Idaho · Nonprofit
IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC
IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC (Idaho) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,200 to it, the largest being SAMUEL R YOUNG FOUNDATION ($12,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $12k
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What Idaho Sheriffs' Association Inc does
Mission
To provide technical assistance, education, jail inspection and other support to county sheriffs and their departments, to be involved in the legislative process to ensure appropriate legislation is passed that supports citizen safety and award college scholarships.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The vine program notifies victims of domestic abuse and other violent crimes of the incarcerations status of the perpetrator. In addition, idaho sheriffs' association partnered with the idaho supreme court to provide victims information regarding their offender's court appearances. Idaho sheriffs' association administers the program through a contractual relationship with appriss that provides the technology for monitoring.
$600,004 spent$669,780 earned by the program46% of program spendingThe dea program is a partnership with dea for enforcement on outdoor marijuana grow operations in the state of idaho. The grant covers flight time, pilots and fuel. 10% of the grant funds are used for equipment purchases for local sheriff offices.the isp program is for costs associated with our victim notification system. Isp is the pass-through agency that receives victim compensation funds from the court and then pass on to us to cover costs related to the program.
$134,687 spent10% of program spendingOther programs:the sheriffs' sex offender registration program enhances the sex offender registry managed by the idaho state police. Each sex offender is registered annually by the sheriff's office in which the offender resides. Sheriffs' use an automated registration system that captures data that assists in annual verifications of residency and also aids investigators in sex abuse crimes. Registration data is transmitted to the central repository managed by the idaho state police.the idaho sheriffs' association conducts three general conferences a year: february, june and december. Training is provided to sheriffs and their staff at all conferences and topics include: sexual harassment, executive leadership, missing and exploited children, hiring and firing issues and a myriad of other subjects important to successfully operating a sheriff's office and jail. The february and december meetings are held in boise. The june meeting and board of directors meeting are held in other areas of idaho and the meeting locations change to accommodate the various regions of the state. Idaho sheriffs' association is required by law to conduct a new sheriffs school every four years following…
$566,175 spentof which $6,000 as grants$512,148 earned by the program44% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,300,866.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $607k to $811k (+34%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 4% · 2018 8% · 2019 3% · 2020 10% · 2021 7% · 2022 7% · 2023 7% · 2024 7% · 2025 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
30% of IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (69% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Jeff Lavey
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $3k → $5k.
From the IRS filings of IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2022 98% · 2023 98% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside Idaho, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC is better cushioned than half of the 482 public safety & disaster nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 482 public safety & disaster nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
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In Idaho
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC?
- IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC (Idaho) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,200 to it, the largest being SAMUEL R YOUNG FOUNDATION ($12,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $12,200 in grants to IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC?
- SAMUEL R YOUNG FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $12,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like IDAHO SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Idaho. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing