The Foundation created the Philanthropic Family of the Year award in 2012 to acknowledge exceptional generosity to diverse causes by a family that serves as an inspiration to others.

• Pat and Dale Larson family (2012)
• Les and Wanda Roberts family (2013)
• Bob and Pat Fishback family (2014)
• Van and Barb Fishback family (2014) 
• Larry and Diane Ness family (2015)
• Gene and JoAnn Goodale family (2016)
• Duane and Barbara Reed Harms family (2017)
• Keith Rounds and Cathy Vander Wal-Rounds family (2018)
• Al and Irene Kurtenbach family (2019)
• Rudy Nef and Max Gonzenbach families and Valley Queen Cheese (2021)
• Orv and Trudy Schmieding family (2022)
• Bill and Carolyn Hinks family and Furniture Mart USA (2023)