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WRWF’s significant impact is driven by our mission to amplify the power of women’s collective giving in support the Wood River Valley’s non-profits and to create positive change in our community.
Since our founding in 2005, our Pooled Fund has awarded nearly $4 million in 242 grants to nonprofits serving Blaine County. In 2024 alone, we awarded more than $500k to 27 hard-working nonprofits.
WRWF members are honored to collectively support those doing the difficult work of delivering much needed services and programs throughout our community. We are committed to continuing our funding support of their important efforts through our collective giving mission.
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From 2005-2024 Total Pooled Grant Funds & Designated Fund Grants accumulated to $4,555,688
2024 grants
in 2024 wood river women’s foundation granted a record breaking $503,646 to nonprofits serving blaine county
Since its founding in 2005, WRWF has awarded 242 grants approaching $4 million to nonprofits throughout the Wood River Valley.
The WRWF Pooled Fund is the focus of our annual grants process. Every member makes a minimum contribution of $1,000 (or $500 if a Future Forward member) each year. Grants are voted on by the full membership and awarded in the first quarter, and the Fund balance is replenished throughout the next 12 months as members join or renew. Collectively pooling our contributions enables us to have an outsized impact in our community.
If you have any questions please contact the Grants Committee at info@woodriverwomensfoundation.org
Pooled Fund Grants Awarded by Year:
All 2023 Grants total
$353,450
| Grantees | Partial/Full | Amount |
| Crisis Hotline | Full | $12,000 |
| Environmental Resource Center | Partial | $2,200 |
| Far + Wise/I Have a Dream Foundation | Full | $20,000 |
| Flourish Foundation | Partial | $2,200 |
| Girls on the Run | Full | $9,700 |
| Hospice Palliative Care of WRV | Full | $5,000 |
| Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (Focus Grant) | Full | $100,000 |
| Idaho BaseCamp | Full | $20,000 |
| Kids Mountain Fund | Full | $14,000 |
| Men’s Second Chance Living | Full | $20,000 |
| North Blaine County Fire District | Full | $20,000 |
| Parent Booster Club | Partial | $2,200 |
| The Advocates | Full | $20,000 |
| The Community Library | Full | $17,350 |
| The Senior Connection | Full | $20,000 |
| The Space Idaho | Full | $20,000 |
| Unega Mountain Dog Rescue | Partial | $2,200 |
| Wood River Community YMCA | Full | $20,000 |
| Wood River Fire & Rescue | Full | $20,000 |
| Wood River Land Trust | Partial | $2,200 |
| Wood River Legacy Softball | Partial | $2,200 |
| Wood River Wolf Project | Partial | $2,200 |
| All 2023 Grants | Total | $353,450 |
| Fully Funded Grants | |
| Blaine County Charitable Fund – Emergency Assistance Grant Program | $25,000 |
| Blaine County Education Foundation – Back on Track Support | $25,000 |
| Blaine County Housing Foundation – Housing Gap Grants | $11,000 |
| Blaine County Recreation District (BCRD) – Quigley Trails Park Infrastructure | $25,000 |
| Friends of the Hailey Public Library – Modular Furniture and Outdoor Space | $25,000 |
| Girls on the Run – Blaine County Programming for Girls Grades 3rd-8th | $9,940 |
| I Have a Dream Foundation – Elementary School Program Expansion | $25,000 |
| Lee Pesky Learning Center – Pathways to Literacy Program | $25,000 |
| Little Wood River District Library – Completion of Xeriscaping | $10,000 |
| Swiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equestrian Center – Arena Footing | $15,664 |
| The Alliance of Idaho – Legal Support | $25,000 |
| The Senior Connection – New Bus for Senior Transportation | $15,228 |
| Wood River Community YMCA – Power Scholars Academy Camp | $25,000 |
| Wood River Trails Coalition – Volunteer Trail Boss Program | $22,460 |
| Total Fully Funded Grants | $284,292 |
| Partial Funded Grants | |
| 3rd Chance, Inc./B&G Produce – Good Food, Good Mood | $606 |
| Flourish Foundation – Restoring Wild Youth | $606 |
| Hailey Ice – COVID Relief Grant | $606 |
