The Arts. above) Christopher Third ED SESSION forum is May 1 Davidson and The JA and Kathryn Albertson Foundation will Sharon Christoph, host ED SESSION III with Sal Khan on May Boise 1 at 7 p.m. at the Egyptian Theater.

Donald and Marcia Sal Khan is founder of Khan Academy and a pioneer in learning. His YouTube tutorials on arithmetic, physics, finance, history and more have Liebich, Hailey been watched more than 50 million times by learners all over the globe. He has been called a revolutionary by Bill Gates and won the prestigious Dallas Peck and Google prize. To learn more about Sal Khan and Khan Academy, please visit The Ed Sessions website. You can also see a CBS 60 Minutes story about Cynthia Keller-Peck, Khan Academy. Boise As with ED SESSION II featuring Mike Rowe of the Discovery Channel’s Patron ($500-$999) Emmy-nominated series Dirty Jobs With Mike Rowe, seats at Sal Khan’s event are expected to go quickly. ICF has a limited number of seats available before they become available to the public. If you are interested John and Susan in attending, please email [email protected]. Public registration Bennett, Grangeville will open April 17. The presentation will be rebroadcast by KTVB and its sister stations in early May. Charles Just, Idaho Nonprofit Spotlight: Notus Library Falls Jo Ellen Ringer, librarian for the town of Notus (pop. 623), says the patrons of her Robert and Tena small library have interests as diverse as Lokken, Boise those in larger in bigger cities so it’s challenging making her annual budget stretch. Benjamin Rydalch and She gets a lot of free books from First Laura Bettis, Eagle Book, a nonprofit organization that connects book publishers and community Sponsor ($250-$499) organizations to provide new books for Librarian Jo Ellen Ringer, Notus City Councilman children in need, and the Boise Public Dave Porterfield and library board member Carol Library. Others she purchases gently Porterfield. Robert and Michelle used for half price. She buys DVDs Angell, Boise inexpensively from a local pawn shop that gives her a good deal. Keli and Dave Elledge, Eagle “I’m never reluctant to hit up other libraries and businesses for their spare stuff,” she said. “I’ll do anything I can to help our kids succeed.”

Guy Hearon and Cheryl Looking around the library, it’s easy to see that her dedication has paid off. Stewart, Sandpoint A $600 grant from ICF allowed her to purchase a series of graphic novels for teens as well as health and nutrition books for other library patrons. ICF E-Bulletin April 2012

Kenlon and Carol Johnson, Idaho Falls The library serves more than 300 people each month, which is at least half the town. Dave Porterfield, Notus city councilmember, credits Jo Ellen’s hard work and services like computers with internet service, DVDs to borrow Jon and Sharon and inter-library loan services that would otherwise be too expensive for Kimberling, Moscow many people in the rural community.

John and Enid Runft, “The library has a tremendous impact on the city and a lot of it comes from Boise Jo Ellen’s persistence,” Porterfield said. “Thanks to her the schools are healthy, the library is healthy and it adds to the atmosphere of the city.”

Sustainer ($100-$249) Jo Ellen, who helps preschoolers get ready for their kindergarten tests and keeps the library open on Fridays to accommodate kids on a four-day school Clen and Emma Atchley, schedule, said she sees results from her efforts. Ashton “The people here are worth it and it’s what I can do to respect the Ronald and Michelle Berry, community,” she said. Tetonia Upcoming Grant Deadlines Richard and Connie Turnaround Scholarship Fund deadline is April 10 Bowen, Boise This scholarship fund was created by a Treasure Valley high school counselor to provide scholarships to deserving high school seniors who have been able to turn their lives around despite difficult home situations. It is Edward and Arita Cleary, open to high school seniors graduating from a public high school in the Boise Meridian Joint School District #2, or the Boise Independent School District. Deadline is April 10. Click here for an application. Bill and Bernadean Daniels, Boise Idaho Society of CPA’s Scholarship Fund deadline is April 11 This scholarship fund was created to attract the best and brightest students Ted Epperly, Boise to the profession. Scholarships benefit students pursuing an accounting degree at an Idaho school. It is open to full-time students at the junior or Allen and Raina Frei, senior level majoring in accounting at a public or private college or Craigmont university in the state of Idaho. Deadline is April 11. Click here to apply.

Bistline Fund deadline is May 1 John and Michele Hansen, The F.M., Anne G., and Beverly B. Bistline Foundation Fund is Idaho Falls accepting applications until May 1 for projects related to the arts in the southeast Idaho counties of Bannock, Bingham, Bear Lake, Caribou, George and Beverly Harad, Franklin, Oneida and Power. Boise Grants may fall under two categories: D. Blaine and Cynthia 1. Supporting arts activities that will provide entertainment or art-related Jacobson, Boise education to the general public.

Peter and Carolyn 2. Supporting the education, skills training, performance or display Johnson, Boise opportunities for local artists.

For more information, click here. To apply, click here. Dorothy Kidd, Caldwell

The Bistline Foundation was founded by Beverly Bistline of Pocatello to pay Peter Kozisek and Julia special tribute to her parents and their commitment to the arts, as well as Robinson, Boise to further her own support within the field. She passed away in October 2010 and her foundation became an ICF fund in 2011. Brian and Karen Loosli, Ashton News Briefs Robert and Mary Lee ICF investment management group receives top marks A recently study conducted by strategic consultancy Cogent Research, Morrell, Boise surveyed 650 investment officials from both the pension and non-profit world. Dimensional Fund Advisors and The Vanguard Group, which Richard and Mary Ellen manage part of ICF’s equity portfolio, were named in the Top 10 of favorite Pugh, Cambridge institutional brands.

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Bonnie Quinn, Boise Chesbro Music in Idaho Falls passes 101-year anniversary The Idaho Business Review recently featured Chesbro Music in Idaho Falls Jodi Reynolds, Boise and Rexburg in honor of the stores’ more than 100 years in business. Chesbro Music CEO Vanetta Chesbro Wilson is a member of ICF’s Upper Snake River Valley Leadership Council and the Chesbro family has two ICF Paul and Alexis Rippel, funds. Chesbro Wilson is the great-granddaughter of founder Horace Idaho Falls Chesbro.

Richard and Rowena Newly Created Funds Roberge, Caldwell Bald Mountain Ski Patrol Fund – A non-endowed, philanthropic gift fund Terry and Anne Ross, established by the Bald Mountain Ski Patrol to support nonprofit Hudson, WI organizations in the local community.

Dale and Victoria Smith, Memorials and Honors King Hill The Idaho Community Foundation welcomes gifts sent as memorials or in honor of individuals on their birthdays, anniversaries, retirement, or other Norman and LaDean special occasions. Such gifts may be added to any individual fund in the Smith, Pocatello Foundation or to the Idaho Community Foundation Unrestricted Trust Fund.

John and Jan Thornton The following gifts were received in March 2012: Scio, OR In Memory of Joan Carley Kay Alspaugh Robin and Mary Wallis,

Boise In Memory of Brett Carlson Herb and Larrain Carlson Mary Lee Wood, Parma In Memory of Marye Welch Nonprofit Partner Pete and Freda Cenarrusa ($100+) In Memory of Myron and Paula Roberts Emmett Community Idaho Society of CPAs

Playhouse, Inc. Emmett In Honor of Mary and Robin Wallis Linda and Gary Wallis

Rising Stars Therapeutic In Honor of Dan John Idaho Society of CPAs Riding Center Twin Falls In Honor of Barbara Porter Supporter ($50-$99) Idaho Society of CPAs

Edson and Patricia Fujii, On Behalf of Rotary Club of Boise - East Meridian Michael Francis

Richard and Jill Jurvelin, Coeur d’ Alene

Virginia Kelly, Pocatello

Owen and Janet Orndorff, Boise

Barbara Shinn, Boise

Gloria Jean Thomas, Malad

Juno Van Ocker, Boise

Paul Villano, Pocatello

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Friend ($25-$49)

Susan Borowicz, Elk City

Sherry Colyer, Bruneau

Shelley Kuther, Craigmont

Shirley Severn, Boise

Liisa Spink, Post Falls

Cindy Webb, Kooskia

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President's Corner As you’ve no doubt noticed, it’s time for ICF’s 23rd Annual Luncheon. This year we are featuring keynote speaker Sharon L. Allen, a native Idahoan and the first woman to be Chairman of the Board of Deloitte. Sharon is a UI alumna and started her career at Deloitte in Boise. She is now retired, but maintains close ties to Idaho and her alma mater. Sharon and her husband Rich Allen are co-chairing the UI’s recently announced capital campaign.

We are also excited to host our first On The Spot grant program featuring four terrific nonprofits that use youth involvement as a way to meet their mission: Boise Bicycle Project, Make-A-Wish Idaho, Organization Assisting the Homeless Student (OATHS) and Zoo Boise. Thanks to our generous sponsors U.S. Bank, Norco and Simplot Co., one of these organizations will receive a grant of at least $2,500. Luncheon attendees vote to decide who gets the grant.

If you haven’t purchased a table or seat for luncheon, the deadline has been extended to Friday, May 18. Seats are $50 and $60 and tables of 10 are $480 and $580. The event is Thursday, May 24 from 11:30-1:30 at Boise Centre.

The Boise Annual Luncheon will be followed in June by the third annual North Idaho Regional Luncheon. We will run another On The Spot grant program featuring Boundary County Backpacks, Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai County, Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics and Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute.

The North Idaho Luncheon is Tuesday, June 19 from 11:30-1:30 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. Seats are $40 each or $300 for a Reserved Table of 8 or $400 for a Sponsorship Table of 8.

Leadership Council Update All four ICF leadership councils met recently. The Southeast Idaho Leadership Council (in collaboration with the United Way of Southeastern Idaho) has narrowed its issues to four:

z After school and summer reading/enrichment program to include technology access and with an emphasis on Hispanic and low income youth z Vocational learning and mentoring/job shadowing (middle school through adult) z Childhood obesity and connecting farmers to food insecure families z Childhood health to include childhood obesity, dental issues, immunization issues, vision issues, and childhood diseases

The South Central Idaho LC (in collaboration with the United Way of South Central Idaho) selected:

z Regression of students over the summer that don’t have/attend an enrichment program z Very early childhood education z Replication across the region of the Muster Tree program in Twin Falls z Limited access/entry to mental health services ICF E-Bulletin May 2012

Both leadership councils were facilitated by Karen Manuel of VisionTech360, which is researching these issues. The final issue for each LC will be chosen in October.

The Upper Snake River Valley LC met in April and reviewed a draft request for proposals for their focus on after school programs. Our goal is to have a final RFP completed by the end of May and disseminated in late summer to the schools in that region.

The Panhandle LC met earlier this week. The goal of this meeting was to explore how to market the childhood obesity issue in the area. We will be implementing their suggestions during the summer.

Finally, I’d like to call your attention to an item in this edition of the e-bulletin about a $50,000 grant opportunity from ID21 sponsored by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation.

Following the sold-out success of their Ed Sessions presentations, ID21 is accepting nominations for schools or school districts, nonprofits and government programs that are challenging traditional education models. Awards will be given to programs that:

z Challenge traditional education with innovation and creativity or z Foster relevant skills for the 21st century or z Promote anytime, anywhere learning through technology

Nominations must be made by June 15. Further details are in the bulletin.

As always, I thank you for all you do for ICF, Idaho’s nonprofits and Idaho philanthropy. We look forward to seeing you at our luncheon in a couple of weeks in Boise or in June in Coeur d’Alene!

HEADLINES Deadline to reserve seats at the Boise Annual Luncheon extended to May 18 Deadline to reserve seats More than 300 people have registered for at the Boise Annual the Boise Annual luncheon on Thursday, extended to May 18 May 24 from 11:30-1:30 p.m. at the Boise Centre. Patron seats are $60 or ID21 seeking innovative $580 for a table of 10. Reserved seats education programs for are $50 or $480 for a table of 10. To funding reserve, email [email protected], download the form at www.idcomfdn.org, or Fund Spotlight: Don Scott call (208) 342-3535. Family Camp

The theme of the Boise Annual Luncheon is “Youth In Philanthropy” and Fund Spotlight: John Idaho native Sharon L. Allen, Chairman of the Board of Deloitte (retired), William Jackson Fund in is the keynote speaker. Four nonprofits that involve youth in their work will ICF give a presentation at the luncheon for an On The Spot grant of at least $2,500: Boise Bicycle Project, Make-A-Wish Idaho, Organization Upcoming Grant Deadlines Assisting the Homeless Student (OATHS) and Zoo Boise.

We will honor Joe and Patty Marshall as our Friends of the Foundation at the luncheon. Joe is our immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors, and ICF’s New and is the retired Chairman and CEO of Idaho Power Company. Joe and Patty Renewing Members have been married for 50 years and have two ICF funds.

April 2012 The On The Spot grants are generously sponsored by US Bank, Norco and Simplot Co. A portion of ticket sales from each event will increase the grant New Member | Renewing amount even more. The more who attend, the larger the grant will be. Member Seats and tables are also available for the North Idaho Regional Benefactor ($1,000 and Luncheon on June 19 from 11:30-1:30 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. above) Seats are $40 each. Reserved Tables of 8 are $300 and Sponsorship Tables of 8 are $400. Duane and Susan Jacklin will be honored as Mark Kubiak and Susan Friends of the Foundation. Fenton Kubiak, Dover ICF E-Bulletin May 2012

The North Idaho On The Spot grant presentations will feature Boundary John and Delores Fery, Boise County Backpacks, Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County, Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics, and Palouse-Clearwater Duane and Susan Jacklin, Environmental Institute. Post Falls ID21 seeking innovative education programs for funding Carolyn Rees, Caldwell ID21, a new awards program launched by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation on May 1, is an effort to Tricia Swartling, Ketchum recognize and provide significant rewards for nonprofits, schools and government programs that Patron ($500-$999) work to revolutionize learning in Idaho.

Brenda and Terry Sanford, Heyburn “We were inspired by what we heard from the ED Sessions speakers this past year,” said Jamie MacMillan, executive director of the Albertson Sponsor ($250-$499) Foundation, which sponsored the ID21 ED Sessions series. “We want to discover and reward programs that have the potential to change the way we Gregory and Christa Braun, learn in Idaho and help us meet the demands of the 21st century.” Nampa The public is encouraged to nominate schools or school districts, nonprofits Dennis and Anita Dahl, Eagle and government programs that are challenging traditional education models. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: Mark and Debra Flitton, Caldwell z Challenges traditional education with innovation and creativity or

z Fosters relevant skills for the 21st century or Robert and Leslee Hoover, z Promotes anytime, anywhere learning through technology Coeur d’Alene

Timothy and Wanda Quinn, Nominations are accepted online until June 15. Grand prize winners will Coeur d’Alene receive $50,000 at an awards ceremony October 16 at the Egyptian Theatre in Boise. Dan and Tana Stahn, Sun Valley Fund Spotlight: Don Scott Family Camp Local healthcare providers are developing a family Alan and Sherry Van Orden, camp for children with Type 1 diabetes that will be Pocatello named after Don Scott, a pediatric nurse and St. Luke’s clinician who dedicated his career to working Sustainer ($100-$249) with kids with diabetes. Scott tragically died in a mountaineering accident in 2011. Kay Alspaugh, Boise St. Luke’s Humphreys Diabetes Center, St. Luke’s David and Marlene Barber, Children’s Hospital, St. Luke’s Health Foundation and Boise Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs (Camp Hodia) are working together to organize a diabetes family camp. George and Susan Blodgett, Don Scott St. Luke’s Humphreys Diabetes Center and Camp Hodia Salmon have agency funds at ICF.

Barbara Brown, Idaho Falls “The Don Scott Family Camp will offer a safe and nurturing environment for families to connect with other families experiencing similar challenges,” John and Cyndee Church, said Bob Scanlon, St. Luke’s Humphreys Diabetes Center executive Lewiston director. “Having the opportunity to meet other parents and caregivers, share experiences and talk about the daily demands of life with diabetes, Linda Cook, Idaho Falls will help relieve the feelings of isolation, and provide new ideas and coping strategies. These experiences will build the foundation for strong emotional Dale and Ramona Higer, and physical health for the child, and families with diabetes.” Boise Type 1 diabetes affects not only the child with the disease – it impacts their Andy and Lisa Marshall, families. Parents, grandparents and other caregivers often report feeling Caldwell overwhelmed caring for the child with diabetes. Siblings without diabetes can feel left out, ignored or overshadowed. The daily regimen of diabetes J. Patrick and Karen care creates significant demands on time, energy, planning and finances. McGahan, Idaho Falls Through the camp experience, a child with diabetes has the opportunity to ICF E-Bulletin May 2012

Robert and Rita Mecham, meet other children who are managing the same condition. Participating Spokane, WA with peers, creating a positive self-image and having flexibility in their diabetes regimen are critical goals for school-age children and these John and Norma Odiaga, concepts are woven into the family camp experience. Jerome “Don Scott gave his time generously to help families learn how to live well Thomas and MaryLou with the gifts and challenges they have been given,” said Vicki Cutshall, a Puckett, clinical educator in children’s services at St. Luke’s Health System. “He Nez Perce seemed happiest when he was surrounded by people he loved and beautiful landscapes. A camp that is dedicated to families who can learn about Marilyn Sabella, Sandpoint diabetes together is a fitting tribute to his efforts and a way for those of us inspired by his care to continue his good work for generations to come.” Marilyn Shuler, Boise Fund Spotlight: John William Jackson Fund in ICF Don and Mary Jean Simis, Gooding The John William Jackson Fund in ICF recently announced grants totaling David and Judy Watkins, $115,000 to Idaho nonprofits and Wilder schools to advance academic scholarship, performing arts and Mary Lee Wood, Parma outdoor sporting for youth. This is the 10th year of the grants. Supporter ($50-$99) Bill "Action" Jackson announcing recipients of the “The Fund is proud to collaborate with grants from the John William Jackson Fund in ICF Cindy Campbell, Blackfoot strategic business partners who are committed to advancing academic excellence in Idaho schools; helping Barbara Hawley, Boise students understand the importance of setting high individual performance goals while at the same time developing a spirit of compassionate service in Bill and Jill Manny, New York, our communities,” said Bill “Action” Jackson, the Fund’s founder and vice NY president of development.

