The Gibney Family Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyMeridian, Idaho · EIN 65-0286170 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$1.3M
Organizations funded87
Typical grant$5,500
Total assets$35.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $25,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
89% of grants went outside Idaho.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Association for Blind Athletes | Vancouver, WA | Funds to support the expansion of their sports adaptation program. | $68,825 |
| Future in Sight | Concord, NH | Enable fis to strategically market and grow their volunteer program across new hampshire. | $53,000 |
| Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired | Tucson, AZ | Funding for staff to visit 25 states to attend conferences and meet with students to facilitate connections between states. | $52,500 |
| Mab Community Services Inc | Brookline, MA | Support for innovative adjustment to vision loss services. | $50,818 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Funding for their orientation and mobility (o&m) programs to train people who are blind or have low vision to safely. | $50,000 |
| The Carroll Center for the Blind | Newton, MA | Year two of funding for an employment specialist. | $48,000 |
| Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired | Daytona Beach, FL | Funds to purchase state-of-the-art equipment and staff support for a new digital content creation class. | $40,000 |
| Outdoors for All | Bellevue, WA | Funding to enhance and expand adaptive recreation programs for individuals with visual impairments. | $35,500 |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc - Ct Chapter | Farmigton, CT | Funding for social engagement activities and support to those individuals living in the early stage of alzheimers disease or related… | $35,000 |
| Blind Children's Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Support for the salary and training of the dedicated blind children's center tvi. | $35,000 |
| Minding Your Mind | Ardmore, PA | Support to provide 65 mental health education and suicide prevention programs in maine and rhode island. | $35,000 |
| Idaho Youth Ranch Inc | Boise, ID | Support to provide services by hays house and idaho youth ranch to bring opportunities for increased stability in the lives of these… | $33,432 |
| Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired | South Burlington, VT | Funding to offset the cost of a new website designed for accessibility and a new apricot database. | $31,000 |
| Utah School for the Deaf and Blind Education Foundation | Ogden, UT | Funding to provide new technology and assistive devices to blind students to aid in independent living skills. | $30,500 |
| National Ability Center | Park City, UT | Funding to enable two groups from the daring sisters. | $30,000 |
| The Research Foundation for Suny the College at Brockport | Brockport, NY | Provide funding for blind tennis programming to eight camp abilities. tennis association (usta) website & usbta website. | $30,000 |
| American Printing House for the Blind Inc | Louisville, KY | Enable members of the aph familyconnect advisory board to assess and improve upon new and ongoing aph programs. | $29,884 |
| University of New Hampshire - Wildcat Blind Sports Camp | Durham, NH | Support to create a summer sports camp for visually impaired children and youth at the university of new hampshire. | $29,250 |
| Healing Meals Foundation Corporation | Weatogue, CT | Enable healing meals to engage a development manager to build corporate relationships that are intended to lead to increased donations and… | $28,000 |
| Committee on Temporary Shelter | Burlington, VT | Enable cots to provide daily nutritious meals to an estimated 1,800 unique guests who visit. | $26,000 |
| American Council of the Blind | Alexandria, VA | Support to enhance the existing adp website. | $25,000 |
| Blind Institute of Technology | Thornton, CO | Support to hire a full-time digital accessibility project lead. | $25,000 |
| Computers for the Blind | Richardson, TX | Funding to provide 100 laptops to low-income families with a member with visual impairments. | $25,000 |
| Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation Inc | Farmers Branch, TX | Grant funding to support the cost of services, training, rehabilitation, and equipment needed for those with low vision. | $25,000 |
| Rutgers the State University | Newark, NJ | Funding to develop an online training curriculum designed to prepare peer support specialists. | $25,000 |
| Homeshare Vermont Inc | South Burlington, VT | Funding to execute a multi-platform marketing strategy to reach and inform more participants about homeshare's services. | $21,000 |
| East Coast Assistance Dogs Inc | Torrington, CT | Funds to support the compensation of ecad service dog instructors. | $20,000 |
| Partners for Youth With Disabilities | Boston, MA | Funding to recruit youth and mentors to expand the number of mentor matches for youth who are blind/have low vision. | $20,000 |
