Funding search · EIN 474005922 · Boise, ID
Bates Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 53
- grants reported
- $2.5M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Schwab Charitable4 grants · $1.9M
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints5 grants · $161,000
- Interfaith Sanctuary Shelter2 grants · $59,000
- Byu Athletics3 grants · $50,000
- Idaho State Historical Society2 grants · $36,000
- Interfaith Sanctuary Housing Services1 grant · $30,000
- Byu College of Nursing3 grants · $30,000
- Building Hope Today3 grants · $24,000
- Lifting Hands International4 grants · $23,000
- Brain Chemistry Labs2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 53 reported grants, largest first.
- $566,000
Schwab Charitable · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Donor advised fund
- $498,000
Schwab Charitable · Omaha, NE · 2025
Donor advised fund
- $420,000
Schwab Charitable · Omaha, NE · 2024
Donor advised fund
- $420,000
Schwab Charitable · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Donor advised fund
- $45,000
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $45,000
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Area of greatest need
- $34,000
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $30,000
Interfaith Sanctuary Housing Services · Boise, ID · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $30,000
Interfaith Sanctuary Shelter · Boise, ID · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $29,000
Interfaith Sanctuary Shelter · Boise, ID · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $27,000
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $20,000
Byu Athletics · Provo, UT · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $18,000
Idaho State Historical Society · Boise, ID · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $18,000
Idaho State Historical Society · Boise, ID · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $15,000
Byu Athletics · Provo, UT · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $15,000
Byu Athletics · Provo, UT · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $15,000
Idaho Historical Society · Boise, ID · 2022
Area of greatest need
- $10,000
Byu College of Nursing · Provo, UT · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $10,000
Byu Marriott School · Provo, UT · 2025
National advisory council
- $10,000
St Luke'S Health Foundation · Boise, ID · 2025
Children's hospital
- $10,000
Brain Chemistry Labs · Provo, UT · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $10,000
Byu College of Nursing · Provo, UT · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $10,000
Byu Marriot School Nac · Provo, UT · 2024
National advisory counsel
- $10,000
Brain Chemistry Labs · Jackson, WY · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $10,000
Byu College of Nursing · Provo, UT · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $10,000
Lifting Hands International · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $10,000
Marriot School Nac · Provo, UT · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $10,000
St Lukes · Boise, ID · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $10,000
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Byu national advisory council
- $9,000
Sawtooth Valley Chapel · Stanley, ID · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $8,000
Building Hope Today · Boise, ID · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $8,000
Building Hope Today · Boise, ID · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $8,000
Building Hope Today · Boise, ID · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $7,000
Lifting Hands International · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $5,000
Faces of Hope · Meridian, ID · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $5,000
The Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (Fair) · Redding, CA · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $5,000
Faces of Hope · Boise, ID · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $5,000
Lifting Hands International · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $5,000
Stanley School Parent Association · Stanley, ID · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $5,000
Boise Farmers Market · Boise, ID · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $5,000
Faces of Hope · Boise, ID · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $5,000
Idaho Botanical Gardens · Boise, ID · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $5,000
Prodigal Son Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Area of greatest need
- $4,000
Idaho Ffa Foundation · Stanley, ID · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $3,000
Boise River Enhancement Network · Boise, ID · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $3,000
Boise River Enhancement Network · Boise, ID · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $3,000
Boise Public Schools Foundation · Boise, ID · 2022
Area of greatest need
- $2,000
Lower Boise Watershed Council · Nampa, ID · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $2,000
Surel'S Place · Boise, ID · 2025
Area of greatest need
- $2,000
Boise School District · Boise, ID · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $2,000
Adams Elementary · Boise, ID · 2023
Area of greatest need
- $1,000
Lower Boise Watershed Council · Boise, ID · 2024
Area of greatest need
- $1,000
Lifting Hands International · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Area of greatest need
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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