The sale of paintings by Archie B. Teater benefits children with disabilities through a fund in the Idaho Community Foundation.

The Teaters were childless, but Archie had a special love for children. Both he and Patricia wanted to help physically challenged children in perpetuity. To accomplish this objective, they left their entire collection of Teater’s work with instructions that the proceeds from its sale should be used to establish a fund which would benefit children with disabilities.
Archie Teater died on July 19, 1978, and was followed by his wife Patricia in 1980.

The Idaho Community Foundation is Idaho’s only statewide philanthropic organization supported by the public with private funds, assisting a broad range of charitable, cultural, and educational projects within Idaho and occasionally beyond the state’s borders.

A community foundation is a tax-exempt public charity that enables individuals and organizations to achieve their charitable intent by establishing charitable funds within the Foundation. Each fund is governed by its own legal document and is accounted for separately. The funds are pooled for more efficient and cost effective investment management.