About Claude R & Ethel B Whittenberger Foundation
The Claude R & Ethel B Whittenberger Foundation focuses exclusively on supporting student scholarships at the College of Idaho, its local liberal arts institution in Caldwell. All recorded grants are scholarship-designated and directed to a single recipient, indicating a narrow, place-based philanthropic commitment to higher education access at that college.
Focus Areas
Undergraduate scholarships at the College of IdahoLocal higher education support in Caldwell/IdahoStudent financial aid for a private liberal arts collegeScholarship endowment or program support for college students
Who They Fund
K-12 students (elementary through high school)preschool/early learnerslow-income families and childrendeaf and hard-of-hearing youthat-risk/opportunity youth and independent-living young adults
About Claude R & Ethel B Whittenberger Foundation
The Claude R & Ethel B Whittenberger Foundation’s giving is defined by a single, long-running scholarship relationship with the College of Idaho. In the recent grant list, the foundation supported that college in three straight years, including $45,000 in 2023 and $40,000 in both 2024 and 2025, all labeled for scholarships or Whittenberger Scholarships. That pattern shows a focused commitment to student aid rather than a broad portfolio of unrelated grants. Beyond the college, the foundation also appears in Caldwell and the surrounding area through grants tied to local community needs. Destination Caldwell received support for a downtown playground in both 2024 and 2025, and the Treasure Valley YMCA in Caldwell received multiple grants across 2023 through 2025 for annual campaign efforts and specific facility or activity items. The foundation’s record also includes support for preschool collaboration, youth programs, arts, and basic needs, but these appear alongside the scholarship work rather than replacing it. Across the full record, the giving is highly local and centered on Idaho organizations.
What Claude R & Ethel B Whittenberger Foundation Funds
A clear education thread runs through the foundation’s grants. The College of Idaho received $40,000 in 2024 and $40,000 in 2025 for Whittenberger Scholarships, while the same institution also received $45,000 in 2023 for scholarships. That makes higher education access the most visible theme in the record. The foundation also supports early learning. United Way of Treasure Valley received $20,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for the Canyon County Preschool Collab, and another $20,000 in 2023 for the Caldwell P16 Preschool Program. Youth development shows up too: the Boys and Girls Club Canyon County received $10,000 in 2025 for supporting educational programs, and the Boys and Girls Club of Nampa received $10,000 in 2024 for an after-school youth program. Community enrichment is another recurring theme. Caldwell Fine Arts Series Inc received $10,000 in 2023 for the Back/Ahead, Art and History Program and $8,000 in 2024 for Spark Outreach Program.
How Claude R & Ethel B Whittenberger Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly around a modest size: the 25th percentile is $3,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is also $5,000. That indicates a distribution with many grants at or near the median and a smaller number of larger awards. The foundation also makes some individual aid grants, and its record shows no program-related investments. The grant history is recurring rather than one-off in several cases. The College of Idaho appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Destination Caldwell appears in 2024 and 2025; and United Way of Treasure Valley appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The pattern points to steady, local, relationship-based funding rather than broad national grantmaking. All recorded recipient locations are in the United States.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$386K
Total Assets
$5.7M
Total Revenue
$720K
Total Expenses
$453K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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