ICF awards $400,695 from Gladys E. Langroise Advised Fund

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1 March 10, 2014 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) ICF awards $400,695 from Gladys E. Langroise Advised Fund BOISE The Gladys E. Langroise Advised Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling $400,695 to nonprofits in every region of Idaho. The Langroise Fund advisors also agreed to allow ICF to distribute an additional $133,565 through its three regional grant cycles. The Boise Philharmonic, Children s Home Society and College of Idaho received the largest grants of $70,000 each, followed by the St. Labre Indian School at $32,130 and the Lillian Vallely School at $25,000. In addition, the following Langroise grants were awarded: Ballet Idaho (Ada County) - $10,000 Boise Art Museum (Ada County) - $15,000 Boise Public Schools Education Foundation (Ada County) - $15,000 Boise Rescue Mission (Ada County) - $10,000 Boys & Girls Club of Ada County (Ada County) - $5,000 Festival Dance and Performing Arts (Latah County) - $4,000 Girl Scouts of the Silver Sage (Ada County) - $6,215 Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers (Ada County) - $10,000 Homedale Elementary School (Owyhee County) - $1,250 Idaho Youth Ranch (Ada County) - $10,000 Junior Achievement of Idaho (Ada County) - $5,000 Kinderhaven (Bonner County) - $15,000 Learning Lab (Ada County) - $5,000 Nampa Salvation Army (Canyon County) - $4,600 OATHS (Ada County) - $2,500 Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Nampa (Canyon County) - $5,000 Shepherd's Home (Valley County) - $5,000 The Hunger Coalition (Blaine County) - $5,000 The Gladys E. Langroise Advised Fund was established through a generous $15 million bequest to the Idaho Community Foundation from Boise philanthropist Gladys Langroise. It supports the health, education and welfare of children, including college students. Langroise died in early 2000, just prior to her 100th birthday. The fund advisers annually recommend grants that address what they believe Mrs. Langroise would have considered areas of special interest or greatest need. The Idaho Community Foundation is in its 26 th year as a statewide public nonprofit organization whose goal is to have a permanent endowment of charitable dollars that will serve Idaho forever. A gift of any size to ICF can support a fund that will provide for a

2 donor s favorite charity or cause forever. Starting a fund of $25,000 or more allows donors to individually select the recipients. For more information: ###

3 June 3, 2014 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) Idaho Community Foundation receives $230,000 grant to increase staff ICF will receive $230,000 over the next three years from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to increase the hours of our fund development/donor relations staff in eastern Idaho and north Idaho to full-time with benefits, hire a part-time fund development/donor relations staff person for south central Idaho, and hire a part-time donor relations assistant for the Boise office. It s long been the goal of our board of directors to raise the profile of the Idaho Community Foundation throughout the state, and having regional staff is an excellent way to do so, said ICF President and CEO Bob Hoover. We are incredibly appreciative to the Murdock Charitable Trust for its three-year support of our efforts. Applications are currently being accepted for the fund development/donor relations staff for south central Idaho. The job will be located in Twin Falls and the announcement is below. The M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, based in Vancouver, Wash., was created by the will of the late Melvin J. (Jack) Murdock, co-founder of Tektronix, Inc., who had business involvements and interests throughout the Pacific Northwest. Since its establishment in 1975, the Trust has focused most of its grantmaking efforts in the five states of the Pacific Northwest: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. A historical emphasis in grantmaking has been in higher education, scientific research and development, human social services, health care, and the arts. ### The Idaho Community Foundation is Idaho s only statewide nonprofit expert that allows you to Find Your Passion, Invest Wisely and Give Forever. Our tax deductible funds can be tailored to suit almost any charitable intent and provide a permanent funding source to those in need. ICF has nearly 500 funds and provides grants to every county in Idaho. More than $5.1 million was distributed in 2013 and more than $70 million has been distributed over our 25-year history. For more information:

4 EDITORS: For more information about the projects in your community that will be funded by the ICF grants, please call or Jennifer Oxley. June 24, 2014 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) ICF grant cycle provides more than $164,000 in north Idaho COEUR D ALENE The Idaho Community Foundation s Northern Regional Competitive Grants Panel has selected 74 north Idaho nonprofit organizations to receive more than $164,000 through its annual competitive grant cycle. Grant recipients are from Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Nez Perce and Shoshone counties. This year s recipients of the Northern Region Competitive Grant Cycle are: Benewah County University of Idaho Benewah County Extension $2,000 to facilitate experiential learning opportunities through 4-H afterschool and 4-H day camp activities to children 5-18 years of age in Benewah County. These programs will also allow youth to learn valuable skills in nutrition and career exploration. Coeur d Alene Tribe $3,500 to help purchase and install 15 energy efficient windows, reducing energy costs at the shelter, purchase bedding and bath linens for children's use staying at the shelter and help pay for internal administrative costs to manage this project/award. Benewah Community Hospital $1,130 to purchase a Trauma Simulation Training Module to be used with a manikin to train healthcare staff on handling trauma patients that come to the hospital. St. Maries Volunteer Community Clinic, Inc. $500 to purchase critically needed medications for patients. Bonner County Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Inc. $1,500 to support the northern portion of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival s theater education tours to elementary and secondary schools for the academic year. Pend Oreille Arts Council, Inc. $1,000 to provide unique, culturally diverse educational opportunities in the visual and performing arts for K-12 th grade students in Bonner County at no cost. West Bonner County School District #83 $500 to purchase costumes in conjunction with Priest River Lamanna High School s 21 st Century Grant after school program.