Glenn and Christina Michael, Grant recipients include: Boise Concordia Law School – $5,000 Steven and Sharon Parry, Boise State University – $30,500 Idaho Falls The College of Idaho – $4,000 Idaho State University – $3,000 Kevin and Cheri Pearson, Northwest Nazarene University – $7,000 Moore Idaho Botanical Garden – $1,650 Boise Philharmonic – $7,500 David Pennock, Idaho Falls Ballet Idaho – $2,000 Idaho Shakespeare Festival – $2,500 David and Stephanie Sims, Trey McIntrye Project – $3,000 Bonners Ferry Boise Music Week Public School Night Gala Sponsor – $2,500 Great Basin Jazz Camp – $1,500 Thomas and Sherrye Smith, Zoo Boise – $2,000 Phoenix, AZ St. Mary’s Catholic School – $5,000 The Cabin – $2,000 Gayle Wilde, Boise Treasure Valley YMCA – $5,000 Boise Nationals Soccer Club – $3,000 Friend ($25-$49) Nova Soccer Club – $2,000

Isabel Brassey, Boise Musical Instruments Purchase & Repair Program z Jefferson Middle School (Caldwell) – $1,000 Susan Morris, Spokane, WA z Mackay Elementary School – $1,895

z North Fremont School District – $2,850 Kathleen Pidjeon, Boise z Shelley School District – $1,000

z Syringa Middle School (Caldwell) – $1,000 Jane Slattery, Boise z Wallace School District – $2,000 LeAnn Trautman, Winchester z West Jefferson School District – $1,000 City of Wallace z Moscow Charter School – $1,000 z Hispanic Cultural Center – $1,000 ICF E-Bulletin May 2012

Honors z Kellogg School District – $2,000 The Idaho Community z Kuna School District – $2,000 Foundation welcomes gifts z Jerome School District – Flute sent as memorials or in honor of individuals on their Upcoming Grant Deadlines birthdays, anniversaries, The ICF grant cycle for southwest Idaho, which is Ada, Adams, Blaine, retirement, or other special Boise, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, occasions. Such gifts may be Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, Valley and Washington counties, is added to any individual fund now open. Deadline for applying is July 1. in the Foundation or to the Idaho Community Foundation In 2011, ICF awarded $133,935 to 95 nonprofit organizations through this Unrestricted Trust Fund. grant cycle. Organizations may apply for up to $5,000. Individuals are not eligible for The following gifts were the regional grant program. Grant areas include, but are not limited to: received in April 2012: z Arts and Culture z Education In Memory of Katy Benoit z Emergency Services Gerald and Lorene Guentz z Libraries

z Conservation/Environment In Memory of Brett Carlson z Health Maynard and Janet Parks z Recreation z Social Services In Memory of Svitlana z Public Projects Kravchenko W. and Shirley Atteberry In general, ICF favors activities that: Patricia Heldt z Reach a broad segment of the community, especially those citizens whose needs are not being met by existing services that are normally In Memory of Anne Martes expected to be provided by private rather than government sources Sue Linja z Request seed money to realize unusual opportunities to meet urgent needs in the community In Memory of Rex Nelson z Stimulate and encourage additional funding Ralph and Mary Lynn z Promote cooperation and avoid duplication of effort Hartwell z Help make a charitable organization more effective and efficient and Jerry and Karen Koester better able to sustain itself over the long term.

In Memory of Doug Sutherland Grant awards will be recommended by the Southwest Regional Grants Roger and Carol Hamlin Panel, which is comprised of community volunteers from counties in the southwest region. Distribution of grants is scheduled to begin in December.

For more information and to apply online, visit www.idcomfdn.org, email [email protected], or call (208) 342-3535.

News Briefs ICF fund statements are now available ICF fund statements are online. The system is secure and password protected. For assistance, email [email protected] or call (208) 342- 3535 or (800) 657-5357.

Newly Created Funds Rhodes Skate Park Project Fund – A special project fund created by the Boise Skateboard Association to assist them in upgrading Rhodes Skate Park to a world class skate park.

Interfaith Community Service Project Fund – A philanthropic gift fund created to support charitable services in the Idaho Falls community including various shelters, the food bank and the soup kitchen.

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President's Corner

We recently kicked off our summer season with the 23rd Annual Luncheon in Boise, a friend-raising philanthropy event. It was quite exciting and, if I say so myself, lots of fun! Thanks so much to the more than 500 of you who attended. The purpose of these luncheons is to feature a significant guest to inspire us about the importance of philanthropy, to recognize the Friend(s) of the Foundation – an award selected by the Board of Directors, and to use the luncheon as an opportunity to connect donors to Idaho nonprofits. This year we added the On The Spot grant awards, thanks to the hard work of our staff and our generous sponsors US Bank, Norco and The Simplot Co.

This year’s recipients of the Friends of the Foundation award are Joe and Patty Marshall, and we recognized their outstanding achievement in enriching the quality of life throughout Idaho. They have been married for 50 years and became involved with ICF when Joe retired as Idaho Power CEO. Joe joined the board of directors in the early 2000s and still serves today. He was our ICF Board Chair for two years and remains a member of our Executive Committee and Asset Development Committee. It was a joy to work for a Board chaired by Joe and I can’t always say that about my Board experiences over the last 21 years. Joe and Patty have two ICF funds and are very deserving of this award. The audience was in agreement and gave them a standing ovation as Patty, who uses Joe and Patty Marshall a wheelchair, stood with Joe to receive their award. Our On The Spot grant presenters were Boise Bicycle Project, Make-A- Wish Idaho, Organization Assisting the Homeless Student (OATHS), and Zoo Boise. Our sponsors provided enough support to allow us to present a $2,500 award and ICF used a portion of ticket sales to increase the grant to $3,500. The audience selected OATHS and its founder Ben Skinner, a 2012 graduate of Bishop Kelly High School, as the recipient. The luncheon attendees really enjoyed the grant presentations and they inspired some audience members to contribute from their ICF funds to the nonprofits.

ICF President Bob Hoover and Ben Skinner Finally, I was so very excited to have Sharon Allen as our keynote speaker. I came to know Sharon when I was at the University of Idaho. She is a native of Kimberly, Idaho and is an inspiration to all of us, both professionally and personally. Read her remarks here.

Sharon spent her 38-year career at Deloitte, and it was filled with many successes and “firsts.” Her first professional job was in the Boise office and she became the office managing partner — Deloitte’s first woman in that role. In 1994 she became the first female board member in Deloitte’s history. In 2003, Allen made history when she was elected the first ICF E-Bulletin June 2012

executive chairman of Deloitte LLP — the highest-ranking woman in the organization’s history and the first and only woman ever to serve as

Bob Hoover and Sharon Allen chairman of a large, private U.S. professional services organization.

She is the current Chairman of the National Board of the YMCA, a board member and Chairman of the Audit Committee for Catalyst, Inc., and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Autry National Center, She also served on the President’s Export Council in Washington, D.C., and on the Women’s Leadership Board at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Over the course of her career she was named to many impressive lists, including Forbes magazine as one of the most powerful women in the world for four consecutive years. She now spends much of her “retired” years in McCall and recently she and her husband became co-chairs of the $225 million UI capital campaign “Inspiring Futures: Invest in the University of Idaho.” It is great to have Sharon back in Idaho and she inspired us all about leaving a legacy through leadership.

I am equally excited about our next regional ICF luncheon in Coeur d’Alene on June 19. As you will see in the story below, our theme is children’s health and our keynote speaker and On The Spot grant presenters will use that theme to entertain and inform us about their important work. Also, we will announce some special news from the ICF’s Panhandle Leadership Council. If you are in the vicinity, I hope you will join us to celebrate Idaho philanthropy.

HEADLINES More than 150 People registered for North Idaho Luncheon; Deadline June 12 More than 150 people registered for North Idaho More than 150 people have registered for Luncheon; Deadline June the 3rd Annual North Idaho Luncheon, 12 featuring ICF’s first North Idaho On The Spot grant awards, on Tuesday, June 19 ICF grant cycle provides from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Coeur more than $80,000 in d’Alene Resort. Tickets are $40 each. A north Idaho; $560K in Sponsorship Table of 8 is $400 and a 2011 Reserved Table of 8 is $300.

Fund Spotlight: Century The deadline to RSVP has been extended to Link Middle School June 12. To reserve, email [email protected], call (208) 342-3535 or Philanthropy Program download the RSVP form.

Upcoming Grant Deadlines Duane and Susan Jacklin, two of ICF’s most steadfast supporters in North Idaho for more than 15 years, will be honored as the Friends of the Foundation. The luncheon theme is Children’s Health. ICF’s Panhandle Leadership ICF’s New and Council and the Panhandle Health District are partnering on a project in the Renewing Members five counties in north Idaho to educate daycare providers about children’s nutrition and activities. The partnership hopes to raise awareness of and May 2012 prevent childhood obesity.

New Member | Renewing As part of that theme, nationally recognized obesity prevention specialist Member Kyle Unland is the keynote speaker. Unland is director for the health promotion division at the Spokane Regional Health District. He has helped Benefactor ($1,000 and develop statewide partnerships, advocated for healthy policies, and led the above) development of the Washington State Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan. Sydney and Linda ICF E-Bulletin June 2012

Yarborough, Hayden Thanks to sponsorship from US Bank, Norco and The Simplot Co., the luncheon will feature presentations from four nonprofits that have programs Patron ($500-$999) to address different aspects of children’s health. Luncheon attendees will William Berg and Melinda vote to decide which organization will receive a grant of $2,500: Cameron, Sagle

Anne Voilleque, Idaho Falls z Boundary County Backpacks, which provides backpacks of food so low-income school children will have enough to eat on the weekends. Raymond and Janice Wolfe, More than half of the children in Boundary County qualify for free and Caldwell reduced lunches. Combined with a four-day school week, many children potentially face three days each week without adequate Sponsor ($250-$499) nutrition. Steven and Cindy Carr Idaho z Boys & Girls Clubs of Kootenai County, which will present its Triple Falls Play program. Triple Play teaches youth about good nutrition and mentors them in sports and fun activities to demonstrate how eating Sustainer ($100-$249) smart, keeping fit and forming positive relationships add up to a Judd and Diane DeBoer, healthy lifestyle. Boise z Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics, which has an innovative partnership that provides access to mental health services for youth. William and Melissa Gilbert, The area has very few mental health service options and the nearest Boise child psychiatrists are three hours away. The program uses video conferencing to allow a psychiatrist in Boise to treat children in Gene and Rosie Hill, Boise Orofino and Cottonwood. z Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute, which offers “Break for Martha and David Mead, Twin the Outdoors,” to reconnect children and their families with nature Falls through summer reading and activity sessions, Nature Camp field trips, and “Animals of the Night,” a family event in its fifth year. Josephine Miller, Boise

Bob and Jeanie Mooney, Boise ICF grant cycle provides more than $80,000 in north

Idaho; $560k in 2011 Mona Noble, Mountain Home The Idaho Community Foundation’s Northern David and Yoshie Nordling, Region Competitive Grants Panel has selected 58 Eagle north Idaho nonprofit organizations to receive more than $80,000 through its regional Martin and Barbara Peterson, competitive grant cycle. Boise Grant recipients are from each of the counties represented in ICF’s north Idaho region: Benewah, Steven and JoAnn Peterson, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Twin Falls Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce and Shoshone.

Marvin and Dianne Pett, In 2011, ICF provided nearly $560,000 to the north Malad City Idaho region through grants, scholarships and Grants from ICF helped the other distributions. ICF President and CEO Bob Eugene and Janice Place, Blanchard Area Seniors purchase a new pantry Hoover said he expects similar financial support Hamer for nonprofits

and students in 2012. Mary Fran Soltman,

Grangeville “ICF distributes large and small grants totaling between $500,000 and $750,000 every year to more than 150 nonprofits and scholarship recipients H. Norman and Kathryn in north Idaho,” Hoover said. “With the slow recovery rate of the economy, Wright, American Falls these funds are crucial support for families, senior citizens, arts programs, hospitals and more.” Kelly Odell and Laurel York- Odell, Boise This year’s recipients of the Northern Region Competitive Grant Cycle are:

Nonprofit Partner ($100+) Benewah County Family Justice Center Foundation of Idaho, Inc., Benewah Community Hospital – $500 to purchase a high-resolution portable ICF E-Bulletin June 2012

Nampa ultrasound

Supporter ($50-$99) Greater Benewah County Humane Society – $350 to purchase a universal Gratia Griffith, Coeur d’Alene microchip scanner for identification of cats and dogs

Christopher and Pam Moore, Hospice of Benewah County, Inc. – $500 to buy new computer and Lewiston equipment for the hospice program and office to keep better records of patients Friend ($25-$49) Joe Berenter, Boise St. Maries Volunteer Community Clinic, Inc. – $1,000 to help operate the free and reduced-cost volunteer clinic and to provide patients with Felicia Burkhalter, Boise diagnostic test vouchers for lab tests and x-rays and for prescription medication vouchers Edith Campbell, Athol Bonner County Susan Phillips, Elk City Angels Over Sandpoint – $908 to assist Bonner County residents with dental Debra Vis, Caldwell help, eyeglasses, gas cards and medical supplies

Blanchard Area Seniors, Incorporated – $500 to provide signage, a community bulletin board, landscaping and improved handicap accessibility at the Blanchard Senior Community Center Memorials and

Honors Clark Fork Parks and Recreation Commission – $1,000 to purchase The Idaho Community hydroseed for the playground and softball field outfield at Memorial Park Foundation welcomes gifts sent as memorials or in Community Cancer Services – $1,000 to provide financial assistance to help honor of individuals on their clients afford basic needs during cancer care birthdays, anniversaries, retirement, or other special Festival at Sandpoint, Inc. – $500 to fund the Festival at Sandpoint’s 5th occasions. Such gifts may be Grade Music Outreach Program and Instrument Assistance Program added to any individual fund in the Foundation or to the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Inc. – $500 to support the North Idaho portion Idaho Community Foundation of the Festival’s educational outreach tours to elementary and secondary Unrestricted Trust Fund. schools for the 2013 academic year

The following gifts were Kinderhaven, Inc. – $900 to repair widespread water damage in the received in May 2012: bathroom of the north wing

In Memory of Kenneth NAMI Far North, Inc. – $1,000 to support the Crisis Intervention Training Arnold Academy, which will provide 40 hours of education for up to 32 officers from Kay Alspaugh Idaho's northern five counties on mental illnesses and how to de-escalate a mental illness crisis without force In Memory of Katy Benoit Catherine Barney Panhandle Animal Shelter – $842 to pay for school classrooms to visit the animal shelter on class fieldtrips In Memory of Warren and Jayne Brown Priest River Ministries Inc. – $2,000 to provide services and advocacy to Karl and Sheila Klages victims of domestic violence

In Memory of John Clute Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc. – $1,000 to deliver 651 meals to 109 frail, Ronald Graves and Diane home-bound senior citizens in Bonner County Plastino Graves Transitions in Progress Services, Inc – $2,000 to put up a safety fence along In Memory of Gary the highway adjacent to the property and reinforce the roof of the storage Ferguson building Kay Alspaugh Boundary County In Memory of Anna Margaret Jones Boundary County Back Pack Program – $1,500 to purchase food kits for Junior League of Boise student weekend backpacks of supplemental nutritious food for the 2012- 2013 school year Helen Williams-Gebhardt ICF E-Bulletin June 2012

Paradise Valley Volunteer Fire Department – $1,000 to purchase three In Memory of CJ Peterson defibrillators Jordan Looze and Britney Whiting-Looze Clearwater County

In Memory of Karl Seyb Clearwater Soil and Water Conservation District – $1,000 to supply Max and Nancy Entrikin necessary items to enhance the outreach programs, food and drink, bus transportation, upgrade GPS units, butterfly nets, paper and coloring Jesse and Holly Miller materials, etc.

Robert Egan J. Howard Bradbury Logging Memorial Museum, Inc. – $1,000 to rebuild the collapsed Courtyard Park Pavilion, which is a part of the historic museum Steve and Cece Hodges and courthouse campus, and a popular community meeting place

Mark and Stacy Pearson Idaho County

Grangeville Centennial Library – $1,000 to meet the needs of our elderly Karl and Rachele Klein population by purchasing audio, e-reader and large print books and by

offering classes in basic computer training In Memory of Joyce Penny

Strong Idaho County Food Bank – $1,000 to provide food, supplies and operating Patricia Heldt expenses to keep the food bank operating

In Memory of Ted Totorica Kamiah Food Bank, Inc. – $1,000 to fund construction to install an addition Pete and Freda Cenarrusa to the pantry for a walk-in cooler and freezer

In Memory of George Wilderness Science Education, Inc. – $700 to buy an outfitter-style water Weitz filter to guarantee we can carry adequate water on our trips William and Patricia Lodge

Kootenai County In Honor of Alyson

Townsley Association for Handicapped Recreation, Inc. – $1,666 for scholarships for Karleen Davis 12 low-income children to attend four weeks of camp

Kevin and Amy Learned Camp Fire USA Inland Northwest Council – $3,000 to pay for North Idaho

military children to attend Camp Sweyolakan for Operation Purple Camp Bruce and Faith Miller Carrousel Players of the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre – $1,000 to give Cheryl Nelson children the opportunity to perform original musical theater and learn different styles of dance, song and history while having a good time Quintin Phillips Children's Village, Inc. – $1,000 to care for critical needs children residing in Kathryn Sewell the facility’s Moyer house as well as the crisis nursery

Daniel and Amy Steckel Family Promise of North Idaho – $1,000 to fulfill the electrical needs of the day center and provide homeless families with access to on-site laundry Kevin and Laurel Smith facilities

First Book-Kootenai County – $4,000 to increase the number of new books provided to children with socio-economic risks by granting funds to more agencies serving these children

First Presbyterian Church – $4,000 to grant scholarships to children of low- income and homeless families who otherwise could not afford to send their children to a learning center that offers hands on learning for ages 0-5 including preschool and child care

Fresh Start – $500 to provide shelter, warm food, and blankets for the homeless people who would otherwise be sleeping outside or otherwise unprotected in -20o F temperatures

Idaho Youth Ranch, Inc. – $500 to help up to 50 teenage boys with substance abuse issues become clean and sober, improve family ICF E-Bulletin June 2012

relationships and develop life-long skills and behaviors to refuse drugs and alcohol

Invent Now, Inc. – $1,000 to provide up to 25 partial or full scholarships to underserved children in grades 1-6 to attend the Camp Invention program

Junior Achievement of the Inland Northwest – $2,000 to support the continuation of the effective Junior Achievement programs at Post Falls Middle School and River City Middle School

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Coeur d’Alene – $3,000 to initiate the BASICS program and expand Family to Family, In Our Own Voice, CIT, and increase the number of persons trained to present programs, educate community groups and expand outreach to veterans and the homeless

North Idaho Friends of the Opera and the Arts – $2,000 to develop and deliver the children’s' opera Little Red Riding Hood to the elementary schools of Kootenai and Shoshone counties

Ramsey Magnet School of Science – $4,402 to buy children’s literature for students in grades 1-2 to take home and read with their families

Spokane Symphony Society – $2,000 to provide three free, professional concerts for elementary students

The Women’s Center, Inc. – $5,000 to educate youth about healthy relationships, teen dating violence, gender roles and sexual assault in order to prevent violence, develop healthy and safe relationship knowledge and skills, and promote safety for youth

Latah County

Backyard Harvest – $1,000 to provide community-supported agriculture shares of fresh produce at a greatly reduced cost for low-income families and seniors in the region

City of Troy Summer Program – $1,000 to buy supplies, snacks and assist with funding for field trips throughout the summer

J-K Good Samaritan Food Bank – $1,000 to provide food for those in need

Juliaetta-Kendrick Heritage Foundation – $900 to replace 30 dilapidated signs on the historic Juliaetta and Kendrick Walking Tour

Kendrick Grange #413 – $1,500 to replace the existing flooring in the hall on the main floor of the Kendrick Fraternal Temple

Latah County 4-H – $1,000 to help fund summer activities and programs for youth in Latah County, focusing on cities in the county that are underserved

Latah Soil & Water Conservation District – $830 to enrich student understanding of the value of natural resources and the importance of conservation, sustainability and stewardship

Mercy Housing Idaho Inc. – $1,600 to purchase materials and labor to create an outdoor recreational field for special needs and developmentally disabled children and adults who participate in the Special Olympics

Palouse Suzuki Strings – $500 to provide scholarships for music study to students from families experiencing financial hardship

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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – $1,000 to assist with the purchase of a van or enclosed trailer for transporting food and/or food boxes to home deliveries

Upper Clearwater Community Foundation – $1,000 to purchase safety equipment for the Kamiah Community Swimming Pool to ensure the health and safety of pool personnel and patrons

Nez Perce County

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northern Idaho, Inc. – $1,000 to purchase online financial education courses and contract for an online payment service for clients who are not able to attend financial education classes in Lewiston

Lewiston Library – $2,300 to create Literacy Kits for the children’s area in Lewiston City Library

Nez Perce County Historical Society – $1,500 to pay wages and employment benefits to hire a part-time employee to sort, categorize, and index artifacts from the Henry Talkington collection and integrate them into the museum and the community information system such as the library

Nez Perce Soil and Water Conservation District – $750 to educate 5th- and 6th-grade youth in Nez Perce County on conservation and natural resources through hands-on learning activities

Shoshone County

City of Wallace – $3,675 to construct, reconstruct and replace a set of public stairs in one of three locations on the south hill of Wallace

Shoshone County Community Concert Association – $500 to pay for concert performances

Shoshone County Community Health Clinic – $500 to provide medical and dental care for patients

Nonprofit organizations can apply for grants of up to $5,000 through the competitive grant cycle. The Northern Region Grants Panel, which includes representatives from each north Idaho county, meets every April to review the applications and make recommendations. The ICF Board of Directors makes the final decision about the grants.

