IDAHO COMMUNITY

FOUNDATION NEWS Fall 2009

ICF Grants Over $470,000 in Financial Aid to Support Higher Education

Thanks to our generous donors deserving high school and college Idaho Education who established over 60 different students in need of financial aid. A Access Fund, and scholarship funds and several total of $195,640 in scholarships has the Northwest advised funds focused on higher been awarded to more than 125 Area Foundation Fund. Funds will education, the Idaho Community students representing 23 Idaho be used to provide financial Foundation is proud to report a counties thus far in the 2009-2010 assistance and support services to total of $477,222 has been school year. underserved students, including distributed to colleges and Among those selected are students low-income students and those who universities, primarily in Idaho. such as Ashley Bertsch of Post Falls, are the first in their families to This past spring, scholarship who received a $7,000 scholarship attend college, as well as upper-level selection committees across the from the Manuel and Gladys students facing unusual financial state reviewed student applications, Schneidmiller Scholarship Fund to difficulties that threaten their ability transcripts, and essays to identify attend the University of Idaho, and to complete their degree. Jordan Green of Pocatello, who was awarded “You have honored me through your generosity by ALSO IN THIS ISSUE $5,764 by the awarding this scholarship, and I am determined to make full use of it in my college education at the U of I by President's Message ...... 2 Yvonne and Dick Lierz getting an engineering degree.” Regional Annual Luncheons . . 2 Scholarship to — Patrick Romero of McCall, Perc H. Shelton and ICF’s Panel Members...... 4 support his Gladys A. Pospisil Shelton Foundation Scholarship Fund education at ICF’s New Directors...... 5 Idaho State University. Brigham Young University— Memorials and Gifts ...... 6 The Idaho Community Foundation Idaho, one of the recipients, will use New Funds ...... 7 also granted a total of $281,582 to 10 their $25,000 grant to provide different Idaho institutes of higher individuals who have demonstrated Holiday Party ...... 7 education through the Student Loan leadership and determination in Fund of Idaho Education Fund, the continued on page 3

ICF Leadership: Board Members: John Bennett, Grangeville; Doug Chadderdon, Coeur d’Alene; Larry Cope, Buhl; Annette Elg, Boise; Jean Elsaesser, Priest River; Sandra Fery, Boise; Diane Plastino Graves, Boise; Mary Lynn Hartwell, Idaho Falls; Sus Helpenstell, Nampa; Dan Keller, Preston; Flip Kleffner, Moscow; Patsy Lodge, Caldwell; John Magnuson, Coeur d’Alene; Joe Marshall, Boise; Michael McBride, Twin Falls; Douglas R. Nelson, Idaho Falls; Ron Sali, Eagle; Jordan P. Smith, Salmon; Tricia Swartling, Ketchum; Alan Van Orden, Pocatello; Marc Wallace, Hayden Lake. Officers: Joe Marshall, Chairman; Robert Hoover, President & CEO; Diane Plastino Graves, Secretary; Irv Littman, Treasurer. Staff: Robert Hoover, President & CEO; Holly Motes, Controller; Lauren Carlson, Donor Relations Officer; Stewart Edwards, Accountant; Jason Greetis, Systems Specialist; Amy Stockburger, Executive Assistant; Elly Davis, Donor Relations Assistant. Letter from the President “The First Four Months: Traveling Idaho”

