Big Sky, Montana · EIN 208681172. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $424K across 21 grants in 2023, a median of $10K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202423209349104507. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 21 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard Law School | MA | $125,000 | EDUCATION |
| 2 | Bowdoin College | ME | $50,000 | EDUCATION |
| 3 | Stpauls Episcopal Church | CA | $35,000 | RELIGIOUS |
| 4 | Stanford University | CA | $30,000 | EDUCATION |
| 5 | Yale University | CT | $30,000 | EDUCATION |
| 6 | International Rescue | NY | $25,000 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| 7 | United Religious Initiative | CA | $25,000 | RELIGIOUS |
| 8 | University of Michigan | MI | $25,000 | EDUCATION |
| 9 | Crystal Springs Uplands School | CA | $15,000 | EDUCATION |
| 10 | Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation | NC | $12,300 | EDUCATION |
| 11 | St Baldricks Foundation | CA | $10,000 | MEDICAL RESEARCH: CHILDHOOD CANCER |
| 12 | Stpauls Episcopal Church | CA | $10,000 | RELIGIOUS |
| 13 | American Conservatory Theater | CA | $5,000 | ARTS |
| 14 | Eagle Mount Bozeman | MT | $5,000 | RESEARCH |
| 15 | Gallatin Valley Land Trust | MT | $5,000 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 41 | $725K |
| 2021 | 36 | $3.7M |
| 2022 | 27 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | 21 | $424K |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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