In 2012 there were 109 applications to the Northern Region Grant requesting more than $430,000. Grants are awarded in the areas of arts & culture, education, emergency services, health, libraries, conservation/environment, public projects, recreation and social services.

Fund Spotlight: Century Link Middle School Philanthropy Program CenturyLink, Inc. recently donated $24,000 in grants to 22 nonprofit organizations around Idaho as part of the company’s Middle School Philanthropy Program. ICF E-Bulletin June 2012

Students at eight middle schools across the state were allowed to distribute $3,000 per

Check presentation ceremony at Sawtooth Middle School in Meridian.

school among local nonprofits impacting their particular community. The Century Link Student Philanthropy Program Fund was established at ICF in 2011.

As part of the program, students in selected classes at the schools picked each nonprofit after doing research on the various organizations and voting as a group on how to allocate their funds. The program’s purpose was to increase awareness among middle school students of various needs in their communities. In addition, the program aimed to create a lifelong interest in volunteerism and community involvement, develop skills to allocate limited resources and increase civic engagement. “CenturyLink is dedicated to enhancing the communities we serve in a meaningful way,” said Jim Schmit, vice president and general manager for CenturyLink in Idaho. “This program is a unique opportunity to enable students to connect with their community in a way that will raise awareness of needs and hopefully plant a seed with them for a lifelong interest in giving back.”

The eight schools that distributed grants to nonprofits were:

z Sawtooth Middle School in Meridian, where student council members awarded $1,000 to St. Luke’s Cares Program, $1,000 to the Women and Children’s Alliance and $1,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho.

z West Middle School in Nampa, where students in Whitney Johnson’s class awarded $1,000 to the Special Olympics, $1,000 to the Canyon County Animal Shelter and $1,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

z Rocky Mountain Middle School in Idaho Falls, where students awarded $2,000 to the Snake River Animal Shelter, $500 to Good Samaritan and $500 to the Veteran’s Home.

z William Thomas Middle School in American Falls, where students in Melanie Williams’ class awarded $1,200 to AF iMPACT, $300 to South Eastern Idaho Community Action Agency (SEICAA), $1,200 to the Little Theater and $300 to the Gerald Fehringer Youth Center.

z Grangeville Middle School in Grangeville, where seventh-grade students in Bernadette Edwards’ classes awarded $550 to the Hope Pregnancy Center of Central Idaho, $1,300 to the Grangeville Boosters, $600 to the Animal Ark and $550 to the Friends of Centennial Library.

z Wendell Middle School in Wendell, where students in Robert Moore’s social studies class awarded $3,000 to Camp Rainbow Gold.

z Anser Charter School in Boise, where Diane Williams’ class awarded $3,000 to the Idaho Human Rights Education Center.

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z Salmon Middle School in Salmon, where student in Russ Chinske’s classes awarded $1,000 to the Mahoney Family Safety Center, $1,000 to the Salmon Search and Rescue and $1,000 to the Lemhi County Humane Society.

“With the generous donation from CenturyLink, the Sawtooth Middle School student leaders were given the great opportunity to make a real difference in their community,” said Jim Core, student council advisor at Sawtooth. “The best thing is that all of the groups work directly with children in our school and community. This was something all of the students thought was most important. Thank you to the forward thinkers at CenturyLink for allowing these students, and all the students here at SMS, to see that giving to those in need is indeed a life-long responsibility.”

“This opportunity has been a wonderful growing experience for our students in Mrs. Johnson’s class,” said West Middle School Principal Stefanie Duby. “They have gained a greater appreciation for the needs within our community, allowing them to let go of the focus on their own needs. We appreciate CenturyLink giving us the opportunity to reach beyond our school walls and impact our community.”

Upcoming Grant Deadlines New application process for Southwestern Region Competitive Grant Cycle Technical difficulties are preventing Southwestern Region Competitive Grant Cycle applications from being submitted online. To submit an application, please click here to download and print the application as a pdf. The new application can be submitted by mail, fax, or sent via email. Instructions are on the form.

The deadline is July 1 and mailed applications must be postmarked by that date. You will get a confirmation after your application is received. If you have already submitted your application online, please call ICF at (208) 342-3535 to confirm it was received.

The ICF grant cycle for southwest Idaho is for Ada, Adams, Blaine, Boise, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, Valley and Washington counties.

In 2011, ICF awarded $133,935 to 95 nonprofit organizations through this grant cycle. Organizations may apply for up to $5,000. Individuals are not eligible for the regional grant program. Grant areas include, but are not limited to: z Arts and Culture z Education z Emergency Services z Libraries z Conservation/Environment z Health z Recreation z Social Services z Public Projects

In general, ICF favors activities that: z Reach a broad segment of the community, especially those citizens whose needs are not being met by existing services that are normally expected to be provided by private rather than government sources z Request seed money to realize unusual opportunities to meet urgent needs in the community z Stimulate and encourage additional funding z Promote cooperation and avoid duplication of effort ICF E-Bulletin June 2012

z Help make a charitable organization more effective and efficient and better able to sustain itself over the long term.

Grant awards will be recommended by the Southwest Region Grants Panel, which is comprised of community volunteers from counties in the southwest region. Distribution of grants is scheduled to begin in December.

News Briefs AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising Course This course is composed of seven modules that have been designed by experienced fundraising professionals to meet the real-world needs and challenges nonprofit organizations face every day. This intensive program provides an overview of skills, techniques and program components for individuals with 0 to four years of fundraising experience.

The course is June 21 and 22, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Saint Alphonsus, Management Conference Room in the McCleary Center, 1055 N. Curtis Road, Boise. Cost is $99 for AFP Idaho Chapter Members, $179 for non-members

Contact: [email protected] with questions. To learn more or register online: www.afpidaho.afpnet.org

Newly Created Funds Land Trust of the Treasure Valley Endowment Fund – An endowed agency fund established to provide for the stewardship of the Harrison Hollow natural area and other easements and lands held by the Land Trust of the Treasure Valley.

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President's Corner on Philanthropy I hope all of you enjoyed celebrating the Fourth of July. I was up in Coeur d’Alene with two of our three daughters and had a terrific time watching the parade in the late morning and the fireworks show in the evening. The Fourth of July gives Americans the opportunity to celebrate our country’s foundation and give thanks for the wonderful opportunities and lifestyle we have in America.

For many in southeast Idaho, the holiday was marred by the tragedy of the Charlotte Fire south of Pocatello. The fire started on June 28 and quickly spread over 1,000 acres and destroyed nearly 70 homes. Northwest Cable Aerial photo courtesy of Tom Simko and Idaho News called the Charlotte Fire one of the most damaging in state history. State Journal.com Gov. Butch Otter who toured the fire damage a week later said “as you drive down those roads…you see beautiful homes on one side and then absolute devastation on the other side.”

I am in eastern Idaho this week and have seen the area destroyed by the fire. It is horrendous and my heart aches for those who found themselves, their homes and their belongings in the path. It was miraculous and almost unbelievable that there was no loss of life.

Out of this terrible tragedy a bright spot is emerging and it is as much a part of the American spirit as the Fourth of July. I received a wonderful email on July 5 from Fahim Rahim of Pocatello. Fahim and his brother Naeem Rahim are American citizens who emigrated from Pakistan and attained their medical degrees. Last year as a way to give back to the eastern and southeastern Idaho communities in which they live, the Rahim brothers established the JRM Foundation for Humanity at ICF. The email from Rahim reads:

Dear Friends, I hope you and your family are having a great 4th. I am sure many of you personally know several people who have been affected by last week’s Pocatello fire. But many people don’t know the extent of destruction that was done by the fire. We have 66 families that have lost their homes and several hundred that have been displaced. Several of my close friends and neighbors suffered the mental and financial calamity of this tragedy.

I am hosting a dinner and concert fundraiser on July 12 at 7 p.m. at The Bridge. We will be inviting the families of all those who lost their homes and the fire fighters who fought so bravely to prevent this from becoming a bigger tragedy… We are raising money to do little things like send a family on a Disney vacation, get a kid his favorite bike, buy dog food for a month for their pup — simple things to warm their hearts.

I am making a list of 50 donors who will donate $250 each. My brother Naeem and I will match these donations dollar for dollar. I would like to invite you and your families to come attend…I appreciate your help.

Fahim

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Because the Rahim brothers have an ICF fund, contributions are tax deductible. Donations will continue to be accepted after the event on Thursday. Checks should be made to “Idaho Community Foundation/JRM Foundation” and in the memo line write “Pocatello Fire Fund.” They should be mailed to: Bank of Idaho C/O John Arvas, 2300 Via Caporatti, Pocatello, ID 83201.

As I have suggested often over the past several years, ICF’s role is to facilitate the desires of donors who establish ICF funds by managing and investing their funds while at the same time assisting with the administrative responsibilities associated with the philanthropic use of those funds. In this case, ICF is able to simplify the financial process for this wonderful fundraiser and give donors a tax deduction. It is our small way to enrich the lives of Idahoans so terribly affected by the fire.

The Rahims are very special philanthropists and they have told me that July 4th is a special holiday for them. They in turn are making this Fourth of July special for those who have lost so much.

HEADLINES RSVP now for the Central Idaho Luncheon The Idaho Community Foundation will RSVP now for the Central host its 3rd Annual Central Idaho Idaho Luncheon Luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 22 from 11:30-1:30 p.m. at the Twin Falls ICF welcomes new faces Center for the Arts. Tickets are $30 to the Board; Investment each. Sponsorship Tables (front of the Committee room) of 8 are $320; Reserved Tables of Boundary County Backpacks received the $2,500 8 are $220. To RSVP, call (208) 342- Upcoming Grant Deadlines On The Spot grant at the North Idaho Luncheon 3535 or email [email protected] or in June download the registration form from the News Briefs ICF homepage. Local nonprofits that provide services for women and children will compete for a $2,500 On The Spot Grant, sponsored by US Bank, Norco and The ICF’s New and Simplot Co. The audience decides which nonprofit will receive the award.

Renewing Members The keynote speaker is Wendell native and award-winning author and June 2012 humorist Elaine Ambrose. Elaine’s 30-year business resume includes jobs as Idaho’s first female television news reporter and talk show hostess, bank New Member | Renewing officer, magazine editor, manager at Boise Cascade Corporation, and the Member author of six books. She has traveled to 30 countries around the world but always comes back home to Idaho and currently lives in Sponsor ($250-$499) Eagle. Arthur and Nancy Flagan, Coeur d’Alene Lex and Celia Kunau of Burley will receive the Friends of the Foundation Award, ICF’s highest honor. Richard and Yvonne Lierz, Boise Thanks so much to all who attended the North Idaho Luncheon last month. Congratulations to Boundary County Backpacks, which received the $2,500 On the Spot Grant, and to Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai County, John and Holly Magnuson, Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics, and Palouse-Clearwater Coeur d’Alene Environmental Institute, which received $500 each from an anonymous benefactor at the event. Douglas and Saundra Pasley, Burley ICF welcomes new faces to the Board; Investment Sustainer ($100-$249) Committee Harold and Penny Coe, ICF is pleased to announce that Larry Johnson, manager of investments Mercer Island, WA for the Endowment Fund Investment Board has agreed to serve on the ICF Investment Committee. In addition, the following people have accepted Kyle and Tana Kerby, New invitations to serve on the Board of Directors: Meadows Gerard Connelly (Troy) – Connelly is the former owner of Tri-State Robert and Deborah Law, Distributors Inc., one of Idaho’s largest independent retailers which Ketchum numbered four stores including the largest sporting goods stores in Moscow and Lewiston, and Moses Lake, Wash. The Lewiston Tribune named him the Donald and Nancy Longwith, 2006 business person of the year. In 2010 Connelly sold Tri-State stores to Idaho Falls Crown Enterprises Inc. of Kalispell, Mont. ICF E-Bulletin July 2012

Gary and Kathleen Mahn, An avid runner and outdoorsman he now serves several Moscow-area Boise charities including the St. Mary’s School Foundation and the Moscow Opportunity Foundation. John Mix, Moscow Bill Deal Jr. (Nampa) – Deal is the president and owner of the W.W. Deal Robert and Rhonda Naftz, Agency Inc. The agency was founded by Bill’s grandfather Pocatello Homer Deal in 1932 and has been part of the Deal family for over seven decades. Mike and Amy Roe, Boise He has been an active supporter of the city of Nampa. He is a member and past president of the Snake River Stampede Randy and Molly Steele, Board of Directors, a member of the Nampa Chamber of Lewiston Commerce and the past president of the Idaho Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers Association of Idaho. Bill is the past president Harry and Gerry Turner, Twin of the Nampa Kiwanis Club. He and his wife Tirana enjoy spending their free Falls time in McCall.

Supporter ($50-$99) C.K. Haun (Boise) – Haun is an executive at Apple, Inc., where he has George and Florence worked since the late 1980s. As Senior Director of Apple Developer Grismer, Post Falls Technical Services, he manages a large organization dedicated to providing technical guidance and engineering assistance to millions of software Paul and Darlene Kohout, developers worldwide McCall Haun and his wife Karen Meyer moved to Boise in 2006 and they actively Gayla Lyon, Boise support many arts and community nonprofit organizations in Boise. Haun serves on the board of the Trey McIntyre Project and Karen serves on the Chris and Tani Nelson, Boise board of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival.

Joann Spence, Boise Mike Martin, Sr. (Lewiston) – Martin is owner and general manager of Martin Insurance, which he runs with his wife and two Steve and Tamara Verby, children. The Martins and staff now service clients Sandpoint throughout the western states.

Friend ($25-$49) Martin is a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Melva Gutzman, Salmon Association as well as the Experimental Aircraft Association. He’s also a founding member and past president of the Kenneth Johnson, Boise Lewis-Clark Air Festival, Inc. and has served on the Airport Advisory Commission for 10 years. He is currently the vice chair of the Leonard Parenteau, Priest Lewiston-Nez Perce Regional Airport Authority Board. In addition he was River past president and is a current board member of Tri-State Memorial Hospital as well as serving as chairman of their foundation Development Council. He Jonathan Yoshizaki, Garden has served as a member of several insurance industry and civic nonprofit City boards over the past several years.

Memorials and Upcoming Grant Deadlines Honors Grant requests sought in southeast Idaho by Ifft Foundation Fund The Ifft Foundation Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation is seeking The Idaho Community grant requests for projects that will provide landscaping, beautification and Foundation welcomes gifts public recreation in southeast Idaho. sent as memorials or in honor of individuals on their Grant requests will only be considered from the following counties: Bannock, birthdays, anniversaries, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power. retirement, or other special occasions. Such gifts may be Eligible applicants include: added to any individual fund in the Foundation or to the z Tax-exempt organizations with current 501(c)3 nonprofit public Idaho Community Foundation charity status under IRS Code Section 170 Unrestricted Trust Fund. z Governmental agencies or departments z Organizations that do not have current federal tax exempt status, but The following gifts were do have a federally qualified tax-exempt federal sponsor received in June 2012: ICF E-Bulletin July 2012

To apply, click here and look under Upcoming Deadlines for the guidelines In Memory of Kathryn and application. Deadline for submittals is August 15. For more Bennett information, email [email protected], or call (208) 342-3535 or (800) 657-5357. Terry Curtis and Linda Grable-Curtis Shelton Fund in ICF offers grants for Valley County projects The Perc H. Shelton and Gladys A. Pospisil Shelton Foundation In Memory of Dallas Blake Advised Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications for projects that benefit Valley County. Organizations Fernando Veloz don’t have to be based in Valley County, but projects must benefit Valley County. In Memory of Warren Brown Deadline to apply is Sept. 1. For more information or to apply, visit www.idcomfdn.org or email ICF Donor Relations Officer Elly Davis at Earl and Kathleen Chandler [email protected] or call (208) 342-3535.

In Memory of Jayne The Shelton Fund was created in 2005 from a family foundation started by Brown the Sheltons, who were long-time McCall residents. Distributions are made primarily to nonprofit charitable organizations and government entities, Earl and Kathleen Chandler including schools.

In Honor of Kitty Recommendations about which applicants will receive funding will be made Guernsey by the trustees of the Shelton Foundation who are advisors to the fund. The final decision will be made by the ICF Board of Directors. Finley and Emmalyn Degen News Briefs In Honor of Deborah Timberline High School graduate Nick Johnson Arnold received a scholarship to the Boise State University Summer Chamber Randall and Melissa Nelson Music Camp. The Camp received a grant of $5,000 from the John William In Honor of Alyson Jackson Fund in ICF. The grant made it Townsley possible for the camp to award scholarships to 66 deserving music students from area schools. Curt and Gwen Fransen Nick has been accepted to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where he will be pursuing an aerospace engineering degree. He received an Air Force Joan Calhoun ROTC Scholarship and President’s Scholarship. Pictured are Nick, his family, camp music director Marcellus Brown and Jackie Jackson, a fund advisor Mary Ellen Frischmuth for the John William Jackson.

