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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-5692692

The Bentley Foundation

A private foundation in Billings, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $210,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Steven D Durrett
3319 Jack Burke Lane
Billings, MT 59106
(406) 294-5990
Form and materials
Contact foundation
Deadlines
Contact foundation
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,215,085

  • Tax year 2024

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,041,933

  • Tax year 2023

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,973,373

  • Tax year 2022

    $126,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,039,637

  • Tax year 2021

    $125,850

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,046,037

  • Tax year 2020

    $114,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,034,926

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Yellowstone Valley Animal ShelterBillings, MT

    Philanthropic Purposes

    $100,000
  2. Adaptive Performance CenterBillings, MT

    Philanthropic Purposes

    $50,000
  3. Catalyst for ChangeBig Timber, MT

    Philanthropic Purposes

    $20,000
  4. Child BridgeBigfork, MT

    Philanthropic Purposes

    $20,000
  5. Community Leadership & Development IncBillings, MT

    Philanthropic Purposes

    $5,000
  6. Horses Spirit HealingBillings, MT

    Philanthropic Purposes

    $5,000
  7. Red Lodge Community FoundationRed Lodge, MT

    Philanthropic Purposes

    $5,000
  8. The Big J Show CaresBillings, MT

    Philanthropic Purposes

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $100,00067% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $25,00017% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $20,00013% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana8 grants $210,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Steven D DurrettPRESIDENT/Secretary/Treasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julie L DurrettVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph O RoyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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