Giving to health up 174%
The increase in health funding primarily benefited hospitals and health care systems. several grants over $150,000 supported the acquisition of new equipment to serve rural residents, upgrade maternity services and expand primary care clinic usage of data for improved patient outcomes. K-12 education also experienced a significant increase in funding, which was up $7.6 million (120%), largely due to a multi-million dollar grant to the idaho state Department of education from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation. Human services funding was up 58% due to a single, $3 million gift from the Idaho Community Foundation to the Treasure Valley YMCA. Despite these gains, overall funding to the state declined by over $10 million (-18%). Community economic development and higher education organizations were the most impacted, experiencing 92% ($3 million) and 59% ($21 million) decreases in funding, respectively.
Total giving by 60 organizations: $50,828,146
Median grant: $3,500
Number of grants: 1,412
Change in giving from 2010: - 18%
Top 10 Grantmakers to Idaho, 2012
- J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation (ID)
- Idaho Community Foundation (ID)
- Micron Technology Foundation (ID)
- Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation (ID)
- M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust (WA)
- E.L & B.G. Lightfoot Foundation (OR)
- The John F. Nagel Foundation (ID)
- Community Foundation of Jackson Hole (WY)
- US Bank (ID)
- The Kresge Foundation (MI)
Giving to Idaho by Subject & Subcategory
| Subject & Subcategory | Total Grants | % of Subject Area & Total |
| Arts | $ 1,768,961 | 3.48% |
| Arts & Culture | $ 259,301 | 14.66% |
| Arts Education | $ 10,000 | 0.57% |
| Arts Support & Services | $ 1,500 | 0.08% |
| Historical Societies & Historical Preservation | $ 72,728 | 4.11% |
| Humanities | $ 78,918 | 4.46% |
| Media & Communications | $ 255,700 | 14.45% |
| Museums | $ 439,308 | 24.83% |
| Performing Arts | $ 650,506 | 36.77% |
| Visual Arts | $ 1,000 | 0.06% |
| Education | $ 32,381,273 | 63.71% |
| Adult Education | $ 132,099 | 0.41% |
| Alliances, Advocacy & Policy Analysis | $ 2,000,000 | 6.18% |
| Colleges & Universities, Graduate & Professional Schools | $ 15,002,305 | 46.33% |
| Early Childhood Education | $ 12,000 | 0.04% |
| Education Support & Services | $ 596,444 | 1.84% |
| Elementary & Secondary Schools | $ 14,102,842 | 43.55% |
| Libraries | $ 138,994 | 0.43% |
| Special Education | $ 2,000 | 0.01% |
| Two-Year Colleges, Vocational & Technical Schools | $ 394,589 | 1.22% |
| Environment/Animal-Related | $ 3,243,560 | 6.38% |
| Alliances, Advocacy & Policy Analysis | $ 183,327 | 5.65% |
| Animal Protection & Welfare | $ 470,356 | 14.50% |
| Botanical Gardens, Arboreta, Horticulture | $ 162,330 | 5.00% |
| Climate Change | $ 600,000 | 18.50% |
| Environment & Animal Support | $ 1,000 | 0.03% |
| Environmental Education | $ 244,514 | 7.54% |
| Pollution Abatement & Control, Recycling | $ 8,972 | 0.28% |
| Sustainable Urban or Rural Economic Development | $ 93,743 | 2.89% |
| Wildlife & Natural Resource Protection & Conservation | $ 1,467,500 | 45.24% |
| Zoos & Aquariums | $ 11,819 | 0.36% |
| Health | $ 2,646,699 | 5.21% |
| Ambulatory & Primary Health Care | $ 365,907 | 13.83% |
| Cancer Treatment, Support & Research | $ 18,206 | 0.69% |
| General Health Support & Financing | $ 543,792 | 20.55% |
| Hospitals & Health Systems | $ 1,207,574 | 45.63% |
| Mental Health & Crisis Intervention | $ 183,200 | 6.92% |
| Public Health | $ 145,000 | 5.48% |
| Rehabilitative Care | $ 4,000 | 0.15% |
| Reproductive Health Care | $ 19,940 | 0.75% |
| Specific Diseases (Treatment & Prevention) | $ 159,080 | 6.01% |
| Human Services | $ 7,276,503 | 14.32% |
| Centers | $ 108,857 | 1.50% |
| Children & Youth Services | $ 19,500 | 0.27% |
| Crime, Justice & Legal Services | $ 249,625 | 3.43% |
| Emergency Assistance | $ 140,321 | 1.93% |
| Employment/Jobs | $ 641,730 | 8.82% |
| Family Services | $ 148,541 | 2.04% |
| Food, Agriculture & Nutrition | $ 237,045 | 3.26% |
| Housing & Shelter | $ 498,458 | 6.85% |
| Human Services Support | $ 6,500 | 0.09% |
| Multipurpose | $ 3,814,418 | 52.42% |
| Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief | $ 64,813 | 0.89% |
| Recreation & Sports | $ 321,337 | 4.42% |
| Residential Care & Adult Day Programs | $ 126,173 | 1.73% |
| Youth Development | $ 899,184 | 12.36% |
| International | $ 388,949 | 0.77% |
| Human Rights | $ 58,594 | 15.06% |
| International Development | $ 262,000 | 67.36% |
| International Health | $ 64,100 | 16.48% |
| International Relief | $ 4,255 | 1.09% |
| Public & Societal Benefit | $ 2,623,620 | 5.16% |
| Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy | $ 85,244 | 3.25% |
| Community Improvement & Capacity Building | $ 281,570 | 10.73% |
| Economic Development | $ 171,520 | 6.54% |
| Financial Institutions | $ 100,000 | 3.81% |
| Government & Public Administration | $ 146,733 | 5.59% |
| Military & Veterans Organizations | $ 104,328 | 3.98% |
| Nonprofit Management | $ 17,000 | 0.65% |
| Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $ 750,007 | 28.59% |
| Public & Societal Benefit | $ 931,718 | 35.51% |
| Science & Technology | $ 33,000 | 1.26% |
| Voter Education | $ 2,500 | 0.10% |
| Religion | $ 390,342 | 0.77% |
| Buddhism | $ 24,000 | 6.15% |
| Christianity | $ 342,342 | 87.70% |
| Islam | $ 8,000 | 2.05% |
| Judaism | $ 16,000 | 4.10% |
| Unknown | $ 108,239 | 0.21% |
| Unknown | $ 108,239 | |
| Total | $ 50,828,146 |