Glenn and Katherine Jones Newly Created Funds The Takasugi Family Foundation – An endowed, donor advised fund Michael and Kelly McLeod created to forever support agricultural and educational programs primarily in the Pacific Northwest. Tony and Rae Peppley The Nye Fund – A non-endowed, philanthropic gift fund created by Mark and Eva Nye of Pocatello and Sun Valley for the charitable benefit of and causes for beneficiaries in Idaho.

Robert Hilton Field of Dreams Foundation (RHFDF) – An endowed, donor advised fund created to build and maintain the baseball park/facilities at the Robert Hilton Field of Dreams in honor of Robert Hilton. The RHFDF board may choose at a future time to direct some funds to a Robert Hilton scholarship for students graduating from Melba High School.

Jeneal F. Wattenbarger Fund – A non-endowed, philanthropic gift fund created through the estate of Jeneal F. Wattenbarger of Shelley to support the Shelley United Methodist Church.

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President's Corner on Philanthropy Summer is winding down, and as everyone returns from vacations and other activities, we want to remind you that ICF is hosting two more Regional Luncheons to thank you for your support in 2012.

Our 3rd Annual Central Luncheon in Twin Falls is August 22 at the Twin Falls Center for the Arts from noon-1:30 and the featured speaker is Elaine Ambrose. If you don’t have a seat and you want to attend, RSVP soon – we have fewer than 10 seats left and then will start a waiting list. For those who have already purchased seats and tables, we thank you for your support – it will be a great event!

Elaine Ambrose is a Wendell native and an award-winning author and humorist. She is the founder and owner of Mill Park Publishing, which received the 2012 National Independent Book Publisher Award. Elaine is nominated for the “Best of Boise” in the Living Idaho Writers category. Her 30-year business resume includes jobs as Idaho’s first female television news reporter and talk show hostess, bank officer, magazine editor, manager at Boise Cascade Corporation, and the author of six books. She has traveled to 30 countries around the world but always comes back home to Idaho. Our Friends of the Foundation award will recognize Lex and Celia Kunau of Burley for their extraordinary commitment to ICF over the years.

Our luncheon theme is Women and Children, and our On The Spot Grants will feature presentations from Family Health Services, Girls on the Run of the Wood River Valley and La Posada. Each will do a brief presentation about its services for women and children. Luncheon attendees will decide which organization should receive a $2,500 grant. The grant is sponsored by US Bank, Norco and The Simplot Co. More details are in the e-bulletin.

Our 3rd Annual East Idaho Luncheon is Sept. 13 from noon-1:30 at the Shilo Inn Convention Center in Idaho Falls. Our theme is The Arts and the luncheon will include a performance from Ballet Idaho and a keynote address from Peter Anastos, who is the Ballet’s artistic director. We will honor Virginia Willard as our Friend of the Foundation. Watch our Facebook page and the eastern Idaho media for an announcement of our three On The Spot grant presentations – they are going to be terrific.

Finally, for those of you who work with or for nonprofits, I encourage you to attend the 8th Annual Idaho Statewide Nonprofit Conference on Sept. 27 and 28 at Boise State University. This event truly is a must for those of us in Idaho’s nonprofit world, and the Idaho Nonprofit Center staff does an amazing job coordinating and hosting this event. We at ICF like it so much that we are this year’s Platinum Sponsor. Hildy Gottlieb is the featured speaker, and there’s more information in this e-bulletin.

As always, those of us at ICF thank you for your support of our organization and so many others in our

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Bob

HEADLINES ICF Zoo Visit ICF Donor Relations Officer Elly Davis and Communications Director recently RSVP now for the Central Jennifer Oxley spent the morning at Zoo Boise, which has an agency Idaho Luncheon – only 9 seats left fund at ICF that provides annual operating support to the zoo. Davis and Oxley had an opportunity to feed Fund Spotlight: Amy Rae- Julius the 5-year-old giraffe and Paji, the 6-year-old Ann Dunn – Get it Dunn sloth bear, in addition to the lemurs and meerkats. Fund Zoo Boise donates about $250,000 each year to Upcoming Grant Deadlines conservation projects, which is the highest percentage of revenue of any zoo in the country. News Briefs $.50 from each zoo admission, $5 of each ICF’s New and membership, and revenues Renewing Members from animal feeding areas July 2012 contribute to the total every year.

| Renewing New Member ICF loves site visits! If you have a project you’d like Member us to come see, please let us know at info@idcomfdn. org. Patron ($500-$999) Brad and Annette Elg, Boise

Sponsor ($250-$499) Carl Bontrager and Kathleen Lynn, Ketchum RSVP Now for the Central Idaho Luncheon - Only 9 seats left The 3rd Annual Central Idaho Luncheon, which is being held for the first time Flip and Jo Ella Kleffner, in Twin Falls, is nearly sold out. To reserve seats, download the RSVP form at Moscow www.idcomfdnorg, call 208-342-3535 or email [email protected].

Alan and Wendy Pesky, The luncheon is Aug. 22 at the Twin Falls Center for the Arts from noon- Ketchum 1:30. Tickets are $30 each. The luncheon will feature keynote speaker Elaine Ambrose, a Wendell native and award-winning author and humorist. Arthur and Renee Rammell, She is the founder and owner of Mill Park Publishing, which received the 2012 Idaho Falls National Independent Book Publisher Award. Elaine is nominated for the “Best of Boise” in the Living Idaho Writers category. Longtime ICF supporters Lex Sustainer ($100-$249) and Celia Kunau of Burley will be honored as Friends of the Foundation. Jason and Laura Allen, Ashton A. Dale Dunn, Eagle The luncheon theme is Women and Children and there will be On The Spot grant presentations from Family Health Services, Girls on the Run of the Richard and JoAnn Irwin, Wood River Valley and La Posada. The audience will decide which of these Twin Falls organizations will take home a grant for $2,500. US Bank, Norco and Simplot are generously sponsoring the On The Spot grant. The On The Spot Tim and Jana McCarthy, grant presentations are: Meridian Family Health Services Mommy and Me Decay Free by Three, which offers – John and Sue Paul, Boise free dental supplies and educational materials to all expectant mothers and children from birth to age 3, especially focusing on uninsured, low-income Hazel Rose, Idaho Falls families. Children are also referred for dental services at appropriate intervals.

Girls on the Run of the Wood River Valley – Solemates Scholarship Fund,

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Wayne and Peggy Thiessen, which raises money and awareness for Girls on the Run. Solemates are often Boise mothers or mentors to Girls on the Run participants. Girls on the Run encourages positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical Arthur and Laura Vailas, development for girls ages 8-13 while helping them train for a 3.1-mile Pocatello running event.

Nonprofit Partner ($100+) La Posada – The Mercy Pantry, which provides nutritional food, infant Girl Scouts of Eastern essentials, financial assistance with utility and/or medical bills, temporary Washington and Northern housing and bilingual mental health counseling services to low-income and Idaho, Spokane, WA uninsured families. Last year services were provided to 1,300 families and this year more than 700 families have been served. Supporter ($50-$99) Steven and Carol Allred, On Sept. 13, ICF will host the East Idaho Luncheon at the Shilo Inn Montpelier Convention Center in Idaho Falls. The theme is The Arts and the luncheon will feature a performance from Ballet Idaho and a keynote address from Howard and Beverly Peter Anastos, artistic director of Ballet Idaho. For more information, visit Lancaster, Dalton Gardens www.idcomfdn.org.

Barbara Scott, Boise Fund Spotlight: Amy Rae-Ann Dunn - Get it Dunn Fund Friend ($25-$49) Amy Rae-Anne Dunn accomplished much in her 29-year Larry Johnson, Meridian life, which was tragically cut short on March 31, 2012 when she succumbed to Stage IV melanoma. John Miller, Twin Falls She was a renowned and decorated athlete who sits 8th on the BSU Career List with 73 games played on the women’s Memorials & Honors soccer team. She was a three-sport letterman at Timberline High School and was voted Most Athletic in her freshman year and Athlete of the Year as a senior. The Idaho Community

Foundation welcomes gifts Her favorite outdoor activities were running, soccer, sent as memorials or in honor backpacking, biking, snowboarding and even snowshoeing with Mom and of individuals on their “ Dad, her father Kevin Dunn said. Amy also loved being involved with kids, birthdays, anniversaries, ” retirement, or other special coaching soccer, tennis and working with the Make a Wish Foundation. occasions. Such gifts may be added to any individual fund In addition to her love of sports, the Boise native was academically gifted and in the Foundation or to the earned two bachelor’s degrees from Boise State, one in biology with an Idaho Community Foundation emphasis in zoology and another in K-12 physical education. She taught Unrestricted Trust Fund. physical education at Centennial High School where she was also an assistant coach for the girls’ varsity soccer team and coach of JV tennis. The following gifts were received in July 2012: Her family remembers her sense of fun and adventure whether it was zip lining with her dad in Alaska or convincing him to ride the Big Shot roller In Memory of Daniel coaster atop the Stratosphere Hotel in Las Vegas. Coates Pete and Freda Cenarrusa “She loved getting together with friends to eat at their favorite restaurants especially before or after a planned activity,” Kevin said. “Starting a fund was In Memory of Lyle Pearson a way for friends, family and others to honor Amy’s life and legacy.” Junior League of Boise There are two funds in Amy’s name – a soccer scholarship at Boise State and a donor advised fund at ICF which will help fund the Idaho chapter of Make A Wish; The SOL Survivors Melanoma Foundation, with an emphasis on promoting education and awareness of melanoma as well as supporting other survivors; and the Centennial High School physical education program.

Amy’s friends will organize an annual “Run for Dunn” fun run to raise money for the funds. The run was originally organized by friends as a way to raise funds to assist with medical expenses and to support Amy.

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“After losing her battle, the decision was made to honor and celebrate Amy’s life and legacy annually with the fun run,” Kevin said.

To donate to the Amy Rae-Anne Dunn Get it Dunn Fund, go to www.idcomfdn. org, click on Donate Now, select Donate to the Fund of your Choice, and choose the fund name from the drop down menu. All donations are tax deductible.

Upcoming Grant Deadlines Grant requests sought in southeast Idaho by Ifft Foundation Fund The Ifft Foundation Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation is seeking grant requests for projects that will provide landscaping, beautification and public recreation in southeast Idaho.

Grant requests will only be considered from the following counties: Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power.

Eligible applicants include: ● Tax-exempt organizations with current 501(c)3 nonprofit public charity status under IRS Code Section 170 ● Governmental agencies or departments ● Organizations that do not have current federal tax exempt status, but do have a federally qualified tax-exempt federal sponsor

To apply, click here and look under Upcoming Deadlines for the guidelines and application. Deadline for submittals is August 15. For more information, email [email protected], or call (208) 342-3535 or (800) 657-5357.

Shelton Fund in ICF offers grants for Valley County projects The Perc H. Shelton and Gladys A. Pospisil Shelton Foundation Advised Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications for projects that benefit Valley County. Organizations don’t have to be based in Valley County, but projects must benefit Valley County.

Deadline to apply is Sept. 1. For more information or to apply, visit www. idcomfdn.org or email ICF Donor Relations Officer Elly Davis at [email protected] or call (208) 342-3535.

The Shelton Fund was created in 2005 from a family foundation started by the Sheltons, who were long-time McCall residents. Distributions are made primarily to nonprofit charitable organizations and government entities, including schools.

Recommendations about which applicants will receive funding will be made by the trustees of the Shelton Foundation who are advisors to the fund. The final decision will be made by the ICF Board of Directors.

Whittenberger Foundation deadline is August 15 Next week is the deadline to apply for a Whittenberger Foundation grant. The Foundation’s areas of interest relating to children and young people are education, arts and culture, health, social welfare, recreation and the environment.

The Whittenberger Foundation prefers to support short-term projects. It will consider long term projects which demonstrate a potential for matching funds or funding independent of Whittenberger funds.

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Moylan has accepted an invitation to serve on its Board of Managers. This appointment follows the resignation of Dr. Donald Price who served the Foundation for more than 20 years.

News Briefs ICF fund statements now available Fund statements can be downloaded from the ICF website by clicking on the Secure ICF Website and entering the fund contact’s username and password.

8th Annual Idaho Statewide Nonprofit Conference is Sept. 27-28 at Boise State The Idaho Nonprofit Center’s annual conference is Sept. 27-28 at Boise State and features Hildy Gottlieb as its keynote speaker. Early bird registration ends Sept. 7. Costs vary depending on level of participation.

Gottlieb is a writer, activist, explorer and rabble rouser for creating healthy, vibrant, humane communities. As co-founder of Creating the Future, she is leading the charge for social change efforts to succeed in creating a world where all people live well individually and collectively. A prolific writer, all of Gottlieb’s books and workbooks are used as texts in both undergraduate and graduate programs around the world. Her keynote speech is titled “We Accomplish What We Hold Ourselves Accountable For.”

Click to learn more and register. ICF is pleased to be the Platinum Sponsor of this year’s INC conference.

UI Coeur d’Alene offers nonprofit leadership certificate program The University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene is presenting the first class in the new Professional Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program, “Nonprofit Leadership, Making a Difference.”

The class will be an interactive, reality-based and fun educational experience that is designed to increase the skill level of professional staff and board members already working in the nonprofit sector, and provides a necessary and proven skill-set for those with an interest in nonprofit management.

Course content includes board development, strategic master planning, community-based fundraising, entrepreneurial leadership, legal and ethical considerations, innovative marketing techniques and creatively designed special events. Highly qualified guest instructors will co-instruct throughout the course.

The class is 20 hours for eight weeks and meets Tuesdays from 6-8:30 p.m. from Sept. 18-Nov. 6, at the University of Idaho’s Harbor Center in Coeur d’Alene. Limited and partial scholarships or funding credits towards another class may be available upon request.

For additional information, contact Bob Over, Director of the Professional Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program at (970) 764-7077, or email [email protected]. For registration information, contact the UI CdA at (208) 667-2588.

Newly Create Funds

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Kurt & Genola Kandler Memorial Trust – An endowed scholarship fund established by bequest from the Kandler estate to provide scholarships for higher education for selected graduates of North Fremont High School in Ashton.

Amy Rae-Anne Dunn - Get It Dunn Fund – An endowed, donor advised fund established by the Dunn family and friends in memory of Amy Rae-Anne Dunn, their daughter and friend (see story).

http://www.idcomfdn.org/pages/bulletins/fullbulletin082012.htm (6 of 6) [8/27/2012 2:29:45 PM] President's Corner on Philanthropy Hope you have had a wonderful summer! The cooler mornings and the passing of Labor Day Weekend mean we are headed toward fall. I believe Idaho’s falls are the best of the four seasons – cool, dry mornings and evenings with warm, clear afternoons (assuming the smoke from the fires dissipates soon). Of course to my wife Leslee, fall’s shorter days are a sign that winter will be with us in a couple of months so she doesn’t share my fondness for the season.

September at ICF means our final regional luncheon of the year. This year the 3rd Annual ICF President and CEO Bob East Idaho Luncheon is at the Shilo Inn Convention Center in Idaho Falls on Sept. Hoover and Elaine Ambrose 13 from 11:30-1:30 p.m. and tickets are still available. Tickets are $30 and tables of 10 are $280 and $380. The featured speaker is actually an organization and speaker – Ballet Idaho and its artistic director Peter Anastos. More information is in this newsletter.

Speaking of these luncheons, the South Central Idaho Regional Luncheon on Aug. 22 in Twin Falls was a quite a success! It sold out early due in part to wonderful turnout from the town of Burley because we honored longtime residents and philanthropists Lex and Celia Kunau with the Friends of the Foundation Award. Having the Kunaus there to accept the award was a moving moment for all of us. Burley wouldn’t be the marvelous community it is today without Lex and Celia.

The theme for the On the Spot Grant in South Central Idaho was Women and Children. La Posada of Twin Falls was chosen by the attendees to receive a $2,500 grant. The grant was made possible by the generous sponsorship of U.S. Bank, Norco and the Simplot Co.

D.L. Evans Bank, its CEO John Evans and two anonymous donors were so impressed by presentations from Girls on the Run of the Wood River Valley and Family Health Services of Buhl, Burley, Fairfield, Jerome, Rupert and Twin Falls that they provided $500 to each of them.

We closed with a keynote speech from Wendell native Elaine Ambrose, an Idaho author and humorist who now lives in Eagle. Elaine has lived a wonderfully bold and adventurous life. She was Idaho’s first female television news reporter and talk show hostess at age 21. At age 24, she wrote a promotional campaign that won first place in a national competition and she received the award at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.

She’s been a bank officer, an editor of national and regional magazines, manager at Boise Cascade Corporation, and she’s the author of six books, including “The Red Tease – A Woman’s Adventure in Golf,” for which she received a national humor award. She’s traveled to more than 30 countries, but always comes home to Idaho.

Today, Elaine owns Mill Park Publishing in Eagle, which received the 2012 National Independent Book Publisher Award. Elaine herself is nominated for the “Best of Boise” in the Living Idaho Writers category.

Her keynote address was funny and poignant. It reminded all of us about the importance of supporting each other through philanthropy regardless of where we are in life. It was a marvelous day! We’ve posted some photos on our Facebook page.

We are planning now for next year’s luncheons, which will be extra special as we celebrate our 25th anniversary. We’re already planning to have ICF Founder John Fery as our keynote speaker at the Boise Annual Luncheon and we have several great potential speakers for the Regional Luncheons. We’ll reflect on from where we’ve come and look ahead to where Idaho’s nonprofit needs might be in the next 25 years. Hope to see you there!

HEADLINES RSVP Now for the East Idaho Luncheon - Deadline Friday Deadline to register for the Idaho Community Foundation’s 3rd Annual East RSVP now for the East Idaho Luncheon is Friday, Sept. 7. Tickets are $30 each; tables of 10 are Idaho Luncheon - Deadline $280 and $380. The luncheon is Thursday, Sept. 13 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 Friday p.m. at the Shilo Inn Convention Center, 780 Lindsay Boulevard in Idaho Falls. To RSVP, go to ICF’s homepage. ICF grant cycle provides more than $83,000 in Idaho Falls philanthropist Virginia Willard will receive the Friend of the eastern and southeastern Foundation Award. Peter Anastos, artistic director of Ballet Idaho, will give Idaho the keynote address and there will be a brief performance by two of the company’s dancers, including one who is a Pocatello native.

