Here We Have Idaho: ICF Blog

The Idaho Community Foundation (ICF) works with attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors to help clients support the charities and causes they care about. Often, those conversations involve gifts of appreciated noncash assets. Appreciated stock may come to mind first, but a client’s portfolio can include many other types that deserve a closer look when charitable giving is part of the plan. Government securities require that deeper dive.

by volunteer writer, Chuck Malloy (originally published Sept. 5, 2026) Considering Kami Bakken’s line of work, it’s difficult to imagine mental health being a major issue in her life. It’s...

Idaho's nonprofit sector is a powerful force for good, strengthening communities, driving economic growth, and improving lives across our state. Our new State of the Nonprofit Sector report puts some big numbers behind that impact.

Some acts of generosity continue working long after we're gone. Through a thoughtful bequest, Don and Diane Masterson created a lasting legacy of care for their community. Their gift established the...

Three years ago, an Idaho student received a $3,000 scholarship from the Jean Adams Scholarship Fund through the Idaho Community Foundation to attend Boise State University. Recently, after graduating with a bachelor's degree and preparing to pursue a Ph.D., the student wrote a heartfelt note of thanks.