The past four months have opportunity to meet many ICF members and been most exciting and representatives of Eastern Idaho nonprofits that evening. rewarding for Leslee and me In September we split time between Boise and Idaho as we have traveled across Falls with a couple of side trips to Coeur d’Alene and the state for the Idaho Sandpoint. We attended ICF’s Eastern Region grant Community Foundation. award events in Bannock, Bonneville, Franklin, Custer, Even before I actually began the new job, I visited and Lemhi Counties, the opening of the Lincoln Board members and others in Eastern Idaho in June. Exhibition at the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls (A That visit took me to Bonneville, Bingham, Bannock, MUST SEE), visits with many ICF fund managers, and Franklin, and Bear Lake Counties. It was a gorgeous time of year to be traveling there as the spring had been quite wet and mountains and valleys beautifully green. In the first week of our new assignment in mid-July, former Chair of the ICF Board Duane Jacklin and his wife Susan hosted an evening at the Hayden Lake Country Club to introduce Leslee and me to ICF members and others from the area. They also hosted an ICF Kootenai County Awards luncheon at the Post Falls Arts Center named for them. We attended ICF award functions in Priest River and Naples as well. On my way to Boise I attended an ICF Awards Reception in Grangeville. Thus, by the end of the first week we had visited Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Benewah, Latah, Nez Perce and Lewis Counties and missed only Shoshone and Clearwater Counties of North Idaho. In late July and early August we were in Boise getting to know the ICF staff and visiting with Treasure Valley members. In early August we were on the road again to Sun Valley and our first ICF Board meeting along with a donor reception in Ketchum. While there we also visited with additional ICF members, friends and nonprofits and had dinner with John Fery and his wife, son, and daughter-in-law (current Board member Sandy Fery) and Alice and Tom Hennessey. It was a great opportunity to learn about ICF. No one knows more about the ICF origins and history than Alice and John. They have been most helpful. Following the events in the Wood River Valley we were on to Eastern Idaho and Idaho Falls. Current and past ICF Board members Mary Lynn and Ralph Hartwell hosted a welcoming reception for us. We had the

New in 2010 Starting in 2010, the Idaho Community Foundation will hold an Annual Luncheon in each of Idaho’s three ICF REGIONAL regions. Each Luncheon will include a keynote speaker, delicious food, and a featured grant Annual Luncheons! story. Stay tuned for more information.

2 several new prospects for new funds. We also visited panelists determined their recommendations for with ICF members and friends about establishing a funding in Southwestern Idaho. The Chair of the ICF signature event in Eastern Idaho, about which I will Board of Directors, Joe Marshall and his wife Patty, have more to say in 2010. In October we were back in hosted a lovely welcoming reception for Leslee and me that side of state for the celebration of the 60th at the Boise Art Museum. We were very moved by the anniversary of the Idaho National Laboratory and the reception we have received at all of these welcoming Idaho Falls Arts Council (who has an ICF fund) and events across Idaho and thank the hosts and sponsors attended the opening of the Idaho Falls Symphony for those wonderful evenings. It was a great way to get season (which also has an ICF fund). We also found to know ICF supporters and possible new friends of the time to visit Butte, Oneida, Caribou, Cassia, Jefferson, Foundation. Fremont, Madison, and Teton Counties, along with a November has been filled with visits with ICF visit to BYU-Idaho where I met with President members, donors, and nonprofits in all three regions, Kim Clarke. and we have now been through all of Idaho’s counties We were also in North Idaho much of October with and look forward to more extensive visits in the visits to Kellogg and Wallace, where we visited with new months ahead. and former members of our North Idaho review panel. One continual feature of all the conversations we Grangeville, Lewiston, Moscow, Coeur d’Alene, and have had about ICF is the stories told about the impact Sandpoint were additional destinations. While in the of the Foundation’s funds on the people, nonprofits, Northern Region we discussed the establishment of a and communities of Idaho. They are quite moving and signature event there next year. We also attended a several times brought tears to our eyes. After all, these welcoming reception for Leslee and me in Sandpoint stories are what Idaho philanthropy and ICF are all planned by former ICF Board member Richard Hutter about! In the weeks and months ahead we will share and current North Idaho ICF panelist Donna Hutter. It with you some of these stories and our 2010 plans as was another marvelous evening. We visited with the the Foundation continues to work to enrich the quality board and staff of the Panhandle Alliance for Education, of life throughout Idaho. which has an agency endowment fund at ICF. In October, Leslee and I, along with Donor Relations Officer Lauren Carlson, attended the Community Sincerely, Foundation Conference in San Antonio, Texas where we each learned what the more than 700 such foundations are doing across the United States. While in the Treasure Valley in September and October, I spoke at the Idaho Housing and Finance Conference, the 6th Annual Idaho Bob Hoover Nonprofit Conference and the Caldwell Rotary. We President & CEO attended our first ICF Regional Panel session, where the