5 Panhandle Animal Shelter $364 to provide spay and neuter surgeries for owned and free-roaming dogs and cats as a targeted approach to reducing the pet population in Sandpoint. Panhandle Alliance for Education Inc. $2,450 to purchase 350 Books for Babies kits, to be given to the new parents of babies born at the Bonner General Hospital during the calendar year Team Autism 24/7 $4,750 to create an autism education lending library in collaboration with the East Bonner County Library that will provide currently unavailable books, audiovisual material, and other informational resources free of charge. Bonner Community Food Center $500 to purchase non-perishable foods for seniors, the disabled, veterans and low-income families of Bonner County to help stretch their food budget. Community Cancer Services $2,500 to provide financial assistance to help meet the practical needs for medically under-served cancer clients in Bonner and Boundary counties. Kinderhaven, Inc. $1,143 to purchase a new double-oven electric range. Priest River Ministries Inc. $3,973 to provide hope, education, support, shelter and healing to families in crisis so they may begin a life free of violence and enter into an empowered and self-sufficient lifestyle. Sandpoint Resource Center $1,500 to pay for telecommunications and volunteer training during Boundary County Paradise Valley Volunteer Fire Department $980 to provide smoke and fire detectors and carbon monoxide detectors to the residents of the district who are not able to purchase or install them. Boundary Community Hospital $1,090 to purchase an upper-body ergonometer (arm bike) for the Rehabilitation Department. Bonners Ferry Church of the Nazarene $1,050 to ensure the availability of basic hygiene products and offer food packs for kids in the area during summer vacation. Clearwater County Clearwater Community Concert Association $2,500 to bring in a high-quality live music group to expand the musical culture of the area and provide free educational workshops to local schools or communities. Clearwater Soil and Water Conservation District $1,250 to provide continuing education for residents ages 8-80 of Clearwater and surrounding counties regarding soil and water conservation, along with agricultural and environmental management. Orofino Rural Fire District $1,000 to finish building the Orofino Rural Fire Station.

6 Idaho National Guard Youth Challenge Foundation $1,000 to purchase indoor recreational exercise equipment for the Academy, thereby helping the youths reach their health and fitness goals during inclement weather. Elk River Free Library District $4,040 to replace outdated and failing antennas in order to continue providing internet to the community, some outlying areas and visitors. Idaho County Idaho County Recycling $1,000 to improve the infrastructure by retrofitting two cardboard collection bins and three commodity collection bins. Tahoe Community First Responders, Inc. $1,030 to purchase a computer, mouse, remote keyboard, external back-up disk and software programs which will be used to communicate with the Idaho EMS Bureau, file incident reports and track financial and internal administrative data Kootenai County Coeur d Alene Symphony Orchestra, Inc. $1,000 to provide funding for the annual free Labor Day Concert held at Coeur d Alene City Park North Idaho Friends of the Opera and the Arts, Inc. $2,500 to perform the children s opera Hansel and Gretel adapted to a Native American theme at up to 20 K-6 schools in north Idaho, and bring the production to the tribal communities of Plummer (Coeur d Alene Tribe) and Lewiston (Nez Perce Tribe). Spokane Symphony Society $2,500 to provide three free concerts for elementary students Citizens Council for the Arts $5,000 to provide scholarships to Art Shop for underprivileged children. Coeur d Alene Public Library Foundation, Inc. $4,910 to purchase equipment and provide training for teens to participate in the Peer to Peer portion of the StoryCatcher oral history recording project at the CdA Library. Fernan PTA $3,529 to purchase materials to begin creating a STEM library that will service the entire population of Fernan Elementary including children, faculty and staff. First Presbyterian Church $3,000 to grant scholarships to children from low-income and homeless families who otherwise could not afford to send their children to a learning center. FIRST Robotics Competition Team 3145, The TeraViks $2,000 to buy more parts for a robot and help towards travel to a competition in Calgary. Invent Now, Inc. $2,500 to enable underserved students to experience the Camp Invention program at Ramsey Magnet School of Science. Lakeland Joint School District #272 $4,000 to purchase supplemental items for each of the five BASE locations including science, kitchen, art, experiments and manipulative items.

