Alexa Rose Howell Cultural Foundation
The Alexa Rose Foundation (created in honor of Alexa Rose Howell) is a Boise-based private foundation that supports individual artists and public art through programs including a $25,000 Alexa Rose Fellowship and the Light of Day Award. The site lists leadership (including founder Kenneth G. Howell), fellowship criteria, past grant recipients, and contact details.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An individual artist or small artist-led project based in Idaho seeking project support, equipment, residency fees, or short-term living expenses that fit the foundation's fellowship/award criteria.
Good Fit
- • Applicant is an individual artist (visual arts, music, writing, dance, film, etc.).
- • Project-level requests for equipment, residency fees, travel, or living support in preparation of creative work.
- • Applicant is located in Idaho or based in the Boise region.
- • Application or submission follows the fellowship criteria described on the foundation website.
- • Willingness to submit the creative/poetic letter requested on the contact page.
Geography
All observed grants in 2022–2023 went to recipients in Idaho, primarily Boise and nearby cities, indicating a strictly in‑state giving footprint.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded dozens of distinct individual recipients (63 in 2022 and 49 in 2023) with low dollar concentration (top five ≈18%), showing a broad, diverse recipient set of individual artists.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows many new recipients were funded (49 new recipients in 2023 and no repeat grantees across the two years) and the website includes fellowship criteria and a contact route, which together indicate unfamiliar applicants can plausibly access awards despite the foundation noting preselected awards.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
