Private foundation
KALISPELL, MTEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it gives only to organizations it has already chosen and does not accept unsolicited requests. An introduction is usually the only route.
Application policy: Funds preselected organizations only, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $415,378 | $340,318 | $292,544 | $4,957,841 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
No public data foundWhere recipients are
Based on the 0% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER BIGFORKBIGFORK, MT | COMMUNITY PROJECTS | $242,359 | 2025 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Jochim | PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Robert Keenan | SECRETARY | 1.00 | $0 |
| Everit A Sliter | TREASURER | 2.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $4,957,841 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $78,784 | $79,138 | $45,000 | $4,016,114 | $4,016,114 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $127,726 | $226,499 | $190,408 | $3,508,740 | $3,508,740 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $261,184 | $249,719 | $203,225 | $4,342,025 | $4,342,025 |
| FY2020amended | 990-PF | $417,755 | $190,215 | $160,000 | $3,985,583 | $3,985,583 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $137,544 | $236,121 | $205,000 | $3,788,905 | $3,788,905 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $1,227,551 | $140,411 | $125,000 | $3,392,608 | $3,392,608 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $180,828 | $238,784 | $227,398 | $2,570,789 | $2,570,789 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $54,670 | $137,064 | $124,450 | $2,438,916 | $2,438,916 |
| CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS |
| $205,000 |
| 2019 |
| BIGFORK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATIONBIGFORK, MT | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | $200,000 | 2017 |
| BIGFORK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATIONBIGFORK, MT | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | $160,000 | 2020 |
| BIGFORK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATIONBIGFORK, MT | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | $125,000 | 2018 |
| BIGFORK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATIONBIGFORK, MT | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | $94,225 | 2021 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER BIGFORKBIGFORK, MT | COMMUNITY PROJECTS | $85,000 | 2022 |
| MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONHELENA, MT | ENDOWMENT FUNDS | $80,000 | 2022 |
| MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONHELENA, MT | ENDOWMENT FUNDS | $80,000 | 2021 |
| IMMAGINE IF LIBRARY FOUNDATIONKALISPELL, MT | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | $49,190 | 2025 |
| MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONHELENA, MT | ENDOWMENT FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER BIGFORK | $35,500 | 2016 |
| MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONHELENA, MT | ENDOWMENT FOR BIGFORK CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION | $35,500 | 2016 |
| BIGFORK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATIONBIGFORK, MT | REPLACE AND/OR REPAIR THEATER SEATS | $32,000 | 2016 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER BIGFORKBIGFORK, MT | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | $29,000 | 2021 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER BIGFORKBIGFORK, MT | COMMUNITY PROJECTS | $25,000 | 2023 |
| BIGFORK ART & CULTURAL CENTERBIGFORK, MT | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | $20,635 | 2017 |
| BIGFORK FIRE DEPARTMENTBIGFORK, MT | SUPPORT OPERATING EXPENSES FOR ABULANCE | $17,500 | 2022 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER BIGFORKBIGFORK, MT | COMMUNITY PROJECTS | $15,000 | 2023 |
| IMAGINE IF LIBRARY FOUNDATIONKALISPELL, MT | REFRESH AND RECONFIGURE BIGFORK LIBRARY PHYSICAL SPACE | $8,450 | 2016 |
| BIGFORK FOOD BANKBIGFORK, MT | SUPPORT OPERATING EXPENSES | $7,500 | 2022 |
| BIGFORK DEVLOPMENT COMPANY (DBA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER BIGFORK)BIGFORK, MT | COMMUNITY PROJECTS | $6,763 | 2017 |
| BIGFORK DEVLOPMENT COMPANYBIGFORK, MT | COMMUNITY PROJECTS | $6,000 | 2016 |
| BIGFORK FOOD BANKBIGFORK, MT | SUPPORT OPERATING EXPENSES | $5,000 | 2023 |
| BIGFORK FOOD BANKBIGFORK, MT | PROVIDE HOLIDAY MEALS AND FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS TO NEEDY CLIENTSCAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, OPERATING EXPENSES, PROVIDE NOURISHING FOOD INCLUDING FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO BIGFORK COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVING DIFFICULTIES | $2,500 | 2016 |
| NORTHSHORE NORDIC CLUBBIGFORK, MT | GROOMING AREA NORDIC TRAILS REPLACE GROOMING EQUIPMENT | $2,500 | 2016 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202531199349100243
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202401369349102615
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202311289349101776
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202220679349100107
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020 · amended
Filing id 202130889349100108
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202020669349100527
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201941019349101404
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201800889349100630
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201700739349100105
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