Lightfoot Foundation: Educational Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
The Lightfoot Foundation offers educational grants to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations in Idaho. These funds are allocated at the discretion of the Foundation’s Board and are intended for environmental and classroom education, as well as necessary repairs and supplies for school buildings. This initiative aims to enhance the learning environment, ensuring safety and accessibility for students in the state.
The Lightfoot Foundation supports educational organizations by providing annual grants to select, qualified organizations in the state of Idaho. In order to be eligible for a grant, an organization must be classified as a 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service.
The Foundation’s funds for the particular grant period are distributed at the sole discretion of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. The Foundation’s funds can only be used for environmental education, classroom education, classroom materials and supplies, repairs, maintenance and replacement to school buildings in order to enhance learning in a safe environment.
What El& BG Lightfoot Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 120
- Total given
- $1.72M
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Range
- $1,250–$382K
- By dollars: Idaho 89%, Oregon 2%, Utah 2%. Top recipient cities: Boise, ID; Nampa, ID; Caldwell, ID.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Boise State University · Boise, ID
Scholarship
$382K
University of Idaho · Moscow, ID
Scholarship
$229K
College of Idaho · Caldwell, ID
Scholarship
$97K
Northwest Nazarene University · Nampa, ID
Scholarship
$54K
Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID
Scholarship
$50K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Education
- Environmental education
- K-12 schools
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