| Idaho Conservation League – Fostering a Wildlife Smart Community | $606 |
| Mountain Humane – Pet Retention Program | $606 |
| The Space Idaho – The Forward Learning Scholars Program | $606 |
| Total Partial Funded Grants | $3,636 |
| Total Pooled Funds Granted in 2021 | $287,928 |
| Fully Funded Grants | |
| FG 2022: Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children: Wood River Early Learning Collaborative | $100,000 |
| ARCH Community Housing – Housing for Essential Workers | $20,000 |
| Blaine County Charitable Fund – Emergency Assistance Grant Program | $18,000 |
| Higher Ground Sun Valley – Higher Ground Cycling Program | $18,275 |
| Idaho Trails Association – Youth Trail Program 2022 | $6,400 |
| Ketchum Fire Department – Back Country Rescue | $20,000 |
| Kids Mountain Fund – Rotarippers Lease Package | $6,500 |
| Men’s Second Chance Living – MSCL House Operations | $20,000 |
| Swiftsure Therapeutic Ranch – Safety Surround Wall | $14,200 |
| The Advocates – Healthy Child Development Program | $15,000 |
| The Alliance of Idaho – Support for Legal Services | $20,000 |
| The Crisis Hotline – My Life Matters Enhancement | $20,000 |
| The Hunger Coalition – The Value of Trust | $20,000 |
| The Space Idaho – Forward Learning Scholars | $18,900 |
| Wood River Fire & Rescue – Chain of Survival | $18,526 |
| Total Fully Funded Grants | $335,801 |
| Partial Funded Grants | |
| Kiwanis Club of Hailey – Pavilion for Lion’s Park | $2,400 |
| Syringa Mountain School – Literacy Program | $2,400 |
| The Nature Conservancy – Silver Creek Conservation & Ed. Ctr. | $2,400 |
| Wood River Land Trust – Colorado Gulch Orchard | $2,400 |
| FG: The Community Library – Blaine County Teen Literacy Team | $2,500 |
| Total Partial Funded Grants | $12,100 |
| Total Pooled Funds Granted in 2022 | $347,901 |
| Grants over $10,000 | |
| Blaine County Recreation District – Aquatic Center | $25,000 |
| Blaine County Senior Council, dba Senior Connection – Senior Friendly Bathroom | $25,000 |
| Crisis Hotline – Capacity Building and Community Outreach | $25,000 |
| Flourish Foundation – Mindful Awareness Program 2018 | $25,000 |
| Idaho Trails – Youth Trails Program | $13,800 |
| Lava Lake Institute for Science and Conservation – Corridors for Coexistence | $23,120 |
| Swiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equestrian Center – Electric Arena Maintenance Equipment | $19,300 |
| The Community Library, Ketchum – Lecture Hall Multi-Media / Technology Improvements | $25,000 |
| Wood River Community YMCA – Power Scholars Academy | $25,000 |
| Total Granted to Applicants Above $10,000 | $206,220 |
| Grants $10,000 and Under | |
| Hailey Ice – Community Partnership Program | $1,158 |
| Higher Ground Sun Valley – Family Wellness Program | $9,700 |
| Lee Pesky Learning Center – Getting Students with Learning Challenges into College | $7,500 |
| Little Wood River Public Library – Cool and Clean | $9,000 |
| The Spot Sun Valley – Spot Young Company Musical 2019 | $10,000 |
| Wood River Middle School Outdoor Adventure Education – Outdoor Adventure Education Trip | $10,000 |
| Total Granted to Applicants $10,000 and Under | $47,358 |
| Total Pooled Funds Granted in 2018* | $253,578 |
| Grants over $15,000 | |
| Blaine County Education Foundation (BCEF) – Programs and Growth | $35,000 |
| Blaine County Hunger Coalition – Bloom youth Project | $35,000 |
| Blaine County Recreation District – Aquatic Center Revitalization | $35,000 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley – Improving Our Workspace | $35,000 |
| Idaho Base Camp – South Valley After-School Program | $20,000 |
| Men’s Second Chance Living – House Start-up Fund & Renovations | $20,000 |
| NAMI Wood River Valley – Two Contractual, Part-time Staff Members | $23,448 |
| The Advocates – Safe Housing First | $35,000 |
| Total Granted to Applicants Above $15,000 | $238,448 |
| Grants $15,000 and Under | |
| Environmental Resource Center, Inc. – Youth Environmental Education Program Materials | $2,575 |
| Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children – READY? for Kindergarten | $11,895 |