7 NAMI Coeur d Alene $5,000 to purchase materials and pay costs to continue and expand educational and support programs, increase the number of persons trained to facilitate the programs, continue outreach to veterans, homeless, and sustain public advocacy and education. University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. $3,600 to expand the lending library for the Community Water Resource Center at the University of Idaho in Coeur d Alene with the addition of microscopes and macroinvertebrate viewers. Family Promise of North Idaho $2,500 to provide homeless families with life skills, support and connection to internal and community resources as they prepare to move into sustainable housing. Habitat for Humanity of North Idaho $2,100 to purchase a rolling scaffold and other equipment to begin a program of repairing low-income homeowners dwellings with damaged/leaky roofs. Coeur d Alene Homes, Inc. $2,000 to provide a truck to expand services and funding sources for assisted living and memory care. Hospice of North Idaho $5,000 to pay for Camp Kaniksu, a very special educational camp for grieving children. The camp experience is provided under professional direction and the supervision of bereavement counselors and trained volunteers Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho $1,400 to replace muchneeded waterfront equipment, enhancing the girls experience at summer resident camp at Camp Four Echoes. Specialized Needs Recreation $2,500 to benefit over 300 children with special needs by providing top-quality recreational activities and events, vital to their (and their families') quality of life through the Camp Allstars program. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest $1,000 to match carefully screened and trained adult mentors to Kootenai County youth who are at-risk of academic and social failure. Idaho Youth Ranch, Inc. $1,800 to remodel the current fitness room so that it is a truly viable treatment component. Kootenai Alliance for Children and Families, Inc. $3,000 to strengthen the safety net of resources and support for local children being raised by a relative. Post Falls Food Bank $1,000 to purchase and install new mechanical and energy efficient refrigeration equipment for 10x8x30 ft. walk-in refrigerator which stores perishable food items for distribution to clients. St. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau $1,000 to deliver best-practice child sexual abuse prevention training workshops to the five northern counties. Latah County

8 Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association, Inc. $2,000 to reach students from 15 schools in nine communities in Latah, Benewah and Nez Perce counties with 24 educational outreach programs. Four programs are by touring professional dance companies and 20 Discover Dance classes are taught by local dance professionals. Palouse Audubon Society $1,500 to complete the construction of an inviting entrance and disabled accessible raised walk leading visitors into the Stateline Wetland. City of Troy Summer Program $5,000 to purchase new sports equipment, craft supplies and games. Families Together For People With Disabilities $2,000 to provide a Family Enrichment Day to promote healthy family functioning by strengthening family cohesion, restoring family balance, and promoting family resiliency for families with children with developmental disabilities and behavior challenges. Juliaetta-Kendrick Heritage Foundation $1,500 to produce a historical as well as educational DVD documenting Early Days of Juliaetta and a 25-site descriptive selftour guidebook. 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. Moscow High School $1,490 to provide authentic life skill instruction for Moscow High School students with disabilities to give them the opportunity to live a more independent life upon graduation from Moscow High School. Backyard Harvest $1,500 to further grow the Community Orchard program, which provides local, fresh fruit to underserved populations in the community, by helping secure partnerships and relationships that will increase the sustainability of the program. Circles of Caring Adult Day Health Foundation $3,744 to promote and deliver the Dementia Education Series and the Caregiver Support Group. These programs are offered free to the public. Community Health Association of Spokane $4,000 to provide prescription medication vouchers for low-income, uninsured patients at Latah Community Health in Moscow, Idaho. Kendrick Grange #413 $2,000 to repair the roof towers and the flashing to prevent further erosion and damage to the top of the historic building used as a community center. Family Promise of the Palouse $2,500 to purchase a cargo trailer to haul beds between host congregation locations where homeless families stay overnight. Host locations rotate on a weekly schedule throughout the year. J-K Good Samaritan Food Bank $1,000 to provide food for those in need.

9 Palouse Habitat for Humanity $1,500 to increase fund raising capabilities of the Habitat Surplus Store through advertising, providing adequate tools and equipment for volunteers and support of construction teams. Nez Perce County First Territorial Capitol of Idaho Revitalization Project $500 to prepare and print visitor brochures, rack cards and classroom lessons for area schools. Lapwai School District No. 341 $4,940 to purchase supplies and materials for Emergency First Aid and Trauma Kit Backpacks for 65 classrooms at Lapwai pre-school, elementary and middle/high schools. Nez Perce Soil and Water Conservation District $1,000 to educate 5 th - and 6 th - grade youth in Nez Perce, Lewis, and Asotin counties on conservation and natural resources through hands-on learning activities. Snake River Community Clinic, Inc. $3,000 to provide emergency dental vouchers, chronic respiratory medications, and medical eye exams for patients. McGhee Elementary School $5,000 to purchase components for a new playground. The Idaho Foodbank $1,000 to support the Backpack program and feed hungry children in Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, and Nez Perce counties. YWCA of Lewiston/Clarkston $4,375 to support the position of childcare provider for families residing in the YWCA emergency shelter programs, allowing parents to conduct job and housing searches, attend appointments and interviews, and build selfsufficiency. Shoshone County Northern Pacific Depot Foundation, Inc. $2,000 to enhance and renew the Northern Pacific Railroad Depot Museum exhibits and upstairs rooms for the 2014 tourist season. Shoshone County Community Concert Association $1,000 to help pay for the costs of providing live concert performances to the community, including the K-12 schools. Mining Heritage Exhibition, Inc. $1,000 to buy materials and fund work that is beyond what can be accomplished by volunteer work crews, and completing the finishing touches on the covered compressor exhibit. City of Wallace $1,905 to replace and repair stairways on the south hill of Wallace, and erect an interpretative sign with a map of the stair locations. Shoshone County Women's Resource Center $2,500 to partially fund expenses in order to assist in sustaining victim advocacy services in Shoshone County. ### The Idaho Community Foundation is Idaho s only statewide nonprofit expert that allows you to Find Your Passion, Invest Wisely and Give Forever. Our tax deductible funds can be tailored to suit almost any charitable intent and provide a permanent funding source