Grants continued from page 1 “This scholarship is a stepping stone towards my future of becoming a overcoming disadvantaged pediatric nurse practitioner…I am now able to attend Boise State backgrounds with financial aid and University and continue to fulfill my thirst and passion for education in additional support services to ensure the medical field.” their academic success. College of — Areceli Trejo of Idaho Falls, Idaho, who received $27,490, has WL Shattuck Scholarship created a Special Conditions Assistance program to identify and assist at-risk students faced with a high debt load “I will be able to excel in my studies without worrying or in need of financial aid during their junior or about working several jobs or taking out large student senior years. loans. I would not be able to successfully continue my For more information on scholarships or grant education without your help.” opportunities for higher education institutions, — Jessika Maatta of Post Falls, please contact Donor Relations Officer, Lauren Walter and Leona Dufresne Fund Carlson at (800) 657-5357.

3 ICF’s Regional Panel Members Enriching the Quality of Life Throughout Idaho

The regional panel members of the Idaho Community Foundation have no easy job. Once a year, they spend long hours reading grant applications from organizations in their region, conducting phone calls and making site visits for additional information, and finally coming together to make the tough recommendations on where available funds should be allocated. During its 2009 regional grant cycles, the Idaho Community Foundation received over 521 applications requesting more than $2 million in funding. Focused on ICF’s mission of enriching the quality of life throughout Idaho and taking into consideration the needs of the communities they each represent, the panel members work together, share insights and information, and (hours later) finalize their recommendations. Based on the hard-earned recommendations of Idaho Diabetes Youth Program received $2,052 to fund these knowledgeable panel members, ICF’s Board scholarships for Eastern Idaho youth to attend a summer of Directors approved distributions totaling over camp designed to support and educate campers with $520,000 to 278 organizations throughout Idaho. insulin-dependent diabetes. Funds have been approved to support a range of organizations from libraries and museums to food banks and senior centers. Here are just a few examples: • $4,000 to the Idaho Foodbank Warehouse to partially underwrite the cost of purchasing and transporting weekend meals to chronically hungry children in the Treasure Valley who participate in the Backpack Program • $2,500 to the Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association, Inc. in Moscow to provide four thousand 3rd - 6th grade students with dance and music enrichment programs at 20 schools, including mostly rural and two reservation schools • $4,200 to the Caribou County Senior Center, Inc. to buy a convection oven and a counter- top mixer for their kitchen For additional information on our grant cycles and dedicated panel members, please visit our St. Mary’s Hospital in Cottonwood received a $5,000 grant for much needed medical equipment. website at www.idcomfdn.org and read the press releases for each regional grant cycle.

4 Introducing New Directors

Three new board members have joined ICF.Please join us in welcoming Annette Elg of Boise, Mary Lynn Hartwell of Idaho Falls, and John Magnuson of Coeur d’Alene. ANNETTE ELG, senior vice president and chief financial officer of the Simplot Company, is a Caldwell Fine Arts Series in Canyon County received a $3,950 grant to provide multicultural experiences to fourth-generation Idahoan, students in Caldwell and other rural areas. who grew up on land homesteaded by her family. She went to school Annette Elg 2009 REGIONAL GRANT in Culdesac, Idaho, and graduated from the University of Idaho with a CYCLE QUICK FACTS: degree in accounting. She spent 10 years with Total Amount Granted: $529,450 Arthur Anderson in Boise before joining the Simplot Company in 1989. She has served on Number of Organizations Awarded: 278 the boards of Ballet Idaho and the Boise Art Museum. NORTHERN REGION Online applications accepted Nov 1 – Jan 15 MARY LYNN HARTWELL is 77 organizations received funding the executive vice Total awarded: $176,753 president of The Hartwell Corporation, an EASTERN REGION independent insurance Online applications accepted Feb 1 – Apr 1 agency in Idaho Falls. 83 organizations received funding She began her career in Total awarded: $133,865 1973 and joined The Mary Lynn Hartwell SOUTHWESTERN REGION Hartwell Corporation in Online applications accepted May 1 – July 1 1976. She serves on the boards of the Idaho 118 organizations received funding Falls Symphony and the Idaho Falls Arts Council, as well as the Idaho State University Total awarded: $218,832 President’s Advisory Council on Higher Education and Economic Excellence. She is a member of the Idaho Falls Rotary. Want to Help ICF’s Grant Cycles? JOHN MAGNUSON is a Coeur d’Alene attorney specializing in real estate law and • Encourage local nonprofits to submit grant commercial litigation. Magnuson is the son of applications. • Establish a greatest need fund to fund proposals the late Harry Magnuson, an incorporator, in a specific area or field of interest. founding donor and former director of the • Attend local grant award events to learn more. Idaho Community Foundation. He was born in • Volunteer as a panel member. Wallace and actively serves on the boards of the • Contact the ICF office for additional information. Northern Pacific Depot Foundation, Association for Sacred Encounters, Coeur d’Alene Lakefront Property Owners Association and the Wallace Civic Auditorium Association.

