Idaho Non-Profits Receive $2 Million in Grants!

More than 30 Idaho non-profits from across the state are the recipients of a total of $2 million in community grants this year.

By Samantha Rochette

J.A. and Kathyrn Albertson

501 Baybrook Court,

Boise, ID

83706

208-555-1000

BOISE, ID – March 10, 2014 – The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation announced today that more than 30 Idaho non-profits from across the state are the recipients of a total of $2 million in community grants this year.

“These grants are a continuation of the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation’s long-standing commitment to those organizations on the front lines of service in Idaho,” says executive director Jamie MacMillan.  “We are proud to help these wonderful people, and the Idahoans who receive the benefits.”

Among the recipients was Idaho Food bank $100,000; Women and Children’s Alliance of Boise $100,000; Boys and Girls Club of Nampa $100,000; Boise Rescue Mission’s City Light Home for Women & Children $100,000.

“The grant will be a tremendous help,” says Boise Rescue Mission City Light Home for Women and Children director Jean Lockhart.  “We will use it to change lives forever.”

“This grant means we can continue to meet the increasing demand for counseling, case management, child care and court advocacy,” says Women and Children’s Alliance executive director Bea Black. “These are the core services that help individuals and families rebuild lives based on safe, healthy relationships and a strong community for everyone.  We are so grateful to the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation for their support of our general operations.”

The Idaho Human Society was granted $350,000 in memory of Barbara “Bobbie” Newman, the only child of founders Joe and Kathryn Albertson.  Mrs. Newman, a long-time Humane Society supporter, passed away September 27, 2012.

The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation is a Boise-based, private family foundation committed to limitless learning for all Idahoans. Since 1997, the Foundation has invested more than $600 million to improve education in Idaho. Although the primary focus of the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson foundation is improving education in Idaho, the Foundation’s community grants program has been maintained by the Albertson family since the 1960s to support sustainable Idaho non-profits that add value to the community and is by invitation only.

Contact:

Samantha Rochette

mediarelations@jkaf.org