10 to those in need. ICF has nearly 500 funds and provides grants to every county in Idaho. More than $5.1 million was distributed in 2013 and more than $70 million has been distributed over our 25-year history. For more information:

11 June 20, 2014 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) Century Link donates $30,000 through ICF Century Link, Inc., recently donated $30,000 in grants to 42 nonprofit organizations in Idaho and southeast Oregon as part of the company s Middle School Philanthropy Program that it runs through the Idaho Community Foundation. Students at 10 middle schools were given the opportunity to distribute $3,000 per school among local nonprofits impacting their community. This is the third year the CenturyLink Middle School Philanthropy Program has been in place. Over the past three years, 28 schools and approximately 700 students have participated, and $84,000 has been awarded to 100 nonprofit organizations. The program s purpose is to increase awareness among middle school students of various needs in their communities. In addition, the program aims to create a lifelong interest in volunteerism and community involvement, develop skills to allocate limited resources and increase civic engagement. The nonprofits selected by students in the 10 schools are: East Valley Middle School in Nampa: Students in Ashley Hart s Eighth Grade Honors Language Arts class awarded $800 to St. Luke s Children s Hospital, $600 to the Nampa Lions, $600 to the Canyon County Animal Shelter, $600 to Special Olympics of Idaho and $400 to Meridian PAL. Grangeville Elementary Middle School: Sixth grade students in Michelle Barger and Elaine Anderson s classes awarded $500 to Animal Ark, $500 to the Hope Pregnancy Center, $500 to Kids Klub, $500 to the Bicentennial Horizons Committee Inc., $500 to the Camas Prairie Food Bank Inc., and $500 to the Grangeville PTA. Heritage Community Charter School in Caldwell: Students in Crystal Davidson s Eighth Grade Science class awarded $1,000 to the Hope House for Children, $1,000 to Witco and $1,000 to the Canyon County Animal Shelter. Lake Hazel Middle School in Nampa: National Junior Honor Society students in Karen Miller s class awarded $2,000 to the Idaho Humane Society and $1,000 to the Treasure Valley Down Syndrome Association. Ontario Middle School: Students in Penny McDermott s Math Lab awarded $1,500 to Four Rivers Culture Center and $1,500 to the Boys and Girls Club in Ontario. Rimrock Junior Senior High in Bruneau: Students in Kathy Mori s eighth grade class awarded $500 to Idaho Human Rights Education Center, $450 to the

12 Bruneau Quick Response Unit, $950 to the Bruneau Valley Booster Club, $400 to the Grand View Ambulance Service, $350 to the Rimrock Community Food Pantry and $350 to the Rimrock Senior Center. Rolling Hills Public Charter in Boise: Students in David Shubert s Community Service class awarded $1,000 to Boise Bike Project, $1,000 to St. Luke s Foundation for the Butterfly Room, $500 to the Protect Idaho Kids Foundation and $500 to the Canyon County Animal Shelter. Village Charter School in Boise: Seventh and eighth grade students in Helen Fisher and Megan Olivetti s classes awarded $500 to Idaho Human Rights Education Center for the Idaho Safe Schools Coalition, $500 to the Boise Public Library, $250 to the Treasure Valley Down Syndrome Association, $300 to Simply Cats, $250 to the Boise Rescue Mission for the Valley Women and Children s Center, $300 to Generation Life for Stanton Health Care, $500 to the Idaho Theater for Youth and $400 to the Mountain States Groups for the Idaho Office of the Refugees. Vision Charter School in Caldwell: Leadership Class students in Mark Boothby s class awarded $1,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho, $1,000 to the Boise Rescue Mission and $1,000 to the American Red Cross of Greater Idaho. Wood River Middle School in Hailey: Students in Melanie Schrader and Angela Barbre s Leadership and Computer Applications classes awarded $1,000 to Camp Rainbow Gold, $1,000 to Swiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equestrian Center and $1,000 to the Blaine County Community Drug Coalition. ### For more than 25 years, The Idaho Community Foundation has helped you Find Your Passion, Invest Wisely and Give Forever. Our tax deductible funds can be tailored to suit almost any charitable intent and provide a permanent funding source to those in need. ICF has nearly 500 funds and provides grants to every county in Idaho. More than $5.1 million was distributed in For more information:

