Open Foundations · Montana

Dennis R Washington Foundation Inc

Missoula, Montana · EIN 363606913. 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 $39.6M across 515 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each.

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$39.6M
paid in 2024
515
grants paid
$10K
median grant
21%
to first-time recipients
$1.1B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
DENNIS PHYLLIS WASHINGTON FOUNDATIO
Address
PO BOX 16630, MISSOULA, MT, 598086630
Phone
4065231300
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
GRANT APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE APPLICATION FOUND AT WWW.DPWFOUNDATION.ORG.
Submission deadline
GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED ON A ROLLING BASIS, WITH DECISIONS GENERALLY MADE WITHIN 90 DAYS.
Restrictions on awards
GENERALLY LIMITED TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS IN WHICH THE WASHINGTON COMPANIES OPERATE.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533199349100113. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

holiday givingyouthmontanaeducation

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 515 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Eisenhower Medical Center FoundationCA$5,000,000CARDIAC AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
2Horatio Alger Association of CanadaCA$5,000,000HORATIO ALGER VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
3State of Montana - Montana Historical SocietyMT$5,000,000MONTANA HERITAGE CENTER
4University of Montana FoundationMT$3,690,000PJW COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM AND INSTITUTE FOR POSITIVE EDUCATION
5Eisenhower Medical Center FoundationCA$2,500,000WASHINGTON FAMILY HEALTH CENTER 2
6Camosun College FoundationCA$1,301,475THE CAMOSUN TRADES TRAINING CENTRE WITH INDIGENOUS FIRST BUILDING FOCUS
7Xavier College Preparatory High SchoolCA$1,250,000NEW FIELD PROJECT - GRANT
8Young Life - WfrOR$1,109,821MUDDY ROAD
9David Foster Foundation theCA$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
10University of Montana Foundation - 21st Century Teaching & Learning InitiatMT$800,00021C-360
11University of Montana Foundation - EdreadyMT$700,000EXPANSION OF EDREADY MONTANA - MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH REMEDIATION AND SKILL READINESS FOR STUDENTS
12Washington Kids FoundationCA$568,3422024 OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT - Q2
13Washington Kids FoundationCA$502,8302024 OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT - Q1
14Education Design LabDC$500,000SCALING LEARNER OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH ACROSS MONTANA
15Greater Missoula Family YmcaMT$500,000MIKE HALLIGAN AQUATICS CENTER

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020572$43.9M
2021452$44.2M
2022479$46.6M
2023515$47.5M
2024515$39.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Montana81%
Washington7%
California5%
Oregon3%
Idaho2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Jerry K LemonCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 2024
Joe RacicotSECRETARY/TREASURER · 2024
Jon BennionINCOMING EXEC. DIRECTOR · 2024
Kevin WashingtonDIRECTOR · 2024
Kyle WashingtonDIRECTOR · 2024
Matthew K RosePRESIDENT/DIRECTOR · 2024
Mike HalliganOUTGOING EXEC. DIRECTOR · 2024
Phyllis J WashingtonDIRECTOR · 2024

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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