Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for
The Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health is a private foundation based in Meridian, Idaho, established by Blue Cross of Idaho in 2001. It supports programs and projects that address root causes affecting health, with a statewide focus on community, education, and healthcare.
Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for at a glance
In short: Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for gave $4.1M across 282 grants in 2024 (avg $14K), mostly in Idaho. 43% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $4,083,383
- +14.8% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 282
- +2.5% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $14,480
- +12.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $80,699,944
- +1.5% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 43% first-time grantees (105 of 242, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Idaho (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation generally funds preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. A specific opportunity described on its website is the Employee Community Fund, which offered grants of up to $5,000 to Idaho nonprofit organizations that had not received ECF funding in 2025. The 2026 application cycle was for organizations working to increase access to behavioral and mental health services, with priorities including care provision, expansion-related capital or material costs, and program or service growth. Applications were to be reviewed and scored by a committee of Blue Cross of Idaho employees.
- Review Cycle
- The Employee Community Fund’s 2026 application deadline was June 12 at 5 p.m. MDT; this cycle has passed.
- Deadline
- The Employee Community Fund’s 2026 application deadline was June 12 at 5 p.m.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3000 E Pine Ave, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: (986) 224-3992
Website: https://bcidahofoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for
Who Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Idaho State University Foundation Inc ($450K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $1.6M.
Organizations only. It also paid 4 grants to individuals ($310,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
1,167 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,074 grants of 1,167 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation states that its focus is statewide in Idaho and that it has funded projects in all 44 Idaho counties. Its reported 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Idaho.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 282 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for open to new grantees?
43%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 105 of 242 grantees (43%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $13K; repeat grants $20K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 48% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving grew 51% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 142% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2020) to $4.1M (2024). In 2024 it made 282 grants totaling $4.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $300,000 |
| Idaho State University Foundation Inc Pocatello, ID | Payment 4 of 5 | $300,000 |
| Idaho State University Foundation Inc Pocatello, ID | Payment 2 of 3 - ahec health professionals pathway coalition | $150,000 |
| The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID | College of Idaho Scholarship Payment 6 of 12 | $100,500 |
| Leap Charities Inc Boise, ID | Payment 2 of 3 - to support catalytic capacitybuilding within the organization. | $100,000 |
| Lewis-Clark State College Foundation Inc Lewiston, ID | Payment 4 of 10 | $100,000 |
| Idaho Healthcare Institute Inc Idaho Falls, ID | Funding from the foundation to support the scholarship endowment | $100,000 |
| Primary Care Initiative Meridian, ID | Payment 4 of 5 $100,000 for Idaho resident attending the Idaho college of osteopathic medicine with an expressed interest in primary care and family medicine | $100,000 |
| Primary Care Initiative Meridian, ID | Payment 4 of 5 $100,000 for Idaho resident attending the Idaho college of osteopathic medicine with an expressed interest in primary care and family medicine | $100,000 |
| University of Idaho Foundation Moscow, ID | Rural health initiative scholarship - payment 5 of 10 | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $80,699,944 | $2,732,415 | $5,907,653 | $4,083,383 | 282 | $5,826,635 | $2,667,420 | $4,092,435 |
| 2023 | $79,539,626 | $2,941,942 | $4,985,143 | $3,555,854 | 275 | $4,932,790 | $2,782,406 | $3,953,921 |
| 2022 | $75,154,905 | $7,638,266 | $4,297,195 | $2,676,105 | 227 | $4,216,704 | $8,255,191 | $3,442,204 |
| 2021 | $85,835,794 | $9,963,322 | $4,194,622 | $2,698,953 | 207 | $3,811,722 | $14,801,223 | $3,742,227 |
| 2020 | $80,495,304 | $26,553,626 | $2,423,962 | $1,019,471 | 176 | — | $1,914,801 | $2,381,760 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for reported a distributable amount of $4.1M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s mission is to give back to Idaho by addressing the root causes that impact health. Its stated focus areas are community, education, and healthcare. Its website identifies access to food, healthcare, and housing, along with education and building healthy communities, as related root causes.