13 June 26, 2014 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) Bistline Fund in ICF gives more than $82,000 in grants BOISE The F.M. and Anne G. and Beverly B. Bistline Foundation Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation is providing more than $82,000 in grants to arts-focused nonprofits in southeastern Idaho. The Bistline Fund gives grants twice a year. It was established in 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. Recipients of the spring/summer grant cycle are: City of American Falls $5,000 to create and install spirited bronze castings of local fish, birds, footprints, and other creatures to be installed between existing landscape plantings along the 100 and 200 blocks of Idaho Street. City of Malad $2,000 to remodel three large (10'x20') backdrop murals, purchase microphones, rent a stagecoach, pay a stipend for music to be written, and purchase supplies for costumes and the set for the Malad Valley sesquicentennial musical Voices of the Valley. Holy Spirit Catholic Church (Pocatello) $1,148 to provide water color art supplies for 200 students, grades K-8. Idaho State University (Pocatello) $20,000 to build and sustain a dedicated state-ofthe-art website to increase both visibility and revenue for the L.E. and Thelma Stephens Performing Arts Center while providing new and existing patrons accessibility with live and immediate response time. Idaho State University (Pocatello) $11,000 to bring in two guests artists from the Tectonic Theatre Project for three days of intensive workshops with students focused on the February 2015 production of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, created by their company in Lillian Vallely School (Blackfoot) $4,500 to purchase arts/craft materials used in teaching/making Native American crafts for gifting to elders and volunteers, and to pay stipends for visiting contemporary artists. Musician s West, Inc. (Pocatello) $2,730 for general operating support for the Pre- College Division of the Musicians West Piano Competition. Old Town Actors Studio (Pocatello) $5,000 to expand the educational branch to encompass junior and senior high schools while continuing to bring to fruition theatre for youth and young adults that entertains and teaches.

14 Old Town Pocatello Foundation (Pocatello) $1,555 for the repair, restoration, photo documentation and creation of identifying plaques for seven existing public art pieces located in the Old Town Pocatello area. Oneida Crisis Center, Inc. (Malad City) $4,979 for a kiln, kiln supplies, ceramic tools, clay and other art supplies in a collaborative effort in supporting specific art activities geared at increasing healthy relationships and teen dating violence awareness by engaging local high school artists. Snake River Education Foundation (Blackfoot) $4,000 to pay the fees and expenses associated with bringing Ryan Shupe & the Rubber Band to Blackfoot to perform a concert and provide a workshop to train local students and musicians. Snake River New Horizon s Band (Blackfoot) $2,500 to purchase band instruments, music scores, and marketing items such as uniforms, music stands, banners and advertising. South Bannock County Historical Center (Lava Hot Springs) $2,970 to purchase a wireless microphone set for our youth Readers Theater, featuring historical events as documented by our archives. Wireless microphones will help our performers project the script readings to the audience, while focusing on acting. The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho (Idaho Falls) $7,018 to take hands-on art lessons to elementary school classrooms in Firth, Shelley, Fort Hall and Blackfoot. West Side School District #202 (Dayton) $5,000 to improve individual access to band and orchestra instruments for elementary and middle school students in the West Side School District. West Side School District #202 (Dayton) $3,000 to supplement funds for quality, live performances for the Dayton community. ### For more than 25 years, The Idaho Community Foundation has helped you Find Your Passion, Invest Wisely and Give Forever. Our tax deductible funds can be tailored to suit almost any charitable intent and provide a permanent funding source to those in need. ICF has nearly 500 funds and provides grants to every county in Idaho. More than $5.1 million was distributed in For more information:

15 August 4, 2014 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) Grant requests sought in southeast Idaho by Ifft Foundation Fund IDAHO FALLS 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 fiscal sponsor To apply, visit and look under Deadlines for the guidelines and application. Deadline for submission is August 15. For more information, ICF east Idaho Regional Officer Catherine Smith at csmith@idcomfdn.org, or call (208) ### For more than 25 years, The Idaho Community Foundation has helped you Find Your Passion, Invest Wisely and Give Forever. Our tax deductible funds can be tailored to suit almost any charitable intent and provide a permanent funding source to those in need. ICF has nearly 500 funds and provides grants to every county in Idaho. More than $5.1 million was distributed in For more information:

16 EDITORS: For more information about the projects in your community that will be funded by the ICF grants, please call or Jennifer Oxley. September 5, 2014 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) ICF grant cycle provides more than $150,000 in eastern and southeastern Idaho IDAHO FALLS The Idaho Community Foundation s Eastern Regional Grants Panel has selected 63 eastern and southeastern Idaho nonprofit organizations to receive more than $150,000 through its annual competitive grant cycle. Grant recipients are from Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Custer, Franklin, Lemhi, Madison, Oneida, Power and Teton counties. Nonprofit organizations can apply for grants of up to $5,000 through the competitive grant cycle. The Eastern Region Grants Panel, which includes representatives from each county, meets every July to review the applications and make recommendations. The ICF Board of Directors makes the final decision about the grants. In 2014 there were 135 applications requesting more than $563,000. Grants are awarded in the areas of arts & culture, education, emergency services, health, libraries, conservation/environment, public projects, recreation and social services. This year s recipients are: Bannock County Bannock County Historical Society, Inc. and Museum $2,656 to hire part-time staff to sort, scan, rehouse, and conduct electronic data entry on 8 linear feet of historic photographs to improve access, information dissemination, education, and long term preservation of important images from Bannock County. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Inc. $2,657 to support the eastern Idaho portion of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival s educational outreach tours, Idaho Theater for Youth and Shakespearience, to elementary and secondary schools for the academic year. Snake River New Horizons Band $2,656 to purchase band instruments, music scores and marketing items such as uniforms, music stands and banners. Bannock County 4-H LiveWire Robotics $2,657 to provide intensive STEM outreach and education with the purchase of reusable LEGO Mindstorm kits to provide numerous robotics workshops and summer camps each year.