Upcoming Deadlines ICF will also introduce its On The Spot grant at the luncheon. Three nonprofits will give brief presentations about art programs they run, and the audience members will vote to see which will take home a grant of $2,500. Grants are ICF’s New and funded by the generosity of luncheon sponsors US Bank, Norco and the Renewing Members Simplot Co. The nonprofits are: August 2012 ● Idaho Falls Historic Downtown Foundation, which will use the grant to New Member | Renewing paint murals designed by 15- to 20-year olds on downtown buildings Member ● Lemhi County 4-H, which will use the grant to provide its Fabulous 4-H Friday program on 10 Fridays this fall when students are not in school Benefactor ($1,000 and

above) ● Malad Elementary School, which will use the grant for its Veterans Joseph and Patricia Marshall, Program which teaches fourth-grade students patriotic songs, veteran Boise stories and history, which the students then perform for local veterans

and the community. Patron ($500-$999) J. Brent and Sandra Fery, Boise About Virginia Willard Virginia is a lifelong resident of Idaho Falls who has been involved with many C. Timothy and Anne arts organizations over the years. She and her late husband Miles Willard Hopkins, Idaho Falls were one of ICF’s founding families nearly 25 years ago. She is a founding member of the Idaho Falls Arts Council and together with Miles pledged nearly Alan and Janette Stanek, $1 million as a challenge grant to renovate what became the Willard Arts Pocatello Center/Colonial Theater.

Virginia maintains her close connection with ICF today as a member of its Richard and Dawn Wittman, Upper Snake River Valley Leadership Council. She also served six years on Culdesac ICF’s Eastern Region Grants Panel.

Paul and Judy Yochum, About Peter Anastos Pocatello Peter, a native New Yorker, has choreographed over 100 stage works for the

finest national and regional ballet companies in the United States, as well as Sponsor ($250-$499) for modern dance companies, theatre, film and television. He has also Gayle Allen and Carol choreographed in Europe, Asia and Latin America and his ballets are now MacGregor, Boise performed worldwide.

Brad and Janice Baldwin, At the luncheon, Andrew Taft and Pocatello native Monique Betty, two of Hayden Lake Ballet Idaho’s company dancers will perform “To The End of Love,” choreographed by principal dancer Angela Napier. Tom and Sue Thilo, Hayden ICF grant cycle provides more than $83,000 in eastern and Sustainer ($100-$249) southeastern Idaho Michael and Sharon Burke, The Idaho Community Foundation’s Eastern Regional Grants Panel Boise recommended 54 eastern and southeastern Idaho nonprofit organizations to receive more than $83,000 through its annual competitive grant cycle and the Stewart and Mary Butler, ICF Board of Directors approved those at its August meeting. Hayden Lake Grant recipients are from each of the counties represented in ICF’s eastern Pete and Freda Cenarrusa, Idaho region: Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Boise Clark, Custer, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Oneida, Power and Teton. John and Katherine Grossenbacher, Idaho Falls Nonprofit organizations can apply for grants of up to $5,000 through the competitive grant cycle. The Eastern Regional Grants Panel, which includes Michael and Danece Hess, representatives from each east and southeast Idaho county, meets every July Malad to review the applications and make recommendations. The ICF Board of Directors makes the final decision about the grants. Donald and Dorothy Jacklin, Post Falls In 2012 there were 113 applications requesting more than $450,000 from this grant cycle. Grants are awarded in the areas of arts & culture, education, Gregory Kaslo and Anita Kay emergency services, health, libraries, conservation/environment, public Hardy, Boise projects, recreation and social services.

James and Sandra Lancaster, This year’s recipients of the Eastern Region Competitive Grant Cycle are: Emmett Bannock County David and Kelsey Little, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Inc. – $1,000 to support the eastern Idaho Emmett portion of the Festival's educational outreach tours to elementary and secondary schools for the 2012-2013 academic year David and Diane Myklegard, Boise Idaho State University Foundation - Boise Extension – $1,000 to provide educational outreach and printed materials to assist middle, junior high and Tom and Michelle Praggastis, high schools throughout eastern Idaho with the development and Sun Valley implementation of state mandated sport concussion policies and training

Donald and Rose Price, Nampa Idaho State-Civic Symphony Association, Inc. – $2,000 to provide live Children's Symphony Concerts for over 2,600 Gerald and Connie Schroeder, upper elementary students Boise Library Consortium of Eastern Idaho – $2,000 to provide a new integrated library system to serve the 250,000 Marion and Lorena Shinn, patrons of the east Idaho libraries served by LCEI Lewiston

Chubbuck Pocatello Hockey Association, Inc. – $2,000 to purchase 18,000 Norman Steadman, Weippe square feet of rigid foam insulation to line the ice rink bed, and thousands of small wire “chairs” to hold rink refrigeration piping in place Mitch and Jonalyn Whetzel, Hayden NAMI Southeast Idaho Inc. – $2,000 to provide free classes and services to consumers and family members about mental illness/health H. James and Stephanie White, Boise Zonta Club of Pocatello Service Foundation, Inc. – $1,000 to provide one-time emergency rent and/or utilities assistance for individuals or families in crisis Kent Wilson and Vanetta situations through the Families in Crisis project Wilson, Idaho Falls Bear Lake County Jack and Mary Pat Winderl, Bear Lake Middle School – $3,500 to purchase a lightboard and auditorium Garden City curtain

Gerald and MaryEllen National Oregon Trail Center – $1,900 to purchase a Woodworth, Rupert Native American Tipi for use in an outdoor hands-on educational display Nonprofit Partner ($100+) Valley Hi Ranches, Caldwell Bear Lake Valley Health Care Foundation – $1,000 to establish use of a Telemedicine Robot Supporter ($50-$99) Fred and Gayle Bieker, Sun City of Georgetown – $1,000 to purchase rubberized ground cover for the Valley proposed playground equipment area

Bruce and Susan Bistline, Bingham County Boise Bingham County – $1,500 to build a playground at Springfield park

Dan and Cindy Hammes, St. Lillian Valley School, Inc. – $1,184 to buy online math Maries and language curriculum for students and bridge the Digital Divide Marcia Kent and Frank Halverson, Hailey Bingham Crisis Center for Women, Inc. – $2,000 to wrap all exposed wood on both emergency shelter porch areas Michael and Martha with PVC siding and add rain gutter and downspout to one McMurray, Eagle shelter

Steve and Marsha Smylie, North Bingham County District Library – $1,000 to Boise purchase blocks to help children develop skills in math, science, literacy, and communication

Edwin and Barbara Three Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council – $2,000 to Strickfaden, Garden City create a welcoming and visually appealing rock garden for the entrance to the

new clubhouse at Hazard Creek Golf Course in Aberdeen Neil and Ann Wimberley, Hope

Bonneville County Friend ($25-$49)

Marsha Bjornn, Rexburg Idaho Falls Historic Downtown Foundation, Inc. – $1,000 to purchase materials to build a “Dragon’s Path” over a fish pond Trish Checketts, Preston Idaho Falls Arts Council, Inc. – $2,000 to purchase art supplies and pay for Margaret Duncan, Lewiston teaching and performing artists and technical expenses that will serve thousands of youth during the Youth Jam at the Willard Arts Center in historic Reeta Farr, Ola downtown Idaho Falls

Barbara Hawkins, Pollock Idaho Falls Symphony Society, Inc. – $2,000 to bring classical music awareness to elementary school students in the Idaho Falls region Carl Hendricks, Hayden The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Inc. – $1,500 to take Elsie Lillibridge, Pinehurst K-6th- grade exhibit-based art lessons into three rural elementary schools in eastern Idaho at no cost to the Myron Rosenwinkel, Idaho schools Falls American Red Cross - Eastern ID Service Region – $2,000 Thomas Stitzel, Boise to provide food, clothing, shoes, infant supplies and shelter to victims of disastrous emergencies Memorials & Honors Family Care Center, Inc. – $1,000 to replace the water heaters at the ARK and City of Refuge The Idaho Community Foundation welcomes gifts Judicial District VII CASA Program, Inc. – $1,000 to provide a CASA Volunteer sent as memorials or in honor and Volunteer Attorney to all children to whom we receive appointments of individuals on their birthdays, anniversaries, Butte County retirement, or other special Lost Rivers Senior Citizens, Inc. – $400 to pour a cement pad between the occasions. Such gifts may be outdoor walk-in freezer and adjoining sidewalk added to any individual fund in the Foundation or to the Caribou County Idaho Community Foundation North Gem School District #149 – $1,000 to repair and professionally clean Unrestricted Trust Fund. musical instruments owned by the school and to purchase new instruments to replace the ones that cannot be repaired The following gifts were received in August 2012: Friends of the Soda Springs Public Library – $1,000 to purchase the equipment and screen needed to expand youth services programming In Memory of Paul Axelsen Idaho Youth Education Caribou County Community Orchestra – $560 to purchase new music to add Recycling Partners to the library

In Memory of Chris Bray Caribou County Senior Citizens, Inc. – $2,185 to replace worn-out kitchen Idaho Youth Education linoleum Recycling Partners Clark County In Memory of Kristina Clark County Search and Rescue – $2,500 to purchase GPS/Radios for Search Davis and Rescue Robert and Carol Hamlin Custer County In Memory of Richard Challis Arts Council, Inc. – $1,000 to purchase new gallery lights and jewelry Eardley display cases Tom and Alice Hennessey Mackay Joint School District #182 – $2,000 to purchase playground equipment In Memory of Don Griffiths Idaho Youth Education Mackay Elementary School – $500 to purchase library books for Mackay Recycling Partners Elementary School’s library

In Memory of Lyle Pearson Franklin County Idaho Youth Education Franklin County Reading Association – $1,000 to buy books at a reduced Recycling Partners price, to give to special needs, developmental preschools, Head Start and ESL students In Memory of Harriet Shrontz Franklin County Home Health and Hospice – $1,000 to purchase equipment to William and Patricia Lodge enhance care and communication for disabled residents of Franklin County

In Memory of Steven Ward Franklin County Library District – $500 to purchase blocks and books to Idaho Youth Education create a block play, literacy enriched center in the children’s area that will Recycling Partners enhance early childhood learning

In Memory of Judy Fremont County Williams Friends of Harriman State Park, Inc. – $2,000 to underwrite the cost of Terry Curtis and Linda Grable- making Writers @ Harriman accessible to all students for a modest tuition Curtis Fremont County Joint School District 215 – $1,375 to purchase an electronic In Honor of Jim Giuffre piano for the junior high music classes Healthwise, Inc. Fremont County Ambulance District – $2,000 to purchase a Masimo RAD-57 In Honor of Kathy Scott Pulse Oximeter, provide training on use, provide community training and Terrance and Merilee Donohue grant administration

In Honor of Kitty Gurnsey Upper Valley Art Guild – $2,000 to expedite the move and completion of the Dolores Wallace ceramic and pottery studio John and Beverly Montgomery Jefferson County Strings for Kids, Inc. – $2,500 to purchase new music stands, shoulder rests, violin bows, music and various sizes of violins

Lemhi County Salmon Valley Civic Arts Council, Inc. – $2,000 to bring in the Missoula Children’s Theatre to Salmon schools for a week long residency program

Lemhi County 4H Program – $1,000 to buy supplies to implement a Friday program for youth in Lemhi County

Lemhi County Economic Development Association – $2,000 to help pay for the cost of safe bleachers necessary for the Mark Squire Sever Memorial Baseball Field to be completed

Madison County Sugar-Salem School District #322 – $2,000 to buy violas, cellos, hard cello cases and basses for the orchestra program in the Sugar-Salem School District

Oneida County Malad Valley Theater Guild – $1,000 to purchase new speakers and the related wiring for the Iron Door Playhouse in Malad

Malad Elementary School – $1,500 to purchase science curriculum enhancement DVDs and supplemental teacher resources to assist in teaching science at all grades levels in Malad Elementary School

Oneida County Hospital – $2,000 to purchase a refurbished central nursing station monitor for the acute care wing of Oneida County Hospital

Oneida County Library – $1,500 to buy new children’s computers and children’s educational software

Oneida Crisis Center, Inc. – $1,000 to help families move past the cycle of abuse by providing group sessions and a client computer; help the Center be compliant with the ADA by providing door levers and smoke detectors; and provide for operational costs

Power County American Falls Education Foundation – $2,000 to provide musical experiences for the community while assisting in foundation activities for the youth and citizens of the community

Teton County Victor Elementary School – $500 to purchase non-fiction leveled library books for the school library

Teton Valley Health Care Foundation – $3,500 to serve patients by providing chemotherapy at home

Teton Valley Chamber of Commerce – $2,118 to establish a multi-functional facility to house a visitor center, the Teton Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Teton Valley Business Development Center, and “visiting executive” temporary use office

Teton Valley Foundation, Inc – $1,000 to contribute to the purchase of a Zamboni for Kotler Ice Arena in Victor

Upcoming Deadlines 8th Annual Idaho Statewide Nonprofit Conference is Sept. 27-28 at Boise State The Idaho Nonprofit Center’s annual conference is Sept. 27-28 at Boise State and features Hildy Gottlieb as its keynote speaker. Early bird registration ends Sept. 7. Costs vary depending on level of participation. Click here for more.

Gottlieb is a writer, activist, explorer and rabble rouser for creating healthy, vibrant, humane communities. As co-founder of Creating the Future, she is leading the charge for social change efforts to succeed in creating a world where all people live well individually and collectively. A prolific writer, all of Gottlieb’s books and workbooks are used as texts in both undergraduate and graduate programs around the world. Her keynote speech is titled “We Accomplish What We Hold Ourselves Accountable For.”

Click to learn more and register. ICF is pleased to be the Platinum Sponsor of this year’s INC conference.

UI Coeur d’Alene offers nonprofit leadership certificate program The University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene is presenting the first class in the new Professional Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program, “Nonprofit Leadership, Making a Difference.”

The class will be an interactive, reality-based and fun educational experience that is designed to increase the skill level of professional staff and board members already working in the nonprofit sector, and provides a necessary and proven skill-set for those with an interest in nonprofit management.

Course content includes board development, strategic master planning, community-based fundraising, entrepreneurial leadership, legal and ethical considerations, innovative marketing techniques and creatively designed special events. Highly qualified guest instructors will co-instruct throughout the course.

The class is 20 hours for eight weeks and meets Tuesdays from 6-8:30 p.m. from Sept. 18-Nov. 6, at the University of Idaho’s Harbor Center in Coeur d’Alene. Limited and partial scholarships or funding credits towards another class may be available upon request.

For additional information, contact Bob Over, Director of the Professional Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program at (970) 764-7077, or email [email protected]. For registration information, contact the UI CdA at (208) 667-2588.

Bistline Fund deadline is Nov. 1 The F.M., Anne G., and Beverly B. Bistline Foundation Fund is accepting applications until Nov. 1 for projects related to the arts in the southeast Idaho counties of Bannock, Bingham, Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power.

Grants may fall under two categories: 1. Supporting arts activities that will provide entertainment or art-related education to the general public.

2. Supporting the education, skills training, performance or display opportunities for local artists.

For more information, click here. To apply, click here.

The Bistline Foundation was founded by Beverly Bistline of Pocatello to pay special tribute to her parents and their commitment to the arts, as well as to further her own support within the field. She passed away in October 2010 and her foundation became an ICF fund in 2011.

President's Corner on Philanthropy

The so-called lazy days of summer have come to a close and fall has arrived with its crisp mornings and bright red and yellow colors. September and October are busy months in Idaho as people enjoy the pleasant temperatures before the snow begins to fly.

The last of ICF’s 2012 regional luncheons was held in Idaho Falls on Sept. 13 and was a grand event and a great way close the season. Thanks to the more than 900 of you who attended Bob Hoover and ICF Friend of the one of our luncheons this year! As you know, we tried something new at the luncheons with Foundation Virginia Willard our On the Spot grants. These gave luncheon attendees a chance to watch short presentations from local nonprofits and then decide who should receive a grant of $2,500. U.S. Bank, Simplot Company and Norco generously sponsored our grant program.

In Idaho Falls we awarded Virginia Willard the ICF Friend of the Foundation Award for her philanthropic support of nonprofits. Virginia and her late husband Miles Willard were founding members of ICF nearly 25 years ago. Together they established the Miles and Virginia Willard Fund to support youth services and arts organizations in eastern Idaho. Virginia has also served on the ICF Eastern Regional Grants Panel and is a current member of ICF’s Upper Snake River Valley Leadership Council. She was one of the founding members of the Idaho Falls Arts Council in the 1990s, and has also supported the Idaho Falls Symphony and Opera.

The featured presentation in Idaho Falls was made by Ballet Idaho Artistic Director Peter Anastos. Following his remarks we were treated to a wonderful ballet performance from company dancers Monique Betty and Andrew Taft who beautifully performed “To the End of Love.” Malad Elementary School received the On The Spot grant for its program honoring veterans. Our two other nonprofit presenters, Idaho Falls Historic Downtown Foundation and Lemhi County 4-H, received grants of $775 each after several of ICF’s current and past leaders pooled their resources. Huge thanks to Steve and Cindy Carr, Trent and Rebecca Clark, Sandy and Brent Fery, Ralph and Mary Lynn Hartwell, Kenlon and Carol Johnson, Doug and Billie Nelson, Park and Sharon Price, Art and Renee Rammell, and Alan and Sherry Van Orden.

After the East Idaho Regional Luncheon I traveled to Coeur d’Alene to hear a progress report on our Leadership Council partnership with the Panhandle Health District. The Panhandle Leadership Council chose the issue of childhood obesity on which to focus. The health district estimates that nearly 20 percent of the children in the five-county area are overweight or obese by the time they enter public schools, so the Panhandle Leadership Council narrowed its focus to preschool children with the hope that teaching good habits to young children would benefit them as they got older.

As I’m sure many of you are aware, the United States faces an obesity epidemic. According to a recent RAND Corp study, in 2010 about 6.6 percent of American adults (15.5 million people) were severely obese, up from 3.9 percent in 2000. Being overweight increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other chronic and debilitating health problems and raises health care costs for all of us.

With financial support from ICF’s Leadership Council program, 11 Shoshone County child care providers will be the first of up to 155 providers throughout the five northern counties to receive training in Color Me Healthy, an evidence-based program used in more than 50,000 child care sites nationwide. Kootenai County child care providers will receive Color Me Healthy training this winter. We’ll include a summary of the health district’s report in our print newsletter next month.

ICF’s Panhandle Leadership Council is investing $50,000 in this program this year and is looking for an additional $100,000 over the next two years to train all licensed child care providers in north Idaho in Color Me Healthy.

I close this month’s e-bulletin with some sad news that touches our ICF family: Jim Roper, one of our earliest and most enthusiastic supporters, has passed. Jim was an incredible philanthropist who worked hard to provide his native Burley with community amenities and nonprofit support that one would expect in a much larger town. Jim is missed by all of us and we’ve included his obituary and comments from those who knew him well in this edition of the e-bulletin.

