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The Willard Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Idaho Falls, Idaho · EIN 820470336

The Willard Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Idaho Falls, Idaho. In tax year 2024 it gave $65,800 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $3,250 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $56,970 the year before.

29% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$63,00016$1.3 million
2023$56,97012$1.3 million
2024$65,80014$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactRandy Kern Trustee
655 W Sunnyside Road, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Phone or email(208) 523-4741
What to submitLetter containing the amount requested and the charitable purpose for the funds awared.
RestrictionsFor educational, humanitarian, religious or relief of economically disadvantaged persons only.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Willard Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Idaho.

StateGrantsAmount
Idaho13$65,300
Texas1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Idaho Falls Arts Council
Idaho Falls, ID
General support$15,000
Civic Center Performing Arts Foundation Inc
Idaho Falls, ID
General support$12,500
Idaho Falls Symphony
Idaho Falls, ID
General support$10,600
Idaho State University Foundation
Pocatello, ID
Scholarship$5,000
Snake River Animal Shelter
Idaho Falls, ID
General support$5,000
String Academy of Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls, ID
General support$5,000
The Art Museum
Boise, ID
General support$4,000
Kind Conservatory
Pocatello, ID
General support$2,500
Museum of Idaho
Idaho Falls, ID
General support$2,000
Idaho Falls Music Club
Idaho Falls, ID
General support$1,500
East Idaho Music Teacher' Association
Idaho Falls, ID
General support$1,000
Idaho Public Television
Boise, ID
General support$1,000
Bright Star Production Corp
Houston, TX
General support$500
Firth High School
Firth, ID
Scholarship$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Willard Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Willard Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$65,800 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $3,250.

Who runs The Willard Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Louise Nelson (Director), Virginia Willard (Director) and Randy Kern (Director).

What does The Willard Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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