Open Foundations · North Dakota

Vincent Gaffney Foundation

Williston, North Dakota · EIN 363507945. 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 $126K across 20 grants in 2024, a median of $3K each.

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$126K
paid in 2024
20
grants paid
$3K
median grant
73%
to first-time recipients
$1.3M
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
Brittany Lyons Trust Officer Americ
Address
PO Box 1446, Williston, ND, 588021446
Phone
7017744122
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
In addition to applicants name, date of birth, grade school, address, and phone number, the application requests the name of the applicant's guardian and reason for application. If applicable, the estimate of any procedure to be performed must accompany the application. In addition, the guardian's most recent tax return must be included with the application. Call for applications.
Submission deadline
None
Restrictions on awards
For health, welfare, & feeding of needy children under the age of 18 years.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503149349102660. 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.

indigent childrenorthodontic indigentcommunity's childrenstudents

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 20 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1The City of ScobeyMT$30,000Splash Pad for community's children
2Town of Medicine Lake on Behalf of Medicine Lake PoolWA$30,000Pool for community's children
3St Joseph's Catholic SchoolND$15,000Purchase lunch tables and dishwasher for students
4Roosevelt Co School District 65 - Froid School - Aged ProgramMT$10,000To purchase a CNC plasma table for children
5Town of Medicine LakeWA$10,000Pool for community's children
6Froid Public Schools Bpa Chapter (business Professionals of America)MT$7,000Leadership Conference for students
7Dr Tony Fisher - Fbo Payton CoutureND$3,550For orthodontic work with indigent children.
8Wendy Gendreau - Fbo Trapper GendreND$2,900Diabetic Insulin Pump for child
9Dr Tony Fisher - Fbo Kailyn JohnsonND$2,592For orthodontic work with indigent children.
10Dr Tony Fisher - Fbo Riley IngersolND$2,592For orthodontic work with indigent children.
11Froid School FoundationMT$2,500To update the concession stand in the gym entrance with the shop work
12Dr Tony Fisher - Fbo Ta'shaun LawsoND$1,963For orthodontic work with indigent children.
13Plentywood SchoolsMT$1,730Robotics curricular for students
14Dr Tony Fisher - Fbo Emma MorrisonND$1,500For orthodontic work with indigent children.
15Dr Tony Fisher - Fbo Michael HolmesND$1,400For orthodontic work with indigent children.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
201918$40K
202023$49K
202123$51K
202233$270K
202314$86K
202420$126K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
North Dakota60%
Montana30%
Washington10%

Who decides

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

American State Bank TrustTrustee · 2024
Glen BummerAdvisory Committee · 2024
Nancy JohnsonAdvisory Committee · 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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