| St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation – Keith Siverston, MD, Compassionate Care Program | $15,000 |
| Total Granted to Applicants Under $15,000 | $29,470 |
| Total Pooled Funds Granted in 2019 | $267,918 |
| Fully Funded Grants | |
| “I Have a Dream” Foundation – Life Skills Initiative | $15,000 |
| The Advocates – Safe Housing First Phase II | $25,000 |
| Crisis Hotline, Inc. – Enhanced Rural Community Outreach and Marketing | $25,000 |
| Hailey Public Library – Tech Time | $8,515 |
| Ketchum Community Development Corporation (Sustainability Advisory Committee) – There is No Away – Waste Management | $75,000 |
| Men’s Second Chance Living – Home Improvements | $20,000 |
| NAMI Wood River Valley – Powering Hope: Expanding NAMI-WRV Mental Health Support Groups | $25,000 |
| St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center – Saint Alphonsus Trauma Prevention Program | $25,000 |
| St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation – The Keith Silvertson, MD, Compassionate Care Program | $25,000 |
| The Hunger Coalition – Better Together | $25,000 |
| The Senior Connection – The Senior Comfort Zone | $18,600 |
| Wood River Community YMCA – Power Scholars Academy Camp | $15,000 |
| Total Fully Funded Grants | $302,115 |
| Partial Funded Grants | |
| 3rd Chance, Inc./B&G Produce – Good Food, Good Mood | $1,433 |
| Education Foundation of Blaine County School – Scholarship Support | $1,433 |
| National Forest Foundation – Redevelopment of the Penny Lake Youth | $1,433 |
| Sun Valley Culinary Institute, Inc. – Sun Valley Culinary Institute | $1,433 |
| The Spot Sun Valley, Inc. – Young Company Musical | $1,433 |
| Total Partial Funded Grants | $7,165 |
| Total Pooled Funds Granted in 2020 | $309,280 |
| Grants over $10,000 | |
| The Advocates – Green Dot Bystander Intervention | $20,000 |
| Blaine County Education Foundation, Signature Programs for Student and Teacher Support | $22,500 |
| Flourish Foundation, School-Based Mindfulness Education Program | $25,000 |
| Girls on the Run of the Wood River Valley, Mission and Issue-Based Community Outreach | $11,600 |
| Hailey Ice, The Campion Ice House “Fill the Building” | $14,500 |
| Hunger Coalition, Daily Bites | $20,000 |
| NAMI – Wood River Valley, Crisis Intervention Training and Inmate Support Group | $20,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest, Wood River Valley Teen Council Peer Education | $25,000 |
| The Senior Connection, Senior Meals Program | $15,000 |
| Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Exposing Students to Professional Art and Artists | $12,500 |
| Total Granted to Applicants Above $10,000 | $186,100 |
| Grants $10,000 and Under | |
| Boulder Mountain Clayworks, Nonprofit Partnering Project | $10,000 |
| Rotarun Ski Club, LASAR Afterschool Program for Children to Learn to Alpine Ski and Race | $7,000 |
| Syringa Mountain School, Chromebooks for 3rd through 8th Grade Students | $2,900 |
| Wood River Orchestra, Purchase of Supplies and Equipment for Performances and Acquisition of Musical Instruments | $5,400 |
| Wood River YMCA, Make-A-Splash | $5,000 |
| Total Granted to Applicants $10,000 and Under | $30,300 |
| Total Pooled Funds Granted in 2015* | $216,400 |
| Grants over $10,000 | |
| The Advocates – Domestic Violence Housing First | $25,000 |
| Blaine County Education Foundation – Signature Programs to support BCSD Students & Teachers | $25,000 |
| Blaine County Sheriff Search and Rescue – Increase BCSAR Seasonal Mobility w/ UTV | $21,500 |
| Hemingway Elementary School, Star Lab – An Exploration of the stars, Moon & a Laser Show | $13,100 |
| Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley – Building Repair | $14,000 |
| Hunger Coalition& The Community Library “Bloom” – Growing Healthy Bodies & Healthy Minds | $27,000 |
| Lee Pesky Learning Center – Mental Health Services for Adolescents w/ Learning & Attention issues | $18,000 |
| Little Wood River Public Library – Recycle & Rehabilitate the Little Wood River Library | $20,000 |
| NAMI – Wood River Valley, Sustainability, Marketing & Office Equipment Upgrade | $25,000 |