5 Memorials and Gifts The Idaho Community Foundation welcomes gifts sent as memorials or in honor of individuals on their birthdays, anniversaries, retirement, or other special occasions. Such gifts may be added to any individual fund in the Foundation, or to the Idaho Community Foundation Unrestricted Community Trust Fund. The following gifts were received between January 1, 2009 and August 31, 2009.

In Memory of Bill Anderson Ryan Erstad C. Timothy and Anne Hopkins In Memory of Thomas Roberts P. LaVern and Marian Gentry J. Michael and Theresa McLeod Richard and Mary Johnson Edith Easterbrook Idaho Society of CPAs In Memory of Bryon Erstad Dieter and Margaret Knecht In Memory of Geneve Salove In Memory of David Barton J. Michael and Theresa McLeod Vicki Krogstrand Idaho Society of CPAs Phillip and Patricia Lehner Andrew and Shannon Erstad In Memory of Helen Flandro In Memory of Wilma Schade Bernard and Karen Link In Memory of Vernon Brassey Park and Sharon Price Thomas and Alice Hennessey Bernadette Lohse Thomas and Alice Hennessey In Memory of James Ford Walter and May McFadden In Memory of Craig Schonhardt Junior League of Boise Anonymous J. Patrick and Karen McGahan Andrew and Shannon Erstad In Memory of Virginia Brickey In Memory of Irene Gustafson David and Ann McLaughlin In Memory of Janette Seetin Edith Easterbrook Loyce Smith Steve McLaughlin Timothy and Trish Armstong In Memory of Roger Brooks In Memory of Marvel Hadley Midwest Acute Care Consultants, PC In Memory of Fred Seghi Anonymous Lawrence and Sandra Calkins James Mills Jeremy Gray and Bron Roberts In Memory of Warren and Jayne In Memory of Vincent Hattrup Kaye Monson In Memory of Adam Shandro Brown Idaho Society of CPAs Cameron Morfit and Anonymous Earl and Kathleen Chandler Ellen McFadden Morfit In Memory of James Jackson Robert and Jeannine Bilow Karl and Sheila Klages Tosoh Quartz, Inc Anonymous P. LaVern and Marian Gentry In Memory of Braiden Burkman White Ridge Owners Association Ronald and Diane Plastino In Memory of Jeanne James Dan and Tana Stahn In Memory of LeMar McGee Graves Park and Sharon Price In Memory of Carol Burroughs P. LaVern and Marian Gentry Kenlon and Carol Johnson In Memory of Jerold Jolly Junior League of Boise In Memory of Tony Miyasako William and Virginia Woolley Idaho Society of CPAs In Memory of Marger Carlson P. LaVern and Marian Gentry In Memory of Jack Smith In Memory of Chris Jonakin Thomas and Alice Hennessey In Memory of Judy Mustard Edith Esterbrook J. Michael and Theresa McLeod In Memory of Barbara Carnefix Betty Hill In Memory of Mary Sterner In Memory of Leslie Kiehn Anonymous In Memory of Newell Nelson Loyce Smith Jeremy Gray and Bron Roberts Seven Bar Cattle Company Elaine Anderson Marilyn Williams In Memory of Robert Kleffner In Memory of Taylor Carr Heather Dayley In Memory of Susan Sullivan Philip and Jo Ella Kleffner Park and Sharon Price Chris and Nicole Gee Junior League of Boise In Memory of Shirley Kreps P. LaVern and Marian Gentry In Memory of Ken Carter In Memory of Marilyn Sweeney