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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-6246872

Pleiades Foundation

A private foundation in Missoula, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $60,000 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

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

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,359,318

  • Tax year 2024

    $113,584

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,198,340

  • Tax year 2023

    $104,633

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,099,211

  • Tax year 2022

    $101,233

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,974,433

  • Tax year 2021

    $77,910

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,340,612

  • Tax year 2020

    $51,022

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,194,939

  • Tax year 2019

    $58,967

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,762,165

  • Tax year 2018

    $59,750

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,188,314

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

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

  1. Citizens for A Weed Free FutureMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $7,500
  2. Missoula Food BankMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $7,500
  3. Methow ConservancyWinthrop, WA

    Operations

    $7,000
  4. Montana Land RelianceHelena, MT

    Operations

    $5,000
  5. The Blackfoot ChallengeOvando, MT

    Operations

    $5,000
  6. Missoula Art MuseumMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $3,500
  7. Methow Valley Family Home CenterWinthrop, WA

    Operations

    $3,000
  8. Individual

    Operations

    $3,000
  9. Five Valleys Land TrustMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $2,500
  10. Garden City HarvestMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $2,500
  11. Raptors of the RockiesFlorence, MT

    Operations

    $2,000
  12. Individual

    Operations

    $1,000
  13. The Vital Ground FoundationMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $1,000
  14. High Country NewsPaonia, CO

    Operations

    $1,000
  15. MCTMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $1,000
  16. Individual

    Operations

    $1,000
  17. Individual

    Operations

    $1,000
  18. YWCAMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $1,000
  19. Individual

    Operations

    $1,000
  20. Western Sustainability ExchangeLivingston, MT

    Operations

    $1,000
  21. Northern Plains Resource CouncilBillings, MT

    Operations

    $1,000
  22. Individual

    Operations

    $1,000
  23. Trout UnlimitedArlington, VA

    Operations

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment6 grants $22,00059% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $7,00019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $3,5009% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $2,5007% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana13 grants $40,500
  2. Washington2 grants $10,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $1,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Nancy CookTrustee Hours 15Pay $36,000
  • Mary JohnstonTrustee Hours 1Pay $4,000
  • Sarah A KingstonTrustee Hours 1Pay $4,000
  • Kirby S ChristianTrustee Hours 1Pay $4,000

The return

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