The Hawkins Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a wide range of charitable causes, primarily focused on children and families in need. Its mission encompasses providing assistance to children with life-threatening illnesses, offering medical and surgical support to children internationally, and addressing the needs of underprivileged and homeless populations. The foundation also emphasizes mental health awareness, support for victims of domestic violence, and educational initiatives. Through its grantmaking, it aims to improve the lives of vulnerable groups, particularly in Idaho, where it predominantly operates.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Idaho-based nonprofit focused on youth, education, child welfare, domestic-violence support, mental health, food security, or homelessness with demonstrated local impact and capacity to manage grants in the $5K–$200K range.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Idaho or serves Idaho communities.
- • Programs serve children, youth, foster care, domestic-violence survivors, or basic needs (food/shelter).
- • Track record of local delivery and measurable program outcomes.
- • Ability to accept and administer mid-sized grants and provide clear use-of-funds detail.
- • Existing local relationships or referrals to trustees or previous grantees.
Geography
Observed giving is heavily Idaho‑focused: in the latest year about 96% of grant dollars remained in Idaho and the foundation listed recipients in only three states, with Idaho dominating the portfolio.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 17 distinct recipients in 2024 (and similar counts in prior years), and 13 organizations recur across the three-year record, indicating a broad set of independent local grantees despite some dollar concentration among top recipients.
New Applicants
There is behavioral evidence of turnover (four new grantees in 2024) and the foundation publishes an application upon request with a named contact, but repeat funding to many organizations and no public online application make open access plausible but not plainly open.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