Best wishes to you all for a great month,

Bob

Headlines Check us out: ICF debuts a new webpage Check us out: ICF debuts The ICF webpage has been redesigned for the first time in a new webpage about 10 years. We’ve kept your favorite features – Bob’s Blog, Upcoming Deadlines and ICF News are still on the front Longtime ICF supporter page. With the contemporary design come new and Jim Roper passes away streamlined features:

Ifft Foundation Fund in ICF selects fall grant ● Easier, more intuitive navigation recipients ● Fund holders can recommend distributions and see all fund information online

Opinions Wanted: Help ● Renew memberships online the Leadership Councils ● Improved search

● More comprehensive planned giving features Upcoming Deadlines

Newly Created Funds “We are pleased to be able to offer new and improved features through our website, particularly with planned giving,” said President and CEO Bob Hoover. “It’s an excellent resource for people who are just beginning to think about their ICF's New and estate planning as well as for those who already have a plan.”

Renewing Members In addition to the new features, the site is now linked to new software packages September 2012 that will improve ICF’s efficiency.

New Member | Renewing Longtime ICF Supporter Jim Roper passes away Member James Henry (Jim) Roper, 89, passed away Sept. 11, 2012, at Benefactor ($1,000 and his home in Burley, Idaho, after suffering from congestive above) heart failure and pulmonary disease (and after a good day of

visiting with lifelong friends). Lex and Celia Kunau, Burley

He was born Jan. 29, 1923, to William and Tess Roper in Roger and Claudia Martell, Burley. He began working at Roper’s, the family’s clothing Eagle

Richard and Susan Parrish, store, at age 8, graduated third in his class of 141 students from Burley High Boise School in 1941, attended the University of Idaho, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy’s V12 program in 1943. Patron ($500-$999) The Navy sent Jim to Supply Corps Training School at Harvard University and, Ron Graves and Diane after receiving his commission, Jim served as Disbursing Officer aboard the USS Plastino Graves, Boise Guadalcanal. Following the war, Jim finished his degree work from the University

William and Patricia Lodge, of Idaho. He also met Bette Lee Isenburg from Rupert. They were married Sept. Caldwell 16, 1946, and they began a partnership that would last 61 happy years. Jim and Bette moved to Palo Alto, Calif., in the fall of 1946 so Jim could attend Stanford DeRay and Carol Perry, Idaho University, where he earned a master’s in business administration. Jim and Bette Falls returned to Burley in 1947, and Jim began his lifelong career with Roper Clothing

Company. Paul Olscamp and Ruth Pratt,

Coeur d’Alene Under Jim and his brother John’s leadership, Roper’s grew from two stores in

Burley and Rupert to eight stores in Twin Falls, Buhl, Boise, Idaho Falls, Adelia Simplot, Boise downtown Salt Lake and Murray, Utah. Roper’s became recognized as a model Marc and Nancy Sue Wallace, family-owned clothing store locally and nationally. Jim and John both served as Hayden Lake officers in the national Menswear Retailers Association of America, and Jim was president of the MRA in 1983. Sponsor ($250-$499)

Roper’s celebrated 88 years of business excellence, and one of Jim’s proudest Thomas and Linda Dixon, Boise business accomplishments was providing health care insurance and a pension

Kenneth and Betty Huff, Boise program for Roper’s employees before almost any other retailer in the country.

Doyle Jacklin, Coeur d’Alene In 1988, at age 65, Jim decided to develop a two-story downtown Boise retail building when it became apparent that Boise needed real business leadership. Arthur and Annaliese Kull, Jim’s business brilliance led to the Capitol Terrace building that is today the Idaho Falls anchor for Boise’s revitalized downtown.

Bill and Lori McCann, Lewiston Jim’s commitment to his community was even more in evidence. He loved Burley,

Michael and Kathryn often commenting that no community anywhere could boast of such great civic- McNichols, Lewiston minded people. Jim was a 65-year member of the Burley Rotary Club, active in the Burley Chamber of Commerce, on the Burley City Council for 10 years, and Sustainer ($100-$249) active in the Idaho Republican Party. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of

Donald and Dolores Chapman, Burley No. 68 since 1945 and a Scottish Rite Mason since 1956. Jim was a lifelong McCall member of Burley’s First Presbyterian Church, serving as Church School superintendent, Scoutmaster, and as a longtime choir member. Lee and Lori Cullen, Hayden Lake Jim served beyond Burley, too, as president of the University of Idaho Alumni Association in 1964 and as an enthusiastic board member for the Idaho Youth B. Hyatt and Belen Erstad, Ranch since 1975. He and Bette were founding donors of the Idaho Community Boise Foundation, and Jim served on the foundation’s board of directors for years.

Bonnie Gardner, Blackfoot Jim and Bette enjoyed years of traveling together, golfing in Arizona with friends,

skiing in Sun Valley, teaching their grandchildren to ski and love life. Jim is Leo Knudson, Pocatello survived by family and friends who will miss his generosity and his profound Douglas and Sharon McEwan, wisdom. For many years now, every day at 4 p.m., Jim along with his friends Boise from grade school, Lex and Glen Kunau, have hosted a coffee hour in downtown Burley for hundreds, complete with custom coffee cups. The highlight of Jim’s last Orlan and Chris Stearns, Twin day alive was this hour with his friends. Falls

Jim was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Maureen; his brother and Todd and Gina Stevenson, sister-in-law, John and Alice; his nephew, John Jr.; and his wife, Bette. He is Idaho Falls survived by sons, Jeff (and Frances) Roper of Burley, and David (and Annette)

Supporter ($50-$99) Roper of Helendale, Calif.; his niece, Victoria Roper of Hailey; by grandchildren, Sam (and Andrea) Roper of Bellingham, Wash., Allison Roper of Boise, and Ben Michael and Sylvia Boyle, Boise (and Cinthia) Roper of Boise; by step-grandchildren, Kevin (and Nickole) Neal of

Donald Carleton, Moscow Burley, Kimberly Parish of Heyburn, and Jamie Thomason of Helendale, Calif.; and by 12 great-grandchildren. Marilyn Dalby, Sandpoint Contributions can be made to the Idaho Youth Ranch or the Idaho Community O. Keener Earle and Karen Foundation in the names of James and Bette Roper and may be mailed to Moore, Idaho Falls Rasmussen Funeral Home, P.O. Box 878, Burley, ID 83318-0878.

Eloise Helbling, Moscow Several ICF leaders fondly remembered Jim’s contributions to ICF:

John and Donna Looze, Boise “As one of the founding Idaho Community Foundation board members, Jim Roper

maintained a real interest in the Foundation until his passing. A longtime Robert and Ann Loucks, successful and respected businessman in Idaho and an active supporter of his Salmon local community and of the state, he will be greatly missed by all of us.” – John Randall and Melissa Nelson, Fery, ICF Founder Boise “Jim Roper immediately grasped the power of the community foundation concept Spencer and Evelyn Strand, – what could be accomplished by gathering funds from donors, combining them Challis for more efficient management, growing the funds over time, and granting them for worthwhile projects all over Idaho. From ICF’s beginning, we were fortunate William and Patricia Taylor, to have stalwart support from Jim and the friends he brought aboard.” – Alice Moscow Hennessey, past President and CEO of ICF

Craig and Linda Thomas, “I had the honor of sitting on the Idaho Community Foundation Board of Directors Montpelier with Jim. He was a fine person and our state has lost a truly outstanding citizen

Jon Walker, McCall who was not only interested in what happened in our state during his time, but also about the future of our state and its citizens.” – Bill McCann Jr., past ICF Friend ($25-$49) Board Director

Ernest Jensen, Idaho Falls

Christine Knox, Chesterfield Ifft Foundation Fund in ICF selects fall grant recipients The Ifft Foundation Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation has selected six Patty Miller, Boise grant requests totaling more than $51,000 for projects that will provide

Jennifer Wheeler, Boise landscaping, beautification and public recreation in southeast Idaho.

Bannock County Fairgrounds – $4,450 to landscape the South Bannock County Honors and Memorials Fairgrounds The Idaho Community Pocatello Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. – $10,000 to build a pavilion Foundation welcomes gifts in Caldwell Park that will accommodate concerts, performances and other sent as memorials or in honor neighborhood events and which will add to the aesthetics of the neighborhood of individuals on their birthdays, anniversaries, Portneuf Greenway Foundation, Inc. – $9,706 to print and install retirement, or other special informational and directional signage, and finish paying for pavement on Simplot occasions. Such gifts may be trail added to any individual fund Three Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council (acting as a in the Foundation or to the fiscal sponsor for a project in Bannock County) – $9,985 to complete Phase 2 of Idaho Community Foundation the South Arthur Oxbow enhancement project which includes installation of Unrestricted Trust Fund. irrigation and landscaping

The following gifts were Three Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council (acting as a received in September fiscal sponsor for a project in Bingham County) – $9,602 to develop and plant a 2012: two-row windbreak for beautification and wind/dust control for the new skate

In Memory of John Beal park as well as plant shade trees adjacent to the benches for relief from the sun. Edith Easterbrook Three Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council (acting as a

In Memory of Clinton Bisom fiscal sponsor for a project in Power County) – $7,540 to construct a meditative Edith Easterbrook park adjacent to the Power County Courthouse in celebration of men and women who served Power County in the past 100 year In Memory of Dorothy Bisom Nick Ifft was the publisher of the Idaho State Journal newspaper in Pocatello from Edith Easterbrook 1966 until 1984. He and his wife Sara Ifft established a family foundation in 1984 to provide grants to benefit projects in southeastern Idaho and the greater In Memory of Marjorie Pocatello area. The Ifft Foundation was moved to the Idaho Community Boren Foundation in 2001. Nick Ifft died in 2003. Thomas and Alice Hennessey

In Memory of Charles Clark Opinions Wanted: Help the Leadership Councils decide Idaho Youth Education topics Recycling Partners We need your help! ICF’s South Central Leadership Council and Southeast Leadership Council are seeking input on several topics to help them decide which In Memory of Joseph one they would like to address over the next three years. Fischenich

Idaho Society of CPAs Even if you don’t live in either region, your input is welcome. The survey is at: http://www.icfscenarios.visiontech360.com/scenarios_survey. In Memory of Alicia Kromas

Idaho Youth Education The topics are: Recycling Partners South Central

In Memory of Helen ● Access to Mental Health Care McKinley ● Access to Health Care for the Needy Robert and Carol Hamlin ● Early Childhood Education

In Memory of James Roper ● After School & Summer Academic Enrichment Charles and Calista Hummel Southeast Thomas and Alice Hennessey

● Childhood Health In Memory of Maria Teresa ● Childhood Obesity Salazar ● Vocational Education & Mentoring Idaho Youth Education ● After School & Summer Academic Enrichment Recycling Partners

Please feel free to circulate this survey to others in your area who may have an In Memory of Harriet interest in any of these topics. Shrontz Thomas and Alice Hennessey Upcoming Deadlines In Memory of Raymond Deadline to register for estate planning seminars is Oct. 11 Smelek ICF is hosting “For Good, Forever: Helping Clients Create Permanent Idaho Youth Education Legacies,” estate planning seminars for financial professionals in Idaho Falls, Recycling Partners Pocatello and Twin Falls in partnership with the University of Idaho College of Law. The seminars are sponsored by the Idaho Falls Estate Planning Council Robert and Carol Hamlin and the Pocatello Estate Planning Council.

In Memory of Shane Taylor Idaho attorneys will receive 2.5 CLE, including 1.0 in ethics. Idaho CPAs will Thomas and Alice Hennessey receive 3.0 CPE credits (2.0 Tax/Law/Econ; 1.0 ethics).

In Memory of Evelyne Dates are: Valenti Idaho Youth Education ● Idaho Falls – Oct. 16, 7-10:30 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, $55 (fees covered Recycling Partners for members of the Idaho Falls Estate Planning Council)

In Memory of Betty West ● Pocatello – Oct. 16, noon-3:30 p.m., Hampton Inn, $55 (fees covered for Idaho Youth Education members of the Pocatello Estate Planning Council) Recycling Partners ● Twin Falls – Oct. 17, 7-10:30 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, $55

Presenters are Dean Don Burnett of the UI College of Law; Bob Maynard, chief investment officer of the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho; and John McGown, tax and estate planning attorney (of counsel) at Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP. Click Here to RSVP.

Geography Knowledge Fund deadline is Oct. 15 The Geography Knowledge Fund provides grants of up to $300 to further the study of geography by Idaho students in kindergarten, elementary and junior high grades in public or private schools. Click to see guidelines or to apply.

Bistline Fund deadline is Nov. 1 The F.M., Anne G., and Beverly B. Bistline Foundation Fund in ICF is accepting applications until Nov. 1 for projects related to the arts in the southeast Idaho counties of Bannock, Bingham, Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power.

Grants may fall under two categories:

1. Supporting arts activities that will provide entertainment or art-related education to the general public. 2. Supporting the education, skills training, performance or display opportunities for local artists.

For more information about eligibility and to apply, go to www.idcomfdn.org.

The Bistline Foundation was founded by Beverly Bistline of Pocatello to pay special tribute to her parents and their commitment to the arts, as well as to further her own support within the field. She passed away in October 2010 and her foundation became an ICF fund in 2011.

Newly Created Funds Arthur I. and Barbara W. Dahl Fund – A non-endowed, philanthropic gift fund created by Arthur and Barbara Dahl of Hailey to support a variety of charitable causes and organizations.

Lemhi Valley Community Foundation Legacy Fund – An endowed, donor advised fund created by the Lemhi Valley Community Foundation, an ICF Affiliate, to forever support worthy charitable causes and projects in Lemhi County.

Lemhi Valley Community Foundation Community Giving Fund – A non- endowed, special project fund established by the Lemhi Valley Community Foundation, an ICF Affiliate, to receive and manage unrestricted or restricted contributions to support worthy charitable causes and organizations in Lemhi County.

Gene Magleby Fund – An endowed, designated fund created by the estate of Gene Magleby of Idaho Falls to promote the pursuit of higher education in the fields of natural sciences.

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Privacy Policy | Email Preferences © 2012 Idaho Community Foundation President's Corner on Philanthropy

As we approach the end of the 2012, many of you are probably thinking about your end-of-year charitable giving. November and December are ICF’s busiest months for the establishment of new funds because of the tax deductions associated with them. We expect this year to be even busier, because estate planning professionals tell us there are significant changes coming to the tax code for 2013 unless Congress intervenes.

Without congressional action, there is a risk of a deceased person’s estate facing a substantial tax increase in 2013 and thereafter. Currently, the estate of a person who passes on in 2012 is subject to a maximum estate tax rate of 35 percent of the value of the estate. In addition, everyone has an estate tax exclusion of $5 million and may make lifetime gifts up to that amount without paying a gift tax.

Beginning January 1, 2013, the estate tax exclusion amount is set to drop to $1 million with a maximum tax rate of 55 percent. Gifts of up to $13,000 can continue be made tax-free to any number of individuals.

However, by making a significant charitable gift in 2012, a person may reduce his or her exposure to future estate tax and may also reduce taxable income by deducting the amount of their charitable gifts. We encourage you to discuss your options with your financial advisor.

One option to discuss is contributing to an ICF endowed fund, or establishing an endowed fund or non- endowed fund of your own. Endowed funds provide financial support to Idaho nonprofits forever. Non- endowed funds are fully expendable.

We also encourage our members, fund holders and other ICF supporters to keep the millions of victims of Hurricane Sandy in their thoughts as you make your decisions about giving. For more information about how to help, visit the American Red Cross.

Best wishes to all as we head into the holiday season!

Bob

Headlines Tassos family welcomes Sam Tassos family welcomes ICF Development Officer Lauren Tassos and her Sam husband Ben Tassos welcomed their first baby on Oct. 18. Samuel (Sam) Christopher Tassos was 6 pounds Shelton Fund announces and 13 ounces. Lauren reports that everyone is doing well. recipients

Geography Knowledge Lauren, Sam, and Ben Fund announces recipients Tassos

ICF grants panelist passes Shelton Fund announces recipients away The Perc H. Shelton and Gladys A. Pospisil Shelton Foundation Advised Fund ICF Board Chair honored announced 18 grants totaling almost $36,000. Recipients are: by national clothier Cascade Lake 4H Camp (Nampa) – $1,000 to replace the mattresses in the Upcoming Deadlines cabins that are at least 30 years old

News Briefs Central Idaho Historical Museum (McCall) – $2,000 to stain and preserve the deteriorating logs of the historic Fire Warden’s and Assistant Fire Warden’s Houses, both of which are on the National Register ICF's New and Renewing Members Idaho Meth Project (Boise) – $2,000 to support two “Free Family Forums for Parents, ‘Tweens and Teens,” workshops conducted in two communities in October 2012 Valley County in 2013

New Member | Renewing Idaho Public Television (Boise) – $3,000 to provide public television Member services to Valley County through the No Business Mountain translator

Benefactor ($1,000 and Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Inc. (Boise) – $1,000 to support educational above) outreach programs for K-12 youth in Valley County and the surrounding areas

Elaine Martin, Meridian McCall Arts & Humanities Council (McCall) – $4,584 to implement Art

Nick and Sharon Purdy, School, a program that places 10 local professional artists in five 5th-grade Picabo and five 3rd-grade classrooms in rural schools in and near McCall to share an in-depth experience of arts education Gary Schneidmiller, Post Falls McCall Community Improvement Corporation (McCall) – $200 to support Gladys Schneidmiller, Post the new Centennial Plaza in downtown McCall Falls McCall Public Library (McCall) – $1,400 to purchase materials for the Patron ($500-$999) “Block Play Story Time” program at McCall Public Library, including books, storage units, block play related books, and math and language materials for Janet Ford, Meridian the enhanced story times

Thomas and Teresa McCall Recreation Department (McCall) – $1,200 to purchase masks, fins, Killingsworth, Boise snorkels and wetsuits for youth for the Recreation Department’s new youth snorkeling program Kevin and Debbie McDonald, Boise McCall Senior Citizens (McCall) – $3,000 to replace the vinyl floor in the kitchen to allow the floor to be cleaned to health standards, and to prevent R. A. and Nancy Symms, kitchen help from falling on the curled surfaces or cracks Caldwell MCPAWS, Inc. (McCall) – $2,000 to partition, repair and increase the Mary Wagers, Boise functionality of the outside exercise corrals for adoptable dogs

Sponsor ($250-$499) Payette Lakes Community Association, Inc. (McCall) – $500 to improve the current selection of the After-School Program’s books and games, to Trent and Rebecca Clark, provide healthy snacks, and for fees and transportation associated with the Soda Springs Lifestyles Curriculum

Fred and Charlotte Payette Lakes Ski Club (McCall) – $3,000 to implement the Little Ski Hill Thompson, Boise Afterschool Program by funding ski instructors and providing scholarship funds to needy youth Sustainer ($100-$249)

ROSE Advocates (Weiser) – $5,000 to purchase supplies, new brochures, Cynthia Bambic, Boise telephone/internet service and mileage

H. LaRue and Bernice Snowdon Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc. (McCall) – $2,000 to fund the intern Bevington, Meridian program, which is paramount to the educational success of college interns and to Snowdon’s overall programs William and Wendy Binegar, Boise St. Luke’s McCall Foundation, Inc. (McCall) – $1,000 to provide free health screenings to the public for prostate cancer, diabetes, skin cancer and William and Karla Bodnar, hypertension Boise

University of Idaho Foundation (Moscow) – $2,500 to underwrite Henry and Deborah Boomer, program costs for outdoor science programs that serve McCall and Donnelly McCall elementary schools, including outdoor science week, winter survival and team building programs so schools can attend at affordable prices Paul Dubman and Diane Newton, Boise Valley County Juvenile Probation Services (McCall) – $400 to purchase composting and farmer’s market supplies, replace garden tools, and promote Roy and Frances Ellsworth, the program Boise

The Shelton Fund was created in 2005 from a family foundation started by Paul and Ann Hill, Stanley Perc and Gladys Shelton, who were long-time McCall residents. Distributions

Colleen Magnuson, Wallace are made primarily to nonprofit charitable organizations and government entities, including schools. Organizations don’t have to be based in Valley John and Karen Rosholt, County, but projects must benefit Valley County. Twin Falls

H. Thad and Judith Scholes, Geography Knowledge Fund announces recipients Twin Falls The Geography Knowledge Fund in ICF announced six grant recipients totaling $1,650. Recipients are: Benjamin and Lauren Tassos, Boise Arco Elementary School (Arco) – $275 to buy maps and globes for classrooms in need James and Karin Thompson, Boise Hagerman School District (Hagerman) – $275 to purchase updated maps of the world to educate students about different counties, cities, landforms and Dwight and Leann Wicks, waterways Kooskia O’Leary Middle School (Twin Falls) – $275 to purchase updated, current David and Betty Willman, student atlases Boise Rendezvous Upper Elementary School (Driggs) – $275 to purchase Supporter ($50-$99) updated wall maps of Idaho, the United States and the world

Dean and Judy Buffington, St. Mary’s School (Boise) – $275 to purchase an updated set of 30 class Boise atlases and teacher’s manual

City of Emmett White Pine Charter School (Idaho Falls) – $275 to purchase a complete classroom set of Atlas of the World by DK Publishing Jerry and Katherine Helgeson, Boise Boisean Linda Grable-Curtis established this fund to further the study of geography by Idaho students. Grants can be used for new maps or globes for Arnoldo Hernandez, Caldwell the classroom, subscriptions to geography publications, funding to bring a speaker or event into the classroom to expose students to diverse cultures, or James and Wendy Jaquet, other types of projects. Up to $300 per grant is available. Ketchum

John and Mary McGown, ICF grants panelist passes away Boise John Charles “Butch” Hulse, 65, of Blackfoot, Idaho passed away Friday, Oct. 5 at the VA Hospital in Salt Lake Mary Meyers, Boise City.

