(Idaho Department of Lands Press Release, December 11, 2025)
(BOISE) – The Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners (Land Board) will celebrate Christmas with a performance from a local high school choir and check presentation to students. The celebration will take place 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 16 at the Idaho Capitol 2nd Floor Rotunda at 700 West Jefferson Street in Boise.
Celebration includes:
Christmas carols courtesy of the Capital Singers (elite Capital High School choir) and the presentation of the traditional “Big Check.”
The Land Board will present the symbolic check to school children that recognizes the endowment lands and fund distribution of $68,224,800 for Fiscal Year 2026.
There are nine endowment beneficiaries that include Idaho’s public schools, universities, state hospitals for the mentally ill, state veterans homes, the Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind, Idaho’s juvenile corrections system, and Idaho’s prison system.
The total distribution for all beneficiaries is $110,371,200 in FY 2026.
The December Land Board meeting will immediately follow the Christmas celebration.
The Land Board is comprised of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Controller, and Superintendent of Public Schools.
