The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
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 | $2,646,875 | $1,317,364 | $1,313,772 | $2,450,128 |
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
Where recipients are
Based on the 56% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower MTMissoula, MT | General Support | $100,000 | 2022 | |
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. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Stranahan | Chair | 1.00 | $0 |
| Molly Stranahan | Secretary/Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 |
| Martha Newell | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Page Armstrong | Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $2,450,128 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $73,090 | $2,189,538 | $2,172,763 | $1,107,272 | $1,107,237 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,263,964 | $1,141,388 | $1,124,895 | $3,195,820 | $3,195,790 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,064,364 | $1,336,627 | $1,316,156 | $1,930,030 | $1,930,000 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,628,690 | $877,181 | $863,477 | $2,498,459 | $2,498,434 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,173,998 | $1,167,973 | $1,156,777 | $1,682,618 | $1,682,618 |
| General Support |
| $75,000 |
| 2020 |
| MAPS Media InstituteHamilton, MT | General Support | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs IncCalabasas, CA | General Support | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Garden City HarvestMissoula, MT | General Support | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Bitter Root Land TrustHamilton, MT | General Support | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Mountain MamasMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Bozeman, MT | General Support | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Tiny News CollectiveChicago, IL | General Support | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Northern Plains Resource CouncilBillings, MT | General Support | $55,000 | 2023 |
| National Forest FoundationMissoula, MT | General Support | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Climate Smart MissoulaMissoula, MT | General Support | $48,000 | 2024 |
| Montana Environmental Information CenterHelena, MT | General Support | $41,200 | 2024 |
| Missoula Interfaith CollaborativeMissoula, MT | General Operations | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Montana Land to HandWhitefish, MT | General Support | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Western Native VoiceBillings, MT | General Support | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Montana Watershed Coordination CouncilHelena, MT | General Support | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Arlee Community Development CorporationArlee, MT | General Support | $38,760 | 2023 |
| Community Food and Agriculture CoalitionMissoula, MT | General Support | $38,000 | 2022 |
| Montana World Affairs CouncilMissoula, MT | General Support | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Community Food and Agriculture CoalitionMissoula, MT | General Support | $32,500 | 2023 |
| Seeley Lake Community FoundationSeeley Lake, MT | General Support | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Garden City HarvestMissoula, MT | General Support | $30,000 | 2023 |
| Northern Plains Resource CouncilBillings, MT | General Support | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Common Good MontanaMissoula, MT | General Operations | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Forward Montana FoundationMissoula, MT | General Support | $30,000 | 2020 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202540869349100509
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202431219349100708
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202313049349100511
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202202729349100215
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202112589349100936
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.