Idaho · Nonprofit
The Space Idaho Inc
The Space Idaho Inc (Idaho) receives grants from 30 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,512,950 to it, the largest being THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND ($436,000). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 55% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $908k
- Funders on record
- 30
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $186k
What The Space Idaho Inc does
Mission
The Space is the community hub where skilled educators deliver personalized tutoring and innovative after-school and summer educational programming so Wood River Valley teens of all backgrounds are empowered with the skills and confidence to succeed.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Forward Learning Scholars (FLS) is a safe, after-school academic program offered at no cost to any 6th-8th grade student. Students receive personalized academic support while learning organizational skills, self-advocacy, and community building. Staff focus on all aspects of student development, including cognitive, academic, and social-emotional growth, to support students through the middle school years. FLS builds strong, positive relationships among peers and with trusted adult Learning Guides, helping students develop a sense of belonging, academic confidence, and social-emotional well-being.In the 2024-2025 school year, over 111 students participated in FLS, each averaging six hours per week. By maintaining a low student-to-tutor ratio, the program provides individualized support and tailored learning experiences. In addition to homework help and skill development, students engage in enrichment activities, field trips, and opportunities to explore new passions. The program grew 82% in enrollment, with returning students joined by new participants through program expansion, partner referrals, and family recommendations. Forty percent of students live in households where a…
$208,525 spent$4,670 earned by the program31% of program spendingThe Space's Academic Support Program provides students in grades 712 with flexible options for academic assistance, test preparation, and college application support on a sliding scale based on each families unique financial needs. Students may participate in Individual Tutoring for one-on-one academic skill building, foundational knowledge development, study habit improvement, or preparation for post-secondary steps. Drop-In Homework Help offers a supportive environment for students to work independently on assignments and academic concepts without a scheduled appointment.In the past year, 196 students participated: 152 in Drop-In or Individual Tutoring, 28 in test preparation, and 16 in college application support, reflecting a 9% increase from the prior year. Twenty-four percent of students are from households where English is not the primary language, most of whom are Spanish-speaking. Seventy-two percent qualify for free or discounted services, ensuring financial barriers do not prevent access to critical academic support.
$140,209 spent$42,280 earned by the program21% of program spendingThe Space's six-week summer programs provide middle school age students 30 hours per week of hands-on learning, enrichment, and community-based activities. In 2025, 161 students participated. Middle school programming is offered at no cost. The summer program emphasizes experiential learning, creativity, and exploration, providing a flexible alternative to traditional classroom instruction. Students participated in a variety of engaging programs, including the Bilingual Scholars Program, STEAM enrichment, pickleball, cooking club, and a range of field trips. Summer programming prioritizes accessibility, ensuring opportunities are available for students who may face financial or experiential barriers to typical summer activities.In the 6-9th grade Bilingual Scholars Program, 20 emerging bilingual students strengthened English reading, writing, and speaking skills. Through partnerships with local organizations, more than 73 students participated in additional enrichment activities, including off-site cooking club, pickleball, and field trips.Additionally, the summer program for high school age students provides personalized tutoring, test prep, college counseling or preparation for…
$87,269 spent$199 earned by the program13% of program spendingLaunch and other general programs
$246,379 spent$21,618 earned by the program36% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $682,382.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 2024 to 2025, from $290k to $622k (+114%).
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: 2023 4% · 2024 0% · 2025 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
93% of The Space Idaho Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 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
Aaron Bronson
Executive Director
Board chair
Regan Nelson
Board Chair/President
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $60k → $359k.
8 of 30 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 55% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of The Space Idaho 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
The Space Idaho Inc has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 29% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
63% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund The Space Idaho Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 83% · 2021 51% · 2022 39% · 2023 45% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
89% of The Space Idaho Inc's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 67% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
58% of The Space Idaho Inc's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $598k that is directly attributable, 69% of it comes from funders outside Idaho, across 10 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $838k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
The Space Idaho Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like The Space Idaho Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Idaho
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for The Space Idaho Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds The Space Idaho Inc?
- The Space Idaho Inc (Idaho) receives grants from 30 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,512,950 to it, the largest being THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND ($436,000). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 55% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does The Space Idaho Inc have?
- IRS filings report 30 organizations giving $1,512,950 in grants to The Space Idaho Inc, 20 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of The Space Idaho Inc?
- THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND is the largest funder on record, with $436,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like The Space Idaho 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 2021–2025), and the filings of 30 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