Four J Foundation
Four J Foundation is a private foundation based in Boise, Idaho. Its 2024 filing describes funding qualified charities that serve disadvantaged children, financially disadvantaged elderly people, people experiencing homelessness, and people with disabilities.
Four J Foundation at a glance
In short: Four J Foundation gave $401K across 50 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Idaho. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $400,500
- +14.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 50
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,010
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $3,734,084
- +5.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (6 of 50, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Idaho (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Four J Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s filing says to submit a written request containing the organization’s budget and a description of its program services. The requesting organization must serve one or more of the foundation’s targeted recipient groups and qualify as a charity. The foundation says it reviews prospective programs annually and selects programs for funding.
- Contact
Application contact: Four J Foundation Inc
Mailing address: 4810 W Roberts Rd, Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 890-4089
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Four J Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Learning Lab ($80K). Together the top 10 received $247K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($6,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
226 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 221 grants of 226 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Idaho and 1% to recipients in Oregon.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 50 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Four J Foundation open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 50 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 84% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 110% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $301K (2023) to $401K (2025). In 2025 it made 50 grants totaling $401K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Learning Lab Garden City, ID | This gift is unrestricted and may be used wherever needed. | $80,000 |
| Idaho Foodbank Boise, ID | This gift is unrestricted and may be used wherever needed. | $35,000 |
| St Luke's Health Foundation Boise, ID | This gift is intended to be used for the park center childrens behavioral centeri and n the area of greatest need for children's mental health care. | $21,500 |
| Faces of Hope Boise, ID | This gift is unrestricted and may be used wherever needed. | $20,000 |
| University of Idaho College of Education Health and Human Sciences Moscow, ID | This gift is intended to be used for the college of education, health and human sciences, and is otherwise unrestricted. | $20,000 |
| Women's and Children's Alliance Boise, ID | This gift is unrestricted and may be used wherever needed. | $20,000 |
| Salvation Army Boise, ID | This gift is unrestricted and may be used wherever needed. | $15,000 |
| University of Idaho Foundation Moscow, ID | This gift is intended to be used in the area of greatest need. | $15,000 |
| Assistance League of Boise Boise, ID | This gift is unrestricted and may be used wherever needed. | $10,000 |
| Boise Rescue Mission Ministries Boise, ID | This gift is unrestricted and may be used wherever needed. | $10,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,734,084 | $606,418 | $422,204 | $400,500 | 50 | $405,682 | $605,842 | $368,678 |
| 2024 | $3,545,870 | $661,152 | $354,610 | $349,000 | 46 | $353,712 | $660,904 | $350,483 |
| 2023 | $3,239,328 | $193,896 | $307,994 | $301,000 | 47 | $304,467 | $193,896 | $308,263 |
| 2022 | $3,353,426 | $343,210 | $360,630 | $350,000 | 44 | $350,181 | $340,072 | $343,283 |
| 2021 | $3,370,846 | $314,569 | $343,254 | $335,000 | 39 | $335,269 | $308,584 | $377,203 |
| 2020 | $3,399,531 | $193,356 | $348,117 | $345,000 | 36 | — | $193,336 | $306,130 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Four J Foundation reported a distributable amount of $369K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing describes support for qualified charities offering training, experience, and education to its targeted recipient groups. It says programs should teach people to help themselves in working toward self-reliance. The filing identifies charitable, religious, educational, and scientific organizations as eligible organization types.
Its 2025 grantees illustrate a range of services. Learning Lab describes its work as personalized education for adults and families. Interfaith Sanctuary Housing Services says it provides shelter and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness, with the goal of greater self-sufficiency and permanent housing. The Women’s and Children’s Alliance describes its work as community education, partnerships, and therapeutic services, with a primary focus on victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. St. Luke’s Health Foundation says it develops philanthropic resources to support St. Luke’s mission of improving community health.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 50 grants totaling $400,500. Awards ranged from $1,000 to $80,000, with a median grant of $5,000. It made 46 grants totaling $349,000 in 2024 and 47 grants totaling $301,000 in 2023.
The largest 2025 grant was $80,000 to Learning Lab in Garden City, Idaho. Other notable awards included $35,000 to Idaho Foodbank; $21,500 to St. Luke’s Health Foundation for the Park Center Children’s Behavioral Center and the area of greatest need for children’s mental health care; and $20,000 each to Faces of Hope, the University of Idaho College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, and the Women’s and Children’s Alliance. The foundation also gave $15,000 to the University of Idaho Foundation and the Salvation Army, and $10,000 each to Assistance League of Boise, Boise Rescue Mission Ministries, Interfaith Sanctuary Housing Services, and Jesse Tree. Many listed grants were unrestricted or designated for the recipient’s area of greatest need.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Anne M. Goss as president and director, Mary J. King as vice president and director, and Patricia K. Head as secretary and director.
Four J Foundation is led by Anne M. Goss, President & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne M. Goss
President & Director
Director → President & Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary J. King
Vice President & Director
Director → Vice President & Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia K. Head
Secretary & Director
Director → Secretary & Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Four J Foundation
How much does Four J Foundation give each year?
Four J Foundation gave $401K across 50 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $349K across 46 grants.
What is Four J Foundation's typical grant size?
Four J Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,010, across 50 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Four J Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Four J Foundation give grants?
Four J Foundation gives mostly in Idaho: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boise, ID (33 grants), Garden City, ID (3 grants), Moscow, ID (3 grants) and Nampa, ID (2 grants).
Does Four J Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 86% of Four J Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (43 of 50) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Four J Foundation's largest grantees?
Four J Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Learning Lab ($80,000), Idaho Foodbank ($35,000) and St Luke's Health Foundation ($21,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($6,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 34% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Four J Foundation?
Four J Foundation reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $406K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $369K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Four J Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing describes support for qualified charities offering training, experience, and education to its targeted recipient groups. It says programs should teach people to help themselves in working toward self-reliance. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Four J Foundation?
The foundation’s filing says to submit a written request containing the organization’s budget and a description of its program services. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Four J Foundation's EIN?
Four J Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1404673. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Four J Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/four-j-foundation-morg_e29ad015aae24d9e9ce556d73cd65c32
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