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Report: Idaho nonprofits struggle with hiring, retention

by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Staff Writer | March 17, 2026 1:09 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — Nonprofit organizations across Idaho are struggling to hire and retain the employees who deliver essential community services in areas like food assistance, mental health services, education and the arts, according to a new report from the Idaho Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Center program.

Nonprofits make up Idaho’s fourth-largest private workforce, according to the Idaho Community Foundation, employing an estimated 79,000 people across the state. 

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