Anonymous Idaho Society of CPAs Idaho Society of CPAs Harvey and Myrna Bickett In Memory of Robert LeBow King Pope Phillips Oakes and Company In Memory of Joseph Cataldo In Memory of Jacob Taylor Lars and Ann Sandven S. Del and La Ree Low Anonymous Marcy Hayes-Moad Thomas and Alice Hennessey In Memory of Jodie Long In Memory of Marjorie Crutchley Lawrence and Trina Valdez In Memory of Steve Terteling Anonymous Pete and Freda Cenarrusa Kylee Vantassell The Terteling Company, Inc In Memory of Alonzo Lyons Connie Weaver In Memory of Ann DeWitt In Memory of Martin Netson J. Michael and Theresa McLeod P. LaVern and Marian Gentry J. Michael and Theresa McLeod In Memory of Cindy Thiede In Memory of Harry Magnuson Idaho Society of CPAs In Memory of Robert Netson Ralph and D. Rolnick Anonymous Junior League of Boise Idaho Society of CPAs In Memory of Barbara Troxell John and Delores Fery In Memory of Allyn Dingel Robert and Jeannine Bilow Thomas and Alice Hennessey In Memory of Robert Nguyen Dang Robert and Jeannine Bilow Thomas and Alice Hennessey Idaho Society of CPAs Hong Mathew and Catherine Broad Antoine Nguyen Dang Luu Josephine Miller Carl and Gisela Burke In Memory of Matthew Alan Russell In Memory of John Turnbull Mapp In Memory of Anne Peterson Carolyn Spicer Burke Junior League of Boise Pete and Freda Cenarrusa Joan Carley Anonymous In Memory of Danny Peterson In Memory of Elsa Ulman Pete and Freda Cenarrusa In Memory of George Martell Steve Symms Ronald and Diane Plastino Graves Anonymous Andrew and Shannon Erstad In Memory of Beverly Walker Thomas and Alice Hennessey J. Michael and Theresa McLeod In Memory of E. Ferd Marwedel Idaho Society of CPAs Charles and Calista Hummel Andrew and Shannon Erstad In Memory of C. J. Pike In Memory of Logan White Junior League of Boise J. Michael and Theresa McLeod Idaho Society of CPAs Robert and Carol Hamlin Howard and Paula Koppel In Memory of Helen Matunas In Memory of Edward Pike In Memory of George Wilhelm Robert and Mary Morrell C.R. Johnson Kenlon and Carol Johnson Phillip and Anita Murelaga Robert and Jean Jones In Memory of James and Maureen In Memory of Nelson Pingree Ronald and Mary Tucker In Memory of Chris Zerza McFadden Andrew and Shannon Erstad Anonymous In Memory of William Eberle Stephen and Mary Borland John Erstad George Mitchell Barbara Brown Patrick Erstad In Honor of Kay Alspaugh In Memory of Anne Elliott Janice Brown Ryan Erstad R. and Sharon Woodhead John and Greta Scully Peter and Truly Callaway In Memory of Lily Anne Puckett In Honor of Vicki Murphy In Memory of David Engen Peter and Melinda Cebull Elbert and Edith Cleaveland R. and Sharon Woodhead Trish Armstrong Alan and Alice Crockett In Memory of James Quinn In Honor of Cathy Silak In Memory of Ann Erstad John and Edy Davies Junior League of Boise E. and Louise Sherman Harry Guelzow Andrew and Shannon Erstad In Memory of Bernie Rigney In Honor of Patricia Story N. Charles and Polly Hedemark John Erstad Roger and Miriam Downend R. and Sharon Woodhead Patrick Erstad Richard and Patsy Hentzen

