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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1501605

James & CK Coles Foundation

A private foundation in Whitefish, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $245,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $245,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $881,068

  • Tax year 2024

    $29,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,038,302

  • Tax year 2023

    $128,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $940,149

  • Tax year 2022

    $112,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $992,006

  • Tax year 2021

    $141,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,047,461

  • Tax year 2020

    $159,950

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,102,436

  • Tax year 2018

    $126,550

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,367,168

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Logan Health FoundationKalispell, MT

    Operations

    $150,000
  2. Child BridgeBigfork, MT

    Operations

    $25,000
  3. The Nationsl WW II MusuemNew Orleans, LA

    Operations

    $25,000
  4. Whitefish Presbyterian ChurchWhitefish, MT

    Operations

    $20,000
  5. The Skola FoundationWhitefish, MT

    Operations

    $14,500
  6. Whitefish Community FoundationWhitefish, MT

    Operations

    $10,000
  7. Fractured AtlasHarrtsdale, NY

    Operations

    $500
  8. The Wave CenterWhiterfish, MT

    Operations

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $160,00086% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $25,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana6 grants $220,000
  2. Louisiana1 grant $25,000
  3. New York1 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.

  • James E ColesPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • CK ColesVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Vernon C Bennett CPATreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Heather S ColesCoordinator Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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