IDAHO FALLS — CHC Foundation is proud to announce that it has awarded more than half a million dollars in grants to nonprofits, schools and city programs across Eastern Idaho. The funding from their fall 2025 granting session will support dozens of local projects designed to uplift communities, expand educational opportunities and enhance the quality of life for residents throughout the region.

“It is such an honor and privilege to be able to work with all the different types of agencies that come to us for grants to bring their projects to fruition,” remarks Margaret Leverett, who has served on the CHC Foundation board since 2003 and is also currently the board president. “It is so fun to see their visions of what they want to do for the good of their communities. So many of these projects could just not happen without some outside support. The board is delighted to offer that help, for a hand up.”

CHC Foundation’s mission is rooted in a simple belief — that when local people come together to invest in one another, communities grow stronger. Through its biannual grant cycles, the foundation provides funding to organizations working hard to make Eastern Idaho a better place to live, work and learn.

This latest round of grants includes support for programs that improve access to the arts, upgrade school facilities, strengthen public safety and provide essential services to families in need.

“We are deeply grateful to the CHC Foundation for their grant, which fully funded the lumber package for our new library building,” wrote James and Megan Zolman, president and vice president of the Friends of the Menan Annis Grant Library. “They are basically providing the bones for our entire building. This grant solves a big financial challenge for us. Lumber costs have been high, and as a small rural nonprofit, we work hard to find funding for critical and fundamental parts of our new library building project. The CHC Foundation is stepping in and covering this entire cost, allowing us to keep our construction timeline on track. Our new library will transform our community. Right now, our current library is in a small modular building in a school parking lot, which means many families have limited access to books, computers and educational programs. Our new building will serve as a community hub where kids can discover the joy of reading, teens can get homework help, seniors can attend programs, and everyone can access free internet and resources.”

“Our ability to work with all of these different organizations for the common good of the communities is part of what makes Eastern Idaho such a special place to live,” says Leverett.