Stephen and Julie Rice, He was born in 1947 to Peggy Falk and Clyde C. Hulse Lewiston and the family moved to Blackfoot in 1949. Butch attended St. Margaret’s Parochial School through 8th Sandy Shaw, Ketchum grade and Blackfoot High School. He played football,

Friend ($25-$49) basketball and baseball for the Bronco’s. After high school, he played semi-pro for the Simplot Spuds and won John "Butch" Hulse William Augsburger, Nampa the State Championship. He went on to Idaho State University where he studied to be a dental technician. Earl Dodds, McCall He served as a medic in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany Marcia Donner, Twin Falls during the Vietnam War. He moved to Beaverton, Ore., where he attended cosmetology college and relocated to Bend so he could ski at Mt. Bachelor Kathleen Noh, Kimberly before work each day. He opened three salons – LaSalon I, II and III.

Myrna Weikal, Midvale He returned to Blackfoot in 1993 and opened Trios Salon on Meridian Street.

He was deeply involved in all aspects of this community. He started many Honors and Memorials traditions and activities, including the Christmas Tree Bonfire, Music in the The Idaho Community Park and the Saturday Market. He served on the board of the Potato Museum Foundation welcomes gifts and Bingham County Economic Development. He was President of the sent as memorials or in honor Chamber of Commerce from 2006-2008, and was a City Councilman at the of individuals on their time of his death. His main focus was to keep Blackfoot a strong and viable birthdays, anniversaries, community. He was awarded the Elks Distinguished Citizen Award and Best retirement, or other special Foot Forward Award. He was serving as an Eastern Regional Grants Panelist occasions. Such gifts may be for ICF representing Bingham County. added to any individual fund in the Foundation or to the He is survived by his wife, Paula of Blackfoot; sons, Noel (Jessie) Hansen of Idaho Community Foundation Kingston, WA, Justin (Alison) Brown of Oxnard, CA; sister, Jeannie Williams of Unrestricted Trust Fund. Blackfoot, ID; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.

The following gifts were In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Utah Organ received in October 2012: Donors Association at http://www.yesutah.org/content/programs. Condolences may be sent to the family at condolences@hawkerfuneralhome. In Memory of John “Jack” com. Cooney Thomas and Bonnie Stitzel ICF Board Chair honored by national clothier In Memory of Amy Dunn ICF Board Chair Sandy Fery was selected to receive the Gold Icon VIP from Michael and Kathleen Colbert the San Francisco clothing boutique St. John. Her honor included a $5,000 contribution to St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center. At the event, Fery was In Memory of Leslie Kiehn surprised by an announcement that an additional $2,300 had been raised from Jeremy and Bron Gray family and friends who couldn’t attend the event for a total of $7,300.

In Memory of Michael St. John has flagship stores in San Francisco, Beverly Hills, Atlanta and New Riedel York. Fery’s nomination noted: “She has spent her career in finance and Warren and Shawna Brown recently she moved from the corporate world to philanthropy, choosing to use her skills to help others. I don’t know many people that would make this Jay Cassell change. I want to encourage this change and help her help others. Sandy is always amazingly positive and open and I am sure her work will do wonders Peter Challman for St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center.

Pamela Field

Upcoming Deadlines Lois Heagle CenturyLink Middle School Student Philanthropy

John W. Herbert Rev. Trust Program seeks participants CenturyLink and ICF are seeking middle/junior high school Donald and Marcia Liebich classrooms and teachers to submit applications for Students at Sawtooth Middle participation in the 2012-2013 CenturyLink Middle School School in Meridian Wilson McElhinny Philanthropy Program, which hopes to increase awareness presented grants to three among middle/junior high school students about the various Scott and Sara Nelson nonprofits earlier this year needs within their communities and engage them in the thanks to funding from work of the nonprofits trying to meet those needs. Up to 10 Gary Oyen and Jeanne CenturyLink. classrooms will each be given $3,000 to spend as grants to Merrill Pudoff-Oyen support nonprofits.

David and Margaret Teachers will lead students in the process of researching local organizations, Sturdevant presenting their findings and collectively determining how to distribute the charitable funds. The project culminates with a check presentation to the selected John Taber charities in spring 2013.

In Memory of Bette Roper Eligible participants include Idaho middle/junior high school classes in John and Dolores Fery communities served by CenturyLink: American Falls, Blackfoot, Bliss, Bancroft, Boise, Burley, Buhl, Caldwell, Castleford, Cottonwood, Declo, Downey, Dayton, William and Kim Fletcher Eagle, Eden, Hazelton, Emmett, Franklin, Firth, Gooding, Glenns Ferry, Grace,

Sue Fitzpatrick Grangeville, Hailey, Hagerman, Idaho City, Idaho Falls, Inkom, Lewiston, Jerome, Kamiah, Kimberly, Ketchum, Kuna, Lava Hot Springs, Lewisville, Menan, Lex and Celia Kunau McCammon, Middleton, Melba, Meridian, Murtaugh, Mountain Home, Montpelier, Nampa, New Plymouth, Orofino, Grandview, Salmon, Leadore, Richfield, In Memory of James Roper Pocatello, Preston, Payette, Roberts, Rigby, Ririe, Riverside, Rexburg, Soda John and Dolores Fery Springs, Shelley, Shoshone, Star, Thatcher, Twin Falls, Vale, Weiser and Wendell.

William and Kim Fletcher Click for application guidelines or to apply. Deadline for submission is November 30. Sue Fitzpatrick For more information, email [email protected], or call (208) 342-3535 or Lex and Celia Kunau (800) 657-5357.

In Honor of Barbara Idaho Community Foundation grant cycle open until Jan. 15 Thrasher The ICF grant cycle is open for the north Idaho counties of Benewah, Bonner, Gina Knox Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce and Shoshone. Deadline to apply is Jan. 15.

In the 2011-12 grant cycle, ICF awarded more than $80,000 to 58 organizations in north Idaho.

Eligible organizations may apply for up to $5,000. Individuals are not eligible for the regional grant program. Grant areas include, but are not limited to:

● Arts and culture

● Education

● Emergency services

● Libraries

● Conservation/environment

● Health

● Recreation

● Social services

● Public projects

In general, the Idaho Community Foundation favors activities that:

● Reach a broad segment of the community, especially those citizens whose needs are not being met by existing services that are normally expected to be provided by private rather than government sources.

● Request seed money to realize unusual opportunities to meet urgent needs in the community.

● Stimulate and encourage additional funding.

● Promote cooperation and avoid duplication of effort.

● Help make a charitable organization more effective and efficient and better able to sustain itself over the long term.

Grant awards will be recommended by the Northern Regional Grants Panel, which is composed of community participants from the counties of the northern region, and decided by the ICF Board of Directors. Distribution of grants is scheduled to begin in June.

For more information or to apply, go to ICF’s homepage.

Newly Created Funds Priest River Community Foundation Administrative Fund – Established to receive and manage contributions earmarked for general operating support. Distributions from the fund will be made to support community affiliate operations.

Priest River Community Foundation Fund – Established to receive and manage restricted or unrestricted contributions to support worthy charitable causes and organizations in West Bonner County.

Priest River Community Foundation Legacy Fund – Established to receive and manage unrestricted contributions, which will be used to forever support worthy charitable causes and organizations in West Bonner County.

Treasure Valley Family YMCA John Borbonus Fund – Created by the Treasure Valley Family YMCA with the generous support of the Surabian Family to provide financial support for the landscaping, maintenance and equipment at Y Camp at Horsethief Reservoir. This Fund is named after John Borbonus, who was killed in action while serving his country in Iraq.

Dorothy B. Adler Scholarship Fund – Created by bequest from the Adler Estate to provide scholarships for low-income students graduating from Lake Pend Oreille Alternative High School.

Idaho Community Foundation 210 West State Street, Boise, ID 83702

Phone: 208.342.3535 | Fax: 208.342.3577 | Email: [email protected]

Privacy Policy | Email Preferences © 2012 Idaho Community Foundation President's Corner on Philanthropy I know we are all watching with great interest to see whether Congress and the President are able to work toward a compromise or whether we as a nation are going to head off the fiscal cliff. I have some thoughts on that that I’ll share with you, but first I’d like to pass along some exciting news that is particularly important to our north Idaho grant applicants.

The fund advisors of the Gladys E. Langroise Advised Fund in ICF have decided to contribute more than $100,000 to split between our three Regional Competitive Grant Cycles. The money is to be used for health, education and the welfare of children.

In addition, we have had anonymous donors step forward and offer $100,000 to be shared between the three grant cycles to be used toward education.

The reason this is of particular importance to our northern grant applicants is because Jan. 15 is the deadline for the Northern Region Competitive Grant Cycle. Educators, health care providers and social service agencies who work with children should be strongly encouraged to apply for grants. Details are on our website.

Now back to the fiscal cliff. As I write this, there appears to be yet another stalemate. One of the issues those of us who have dedicated our professional lives to philanthropy are concerned about is the continued discussion about limiting itemized tax deductions, including the charitable deduction, in an effort to raise federal money.

A survey by United Way Worldwide earlier this year showed:

● 74% of Americans report giving the charity every year

● 67% of those surveyed oppose eliminating or reducing the charitable tax deduction

● 79% of donors say eliminating or reducing the charitable tax deduction would have a negative impact on charities and the people they serve.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle appear to understand the devastating effect this will have on nonprofits and the work we do:

● Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee offered a historic perspective: “There has been a charitable deduction in the tax code for nearly a century, and the proposals on the table would undo it. This is not the area for experimentation by the federal government. Our charitable sector is just recovering frm the steep drop in contributions that followed the 2008 stock market meltdown. Charities today face the prospect of enduring another recession that will again put downward pressure on charitable giving.”

● House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA): “The question is why would we want to put an impediment in the way of the charities accessing funding when the charities are the ones out there helping the people in need right now? It doesn’t make sense.”

● Rep. Sandy Levin (D-MI), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee agreed: “In the case of the charitable deduction, one has to keep in mind that the recipients of the contributions include universities, hospitals, churches and soup kitchens that provide critical services to working families.”

At ICF, December is our busiest month as people focus on their end-of-year giving. With the uncertainty of this year, it is even more so than usual. We encourage everyone to consider contributing to an ICF fund, establishing a fund of their own and/or becoming members of ICF. All fund donations and membership purchases are tax deductible and the money stays in Idaho helping our neighbors who need a hand now and in the future. ICF can help you find your passion, invest wisely, and give forever.

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2013!

Bob

Headlines ICF is hiring in Coeur d'Alene and Idaho Falls ICF is hiring in Coeur The Idaho Community Foundation is hiring two 20-hour-per-week Fund d’Alene and Idaho Falls Development/Donor Relations Officers, one based in Coeur d’Alene who will cover north Idaho and one based in Idaho Falls who will cover east and Holiday Party is Dec. 11 southeast Idaho.

ICF grants nearly Primary duties include participating in the identification, cultivation, solicitation $163,000 in southwest and stewardship of donors and fund creators in these areas. Secondary and central Idaho activities include assisting with relationship building activities with current donors and members in the region, conducting marketing activities including Bistline Fund in ICF gives public presentations, professional visits, and coordinating marketing materials, $38,000 in grants events and media contacts.

These positions function independently and require local and regional travel. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or ICF's New and university and 3-5 years related nonprofit experience, or equivalent Renewing Members combination of education and experience. Skills in nonprofit fundraising, grant November 2012 making, public speaking, and group facilitation are highly desirable. Salary is $17,000-$25,000/year DOE.

New Member | Renewing Resumes and cover letters must be delivered to ICF by Jan. 4, 2013. Email is Member acceptable – [email protected] . For details, including the full job description,

Benefactor ($1,000 and please visit www.idcomfdn.org. above) Fred and Sus Helpenstell, Holiday Party is Dec. 11 Nampa

Dr. Ellen and Jerry Jaeger, ICF will host its annual Holiday Party on Tuesday, Coeur d’Alene Dec. 11 from 4:30-6 p.m. at the Boise office, 210 W. State St. Please plan to stop by for hearty Michael and Janet McBride, appetizers catered by the Basque Market and a warm Twin Falls beverage. We are a “Toys for Tots” location so new,

Doug and Billie Nelson, unwrapped toys are welcomed. Idaho Falls Please let us know if you plan to attend – 342-3535 or Patron ($500-$999) [email protected]. Hope to see you next week! Larry and Marilyn Cope, Buhl

Sara Ifft, Spokane, WA ICF grants nearly $163,000 in southwest and central

Mike and Janet Martin, Idaho Lewiston The Idaho Community Foundation’s Southwestern Regional Grants Panel has selected 83 southwestern Denise Smith, Boise Idaho nonprofits, educational organizations and

Mitch and Linda Watkins, governmental entities to receive nearly $163,000

Twin Falls through its competitive grant cycle.

Sponsor ($250-$499) Grant recipients are from Ada, Adams, Blaine, Boise, Dan and Judith Hinman, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Lincoln, Girls on the Run of the Emmett Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, Valley and Wood River Valley Washington. Barbara Mueller, Hayden Lake

Richard and Georgiann This year there were 209 grant applications requesting a total of $900,775. Raimondi, Boise Grants are awarded in the areas of arts & culture, education, emergency

David and Pamela Shaw, services, health, libraries, conservation/environment, public projects, Emmett recreation, and social services.

Virginia Willard, Idaho Falls Money for the grants comes from ICF’s Greatest Need Endowment Fund for Southwest Idaho, which receives money from numerous ICF funds designated Sustainer ($100-$249) to benefit southwest and central Idaho. To donate, go to www.idcomfdn.org, Robert Lantz and Cynthia click on Donate Today, enter “Greatest Need Endowment Fund for Southwest Berlin-Lantz, Rupert Idaho” in the Fund Name search field, click Search, and then click on the fund

Barbara Botsch, Sandpoint name to access the donation form.