6 New Funds Created

ENDOWED FUNDS Boise Police Canine Foundation philanthropy and to inspire positive changes in their community through Hansberger Family Fund Philanthropic gift fund, created to support the Boise Police Canine charitable giving. Donor-advised fund, created by Program, which supports the Angeles and Justo Murelaga Fund for the wife and daughters of Boise mission of the Boise Police St. John’s Catholic Church Cascade founder Bob Hansberger Department to protect, serve, and to support projects which will Philanthropic gift fund, created to lead our community to a safer perpetuate his belief that a vibrant enhance the musical liturgy of St. tomorrow. community is necessary for the John’s Catholic Church in Boise. growth of successful businesses. Boundary County Community Angeles and Justo Murelaga Fund for Fund the Basque Center Leslee and Bob Hoover Greatest Need Fund Philanthropic gift fund; the Philanthropic gift fund, created Boundary County Community Unrestricted greatest need fund, to support the installation of Foundation was created to ensure created by this Idaho couple to an elevator in the Basque Center long-term support of non-profit support the greatest needs in in Boise. organizations and their work in Eastern, Southwestern, and North Angeles and Justo Murelaga Fund for poverty reduction and community Idaho, distributions from the fund the Basque Museum building efforts. are made without restriction at the Philanthropic gift fund, created A. Kay Hardy Philanthropic discretion of ICF’s Regional to benefit the Basque Museum in Gift Fund Advisory Panels and Board Boise for its activities related to members. Philanthropic gift fund, created music and children. by the donor to further her McCall-Donnelly Education Paul C. Rebholtz Memorial Gift Fund Foundation Community Fund philanthropic goals. Philanthropic gift fund, created Idaho Inmate Education Fund Geographic field of interest fund by Amy Rebholtz and Derick O’Neill, established by the McCall-Donnelly Special project fund, designated wife and long-time friend of Paul C. Education Foundation; the intent of to provide financial assistance for Rebholtz, and is supported by family this community fund is to the educational, mental health, and and friends to memorialize the permanently support and enhance substance abuse treatment needs devoted father, husband, and the educational needs and interests of motivated inmates residing in companion. Distributions support of the residents of the McCall- Idaho’s county jails. charitable organizations and projects Donnelly region. Internet Truckstop Scholarship recommended by the advisors. Fund NON-ENDOWED FUNDS Philanthropic gift fund, created Angel Horse Therapeutic Riding by the Internet Truckstop in New ICF Fund Plymouth to benefit local graduating high school seniors and Special project fund to support Holiday Party college students that demonstrate this equine-assisted program academic ability, citizenship, and designed to reach a wide spectrum 4:30 to 6:30 pm, school and community of people in need, including people Thursday, December 10. involvement. with disabilities, veterans, abused Please join us. We’re a Little Black Dress Club – women and children, and at-risk collection point for the Wood River youth. Through equine related annual Toys for Tots activities, music, and teaching of Special project fund; the Little drive. You may drop a the “Codes of the West,” the Black Dress Club - Wood River program stresses trust, character- knows that philanthropy can be toy by our office any building, and self-confidence and engaging, thought provoking, time from now through aims to instill a feeling of safety and accessible and fun. Their mission is December 18. constancy in the lives of its clients. to introduce women to

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Competitive Grant Cycles Eastern Region Opens: February 1 Nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations and governmental agencies Deadline: April 1 (including public educational institutions) may apply during the Southwestern Region appropriate Regional Grant Cycle for each county. Applications Opens: May 1 must be submitted online by midnight of the closing date to be Deadline: July 1 eligible for consideration. To learn more about the grant cycles or Northern Region apply, go to www.idcomfdn.org. Opens: November 1 Deadline: January 15

Other Grant Opportunities For guidelines and applications, go to Fund Deadlines for Applications www.idcomfdn.org, then Ifft Foundation March 15 & August 15 go to Grants & Shelton Fund September 1 Distributions. For other Geography Knowledge October 15 grant opportunities, go to Student Loan Fund of Idaho January 15 Donor-advised Funds, or Idaho Education Access Fund January 15 call 1-800-657-5357.

Looking for Scholarships?

ICF manages more than 60 scholarship funds, most of which are administered through high school counseling or college financial aid offices. Several have separate processes and different application deadlines. For guidelines, go to www.idcomfdn.org and visit the Scholarship Information section.