17 Idaho State-Civic Symphony Association, Inc. $2,656 to support the Youth Orchestra's presentation of the Symphony School Concerts to over 2,600 area 4 th - and 5 th -grade students. Northwest Medical Edge Research Foundation Inc. $2,657 to launch the Veterans' Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Fund. Pocatello Free Clinic for the Patient Education Program $4,900 to communicate the benefits of preventative care and healthy lifestyle choices and to encourage and facilitate behavior changes. Pocatello Neighborhood Housing Services $2,656 to finish construction of a 1,560-square foot public pavilion project at Caldwell Park in Pocatello. The Idaho Foodbank $2,657 to enrich the School Pantry program in eastern Idaho, feeding and nourishing children and families in need. Bear Lake County Oregon Trail Center, Inc. $1,381 to replace three obsolete computers and one broken laptop, and purchase an ipad to produce a new remote education program. Paris Elementary School $3,157 to construct a 4-foot high chain link fence to enclose the playground area. Currently no fence exists and children are exposed to roadways on three sides of the playground. Bear Lake County Library District $2,656 to purchase the kits and supplies necessary to introduce science, technology, engineering and math activities into the current and future programing. Bingham County Blackfoot Community Center, Inc. $2,657 to provide after school and summer programming for at-risk children from low-income families in need with special circumstances who do not qualify for other forms of assistance. Lillian Vallely School, Inc. $1,282 to buy folding lunchroom tables with stools. Community Dinner Table, Inc. $3,650 to purchase a 7-foot by 14-foot enclosed utility trailer to transport food from grocery stores and storage facilities to the Food Pantry distribution center. Bonneville County Bonneville County Historical Society $2,157 to complete much needed energy efficiency facility improvements to lighting and HVAC systems and increase lighting capabilities for exhibitions. Bonneville Joint School District #93 $1,356 to purchase music instruments for the school. Idaho Falls Arts Council $2,657 to provide art supplies and support teaching artists for a regular series of art classes in the ARTitorium that will serve approximately 2,000 school children over the 2014/2015 school year.

18 Idaho Falls Youth Arts Centre, Inc. $2,656 to promote the Mentorship Program to inspire, educate and encourage youth in their endeavors in the performing arts and to further the Arts Education and After School programs and promote the scholarship program to reach out to underserved youth. Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council, Inc. $2,157 to ensure that all girls in eastern Idaho, especially high-risk, low-income girls, have access to quality educational programming and mentorship. Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs, Inc. $2,656 to make the 2014 Hodia summer camp experience possible and safe for 39 kids and adolescents with type 1 diabetes from the eastern region counties by providing funding to underwrite the cost of volunteer counselor supervision of these youth. The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society $3,500 to purchase an electric tilt table. Idaho Falls Public Library $2,657 to purchase library books for children ages 18 months through 14 years to increase availability of books for children to read throughout the summer and winter months in Swan Valley, Idaho. Snake River Animal Shelter $1,500 to purchase cat kennels for the quarantine area of the new shelter facilities. The Children with Disabilities Foundation, Inc. $3,000 to provide adaptable bicycles to special needs children in the region. Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. $2,656 to provide legal representation in divorce and custody cases to low-income victims of domestic violence. Butte County Arco Elementary School $1,657 to bring Missoula Children s Theatre to Arco Elementary to audition and cast 50 to 60 school-age children in a full-length original musical production. Butte County Joint School District $383 to purchase a state-of-the-art listening center in order to enhance small group learning activities involving multiple media sources. Lost Rivers Medical Center Foundation $1,656 to purchase a sound system for the clinic to provide a more pleasing/relaxing environment and provide greater privacy for patients. Butte Communities Improvement Association $857 to construct a garden storage shed at the Butte County Community Garden. Moore Community Association $2,656 to purchase tables and chairs for the new Valley Community Center located in Moore. Lost Rivers Senior Citizens, Inc. $670 to replace malfunctioning refrigerator. Caribou County Gem Valley Performing Arts Committee $2,656 to replace worn/dysfunctional furniture in the theatre lobby and provide increased seating for patrons pre- and post-entertainments and during intermission while upgrading the ambience of the

