Our Charitable Fund Grants

About Our Charitable Fund Grants
The Rotary Club of Eagle-Garden City appreciates all that nonprofits do to serve others. As part of our own Rotary creed, "service above self," we maintain the Eagle-Garden City Rotary Charitable Fund and periodically award grants to qualifying nonprofits (designated 501c3 organizations).
 
Our grants generally range from $500 to $1,500, and the club prefers to support specific, detailed projects over general programs. Preferred projects also align with one or more of Rotary's seven areas of focus:
 
  • Promoting peace
  • Fighting disease
  • Providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene
  • Saving mothers and children
  • Supporting education
  • Growing local economies
  • Protecting the environment
For more information about our grantmaking process and charitable fund, contact our allocation committee chair (see homepage for contact link).
Grant Recipients
2025
  • Game Changers Idaho: Supporting two seasons of adaptive flag football for about 200 children with disabilities and securing premium game space.
  • JEMfriends: Supplying class materials for at-risk youth, many who are aging out of the foster care system, to learn important life skills.
  • Jesse Tree: Helping families at risk of homelessness remain in their homes through the emergency rental assistance program.
2024
  • Artisans for Hope: Buying a computer, desk and locking file cabinet to house confidential information for this nonprofit that helps refugees "connect, learn, create and earn." 
  • Boise Love INC: Replacing outdated computers to support education programs on budgeting, parenting, cooking, anger management, fitness and other skills for those in need.
  • Community Cakes: Offsetting volunteer bakers' costs by distributing ingredients and supplies so that bakers can provide birthday cakes to those who otherwise wouldn't have one.
  • Hand in Hand Family Mentorship: Paying a social media marketer to tell the nonprofit's story of bringing hope through friendship and mentorship and to recruit mentors.
  • Learning Lab: Purchasing, creating and printing lesson plans so the Learning Lab can provide literacy instruction to adults currently on a waiting list. 
  • River Discovery: Fully funding he Paddle Out Cancer summer series of stand-up paddle board (SUP) and kayak events for cancer survivors and their families.
2023
  • Jesse Tree: Providing emergency rental assistance throughout the year for area people facing eviction and potential homelessness.
Winter 2021-2022
  • Agency for New Americans, a program of Jannus, Inc.: Creating brochures to enhance outreach to the community and raise awareness of the organization and its service.
  • Family Advocates Program, Inc.: Purchasing supplies, materials and equipment for a year's worth of classes for the Teen Mother Strengthening Education program.
  • Girls on the Run Treasure Valley: Providing scholarships to girls ages 8 to 13 to attend Girls on the Run at the Future Public School, a Title 1 school in Garden City, this spring.
  • Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce: Purchasing a computer to support job seeker initiatives and to connect the military community with career opportunities.  
  • Purses With a Purpose: Helping furnish donated space with shelving and storage for donations of purses, toiletries and other items.
Winter 2020-2021
  • Learning Lab, Inc.: Replacing computers needed by staff and students for literacy instruction for adults and school preparedness for children.
  • St. Vincent de Paul Southwest Idaho:  Providing basic cell phones and prepaid minutes for citizens reentering society after incarceration.
Summer 2020
  • Camp Rainbow Gold: Retooling summer camp for Idaho children battling cancer to a virtual format to ensure they were safe and engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Is Our Next Grant Cycle?
We annually award grants to nonprofits whose missions or projects align with our vision of improving our communities, finding ways to serve and taking action to make a difference.
 
The window for our 2025 grant awards closed May 14. If your nonprofit has a small but important project that needs funding, check back next April for news on the next application cycle.
 
In the meantime, contact our speaker coordinator (link on our homepage) about getting on the calendar to tell our club about your nonprofit!