Bates Family Foundation
Private foundation · Boise, ID · EIN 47-4005922 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Bates Family Foundation Inc
46grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.8Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 46 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $204K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
777 W Main St Ste 900
Boise, ID 83702-6183
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable DONOR ADVISED FUND | Omaha, NE | $498,000 |
| Schwab Charitable DONOR ADVISED FUND | San Francisco, CA | $420,000 |
| Schwab Charitable DONOR ADVISED FUND | Omaha, NE | $420,000 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Salt Lake City, UT | $45,000 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Salt Lake City, UT | $34,000 |
| Interfaith Sanctuary Housing Services Inc AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $30,000 |
| Interfaith Sanctuary Shelter AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $30,000 |
| Interfaith Sanctuary Shelter AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $29,000 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Salt Lake City, UT | $27,000 |
| Byu Athletics AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Provo, UT | $20,000 |
| Idaho State Historical Society AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $18,000 |
| Idaho State Historical Society AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $18,000 |
| Byu Athletics AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Provo, UT | $15,000 |
| Byu Athletics AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Provo, UT | $15,000 |
| Byu College of Nursing AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Provo, UT | $10,000 |
| Byu Marriott School NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL | Provo, UT | $10,000 |
| St Luke's Health Foundation CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | Boise, ID | $10,000 |
| Lifting Hands International AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 |
| Marriot School Nac AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Provo, UT | $10,000 |
| St Lukes AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $10,000 |
| Brain Chemistry Labs AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Jackson, WY | $10,000 |
| Byu College of Nursing AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Provo, UT | $10,000 |
| Brain Chemistry Labs AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Provo, UT | $10,000 |
| Byu College of Nursing AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Provo, UT | $10,000 |
| Byu Marriot School Nac NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNSEL | Provo, UT | $10,000 |
| Sawtooth Valley Chapel AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Stanley, ID | $9,000 |
| Building Hope Today AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $8,000 |
| Building Hope Today AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $8,000 |
| Building Hope Today AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $8,000 |
| Lifting Hands International AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Salt Lake City, UT | $7,000 |
| Faces of Hope AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Meridian, ID | $5,000 |
| The Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (fair) AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Redding, CA | $5,000 |
| Faces of Hope AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $5,000 |
| Idaho Botanical Gardens AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $5,000 |
| Boise Farmers Market AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $5,000 |
| Faces of Hope AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $5,000 |
| Lifting Hands International AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 |
| Stanley School Parent Association AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Stanley, ID | $5,000 |
| Idaho FFA Foundation AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Stanley, ID | $4,000 |
| Boise River Enhancement Network AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $3,000 |
| Boise River Enhancement Network AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $3,000 |
| Lower Boise Watershed Council Inc AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Nampa, ID | $2,000 |
| Surel's Place Inc AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $2,000 |
| Adams Elementary AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $2,000 |
| Boise School District AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $2,000 |
| Lower Boise Watershed Council AREA OF GREATEST NEED | Boise, ID | $1,000 |
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