Phillip and Cherie Carr, Idaho This year’s grant recipients are: Falls Ada County Gerard Connelly, Troy ACLU of Idaho Foundation – $733 to host a Civics Educators Symposium

Linda Copple Trout, Boise providing professional development for teachers and purchase pocket U.S. Constitutions for students’ civics education curriculum William and Tirana Deal, Nampa Assistance League of Boise – $2,000 to support funding of shoe cards so each

child clothed at Operation School Bell® can receive a $20 shoe card from Del and Arlene Dodd, McCall Payless Shoes

Orval and June Hansen, Arlington, VA Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho – $1,500 to match some of the more than 100 children in Ada County and across Southwestern Idaho Leo and Pauline Harf, Boise currently on a waiting list with a safe, trustworthy and compatible mentor to

ensure they have the support needed to graduate from high school Patricia Heldt, Cambridge

Irv Baldwin and Betsy Hill, Boise Public Schools Education Foundation, Inc. – $2,000 to fund advanced Boise placement exams for Boise School District students who cannot afford them

Craig Hobdey, Gooding Boise Rescue Mission – $3,725 to provide free mental health care for homeless

men, women and children with the goal of stabilizing each program participant Pamela Howard, Lewiston and empowering them to achieve the maximum level of independence their Karen Lansing, Idaho Falls individual situation allows

Chris and Kris Mikkelsen, Children’s Home Society of Idaho – $2,000 to provide a free and inspiring Spokane, WA support program for children who have experienced the death of a parent,

sibling or close family member. The program helps children identify emotions Raymond and Jane Morgan, and develop coping skills that aid them throughout the grieving process Hayden Lake

Daniel and Lynlee Richards, Discovery Center of Idaho – $1,000 to support the Good Neighbor Program, Idaho Falls which is designed to make supplemental formal science education accessible for underserved students and their families Jordan and Mary Smith,

Salmon Family Advocates, Inc. – $3,000 to recruit, train and supervise child abuse

prevention and intervention volunteers Jon and Margaret Watson, Parma Idaho State Historical Society – $1,000 create a special “Get Territorial: Idaho

Dick and Jacquie Wilson, at 150,” book exploring 150 years of Idaho history featuring the “Ida” Boise character created by Governor Otter and the First Lady

Gregory Garlick and Marcia Idaho Voices for Children Foundation, Inc. – $1,500 to spearhead a Wing, Boise statewide effort to ensure that Idaho’s children read proficiently by the end of

the third grade. Steven and Cherie Woodworth, Boise Learning Lab, Inc. – $2,500 to provide adult and family literacy classes, and

Supporter ($50-$99) match a private foundation challenge grant to double the support of Learning Touraj and Homa Assefi, Lab programs Moscow Organization Assisting The Homeless Student – $2,000 to expand the OATHS Hal and Candace Godwin, program throughout Southwest Idaho Coeur d’Alene Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho, Inc. – $1,500 to purchase and Lynn Hudgens, Twin Falls install new vinyl flooring in the bathrooms of 74 guest rooms and three utility/

Edward and Marjorie laundry rooms Kuchynka, Weippe The Idaho Foodbank – $2,000 to purchase food and distribute weekend Dorothy Murphy, Boise backpacks to food-insecure and low-income children

Jennifer Oxley, Boise The Salvation Army Boise Corps – $2,000 to provide supportive services, such

Henry and Susan Reents, as case management, parenting classes and basic baby care items to pregnant Boise and parenting teens while they complete their high school education

Kathy Scott, Boise Women's and Children's Alliance, Inc. – $2,500 to sustain the WCA's childcare component which yearly serves hundreds of children whose lives have been Kenneth and Janet Sherman, negatively impacted by domestic and/or sexual violence. Boise

Edward and Susie Skinner, Blaine County Twin Falls Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault – $2,500 to pay for job and life skills training to enhance the employability and increase Barbara Taylor, Dayton the socioeconomic status of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault James and Sandra Turner, Woodside, CA Blaine County Recreation District – $1,582 to improve the effectiveness,

Friend ($25-$49) efficiency and sustainability of the volunteer Nordic Ski Patrol Program Cary Jones, Blackfoot Blaine County School District Education Foundation – $1,000 to pay for before Gail LeBow, Garden City school or after school tutoring and enhancement programs at the public schools in Blaine County Hilarie Neely, Ketchum

Jim Nieman, Sandpoint Girls On The Run Of The Wood River Valley, Inc. – $1,000 to insure that any young girl in the grades 3-8 can participate in Girls on the Run regardless of Honors and Memorials financial need and that the program is made available in all Blaine County schools The Idaho Community Foundation welcomes gifts Nurture – $1,500 to launch a pilot program of monthly nutrition lessons and sent as memorials or in healthy food tastings at a Blaine County public school to promote the health honor of individuals on their and wellness of youth birthdays, anniversaries, retirement, or other special St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation, Inc. – $3,500 to create an affordable and occasions. Such gifts may be accessible community mental health clinic for the residents of Blaine County added to any individual fund and beyond in the Foundation or to the

Idaho Community Sun Valley Center for the Arts – $1,000 to support a public concert and school Foundation Unrestricted residency program with David Wax Museum Trust Fund. The Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley – $1,500 to fund the No-Cost The following gifts were Community Spay/Neuter program received in November 2012: The Crisis Hotline – $1,000 to pay for a portion of general operating expenses,

In Memory of John “Jack” including telephones, insurance and media outreach Cooney The Hunger Coalition – $2,000 to ensure local children and adults experiencing Idaho Youth Education hunger have access to wholesome fresh and non-perishable foods and the Recycling Partners necessary support services as they work toward greater self-sufficiency In Memory of Samuel Crossland Wood River Community Orchestra – $1,250 to purchase music and pay for Idaho Youth Education instruction and venue rental to perform four free orchestral concerts Recycling Partners Boise County In Memory of Ann Erstad Boise Basin Library District – $2,500 to provide Internet access and general Thomas and Alice Hennessey computer use to the people of the library district

In Memory of Luann Horseshoe Bend Community Food Pantry – $1,500 to purchase two hydraulic Maupin lift table carts, two shopping carts, an enclosed trailer and an upright Idaho Youth Education freezer Recycling Partners

In Memory of Carolyn The Mutual Improvement Club of Horseshoe Bend – $1,800 to renovate the McEntee existing men’s bathroom to make it accessible and to add a ramp to enter the Idaho Youth Education building Recycling Partners Canyon County In Memory of Jeffrey Advocates Against Family Violence, Inc. – $3,500 to provide emergency Pownes assistance, shelter and food to women and children fleeing domestic violence Idaho Youth Education Recycling Partners Boise Art Museum – $1,500 to support the costs of program instructors for delivery of BAM’s art outreach program to rural classrooms In Memory of Michael Riedel Boys and Girls Club of Nampa – $2,000 to hire a Teen Services Director whose Robert and Jane Henley primary responsibility will be to recruit and retain new teen members for the Teen Center Zachary and Cynthia Griffin

Billie Smardon Caldwell Fine Arts Series – $1,750 to present programs/workshops by ballet and contemporary dancers, classical string ensembles, pianists, puppeteers, Barbara Crandlemire children’s theatre, and jazz artists who will enhance the curriculum of area

school and home-school participants Commerce Real Estate Solutions Hands of Hope Northwest, Inc – $2,500 to purchase additional pieces of

James and Willa McLaughlin durable medical equipment (not normally donated) to be used in the local medical equipment loan program, and to assist with ongoing personnel W. and Norah Bretall expenses

Allan Pinkerton Junior Achievement of Idaho, Inc. – $3,000 to place JA programs in 20 John and E. French classrooms in the Wilder and Melba school districts, giving 520 low income students with high dropout rates financial skills, business concepts and a Harlan and Julie Williams desire to stay in school

Robert and Christine Middleton Food Pantry – $1,000 to expand food distribution services to needy Gertschen families and start a building fund In Memory of Alberta Smith Salvation Army Caldwell Corps – $1,500 to purchase baby items to put in the Idaho Youth Education incentive store for low-income families Recycling Partners Salvation Army Nampa Corps – $1,500 to provide case management at the Community Family Shelter for homeless families and single women

Terry Reilly Health Services – $3,000 to purchase a new hematology machine for Terry Reilly's central laboratory

The Mentoring Network, Inc. – $2,500 to add and support more mentors and mentees

The Music Theatre of Idaho, Inc. – $1,750 to support the MTI Arts For Everyone program, which provides arts attendance opportunities for underserved audiences

Valley Crisis Center, Inc. – $2,000 to replace the carpet in the Child Care Center, purchase durable goods for the Child Care Center, and provide 340 hours of child care for clients during the next year

Cassia County Cache Peak Civic Association - Raft River Bookmobile Committee – $2,500 to pay the Box Elder County, Utah, Library District to provide bookmobile service to the rural communities of southeastern Cassia County and an isolated community in Oneida County

Elmore County Mountain Home Historical Society Inc. – $1,500 to purchase two museum display cases

Three Island Senior Citizens Inc. – $4,178 to create better storage space

Gem County – includes distributions from the Ethel R. and Ronald Rawlinson Fund in ICF

Cemetery Department/City of Emmett – $2,098 to buy sprinkler parts for the Emmett Cemetery

Center for Arts and Education, Inc. – $2,500 to purchase and install hardwood flooring for the dance studio to provide a training area and stage area for rehearsal and performances

City Life, Inc. – $3,000 to provide free therapy for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and general program support

City of Emmett – $2,500 to install tree watering system on Washington Avenue in conjunction with the city’s Downtown Revitalization Project

Emmett Community Playhouse, Inc. – $3,614.50 to pay costs of the royalties, publicity, audition materials, scripts and annual awards events for the theater year 2013

Emmett Public Library – $2,500 to provide match dollars to complete tagging the collection for the security system to minimize theft from the library

Gem County Chamber of Commerce – $3,013.50 to purchase 29 flag banners for entrance corridors on Washington Avenue and Highway 16

Gem County Fair Board – $3,614.50 to replace the roof on the 4-H animal beef barn at the Gem County Fairgrounds

Gem County Recreation District – $2,500 to replace six 20-year-old pool skimmers

Gem County Senior Citizens – $5,000 to repair the walk-in freezer

Idaho Renaissance Faire – $2,500 to bring artisans, exhibitors, and craftsman to the Faire

Parks Department/City of Emmett – $2,500 to buy sprinkler parts for the 12th Street Park

Parks Department/City of Emmett – $3,035.50 to buy sprinkler parts for the downtown city park

Rotary Club of Emmett Foundation, Inc. – $400 to purchase large raffle items for the annual Youth Auction

West Central Highlands Resource Conservation and Development – $500 to preserve the north exterior wall of the Ola Community Church building

Gooding County Gooding County Senior Organization, Inc. – $1,473 to purchase the materials to renovate the walk-in cooler at the senior center

Lincoln County Saddle Up Lincoln County Inc. – $1,000 to renovate and improve an existing skate park

Shoshone Joint School District #312 – $2,000 to purchase materials to support Storyline, a standards-based learning method designed to increase student engagement and achievement

Minidoka County City of Rupert Parks and Recreation Department – $1,000 to purchase and install signage and implement a community awareness campaign for the local walking path

Mini-Cassia Shelter for Women and Children – $2,500 to provide education and empowerment to young individuals who have low self-esteem, and/or have experienced domestic, dating, sexual violence or stalking

Owyhee County Bruneau Valley Library – $750 to support the luncheon-speaker program for eight programs in 2013

Payette County Payette County Recreation District – $1,000 to expand the subsidy program to provide access to programs for children in the community who are unable to participate due to financial hardship

ROSE Advocates – $2,900 to provide equipment and translation services to deaf clients and provide interpreter services for deaf and unique language clients

Twin Falls County Castleford School District #417 - Music Department – $2,500 to purchase safe, stable choral risers for music concerts so that all students can be seen by the community

College of Southern Idaho Office on Aging – $1,000 to reimburse senior volunteers for mileage incurred while transporting homebound elderly in the Magic Valley

Family Health Services Corporation – $1,513 to purchase replacement medical equipment for the Rupert, Buhl, Jerome, and Twin Falls clinics

Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers of the Magic Valley – $1,000 to keep offering services to the individuals in the community and offer a volunteer appreciation banquet for volunteers this year

La Posada, Inc. – $1,000 to provide assistance to families in need of food essentials, temporary shelter, assistance with utility and/or medical bills

Magic Valley Arts Council, Inc. – $2,000 to provide operational support to increase capacity of the organization to expand art promotion, education and interest for and by the community

Magic Valley Symphony Orchestra – $1,500 to retain a guest conductor clinician/violin soloist for the February concert

Valley Housing Coalition – $1,600 to update the existing 9-camera surveillance system to a 16-camera system

West End Senior Citizens Inc of Buhl – $1,400 to continue to provide nutritious meals for the vulnerable home-bound seniors and disabled adults who live in Buhl and surrounding areas, and purchase containers for the delivery of those meals

Valley County Central Idaho Historical Museum – $2,000 to stain and preserve the deteriorating logs of the historic Assistant Warden’s House, which is on the National Register

McCall Public Library – $700 to purchase blocks, storage units, block play related books, math and language materials for the “Block Play Story Time” program at McCall Public Library

McCall Senior Citizens, Inc. – $1,000 to supplement the wages of the kitchen personnel and to assist in the purchase of basic food for the meals provided to the seniors.

Payette Lakes Ski Club – $2,500 to purchase a soft start for the T-Bar

Washington County Weiser Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc. – $1,000 to buy a Pigg-o-Stat for the medical imaging department at Weiser Memorial Hospital.

Bistline Fund in ICF gives $38,000 in grants

The F.M., and Anne G., and Beverly B. Bistline Foundation Fund in ICF is providing $38,000 in grants to arts-focused nonprofits in southeastern Idaho.

Established in 2011, the Bistline Fund gives grants twice a year. Previously it was the F.M. and Anne G. and Beverly B. Bistline Foundation, a private foundation founded in 1999 by Pocatello philanthropist Beverly Bistline and named in honor of her parents. Idaho Shakespeare Festival Recipients of the fall/winter grant cycle are: “Shakespearience”

City of Montpelier (Bear Lake Arts Council) – $5,000 to purchase portable sound and lighting equipment to help establish a community theater

Idaho Dance Theatre (Boise) – $2,500 to support two concerts in Pocatello; one for a high school and the other for the entire community

Idaho Public Television (Boise) – $2,500 to sponsor the Great Performances program

Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Boise) – $2,500 to support Idaho Shakespeare Festival educational outreach programs, Idaho Theater for Youth and Shakesperience, for K-12 youth

Idaho State-Civic Symphony Society (Pocatello) – $3,000 to provide program support for Youth Orchestra and Junior Strings

Idaho State University Art Department (Pocatello) – $1,050 to fund a workshop and lecture for local artists and community members by a visiting artist about the slow textiles movement and natural fiber dyeing utilizing native plants

Idaho State University Summer Piano Institute (Pocatello) – $1,770 to pay teacher fees for jazz piano, music theory and literature, and duet coaches, and three $100 scholarships for needy students

The Cabin (Boise) – $1,000 to provide underwriting support for two weeks of Idaho Writing Camps for underserved youth of Shoshone-Bannock tribes living on the reservation at Fort Hall

Malad City (Malad Valley Theater Guild) – $2,000 to purchase a new sound board/mixer for the Iron Door Playhouse

Marsh Valley Performing Arts Committee (Arimo) – $1,000 to present an All-Area Band workshop/master class and an evening concert with Caleb Chapman and the Voodoo Orchestra

Musicians West (Pocatello) – $2,496 to provide monetary awards for first, second and third place winners, as well as trophies and medals, in the pre- college division of the Musicians West Piano Competition

National Oregon/California Trail Center (Montpelier) – $1,000 to help defray the cost of hosting the Leaping Lulu Celtic Band and Dancers

Old Town Actors Studio (Pocatello) – $4,000 for children’s theatre traveling troupe which entertains and teaches

Old Town Pocatello Foundation and artist Douglas Warnock (Pocatello) – $1,500 to repair and refinish public art sculptures in the Old Town area

Snake River School District (Blackfoot) – $4,000 to pay the royalties, musical track, technical duties, costumes, set fees, props and directors fees to produce the musical “Footloose” as a community play for Blackfoot

Southeast Idaho Reading Council (Pocatello) – $1,500 to assist with the costs associated with bringing an award-winning children’s book author to make presentations to area schools, libraries, and the Idaho State University College of Education

Westside Players (Pocatello) – $1,505 to upgrade flats to build the walls of sets, and storage boxes and racks to preserve and manage costumes, especially donated vintage pieces

Upcoming Deadlines CenturyLink Middle School Student Philanthropy Program seeks participants The deadline has been extended for the CenturyLink Middle School Philanthropy Program and teachers have until Dec. 21 to complete the simple, one-page application and get a letter from their principal recommending the project.

The program’s purpose is to increase awareness among middle/junior high school students about the various needs within their communities and engage them in the work of the nonprofits working to meet those needs. Selected classrooms will each be given $3,000 to spend as grants to support nonprofit organizations in the local community. Teachers will lead students in the process of researching local organizations, presenting their findings and collectively determining how to distribute the charitable funds.

Eligible participants include Idaho middle/junior high school classes located within communities served by CenturyLink. This includes American Falls, Blackfoot, Bliss, Bancroft, Boise, Burley, Buhl, Caldwell, Castleford, Cottonwood, Declo, Downey, Dayton, Eagle, Eden, Hazelton, Emmett, Franklin, Firth, Gooding, Glenns Ferry, Grace, Grangeville, Hailey, Hagerman, Idaho City, Idaho Falls, Inkom, Lewiston, Jerome, Kamiah, Kimberly, Ketchum, Kuna, Lava Hot Springs, Lewisville, Menan, McCammon, Middleton, Melba, Meridian, Murtaugh, Mountain Home, Montpelier, Nampa, New Plymouth, Orofino, Grandview, Salmon, Leadore, Richfield, Pocatello, Preston, Payette, Roberts, Rigby, Ririe, Riverside, Rexburg, Soda Springs, Shelley, Shoshone, Star, Thatcher, Twin Falls, Vale, Weiser and Wendell.

Click here for application guidelines or to apply. For more information, email Elly Davis or call (208) 342-3535 or (800) 657-5357.

Idaho Community Foundation grant cycle open until Jan. 15 The ICF grant cycle is open for the north Idaho counties of Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce and Shoshone. Deadline to apply is Jan. 15.

In the 2011-12 grant cycle, ICF awarded more than $80,000 to 58 organizations in north Idaho.

Eligible organizations may apply for up to $5,000. Individuals are not eligible for the regional grant program. Grant areas include, but are not limited to:

● Arts and culture

● Education

● Emergency services

● Libraries

● Conservation/environment

● Health

● Recreation

● Social services

● Public projects

In general, the Idaho Community Foundation favors activities that:

● Reach a broad segment of the community, especially those citizens whose needs are not being met by existing services that are normally expected to be provided by private rather than government sources

● Request seed money to realize unusual opportunities to meet urgent needs in the community

● Stimulate and encourage additional funding

● Promote cooperation and avoid duplication of effort

● Help make a charitable organization more effective and efficient and better able to sustain itself over the long term.

Grant awards will be recommended by the Northern Regional Grants Panel, which is composed of community participants from the counties of the northern region, and decided by the ICF Board of Directors. Distribution of grants is scheduled to begin in June.

For more information or to apply, go to ICF’s homepage.

News Briefs 7 Cares Day is Saturday For the second year, ICF staff will volunteer to collect cash, checks and coin donations on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 8 a.m. to noon at the KTVB Studio in Boise, the Idaho Center in Nampa and Fred Meyer stores in Twin Falls and Eagle. KTVB will broadcast live from these locations.

Donations of non-perishable food are also accepted. All donations will be split among the Idaho Foodbank, Salvation Army of Ada County, Nampa, Caldwell, and Twin Falls, Jubilee House, Boise Rescue Mission, Lighthouse Rescue Mission, and City Light Home for Women and Children.

If you cannot make it to the event but would like to help, you can make a secure $10 donation by texting 7CARES to 50555 from your mobile phone. Quest Groups is matching donations up to $20,000.

Last year, more than 64,255 pounds of food was contributed and provided an estimated 49,554 meals. The cash, checks, coin and text donations totaled $68,539.18. KTVB has a fund with ICF from which the money is distributed.

Check us out: ICF debuts new webpage The ICF webpage has been redesigned for the first time in about 10 years. We’ve kept your favorite features – Bob’s Blog, Upcoming Deadlines and ICF News are still on the front page. With the contemporary design come new and streamlined features:

● Easier, more intuitive navigation

● Fund holders can recommend distributions and see all fund information online

● Renew memberships online

● Improved search

● More comprehensive planned giving features

“We are pleased to be able to offer new and improved features through our website, particularly with planned giving,” said President and CEO Bob Hoover. “It’s an excellent resource for people who are just beginning to think about their estate planning as well as for those who already have a plan.”

In addition to the new features, the site is now linked to new software packages that will improve ICF’s efficiency.

Newly Created Funds Anne Veseth Memorial Scholarship Fund – This fund was created by Claire Veseth and family of Moscow to provide financial support to students majoring in fire ecology or auto mechanics, or students who are currently wildland firefighters attending an Idaho college or university.

Statewide Education Philanthropic Gift Fund – This fund was created by anonymous donors from Blaine County to support educational projects throughout the state of Idaho as submitted to the Idaho Community Foundation’s three regional competitive grant cycles.

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