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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-6393903

Selah Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Whitefish, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $31,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $31,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $604,054

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,780

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $600,110

  • Tax year 2023

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $608,074

  • Tax year 2022

    $39,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $618,358

  • Tax year 2021

    $47,598

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $613,799

  • Tax year 2020

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $613,248

  • Tax year 2019

    $78,885

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $605,159

  • Tax year 2018

    $45,090

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $630,063

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Whitefish Community Foundation - Great Fish ChallengeWhitefish, MT

    Charitable foundation

    $14,000
  2. Flathead LakersPolson, MT

    Conservation purposes

    $4,000
  3. All Saints Episcopal ChurchWhitefish, MT

    Church

    $2,500
  4. Camp SpaldingNewport, WA

    Christian camp

    $2,500
  5. Feast World KitchenSpokane, WA

    Charitable work helping feed the poor

    $2,500
  6. Wild Wonder FoundationAuburn, CA

    Charitable work

    $2,000
  7. Blackfoot ChalengeOvando, MT

    Conservation

    $1,000
  8. YMCAChicago, IL

    Charity focused on community strenghening and youth development

    $1,000
  9. West Shore Food BankLakeside, MT

    Charitable work

    $1,000
  10. Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GA

    Charity helping low income family find housing

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $6,00050% of the total
  2. Jobs and employment1 grant $2,50021% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $2,50021% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana5 grants $22,500
  2. Washington2 grants $5,000
  3. California1 grant $2,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $1,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Karen PetersonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eric PetersonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leif PetersonTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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