About Friends of Idaho Public Television
We harness the power of public media to encourage lifelong learning, connect our communities, and enrich the lives of all Idahoans. We tell Idaho's stories.
Focus Areas
public_mediaeducationearly_childhood_educationliteracyarts_and_culturehistorySTEAMworkforce_developmentconservationserving_underserved_communities
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizationsorganizational staff/personnel
Funding Style
general operating support
About Friends of Idaho Public Television
Friends of Idaho Public Television Inc makes very large unrestricted-style awards to Idaho Public Television, with three recent grants all directed to personnel, operations, and capital purchases. The most recent award was $7,432,000 in 2025, following $7,505,000 in 2024 and $6,498,999 in 2023. That pattern shows a funder built around sustaining public media infrastructure rather than financing a wide portfolio of short-term projects. The foundation’s own grant programs are tied to IdahoPTV mission-based work, including local productions and educational outreach. Its stated priorities also connect public media to early childhood education, literacy, community and family engagement, history, arts and culture, and STEAM. In practice, the public television station is the central recipient in the data provided, and the awards cover the operating and capital needs that keep programming and services functioning. The organization describes its role as using public media to encourage lifelong learning, connect communities, and enrich the lives of Idahoans. That mission aligns closely with the grant record, which emphasizes support for staff, operations, and facility or equipment needs at the station level.
What Friends of Idaho Public Television Funds
A clear theme in the grant record is public media infrastructure. Friends of Idaho Public Television Inc gave $7,432,000 to Idaho Public Television for personnel, operations, and capital purchases, a use case that shows direct support for the station’s core capacity. Educational outreach is another named priority. The Friends of Idaho Public Television Endowment Fund is designed to generate earnings for special projects, local productions, technology, and educational outreach, and it has disbursed more than $4.7 million since establishment. The foundation also links its giving to early childhood education and literacy through its Foundation Grants and philanthropic funding channels. Those programs are described as supporting mission-based projects, programs, and initiatives in Idaho, with additional emphasis on community and family engagement, history, arts and culture, and STEAM.
How Friends of Idaho Public Television Gives
The typical grant size is clustered tightly around $7 million: p25 is $6,965,500, median is $7,432,000, and p75 is $7,468,500. That narrow spread suggests large, consistent awards rather than a broad mix of small and large grants. The recent record shows repeated support for the same recipient across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to recurring funding rather than one-off project grants. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grant programs are described as accepting grants and charitable gifts from private, family, and corporate foundations, and the listed funding channels do not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.4M
Total Assets
$17M
Total Revenue
$7.3M
Total Expenses
$7.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7M and $7.5M, with a median of $7.4M.
25th Percentile
$7M
Median
$7.4M
75th Percentile
$7.5M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in ID.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Jeff Tucker
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