The Idaho Community Foundation now offers an exciting new opportunity that will help donors build a better Idaho.

Simply establish and fully fund an endowed ICF "Together Idaho" community fund for a minimum amount of $25,000, and ICF will give you $5,000 to make grants to nonprofits in your community.

Anyone can create a "Together Idaho" advised geographic field-of-interest fund that will benefit a specific community or geographic area within Idaho. Once the fund reaches a minimum of $25,000 (five years allowed to reach this amount), the fund becomes eligible, on a first-come-first-served basis to receive $5,000 to award to local nonprofit organizations.

Geographic field-of-interest funds specify particular communities and/or areas of interest -- such as social services, affordable housing, public education, performing arts or the environment -- to receive distributions of income from the fund.  This is an ideal way to give back to your community.

• Minimum $25,000 in fund (may be 5-year pledge).
• Fund Creator(s) must establish an advisory committee to recommend grant recipients.
• A Fund Agreement must be completed, signed, notarized, and filed with ICF.

Click here to open and view a sample fund agreement.  Please note that the blue text in the sample agreement is the information you will need to provide to start the fund.
 

Incentive grants will be issued quarterly to qualifying organizations on a first-come-first-served basis.  The Idaho Community Foundation Board of Directors has committed to funding up to $20,000 in grants each year through 2011. For more information, contact ICF at 800-657-5357, or 208-342-3535.