Mountain View Charity Inc concentrates its giving locally in eastern Idaho, prioritizing education-related initiatives and some community arts support. The foundation makes a small number of relatively large grants, repeatedly supporting the Idaho Governors Cup (academic competition) and funding postsecondary scholarships and local arts programming. Its portfolio suggests a focus on student opportunity and community cultural life in the Idaho Falls region.
Mountain View Charity Inc’s recent giving is anchored by repeated support for the Idaho Governors Cup, including a $40,000 grant in 2025 and two $35,000 grants in earlier years. That pattern points to a funder that backs education at scale while staying tightly local to eastern Idaho. The foundation also funds postsecondary student support, with grants to Idaho State University and the College of Eastern Idaho Foundation, and it pairs that work with community arts support in Idaho Falls. Its grant list shows a mix of scholarship funding, general operating or program support, and direct assistance for individuals. The foundation has also supported medical assistance for indigent individuals, including grants tied to hospital-based aid, as well as targeted help for local community nonprofits. In practice, the portfolio reflects a consistent preference for organizations serving students, children and youth, low-income individuals, and community beneficiaries in the Idaho Falls region. Recent grants also include support for accessibility-related and special-education-adjacent needs, which broadens the picture beyond schools and arts groups alone.
Education is a clear throughline. Mountain View Charity Inc awarded $40,000 to Idaho Governors Cup in 2025 for education, after giving $35,000 in 2024 and another $35,000 in 2023 for the same purpose. For higher education, the foundation gave $37,000 to Idaho State University for scholarships in 2025 and $25,000 to the College of Eastern Idaho Foundation in 2024 for scholarships. The foundation also supports community culture. It gave $30,000 to Idaho Falls Arts Council in 2023 and $15,000 in 2025 for general donation support. Health-related giving appears in both institutional and direct-aid forms: Mountain View Charity Inc gave $14,733 to Mountain View Hospital for indigent persons medical assistance and $8,550 to Nick Robinson for the same purpose. Smaller grants also reached organizations such as Decoding Dyslexia Idaho and Casa for Children.
Mountain View Charity Inc’s typical grant size is modest relative to its largest awards: the distribution is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list shows both one-off grants and repeated support across multiple years, especially for education and scholarship recipients. The foundation funds directly, including scholarships and grants for individuals, and it also makes general donations and targeted assistance. It runs active sponsorship request and scholarship channels, and one scholarship program accepts unsolicited requests.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated, local-focused giving: few (6) medium-to-large grants with a high share directed to a single recurring grantee (Idaho Governors Cup) and the remainder to regional higher-education scholarship funds and one arts organization.
Notable grantees: Idaho Governors Cup, Idaho State University, College of Eastern Idaho Foundation, Idaho Falls Arts Council
The foundation gives almost entirely in Idaho: 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients are concentrated in eastern Idaho cities such as Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Ammon, with Boise appearing in a smaller number of grants. Outside the local area, the grant list still stays within the United States, with all recorded recipient-country activity in the US. The geographic pattern matches the organization’s stated local scope of giving.
Its recent grants include K–12 academic competition support, scholarships for Idaho State University and College of Eastern Idaho students, general donations to arts and community nonprofits, and direct aid for low-income or indigent individuals. The taxonomy also includes children and youth, persons with disabilities, and local community beneficiaries.
The grant-size distribution centers on $5,000. The 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000, even though some recent awards are much larger for education and scholarship programs.
No. Its active programs and recent grants show support for education, healthcare, and community projects. Recent examples include academic competition funding, scholarships, arts support, and medical assistance for indigent individuals.
Yes. The scholarship programs include Mountain View Charity Scholarships for undergraduate and vocational students at College of Eastern Idaho and Idaho State University, and one scholarship program is listed as accepting unsolicited applications.
