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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-3795865

Sippy Foundation

A private foundation in Missoula, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $74,500 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

    $74,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $517,541

  • Tax year 2024

    $398,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $565,575

  • Tax year 2023

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $926,865

  • Tax year 2022

    $48,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $970,118

  • Tax year 2021

    $59,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,002,570

  • Tax year 2020

    $58,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,043,219

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,024

  • Tax year 2018

    $150

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,688

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Clay Studio of MissoulaMissoula, MT

    Fellowship program

    $12,500
  2. Montana Pool Service FoundationMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $12,500
  3. Church of the Resurrection United MOverland Park, KS

    Hunger ministry's food mobile

    $10,000
  4. Missoula Art MuseumMissoula, MT

    Annual auction moment of giving

    $10,000
  5. Film Independent IncLos Angeles, CA

    Ashland

    $10,000
  6. Blackfoot ChallengeOvando, MT

    5x5 program

    $5,000
  7. Climate Smart MissoulaMissoula, MT

    Trees for missoula

    $5,000
  8. Wild Salmon CenterPortland, OR

    Watershed watch

    $5,000
  9. University of Montana FoundationMissoula, MT

    Grizzly scholarship association

    $1,500
  10. Thompson River Animal Care ShelterThompson FLS, MT

    Operations

    $1,000
  11. Amigos of Costa Rica IncWest Chester, PA

    Coral restoration

    $1,000
  12. Montana Natural History Center IncMissoula, MT

    Operations

    $1,000

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 $20,00031% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $14,00022% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $12,50019% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $11,00017% of the total
  5. Animals2 grants $6,0009% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana8 grants $48,500
  2. California1 grant $10,000
  3. Kansas1 grant $10,000
  4. Oregon1 grant $5,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 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.

  • Brian SippyPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary J SippySecretary Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Annette L CratorTreasurer Hours 31Pay $0

The return

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