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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-1659552

Hatlen Foundation

A private foundation in Bigfork, MT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $31,800 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $31,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $374,779
  • Tax year 2023

    $37,983

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $388,528
  • Tax year 2022

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $338,966
  • Tax year 2022

    $66,122

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $320,182
  • Tax year 2020

    $14,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $32,359

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Minnesota Independence CollegeRichfield, MN

    Education

    $25,000
  2. Whitefish Community FoundationWhitefish, MT

    500

    $5,000
  3. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    100

    $1,000
  4. Flathead Lutheran Bible CampKalispell, MT

    Lutheran Bible Camp

    $500
  5. Bethlehem Lutheran ChurchKalispell, MT

    300

    $300

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 $5,00083% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota2 grants $26,000
  2. Montana3 grants $5,800

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Beverly Hatlen1 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kari Hatlen1 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Roe Hatlen2 Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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