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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-6655932

Logjam Foundation

A private foundation in Missoula, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $40,125 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Nicholas F Checota
504 Eddy Avenue
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 544-7440
Form and materials
None
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $40,125

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $937

  • Tax year 2024

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,269

  • Tax year 2023

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,829

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $32,829

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $43,379

  • Tax year 2020

    $51,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $49,804

  • Tax year 2019

    $79,690

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $101,565

  • Tax year 2018

    $679,800

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $182,150

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Spark Arts Ignite LearningMissoula, MT

    SUPPORT arts learning programs in Missoula County Public Schools.

    $25,000
  2. Willard SchoolMissoula, MT

    Support local community high school

    $8,000
  3. Bare Bait DanceMissoula, MT

    Support program in the community

    $4,125
  4. University of Montana FoundationMissoula, MT

    Support university foundation operations

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $29,12591% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $3,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana4 grants $40,125

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Nicholas F ChecotaTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robin C ChecotaTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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