Do Good

Idaho Lottery players do good for their community every time they play. Since beginning in 1989, the Idaho Lottery has returned $1.189 billion to benefit Idaho public schools and buildings and Idaho-owned businesses have earned nearly $300 million from selling lottery tickets to players.

More Good

• Dividends for Public Schools and Buildings

  The Idaho Lottery was created specifically to benefit Idaho public schools and buildings. Since inception through June 30, 2023, the Lottery has returned $508 million to the Department of Education for Idaho’s 114 school districts use to maintain and improve student occupied facilities. Funds are distributed based on average daily attendance. An additional $172.9 million has benefitted the Department of Education’s Bond Levy Equalization Fund to help districts meet their bond obligations. Finally, $508 million has gone to Idaho’s Permanent Building Fund to State-owned facilities, such as our public university and college campuses, state park facilities, and other public buildings.

Even-More-Good

The Idaho Lottery has done even-more-good through our school-based, community outreach efforts.

• Scratch for Schools

  For nearly two decades, the Scratch for Schools program has returned over $1.4 million for individual classroom needs—including playground equipment, audio book learning tools, and technology. This program invites every public school in Idaho to participate in a five-minute fundraising event where principals, teachers, staff, and parents scratch for classroom cash.

• Classroom Wish List

  Classroom Wish List allows schools to propose small projects and VIP Club help fund it through their play. Classroom Wish List has funded over 34 projects like a classroom kitchen, a 3D printer, and a water filtration system.

• Bucks for Books

  Bucks for Books provides books and resources to improve early education literacy in public schools through the play of our VIP Club . This program helped thirty-one schools in need by providing 8,000 books.