Nearly all grants go to Idaho recipients, with 98% of grants in the HQ state. The recent grant list is centered on eastern Idaho communities, especially Idaho Falls and Pocatello.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Mountain View Charity that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations and projects that are charitable and serve/improve the Eastern Idaho community. Specific eligibility details are provided on the Sponsorship Request page (not fully captured in scraped content).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDAHO GOVERNORS CUP | BOISE, ID | $40,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| COLLEGE OF EASTERN IDAHO FOUNDATION | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $10,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CASA | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL DONATION |
| MUSEUM OF IDAHO | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $7,500 | 2026 | GENERAL DONATION |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BASKET | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL DONATION |
| BONNEVILLE YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL DONATION |
| SNAKE RIVER HOCKEY ASSOCIATION | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL DONATION |
| CHAMPS HEART | AMMON, ID | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL DONATION |
| EASTERN IDAHO DOWN SYNDROME FAMILY | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL DONATION |
| CAMP MAGICAL MOMENTS | SWAN VALLEY, ID | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL DONATION |
| IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY | POCATELLO, ID | $2,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| IDAHO GOVERNORS CUP | BOISE, ID | $40,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY | POCATELLO, ID | $37,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| COLLEGE OF EASTERN IDAHO FOUNDATION | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $20,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MUSEUM OF IDAHO | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| IDAHO FALLS ARTS COUNCIL | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| CHAMPS HEART | AMMON, ID | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| CASA | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| EASTERN IDAHO PUBLIC HEALTH | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| FOX HOLLOW ELEMENTARY | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $5,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL ED CLASSROOM SUPPLIES |
| CAMP MAGICAL MOMENTS | SWAN VALLEY, ID | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| UNITED WAY OF IDAHO FALLS | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| BONNEVILLE YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BASKET | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| FRANKLIN BUILDING SUPPLY | POCATELLO, ID | $3,333 | 2025 | RAMP SUPPLIES FOR PERSON IN NEED |
| CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES FUND | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $3,000 | 2025 | BIKES FOR KIDS |
| IDAHO GOVERNORS CUP | BOISE, ID | $35,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| COLLEGE OF EASTERN IDAHO FOUNDATION | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $25,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY | POCATELLO, ID | $15,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NICK ROBINSON | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $8,550 | 2024 | INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $5,780 | 2024 | INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
| BONNEVILLE YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| BALL VENTURES LEGACY FOUNDATION | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| CAMP MAGICAL MOMENTS | SWAN VALLEY, ID | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| TETON RADIOLOGY | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $3,000 | 2024 | INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
| IDAHO HEART INSTITUTE | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $2,330 | 2024 | INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
| IDAHO FALLS ARTS COUNCIL | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| MUSEUM OF IDAHO | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| EASTERN IDAHO PUBLIC HEALTH | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BASKET | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| SHELLEY SENIOR CENTER | SHELLEY, ID | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| EASTERN IDAHO DOWN SYNDROM FAMILY C | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $1,770 | 2024 | INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
| ROSEMARK | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $1,230 | 2024 | INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
| BEADS OF COURAGE | TUCSON, AZ | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| GRAND PEAKS MEDICAL | REXBURG, ID | $670 | 2024 | INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
| THE ALTURAS INSTITUTE | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| IDAHO GOVERNORS CUP | BOISE, ID | $35,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| IDAHO FALLS ARTS COUNCIL | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL DONATION |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW HOPSITAL MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL | IDAHO FALLS, ID | $14,733 | 2023 | INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
IDAHO GOVERNORS CUP
$40,000EDUCATION
CASA
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
MUSEUM OF IDAHO
$7,500GENERAL DONATION
COMMUNITY FOOD BASKET
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
BONNEVILLE YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
SNAKE RIVER HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
CHAMPS HEART
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
EASTERN IDAHO DOWN SYNDROME FAMILY
$4,000GENERAL DONATION
CAMP MAGICAL MOMENTS
$2,500GENERAL DONATION
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
$2,000SCHOLARSHIPS
IDAHO GOVERNORS CUP
$40,000EDUCATION
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
$37,000SCHOLARSHIPS
MUSEUM OF IDAHO
$15,000GENERAL DONATION
IDAHO FALLS ARTS COUNCIL
$15,000GENERAL DONATION
CHAMPS HEART
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
CASA
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
EASTERN IDAHO PUBLIC HEALTH
$10,000GENERAL DONATION
FOX HOLLOW ELEMENTARY
$5,000SPECIAL ED CLASSROOM SUPPLIES
CAMP MAGICAL MOMENTS
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
UNITED WAY OF IDAHO FALLS
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
BONNEVILLE YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
COMMUNITY FOOD BASKET
$4,000GENERAL DONATION
FRANKLIN BUILDING SUPPLY
$3,333RAMP SUPPLIES FOR PERSON IN NEED
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES FUND
$3,000BIKES FOR KIDS
IDAHO GOVERNORS CUP
$35,000EDUCATION
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
$15,000SCHOLARSHIPS
NICK ROBINSON
$8,550INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL
$5,780INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
BONNEVILLE YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
BALL VENTURES LEGACY FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
CAMP MAGICAL MOMENTS
$5,000GENERAL DONATION
TETON RADIOLOGY
$3,000INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
IDAHO HEART INSTITUTE
$2,330INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
IDAHO FALLS ARTS COUNCIL
$2,000GENERAL DONATION
MUSEUM OF IDAHO
$2,000GENERAL DONATION
EASTERN IDAHO PUBLIC HEALTH
$2,000GENERAL DONATION
COMMUNITY FOOD BASKET
$2,000GENERAL DONATION
SHELLEY SENIOR CENTER
$2,000GENERAL DONATION
EASTERN IDAHO DOWN SYNDROM FAMILY C
$2,000GENERAL DONATION
PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES
$1,770INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
ROSEMARK
$1,230INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
BEADS OF COURAGE
$1,000GENERAL DONATION
GRAND PEAKS MEDICAL
$670INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
THE ALTURAS INSTITUTE
$500GENERAL DONATION
IDAHO GOVERNORS CUP
$35,000EDUCATION
IDAHO FALLS ARTS COUNCIL
$30,000GENERAL DONATION
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOPSITAL MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL
$14,733INDIGENT PERSONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE