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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-6104853

James E & Lillian E Shea Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Billings, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $20,000 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
Aileen Brunner
1305 Winchester Dr
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 257-2312
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Form and materials
See attached
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
See attached

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $274,802

  • Tax year 2024

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $274,167

  • Tax year 2023

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $281,917

  • Tax year 2022

    $17,300

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $281,435

  • Tax year 2021

    $18,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $307,724

  • Tax year 2020

    $17,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $285,064

  • Tax year 2019

    $16,600

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $299,258

  • Tax year 2018

    $17,600

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $297,943

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Medical support

    $3,000
  2. Lord's CupboardLead, SD

    Program support

    $2,500
  3. Good Shepherd Clinic IncSpearfish, SD

    Program support

    $2,500
  4. Twin City Animal ShelterLead, SD

    Program support

    $2,000
  5. Twin City Clothing CenterLead, SD

    Program support

    $2,000
  6. Adams Museum and HouseDeadwood, SD

    Program support

    $1,000
  7. Bella Pregnancy Resource CenterSpearfish, SD

    Program support

    $1,000
  8. Teen CourtDeadwood, SD

    Program support

    $1,000
  9. Lead Deadwood Community FoundationLead, SD

    Program support

    $1,000
  10. Historic Homestake Opera HouseLead, SD

    Program support

    $1,000
  11. Northern Hills Area Casa ProgramSpearfish, SD

    Program support

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    Medical support

    $1,000
  13. Individual

    Medical support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $3,50029% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,50021% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $2,00017% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $2,00017% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $1,0008% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $1,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Dakota10 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Rhonda MollmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Aileen BrunnerCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gina KrautDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Larry ShamaVICE CHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marty Ann ApaSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • First Interstate BankTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $5,000

The return

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