Open Foundations · Montana

Gallagher Western Montana Charitable Foundation Inc 50400930

Missoula, Montana · EIN 912138399. 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 $380K across 46 grants in 2025, a median of $5K each.

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$380K
paid in 2025
46
grants paid
$5K
median grant
44%
to first-time recipients
$4.8M
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
CAROLYN MAIER
Address
PO BOX 3387, MISSOULA, MT, 59806
Phone
4062406353
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
CONTACT ABOVE
Submission deadline
CONTACT ABOVE
Restrictions on awards
CHARITIES IN THE STATE OF MONTANA

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202641279349102664. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 46 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Youth HomesMT$51,000GENERAL OPERATING
2Mountain Home MontanaMT$35,000GENERAL OPERATING
3Montana Food BankMT$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
4Florence Crittenton HomeMT$20,000GENERAL OPERATING
5Missoula FairgroundsMT$20,000GENERAL OPERATING
6Partnership for ChildrenCA$15,000GENERAL OPERATING
7Child Bridge IncMT$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
8Missoula Aging ServicesMT$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
9Missoula Downtown Foundation IncMT$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
10Boys Girls Club of Missoula CountyMT$8,000GENERAL OPERATING
11Missoula Children's TheatreMT$7,500GENERAL OPERATING
12Summit Career CenterMT$7,500GENERAL OPERATING
13Watson Children's Shelter IncMT$7,500GENERAL OPERATING
14YwcaDC$7,500GENERAL OPERATING
15Sanders Co Council on AgingMT$7,000GENERAL OPERATING

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202031$356K
202133$337K
202232$287K
202340$376K
202441$378K
2025 (partial year)46$380K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Montana89%
California4%
District of Columbia2%
Georgia2%
Pennsylvania2%

Who decides

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

Carolyn MaierEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2025
Larry GianchettaVICE CHAIRMAN · 2025
Rick BaskettSECRETARY/TREASURER · 2025
Rick HartCHAIRMAN · 2025

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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