Important Notice
2024 grant application forms are now available.
Please note changes to submission requirements.
NEW APPLICATION DEADLINE AUGUST 15th
Welcome to The Claude R. and Ethel B. Whittenberger Foundation website. We hope this site will help you with any questions regarding our grant processes.
- To all users accessing this site, please note the Foundation does not support activities outside of Idaho.
Mission and Purpose
The Whittenberger Foundation prioritizes innovative, Idaho-based projects that enrich and improve the quality of life for children and young people. We support nonprofit organizations in Southwest Idaho focused on education, youth development, health, arts and culture, social welfare, and recreation. This mission continues Mrs. Whittenberger’s lifelong commitment to the welfare of children, as outlined in her Last Will and Testament.
The Foundation’s areas of interest support nonprofit programs for children and young people in Idaho, with a focus on education, arts and culture, health and wellness, social welfare, youth recreation, and environmental initiatives.
The Foundation prefers to support short-term, high-impact projects. It will consider long-term nonprofit initiatives that show potential for matching grants or independent funding beyond Whittenberger Foundation support.
In evaluating grant requests from Idaho nonprofits, the Foundation considers available financial resources and seeks opportunities where Whittenberger funds can make a critical, measurable difference in project success.
If you would like to know more about the Whittenberger Foundation, please write to P.O. Box 1073, Caldwell, ID 83606-1073, or you may request more information by contacting us at whittenbergerfoundation@gmail.com
Limitations on Grants
The Foundation supports activities in the geographic region of Southwest Idaho. Applicants whose operations are outside this region have an additional burden of establishing the merits of an application.
*If there are additional questions, please email us at whittenbergerfoundation@gmail.com
The Foundation does not support the following:
- No grants are awarded to individuals for political lobbying, voter registration, or political campaign purposes.
- No single recipient may receive more than 20% of the distributable annual income.
- Grants within the range of $5,000 to $10,000 are most common. Apart from a limited number of continuing commitments, grants for amounts in excess of $20,000 are rarely awarded.
- The Board does not usually make more than one grant to the same organization within a twelve-month period.
- Please do not apply until you have carefully reviewed this section on Limitations and the sections on Mission and Purpose and Recent Grants Awarded.