19 general venue. Soda Springs Public Library $3,156 to purchase access to downloadable audiobooks for the approximately 250,000 patrons served by the Library Consortium of Eastern Idaho, and purchase support materials for the Lego Club at Soda Springs Public Library. Caribou County Fair Board $2,157 to build a disabled accessible restroom on the west side of the Caribou County fairgrounds. Caribou County Senior Citizens, Inc. $3,356 to upgrade the kitchen area. Custer County Challis Arts Council, Inc. $2,157 to purchase and install IT equipment and software in the Challis Arts Council/MadDog Gallery office. Mackay High School FFA Chapter $1,150 to purchase 30 replacement cooling pads and repair/replace supply piping, collection trays, and water collection container for the greenhouse cooler. Sawtooth Search and Rescue $1,656 to develop/distribute free Trail Safety Cards and a website to help uninitiated hikers/riders in the Sawtooth NRA safely prepare for their outings to avoid getting lost, injured or dying. Challis Area Chamber of Commerce $2,557 to purchase IT (Information Technology) and AV (Audio/Visual)equipment and software. Franklin County Franklin County Reading Association $3,500 to buy books to be given out monthly to developmental preschools, elementary and junior high special needs classes, ESL class, and Head Start, in both Preston and West Side school districts. Larsen-Sant Public Library $2,656 to digitize microfilm reels containing back issues of the Preston Citizen (newspaper) for online use. Jefferson County Mud Lake Historical Society and Museum, Inc. $2,657 to preserve and enhance the collection. Rigby City Library $2,156 to purchase Spanish language books for children, teens and adults. Lemhi County Salmon Arts Council $1,157 to support and strengthen arts education for all youth in Lemhi County, both in the public schools and home-schooled, through school- and community-based programs. Lemhi County Crisis Intervention $2,156 to purchase study materials, pay for tutors, provide childcare for students, and to pay GED test fees for students attending the GED Support Program. Lemhi County Economic Development Association $2,157 to establish regular, high quality, math and English tutoring for students preparing to take college entrance exams and for those working on degree programs.

20 Sacajawea Cultural, Interpretive and Educational Center $1,656 to create an educational program, for 4 th - and 8 th -grade students, which explores mid-1800s American history in an engaging, experiential manner. Salmon Library Association $2,657 to purchase an ADA compliant automatic door for the new library. Madison County Madison Library District $2,656 to purchase a new vehicle to pull the Book Wagon, make updates and repairs to the existing book trailer, and purchase tablets with an internet plan so patrons can renew books, make requests, see pending holds, and update their accounts on site. Madison School District #321 $2,657 to purchase high-quality, library-bound books that have accompanying Accelerated Reader tests that will be used by many students for years to come. Seventh Judicial District CASA Program $2,500 to provide a CASA volunteer and volunteer attorney to all children we receive appointment to in Madison, Fremont and Jefferson Counties. Oneida County Malad Elementary School $1,500 to buy and install an electronic screen for the auditorium. Malad High School $2,656 to buy equipment and supplies for the clinical portion of an Emergency Medical Responder program at Malad High School. Malad Middle School $1,200 to buy GPS units to be used by small groups of geography and history students in Malad Middle School. Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital $2,000 to buy two wall mount drinking fountains with bottle filler stations for the long-term care wing of the hospital. Samaria Community Foundation $3,157 to buy new equipment (toilets, sink faucet handles, tankless hot water unit, heater) plus new tile, paint, and doors to upgrade the public restrooms in the Samaria City Park and make them disabled accessible. Power County American Falls Education Foundation $2,656 to provide musical experiences for the community while assisting in foundation activities for the youth and citizens of the community. Three Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council $2,157 to provide the fledgling organization, Escalera, Inc., capacity training and resources that will enable Escalera to effectively govern the organization and administer the Spanish GED Program for the Latina population in and around Power County. Teton County Teton County $2,656 to purchase livestock panels and gates for the new indoor arena. Teton Valley Education Foundation $2,657 to fund VOICE, a Teton High School mentorship program in partnership with Idaho Drug Free Youth. The program pairs each incoming freshman with an upperclassman mentor who provides support through building positive and meaningful relationships.

21 Teton Valley Healthcare Foundation $2,656to augment the patient services project by purchasing a blanket warmer for patient comfort and healing. City of Tetonia $4,152 to pay for architectural and engineering blueprints for a new restroom facility to serve the Rails to Trails trailhead and the city park.

22 October 8, 2014 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) year-old Idaho Community Foundation office to be remodeled BOISE The 107-year-old Idaho Community Foundation office in Boise is expected to undergo an extensive remodeling project, scheduled to begin this winter. Plans are currently being reviewed by the City of Boise. ICF s main office is located at 210 W. State St. in a Victorian home that was built in ICF purchased the home in 2000 from an architecture firm and it has had only minor cosmetic and technology upgrades since then. The remodel includes an 800-square-foot new addition, a disabled accessible ramp and a reconfiguration of existing offices to accommodate the foundation s growth. See the plans here The $320,000 renovation will be done by EKC Construction of Boise and is expected to be complete in May. More than half of the money has already been raised from private donations. ICF had seven employees when President and CEO Bob Hoover took the helm in Now there are 12 employees in four offices across the state, thanks in part to a threeyear, $230,000 grant ICF received from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust in May to bring its part-time regional officers in Coeur d Alene and Idaho Falls to full-time and hire two new positions, one in Twin Falls and one in Boise. Our Boise office is used for meetings, events and day-to-day operations and we need more room and improved functionality, said Bob Hoover. We considered moving, but the home is fully paid for, is in a great location and has become part of ICF s identity. ICF is seeking contributions to the project and all donations are tax-deductible. Naming opportunities are available. For information on naming opportunities, contact ICF at To contribute online: ### For more than 25 years, The Idaho Community Foundation has helped you Find Your Passion, Invest Wisely and Give Forever. Our tax deductible funds can be tailored to suit almost any charitable intent and provide a permanent funding source to those in need. ICF has nearly 500 funds and provides grants to every county in Idaho. More than $5.1 million was distributed in For more information:

23 Geography Knowledge Fund announces recipients The Geography Knowledge Fund in ICF announced six grant recipients totaling $1,665. Boisean Linda Grable-Curtis established this fund to further the study of geography by Idaho students. Recipients are: Alameda Middle School (Pocatello) - $258 to purchase two 12" political globes that are up to date and three packs of laminated desk pad maps Ethel Boyes Elementary School (Idaho Falls) - $293 to purchase geography books for the elementary school library Hunter Elementary School (Meridian) - $300 to assist student learning in the study of geographic literacy and igniting interest in geography by bringing in a giant traveling map through national geographic Malad Middle School (Malad City) - $271 to purchase a set of topographical maps and a classroom set of compasses so students can learn to tell directions and locate geographic locations on maps prior to using GPS units to physically locate historical sites around Oneida County Parma Middle School - $262 to buy reference materials for teaching 5th and 6th grade students Skyway Elementary School (Coeur d'alene) - $281 to purchase atlases for students to use in a Geography Club

24 EDITORS: For more information about the projects in your community that will be funded by the ICF grants, please call or Jennifer Oxley. Nov. 17, 2014 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) ICF grants nearly $212,000 in southwest and central Idaho BOISE The Idaho Community Foundation s Southwestern Regional Grants Panel has selected 111 southwestern Idaho and central Idaho nonprofits, educational organizations and governmental entities to receive nearly than $212,000 through its competitive grant cycle. Grant recipients are from the following counties: Ada, Adams, Blaine, Boise, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, Valley and Washington. Money for the grants comes from several ICF funds that were established by generous donors to benefit southwest and central Idaho. To donate, go to click on Donate Today, enter Greatest Need Endowment Fund for Southwest Idaho in the Fund Name search field, click Search, and then click on the fund name to access the donation form. This year s grant recipients are: Ada County American Red Cross of Greater Idaho - Chapter Headquarters $1,000 to provide services, comfort and temporary shelter for victims of home fires or wildfires Assistance League of Boise $2,000 to provide gift cards to Payless Shoes for children clothed by the Operation School Bell program. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho $1,500 to allow our professional staff to train, oversee and evaluate adult volunteer mentors Boise Philharmonic Association, Inc. $2,500 to provide arts education to the Eagle, Nampa, Boise and West Ada school districts through its Musicians in the Schools program Boise Public Schools Education Foundation, Inc. $500 to purchase books for kindergarten students to check-out at libraries at every elementary school in the Boise School District Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity, Inc. $1,500 to purchase construction materials for homes being built in Habitat s Frazier Place subdivision

25 Boys and Girls Club of Ada County $2,500 to implement Project Learn, an expansion of the Power Hour Homework Help & Tutoring Program that also offers other rich educational experiences shown to help children and teens Children's Free Dental Clinic Inc. $3,000 to purchase dental supplies for patient wellness kits, educational pamphlets, toothbrushes, toothpaste, toothbrushing timers and cavity preventing fluoride varnish for every child in the program Children's Home Society of Idaho $2,500 to support a collaboration between Children's Home Society and Boys & Girls Clubs Of Ada County, creating a summer group therapy program for children who attend Boys & Girls Club City of Kuna $2,000 to relocate the Kuna Historical Museum from a 480-square foot converted trailer to a 1,344-square foot city-owned building on Main Street that is ADA accessible Culinary Skills Training Center, Inc. $1,500 to provide more than 4,800 total hours of life skills and employability training to at-risk young adults to supplement the culinary arts job training component of the program and foster financial independence Discovery Center of Idaho, Inc. $1,000 to ignite an interest in STEM among Idaho s underserved students by allowing them to experience the wonders of hands-on science through free field trips to DCI Family Advocates, Inc. $2,000 to recruit, screen, train and supervise additional volunteers to conduct home visits to families with young children to meet the growing wait list of families in Ada and Elmore counties who would like to strengthen their parenting Feed the Gap $1,000 to provide breakfast and lunch to children in the Boise School District who do not qualify for or do not receive federal free or reduced meals yet are hungry as identified by the school principal, counselor or teacher Giraffe Laugh, Inc. $1,500 to provide access to the early childhood programs for children who are born into or living in poverty between the ages of zero and 5 Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs, Inc. $2,000 for camperships so children with type 1 diabetes in financial need from southwestern Idaho counties may attend 2014 Hodia camps Idaho Humane Society $1,000 to purchase pet food for the Pet Food Pantry for our network of foster parents that volunteer to house IHS pets in their home until they are adopted Idaho Immunization Coalition, Inc. $2,000 to eliminate the administrative fee so there are no barriers preventing youth from receiving vaccines