Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 82-6008294 · since 1964lauramoorecunningham.org·Idaho·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$4.9M
Annual giving, 2024 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
$5,000 to $105k
Grant range
From grants in the 990-PF filings
$15,000
Typical grant (median)
85 grants in the latest filing
Open to applications
Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • Idaho-based charities whose work centres on children's outreach and education, underserved communities or populations, or college scholarships through Idaho institutions of higher learning fit the foundation's stated priorities.
  • Organisations based outside Idaho may apply only for programmes wholly within Idaho, and individuals, groups that have filed for tax-exempt status but not yet received it, and international or out-of-state projects are not funded.
  • Typical grants fall between $5,000 and $105,000, and half of its organisation grants are $20,000 or less, so a modest request is realistic; 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, which suggests that returning relationships matter.
  • Apply through Submittable between February 15 and March 31, complete and save the application online, and submit early, because applications are read in the order received.

Overview

Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation is a US private foundation based in Mccall, ID.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Foundation accepts grant applications from qualified tax-exempt Idaho non-profit organisations, and does not limit giving to a particular programme or need. It gives particular priority to outreach and educational programmes for children, and to programmes in underserved communities and for underserved populations. The Foundation is interested in organisations run cost-effectively and serving large numbers of people who are truly in need; administrative costs are not preferred. Its grants support communities throughout Idaho, with examples ranging from after-school activities and field-trip transport to technologies that improve rural medicine. It also funds scholarships through Idaho institutions of higher learning, rather than directly to students. Its approach is open: it invites organisations to explain their needs, recognising that each community knows better what it needs.

Themes

  • Children's outreach and education
  • Underserved communities and populations
  • College scholarships

Geographic Focus

Idaho.

What They Don't Fund

  • Individuals
  • Organizations that have filed for tax exempt status, but not yet received it
  • The project is international or out of state

How to apply

Qualified tax-exempt organisations must serve Idaho communities; organisations based outside Idaho may apply only for programmes wholly within Idaho. Applications are submitted through the Submittable online platform. Applicants create an account, complete and save the application online, then submit it within the annual February 15–March 31 window. Individuals are not eligible for these organisational grants.

Deadlines: Applications open each February 15 and close March 31.

Application success factors

  • Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
  • Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 332 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

  • The Foundation is interested in organisations run cost-effectively and serving large numbers of people who are truly in need.
  • Administrative costs are not preferred.
  • Applicants are encouraged to submit early because applications are read in the order received.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Idaho96%
Oregon3%
Nevada<1%
Minnesota<1%
Washington<1%
Utah<1%

1 other state: <1%

  • The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • In tax year 2024, 79% of grant dollars went to organisations Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
  • No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
  • 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

85 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $15,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 85 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k1%
$1k–$2.5k2%
$2.5k–$5k2%
$5k–$10k16%
$10k–$25k41%
$25k–$50k11%
$50k–$100k7%
$100k–$250k11%
$250k–$500k8%

Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

  • College of Idaho Foundation · Scholarships
    $480,0502024 tax year
  • University of Idaho Foundation · Scholarships
    $360,0252024 tax year
  • Boise State University Foundation · Scholarships
    $360,0252024 tax year
  • Idaho State University Foundation · Scholarships
    $360,0252024 tax year
  • Idaho Community Foundation · For caldwell night rodeo foundation for stadium improvements
    $350,0392024 tax year
  • Northwest Nazarene University Foundation · Scholarships
    $340,0372024 tax year
  • Idaho Public Television · Idaho programming and 60th anniversary
    $310,0002024 tax year
  • College of Western Idaho Foundation · Cwi student center, scholarships
    $224,3282024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

  • Hollis Brookover — Secretary
  • Janelle Wise — Vice President / Treasurer
  • Laura Bettis — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2022 tax year$6,991,998$6,839,260$92,455,795Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year$5,577,548$5,099,751$118,548,045Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$5,117,304$4,875,636$123,100,064Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Sources

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