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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3358317

Foreside Foundation

A private foundation in Livingston, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 31 grants and $782,549 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $782,549

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,665,423

  • Tax year 2024

    $432,300

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,312,638

  • Tax year 2023

    $406,933

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,632,654

  • Tax year 2022

    $445,565

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,914,431

  • Tax year 2021

    $267,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,324,884

  • Tax year 2020

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,586,208

  • Tax year 2019

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,657,126

  • Tax year 2018

    $227,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,708,829

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Ball State University FoundationMuncie, IN

    General operating support

    $500,000
  2. Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ

    Scholarship

    $40,006
  3. SpurwinkPortland, ME

    General operating support

    $40,000
  4. Stockton UniversityGalloway, NJ

    Scholarship

    $23,660
  5. Farm to School of Park CountyLivingston, MT

    General operating support

    $23,000
  6. Usm FoundationPortland, ME

    General operating support

    $20,000
  7. Georgian Court UniversityLakewood, NJ

    Scholarship

    $15,781
  8. Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneck, NJ

    Scholarship

    $15,640
  9. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Scholarship

    $15,213
  10. HRDCBozeman, MT

    General operating support

    $15,000
  11. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Scholarship

    $13,360
  12. Montana State UniversityHelena, MT

    Scholarship

    $12,000
  13. Individual

    Reimbursement for housing abroad

    $10,000
  14. Jefferson St PropertiesAnn Arbor, MI

    Rent paid to landlord for off campus college student

    $6,640
  15. Individual

    Reimbursement for lab fee and supplies

    $6,473
  16. Equality Community CenterPortland, ME

    Capital campaign

    $5,000
  17. Individual

    Reimbursement for school supplies

    $4,678
  18. Individual

    Reimbursement for laptop

    $3,512
  19. Individual

    Reimbursement for credit recovery and tutoring

    $2,500
  20. Individual

    Reimbursement for ap exams, books, and course enrollment

    $1,868
  21. ALS Therapy Development InstituteWatertown, MA

    General operating support

    $1,500
  22. Individual

    Reimbursement for books, school supplies, and class fees

    $1,357
  23. Individual

    Reimbursement for tutoring and technology fee

    $1,353
  24. Individual

    Reimbursement for books, tuition, and tutoring

    $1,007
  25. Maine Santa CauseWestbrook, ME

    General operating support

    $1,000
  26. Individual

    Reimbursement for laptop

    $781
  27. Individual

    Reimbursement

    $405
  28. Individual

    Reimbursement for textbooks

    $367
  29. Individual

    Reimbursement for books and lab supplies

    $292
  30. Individual

    Reimbursement

    $86
  31. Freehold High SchoolFreehold, NJ

    Reimbursement for technology fee

    $70

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education6 grants $593,294100% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $1,500<1% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana1 grant $500,000
  2. New Jersey5 grants $95,157
  3. Maine4 grants $66,000
  4. Montana3 grants $50,000
  5. Michigan2 grants $20,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $15,213
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Richard J BerthyPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Linda L BerthySECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • David M WhitakerDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

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