| Shredders Mtb Inc | Porter Corners, NY | Support to build a tiered coaching system that ensures consistent, high-quality coaching for all youth participants. | $18,000 |
| Wasatch Adaptive Sports Inc | Snowbird, UT | Funding to support participants through scholarships. | $17,500 |
| Dogs Inc | Palmetto, FL | Funding to support children and teens with vision loss with the placement of expertly trained guide and skilled companion dogs. | $15,000 |
| Friends in Action | Durham, NH | Support to hire a program director full-time. | $15,000 |
| Friendshipworks Inc | Boston, MA | Funding to enhance volunteer education and preparation, to confidently fulfill their role and support the well-being of older adults. | $15,000 |
| Kids on the Move Inc | Orem, UT | Support for kotms respite care program to provide safe, engaging, and supportive care for children with disabilities. | $15,000 |
| Special Kids Special Families Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | Funds to support low-income children at zachs place program for children with developmental disabilities and high needs. | $15,000 |
| Veterans Community Project | Longmont, CO | Funding to better support veterans in transition to stable housing, including case management, life skills development, and mental health… | $15,000 |
| The Refuge Utah | Orem, UT | Enable the refuge to offer weekly group counseling for adults who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault. | $12,706 |
| Children's Center | Vancouver, WA | Enable staff at children's center to attend monthly staff wellness programs. | $12,500 |
| Game Changers Idaho Inc | Boise, ID | Support for a program specialist to expand inclusive sports opportunities for children with disabilities. | $12,000 |
| Ralston House | Arvada, CO | Funding for forensic interviewing staff who provide specialized interviews of children who have been abused or witnessed a crime. | $10,000 |
| Safe Toddles | Fishkill, NY | Support to develop and test larger, ergonomically designed belt canes for older children with a mobility visual impairment or blindness… | $10,000 |
| Zebra Crossings | Dover, NH | Funding to support the growth of camp blue sky, an overnight family camp for children with down syndrome and their families. | $10,000 |
| Adaptive Sports New England Inc | Boston, MA | Funding for travel expenses for the national championship tournament. | $7,000 |
| Intandem Cycling Inc | New York, NY | Funding for the development, launch, and maintenance of a new website, improving reach and accessibility for the visually impaired… | $5,500 |
| Ride for Joy Therapeutic Riding Program Inc | Caldwell, ID | Donation for general operating support. | $5,031 |
| Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Utica, NY | Donation for general operating support. | $5,000 |
| Commotion - Community in Motion | Raleigh, NC | Funding to create audio description scripts for live instruction and instructional videos to improve accessibility and increase engagement. | $5,000 |
| Hope Community Services Inc | Glendale, AZ | Support for vital transportation services that directly impact family reunification and stability. | $5,000 |
| Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind Foundation Inc | Gooding, ID | Funding to provide certified staff to work with the blind/low vision population at a summer bell and beyond camp. | $5,000 |
| Southern Outdoor Dreams | Angleton, TX | Funds to improve the accessibility of their river retreat home to allow more use by veterans, heroes, and youth with disabilities. | $5,000 |
| Triumph Foundation | Santa Clara, CA | Funds to award their keep moving forward (kmf) grants. | $5,000 |
| Go Team Therapy Dogs | Colorado Springs, CO | Donation for general operating support. | $4,500 |
| Warm Springs Care Farms Inc | Boise, ID | Donation for general operating support. | $4,245 |
| Valley Housing Coalition | Twin Falls, ID | Tgff grant funds will be used to pay for valley house's annual subscription to sumac, our client tracking and monitoring software. | $4,100 |
| Flud Inc | Twin Falls, ID | Donation for general operating support. | $3,000 |
| National Braille Press | Boston, MA | Donation for general operating support. | $3,000 |
| Blind Travel Foundation | Madison, WI | Donation for general operating support. | $2,500 |
| Higher Ground USA Inc | Ketchum, ID | Donation for general operating support. | $2,500 |
| Prescribed Pets Aat Inc | Boise, ID | Donation for general operating support. | $2,500 |
| The Road Home | Salt Lake City, UT | Donation for general operating support. | $2,500 |
Showing the 60 largest of 87 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,254,391 | 87 |
| 2024 | $1,293,830 | 65 |
| 2023 | $778,239 | 67 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 12, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631329349102733
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 65-0286170
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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