| Higher Ground SV & BCRD – Mainstreaming at Camp (MAC) | $5,900 |
| Total Granted to Applicants Above $10,000 | $194,500 |
| Grants $10,000 and Under | |
| Environmental Resource Center – Pesticide Action Program | $10,000 |
| Rotarun Ski Club, LASAR Afterschool Program for Children to Learn to Alpine Ski and Race | $7,000 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony – Elementary Strings Program Instrument Bank Project | $10,000 |
| NexStage Theater – Drama Education Programs | $3,100 |
| Total Granted to Applicants $10,000 and Under | $30,100 |
| Total Pooled Funds Granted in 2016* | $224,600 |
| Grants over $10,000 | |
| Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Domestic Violence Housing First | $25,000 |
| Blaine County Senior Council, dba Senior Connection Available, Accessible and Affordable Transportation For Seniors | $25,000 |
| Blaine County Education Foundation Signature Programs | $25,000 |
| The Hunger Coalition Bloom Youth Project | $25,000 |
| Lava Lake Institute for Science and Conservation Wood River Wolf Project | $14,898 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony Elementary Strings Program Instrument Bank Phase 2 | $19,840 |
| Swiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equestrian Center | $25,000 |
| Wood River Community YMCA Power Scholars Academy Camp | $25,000 |
| Wood River Land Trust Nature Preserve in the Heart of Hailey | $22,565 |
| Total Granted to Applicants Above $10,000 | $207,303 |
| Grants $10,000 and Under | |
| Girls on the Run Volunteer Coach Training and Support Initiatives | $8,200 |
| Hailey Ice Free Skate Nights and Kids’ Programming | $10,000 |
| KDPI Operation Upgrade | $1,286 |
| Kiwanis Club of Hailey and Wood River Valley Balmoral Park | $10,000 |
| Rotarun Sustainable Slopes Snowmaking Project Phase 1 | $10,000 |
| Total Granted to Applicants $10,000 and Under | $39,486 |
| Total Pooled Funds Granted in 2017* | $246,789 |
| Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley – (No Cost Community Spay/Neuter Program, partial funding) | $1,324 |
| Crisis Hotline – (General Operating Support) | $4,000 |
| The Hunger Coalition, College of Southern Idaho, The Advocates – (The Integrated Education Initiative; job, life, and language skills classes) | $40,000 |
| National Alliance for Mental Illness – Wood River Chapter – (Crisis Intervention Training in collaboration with local law enforcement) | $6,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest – (Sexual Risk Reduction in the Wood River Valley) | $15,240 |
| Senior Connection – (Education Materials for caregivers and day care for Alzheimer’s patients) | $3,200 |
| Sun Valley Adaptive Sports – (PACK: Peak Adventure Camp for locals with disabilities) | $25,000 |
| Wood River YMCA – (The Y Kids Club after-school program, K – 5th grades) | $6,400 |
| 2012 Total | $101,164 |
| The Advocates, St. Luke’s Center for Community Health – (Youth Engagement and Leadership) | $25,000 |
| Blaine County Education Foundation – (After School Tutoring program) | $5,000 |
| Blaine County Education Foundation, The Community School, Nurture – (School Nutrition and Wellness) | $35,000 |
| Crisis Hotline – (Volunteer Training) | $6,000 |
| Flourish Foundation – (Program Expansion) | $10,000 |
| Girls on the Run – (Operational Expansion) | $5,000 |
| The Hunger Coalition – (Classes on Growing and Cooking Food) | $12,000 |
| I Have a Dream – (Start-up Funds) | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest – (Teen Council) | $25,000 |
| Senior Connection – (Alzheimer’s Program Scholarships) | $8,200 |
| Wood River YMCA – (Swimming Safety Instruction) | $7,500 |
| 2013 Total | $163,700 |
| The Advocates – (Every teen has a choice (ETC) Leadership & Green Dot Summit) | $20,000 |
| Bellevue Library – (Refurbish library & create a long range fundraising plan) | $25,000 |
| Blaine County Community Drug Coalition – (B.R.A.V.E., guided program for at-risk youth) | $12,000 |
| Crisis Hotline – (Teen Suicide Awareness) | $12,500 |
| Lee Pesky Learning Center, College of Southern Idaho Head Start – (Early Childhood Education Parent Outreach) | $25,000 |
