Nonprofit Gains $100,000 Grant for Boise Operations
The award provides NeighborWorks Boise with capital and leadership resources to support local service initiatives.
Updated on Oct. 15, 2026 in Philanthropy
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NeighborWorks Boise received the 2026 Neighborhood Builders Award from Bank of America, securing a $100,000 grant. The award includes leadership training and network access to help the nonprofit expand its impact on local community initiatives.
Why it matters
The grant provides essential funding and development resources to support local nonprofit operations, which often rely on such corporate partnerships to scale community service programs.
NeighborWorks Boise received a $100,000 grant to be distributed over two years, part of a $346 million national program that has supported nearly 2,000 nonprofits since 2004.
The players
NeighborWorks Boise
A Boise-based nonprofit organization focused on community development and local service initiatives.
Bank of America
A multinational financial services company that operates the Neighborhood Builders philanthropic program.
The details
The Neighborhood Builders Award includes professional development opportunities for the organization's CEO and COO, in addition to access to a national network of nonprofit leaders. The funding is intended to bolster the organization's capacity as it manages community service initiatives, such as the annual Rake Up Boise event, which assists veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities with essential yard maintenance.
Timeline
October 14, 2026: NeighborWorks Boise received the Neighborhood Builders Award.
2004: Bank of America established the Neighborhood Builders program.
Market Landscape
This award marks the latest addition to the Bank of America Neighborhood Builders program, which has supported nearly 2,000 organizations since its inception. It follows a long-standing corporate practice of pairing direct capital grants with leadership development training.
Operators of local nonprofits should track corporate philanthropic programs that bundle capital grants with leadership training as a model for capacity building. Reviewing eligibility criteria for national corporate awards can provide a roadmap for securing similar multi-year funding streams.
The takeaway
Securing corporate grants often requires demonstrating measurable community impact and identifying long-term organizational development goals. Management should monitor annual grant cycles of large financial institutions to align upcoming project timelines with available funding windows.
Further reading
Learn more about local sector trends in the Philanthropy section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by KIDO Talk Radio.
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