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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-3726434

Knight Foundation

A private foundation in Big Sky, MT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 19 grants and $60,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending May 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 2024

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,022,834

  • Tax year 2023

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,035,257

  • Tax year 2022

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $992,415

  • Tax year 2021

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,062,397

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,117,836

  • Tax year 2019

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,088,601

  • Tax year 2018

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,132,473

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, largest first

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

  1. Eagle MountBozeman, MT

    General Program Support

    $10,000
  2. Bozeman Senior CenterBozeman, MT

    General Program Support

    $6,000
  3. Individual

    General Program Support

    $6,000
  4. Gallatin Valley Food BankBozeman, MT

    General Program Support

    $6,000
  5. Individual

    General Program [individual]

    $5,000
  6. Heart of the Valley Animal ShelterBozeman, MT

    General Program Support

    $4,500
  7. Family Promise of Gallatin ValleyBozeman, MT

    General Program Support

    $3,000
  8. Individual

    General Program Support

    $2,500
  9. Individual

    General Program Support

    $2,500
  10. Montana Hope ProjectHelena, MT

    General Program Support

    $2,000
  11. Individual

    General Program Support

    $2,000
  12. Morning Star Learning CenterBig Sky, MT

    General Program Support

    $2,000
  13. Gallatin River Task ForceBig Sky, MT

    General Program Support

    $2,000
  14. Individual

    General Program Support

    $2,000
  15. Big Sky Community LibraryGallatin Gateway, MT

    General Program Support

    $1,500
  16. Individual

    General Program Support

    $1,000
  17. Big Sky Community OrganizationBig Sky, MT

    General Program Support

    $1,000
  18. Gallatin Historical MuseumBozeman, MT

    General Program Support

    $500
  19. Gallatin Valley Land TrustBozeman, MT

    General Program Support

    $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 grantmaking1 grant $10,00054% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $3,50019% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $3,00016% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $2,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana12 grants $39,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Mike ScholzPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Beth NaertDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert LehrkindTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joe CameronDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bob NaertVice President Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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