About St Luke's Health System
To provide exceptional, patient-centered care and support the health and well-being of the communities we serve by connecting care across communities, investing in prevention, education, outreach, and showing up when it matters most.
Focus Areas
healthcare deliverycommunity healthpatient assistance (lodging, food, meds, transportation)access to careclinical programs and servicesmedical research and technologyvolunteer engagement
Who They Fund
children and youth (K-12 and after-school participants)college and university students / researcherslow-income families and individualsseniors / aging populations
About St Luke's Health System
St Luke's Health System Ltd concentrates its philanthropy around patient care and access, with several of its largest recent grants going to Full Circle Health in Boise for support of the organization’s work. The pattern points to a health system funder that uses philanthropy to reinforce care delivery, community health, and patient support rather than to spread dollars broadly across unrelated causes. Recent support also includes a substantial grant to the University of Washington for a residency program, showing that workforce training is part of the mix alongside direct service funding. The foundation’s active grant programs are organized through St. Luke’s regional and local foundations, including Treasure Valley, Magic Valley, McCall, Wood River, and Elmore. Those programs are built to support community health initiatives, access to care, patient assistance, and local clinical programs and services. In practice, that shows up in grants to health providers, hospitals, and service organizations, but also to entities tied to transportation, housing support, food access, and youth-serving community programs when those needs intersect with health and well-being. The overall picture is a local funder using a health-system structure to meet patient and community needs across Idaho communities.
What St Luke's Health System Funds
Community health is the clearest theme in the grant record. St Luke's Health System Ltd gave $232,950 to City Of Boise in 2024 and $198,650 in 2025, both marked to support the city, alongside $205,000 to Leap Charities Inc in 2023. Patient assistance appears as a recurring purpose through grants that help with lodging, food, medications, transportation, and related supports. That includes $210,500 to Ronald Mcdonald House Idaho in 2025 and $161,966 to Idaho Food Bank in 2024. Education and workforce development also appear in the recent grants. The foundation gave $102,861 to Twin Falls School District 411 in 2023 and $160,900 to Boise State University Foundation in 2025. Access to care extends into service infrastructure as well, with $116,000 to Valley Regional Transit in 2025 and $220,000 to Home Partnership Foundation in 2024.
How St Luke's Health System Gives
Typical grants sit in the five-figure range, with a p25 of $9,500, a median of $13,500, and a p75 of $30,238. The recent list also shows a long tail of much larger awards to a small number of health-sector recipients, indicating that the foundation combines routine community grants with higher-dollar support for core providers and programs. The portfolio is local and heavily Idaho-centered: 94% of grants go to recipients in Idaho. Grants appear across multiple years for several recipients, including Full Circle Health, University of Washington, City Of Boise, Idaho Food Bank, Ronald Mcdonald House Idaho, and University Of Idaho Foundation. The foundation is not a DAF-based funder; it is classified as a regular funder and also makes program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.9M
Total Assets
$1.7B
Total Revenue
$764.8M
Total Expenses
$764.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
Local9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Chris Roth
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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