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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
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.
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.
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 | $112,040 | $44,939 | $44,939 | $98,734 |
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 15% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGEBILLINGS, MT | DONATION FOR THE COLLEGE'S AVIATION PROGRAM | $150,000 | 2018 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbi Blain | PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Al Blain | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Bridger Blain | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Erin Heringer | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $98,734 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $70,190 | $96,518 | $96,518 | $31,633 | $31,633 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $58,815 | $88,389 | $88,075 | $57,961 | $57,961 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $22,540 | $71,187 | $71,176 | $87,535 | $87,535 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $32,700 | $222,499 | $222,449 | $136,182 | $136,182 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $163,305 | $269,266 | $268,563 | $321,981 | $321,981 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $148,867 | $37,761 | $34,500 | $427,942 | $427,942 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $165,761 | $183,394 | $156,375 | $316,836 | $316,836 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $132,833 | $18,980 | $12,000 | $334,469 | $334,469 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $227,138 | $6,522 | $0 | $220,616 | $220,616 |
| SCHOLARSHIPS |
| $133,000 |
| 2020 |
| TOWNSEND LEADERSHIP GROUPCHARROLLTON, TX | LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS | $89,500 | 2020 |
| DIANA SHAY PLLCBILLINGS, MT | COACHING | $55,350 | 2021 |
| WISE WONDERS SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY MUSEUMBILLINGS, MT | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | $37,721 | 2021 |
| TIM DAVIS CONSULTINGBILLINGS, MT | COACHING | $33,000 | 2021 |
| DIANA SHAY PLLCBILLINGS, MT | COACHING | $32,500 | 2022 |
| LIZ ZELLER PLLCBILLINGS, MT | COACHING | $26,750 | 2021 |
| WISE WONDERS SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY MUSEUMBILLINGS, MT | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | $25,000 | 2020 |
| BILLINGS CLINIC FOUNDATIONBILLINGS, MT | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | $25,000 | 2021 |
| TOWNSEND LEADERSHIP GROUPCARROLLTON, TX | ON BEHALF OF JOE WINDAM, FOR EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPING LEADERS | $23,500 | 2019 |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDRENMISSOULA, MT | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | $16,000 | 2023 |
| FRIENDS OF CHILDRENBILLINGS, MT | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | $15,000 | 2024 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGEBILLINGS, MT | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | $14,600 | 2024 |
| DIANA SHAY PLLCBILLINGS, MT | COACHING | $14,000 | 2024 |
| JEFF CARROLL CONSULTINGBILLINGS, MT | COACHING | $13,600 | 2021 |
| DIANA SHAY PLLCBILLINGS, MT | COACHING | $13,500 | 2023 |
| TIM DAVIS CONSULTINGBILLINGS, MT | COACHING | $12,500 | 2022 |
| GRAVITAS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEBILLINGS, MT | COACHING | $11,500 | 2021 |
| TUMBLEWEED RUNAWAY PROGRAMBILLINGS, MT | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | $10,000 | 2020 |
| EAGLE MOUNT BILLINGSBILLINGS, MT | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | $10,000 | 2023 |
| GRAVITAS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEBILLINGS, MT | COACHING | $10,000 | 2022 |
| LOVE & SONSHINE MINISTRIESBILLINGS, MT | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | $10,000 | 2025 |
| TUMBLEWEED RUNAWAY PROGRAMBILLINGS, MT | IN PURSUIT OF DEVELOPING EMERGING LEADERSHIP IN YOUTH IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY. | $10,000 | 2019 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGEBILLINGS, MT | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | $10,000 | 2023 |
| 0.50 |
| $0 |
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 202500489349100200
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202440819349100004
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202341319349103644
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202210609349100221
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202120689349100322
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202002389349100950
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201933199349100633
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201822679349100067
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201722699349100562
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.