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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1633356

Wagon Mountain Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Missoula, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $74,750 paid in grants.

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

    $74,750

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $642,468
  • Tax year 2024

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $682,263
  • Tax year 2023

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $641,504
  • Tax year 2022

    $114,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $649,980
  • Tax year 2021

    $106,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $765,890
  • Tax year 2020

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $734,553
  • Tax year 2019

    $82,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $861,894
  • Tax year 2018

    $89,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $876,027

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Poverello Center IncMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $8,000
  2. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    Operations

    $7,000
  3. Missoula Food BankMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $6,000
  4. CdnaMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $5,000
  5. Montana Foodbank NetworkMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $5,000
  6. Soft Landing MissoulaMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $5,000
  7. Five Valleys Land TrustMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $4,250
  8. Garden City HarvestMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $3,500
  9. Missoula Youth HomesMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $3,000
  10. Planned Parenthood MissoulaMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $3,000
  11. Watsons Children ShelterMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $3,000
  12. YWCA Service Centerdomestic ViolenceMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $3,000
  13. Missoula Interfaith Collaborative - Family PromiseMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $3,000
  14. Missoula Habitat for HumanityMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $2,500
  15. HomewordMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $2,500
  16. Missoula Aging ServicesMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $2,500
  17. Mt PBSMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $2,500
  18. Mt NPRMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $2,500
  19. Open Aid AllianceMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $2,000
  20. Blue Mountain ClinicMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter2 grants $10,50039% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $7,00026% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $4,25016% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $3,50013% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $1,5006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana19 grants $67,750
  2. Connecticut1 grant $7,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Marge SamsoeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amanda GabsterDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey GabsterDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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