| NAMI – Wood River Valley – (Teacher & Facilitator Training for Educational Programs) | $18,500 |
| Senior Connection, Swiftsure Ranch – (Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Aphasia Training for Swiftsure Staff) | $8,000 |
| Swiftsure Ranch – (Ranch Hand Program, Summer Work Program for At-Risk Youth) | $25,000 |
| Wood River Foundation – (WOW Students, Promoting Philanthropy among Students of All Ages) | $9,125 |
| Wood River YMCA – (Swimming Safety Instruction) | $5,000 |
| 2014 Total | $160,125 |
| The Advocates – (Women’s Economic Action Program) | $12,000 |
| BC Education Foundation – (Enrichment for BC public preschool program) | $5,000 |
| Council Circle – (Operating funds to pay facilitator salaries) | $15,000 |
| The Hunger Coalition – (Back Pack Program, weekend food for high risk children) | $25,000 |
| La Alianza – (La Alianza Latino Leadership Initiative) | $15,000 |
| NAMI – (Peer to Peer Mentoring Program) | $5,000 |
| Wood River YMCA – (Y on Wheels, Carey and Woodside) | $25,000 |
| 2009 Total | $102,000 |
| The Advocates – (Research a revenue generating project) | $20,000 |
| Environmental Resource Center – (Wild Connections, experiential science program) | $4,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity – (Build duplex to provide 2 affordable housing units) | $10,000 |
| The Hunger Coalition – (Mobile Food Bank Program) | $25,000 |
| Lee Pesky Learning Center – (College Aspirations Project) | $15,000 |
| Planned Parenthood – (Cuidate! Pilot program for lowering Latino teen rates of STDs and pregnancy) | $10,500 |
| St. Luke’s Foundation – (Mental Health scholarship fund) | $5,000 |
| 2010 Total | $89,500 |
| The Advocates – (Engaging men and boys in violence prevention, hiring a male educator) | $20,000 |
| BC Education Foundation – (Can-Do Fund to help low-income students cover basic extracurricular costs) | $5,000 |
| The Hunger Coalition – (Mobile Food Bank Program: outreach to drive mobile food bank) | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood – (Cuidate! Program for lowering Latino teen rates of STDs and pregnancy) | $16,573 |
| Senior Connection – (Meals on Wheels: meals to homebound seniors and disabled persons) | $7,500 |
| WR Community Orchestra – (Mentoring community members by providing instruments and lessons) | $9,000 |
| WR Fire and Rescue – (Smart Board interactive whiteboard for training, emergency preparedness) | $9,288 |
| 2011 Total | $92,361 |
| Bellevue Library – (Refurbishing library) | $10,000 |
| CASA – (Supporting Guardians Ad Litem in Blaine County) | $5,000 |
| CSI Biology Lab – (Equipment for new biology lab on Hailey campus) | $12,500 |
| Senior Connection – (Transportation for Blaine County seniors) | $9,500 |
| 2006 Total | $37,000 |
| Council Circle – (Two youth circles per week at Woodside and Bellevue Elementary schools) | $10,000 |
| Environmental Resource Center – (Van and staff for mobile outdoor education program) | $13,000 |
| La Alianza – (Seed money for a Hispanic Center in Blaine County) | $20,000 |
| NAMI – (Part-time administrator) | $15,000 |
| Sagebrush [SETCH] – (Continuation of BC School District program for disabled children) | $8,000 |
| SV Adaptive Sports – (100 local children with disabilities in recreation programs) | $15,000 |
| WR Fire and Rescue – (Two ventilators and two blood pressure monitors) | $10,000 |
| 2007 Total | $91,000 |
| BCSD Probation Program – (Connections Project cooperative between BCSD and BC Probation) | $25,000 |
| Big Brothers/Big Sisters – (Seed money for Big Brothers/Big Sisters program in Blaine County) | $10,000 |
| The Hunger Coalition – (Pilot for summer food program at Woodside Elementary) | $19,500 |
| La Alianza – (Leadership program to prepare Hispanics for community service) | $5,000 |
| Sawtooth Emergency Services – (Purchase infant manikin for training and developing pediatric protocols) | $29,500 |
| Senior Connection – (Computer program to track participants and activities) | $15,000 |
| 2008 Total | $104,000 |
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