Idaho Freedom Foundation


The Idaho Freedom Foundation is a libertarian think tank located in Boise, Idaho. The organization's stated mission "is to implement innovative ideas to deplete the power of special interests and free people from government dependency." IFF is the parent organization of Idaho Reporter, an online news outlet covering Idaho politics. IFF is headed by Wayne Hoffman, a former newspaper reporter.

Issues

In 2012, the organization was one of the chief opponents of an Idaho state legislative bill that would have placed restrictions on tanning bed usage. In 2013 and 2014, IFF put up billboards criticizing Idaho legislators for their votes to implement a state health insurance exchange.
The organization has mounted various legal challenges to state and city laws and regulations. As of March 2019, the organization had filed five lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of various laws. It had lost four of those lawsuits, with one lawsuit still pending. The group won a 2009 case forcing officials from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to release public records. In 2014, IFF and the American Civil Liberties Union threatened legal action against Boise State University when the school forced a student group to pay security fees for bringing a pro-gun speaker to campus. Boise State refunded the student group the cost of the security fees.
The organization has received funding from Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund, two donor-advised funds which are not required to disclose their donors. IFF is a member of the State Policy Network, a consortium of conservative and libertarian think tanks that focus on state-level policy.