Examples of the kinds of organizations it supported in 2024 include university foundations, a college foundation, a healthcare workforce organization, a housing organization, and a community foundation. The grantees describe their work in their own terms: Boise State University Foundation raises and manages private support for Boise State University; Idaho State University Foundation stimulates private support for the university and its students; The College of Idaho prepares students through a liberal arts and professional studies curriculum; Idaho Healthcare Institute supports healthcare-worker training and education in the an individual recipient; LEAP Housing works toward access to safe, stable, affordable homes; and Idaho Community Foundation strengthens communities through philanthropy and nonprofit support.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation reported 282 grants totaling $4,083,383. Individual grants ranged from $250 to $300,000, with a median grant of $1,000. Among the largest awards were $300,000 to Boise State University Foundation for work connected to the Idaho Student Well-Being Assessment, and $300,000 to Idaho State University Foundation. Other reported awards included $150,000 to Idaho State University Foundation for the AHEC Health Professionals Pathway Coalition, $100,500 to The College of Idaho for a scholarship payment, and $100,000 each to LEAP Charities and Idaho Healthcare Institute.
The foundation’s website says it funds pilots, projects, and programs, with opportunities ranging from one-time seed funding to multiyear grants. Much of its work is managed through predefined initiatives, and it welcomes inquiries through its RFP process several times a year. The foundation’s filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing listed Kendra E. Witt-Doyle as executive director; Mike Reynoldson as president-chairman; Jenny Robertson as vice chair; Mark Kohler as secretary; Steven Driggers as assistant corporate secretary; Dr. Melissa Kizilos, Reagan Greene, Luke Malek, and Elva Cookie Allan as directors; and Joshua Ingram as treasurer through September 30.
The foundation’s 2025 impact report says Courtney Frost was promoted to executive director in 2025.
Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for is led by Kendra E. Witt-Doyle, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 13 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Kendra E. Witt-Doyle
Executive Director
Executive Director → Vice President & Executive Director, 2022
Vice President & Executive Director → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$126K (2020) → $298K (2024)
Mike Reynoldson
President-Chairman
Vice Chair → President - Chair, 2021
President - Chair → President-Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luke Malek
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elva Cookie Allan
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marybeth Flachbart
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Wright
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Kizilos
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reagan Greene
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Kohler
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Driggers
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Secretary → Assistant Corp Secretary, 2023
Assistant Corp Secretary → Assistant Corporate Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Robertson
Vice Chair
Director - Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Ingram
Treasurer
Treasurer - → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirstin Anderson
Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Pam McNamara (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Brent Derosia (2022–2023) — Treasurer -
- Former: David Ward (2020–2022) — Treasurer - Early
- Former: Ralph Woodard (2020–2021) — President - Chair
- Former: Jim Hickey (2020) — Director
- Former: Roger Quarles (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $298K, to Kendra E Witt-Doyle (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for
How much does Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for give each year?
Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for gave $4.1M across 282 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $3.6M across 275 grants.
What is Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for's typical grant size?
Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for's median grant in 2024 was $1,000, and its average grant was $14,480, across 282 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for that year got $13K on average.
Where does Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for give grants?
Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for gives mostly in Idaho: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boise, ID (34 grants), Meridian, ID (10 grants), Caldwell, ID (9 grants) and Twin Falls, ID (7 grants).
Does Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 282 grants with a stated purpose on Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Mayor's Walking Challenge" (108 grants), "Reimbursement for Travel to Cha" (4 grants) and "Travel Reimbursement for Cha" (3 grants).
Who are Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for's largest grantees?
Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for's largest 2024 grantees include Idaho State University Foundation Inc ($450,000 across 2 grants), Primary Care Initiative ($202,000 across 3 grants) and University of Idaho Foundation ($200,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 4 grants to individuals ($310,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 21% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for?
Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for reported $80.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for fund?
The foundation’s mission is to give back to Idaho by addressing the root causes that impact health. Its stated focus areas are community, education, and healthcare. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for?
The foundation generally funds preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for's EIN?
Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0024334. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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