Idaho · Nonprofit
JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (Idaho) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $550 to it, the largest being THE AVISTA FOUNDATION ($500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $112k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $550
- Net assets
- $83k
What Jw Memorial Foundation does
Mission
The mission of the JW Memorial Foundation is to provide Immediate assistance to the families of first responders (law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and fire fighters) who have lost their lives or sustained significant injuries in the line of duty in the state of Idaho. Our intent is to provide at least three months of living expenses for the families immediately after an incident to allow time for them to begin the process of healing without financial worry.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Survivor Benefits: The JW Memorial Foundation provided needed financial benefits to 5 families of emergency responders who were killed or severely injured in the line of duty in Idaho in 2025 as a result of the following incidents: 1. In February 2025 we continued to provide assistance to the family of a firefighter who sustained a traumatic brain injury from a falling tree while fighting a wildland fire in North Central Idaho in 2024. Because of the extensive rehabilitation efforts in different locations in the country, the JW Memorial Foundation provided financial assistance to several family members to travel and secure lodging to remain near him for support while he was undergoing extensive treatment and rehabilitation in the amount of $5000.00. 2. In June 2025, three firefighters were ambushed by an armed assailant while responding to a wildland fire in Northern Idaho. Two of the firefighters died from their injuries and another was seriously injured. We provided financial assistance for living expenses to all three families for three months, for a total of $37,012.00 out of our Benefits Fund. In addition, because of the outpouring of support from the community, we acted as…
$96,997 spentof which $96,957 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $96,997.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Mike Mather
Officer, Chairperson
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $500 → $50.
From the IRS filings of JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION’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
JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 91% 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: 2021 100% · 2023 100% — 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
JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION draws 100% 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
JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $550 to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,014 public safety & disaster nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Idaho
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION?
- JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (Idaho) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $550 to it, the largest being THE AVISTA FOUNDATION ($500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $550 in grants to JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION.
- Who is the largest funder of JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION?
- THE AVISTA FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 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 2025–2025), 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