The Youth Endowment for Activities is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit foundation of the Idaho High School Activities Association. The foundation was incorporated in December 1986.

The Youth Endowment for Activities Foundation, Inc. (YEA) has a Board of Directors with no fewer than thirteen (13) members representing education and the private sector in each of the six activity districts. The foundation has an executive director, president, and vice-president. The board meets two times annually.

The sole purpose of the endowment is to help offset some of the travel expenses for schools that send qualifiers to state competition in 9 different IHSAA-sponsored athletics and activities. The interest from the fund is used for this purpose. Every dollar received as a donation will be deposited in an interest-bearing account and only the interest will be used assuring perpetual endowment.

The smallest schools in Idaho will receive dividend reimbursement based upon the same formula used for larger schools. Schools who are vested will be eligible to receive benefits when they have qualifiers to state competition. Money normally used to send qualifiers to a state competition will be available for schools to purchase computers, library resource materials, equipment, science labs, etc.

To participate in the voluntary vested plan a school is assessed according to the classification in which it resides. There are several ways that a school may raise money for their assessment: Jamborees, Private Donations, Corporate Donations, surcharges on home games, money from vending machines earmarked for assessment, soliciting contributions at games and many other ways. Additional money is donated to YEA from grants, memorial gifts, wills and bequests, interest/dividends on investments and from athletic officials.