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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-2588759

The Cairn Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Fort Wayne, IN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,090,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,540,970

  • Tax year 2023

    $193,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,458,302

  • Tax year 2022

    $143,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,547,250

  • Tax year 2021

    $153,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,315,448

  • Tax year 2020

    $103,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,221,864

  • Tax year 2019

    $103,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,240,602

  • Tax year 2018

    $96,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,101,791

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Grand Teton National Park FoundatioMoose, WY

    Support nature

    $1,000,000
  2. Coombs OutdoorsJackson, WY

    Outdoor recreation opportunities

    $40,000
  3. The Nature Conservancy in IndianaArlington, VA

    Support nature conservation programs

    $35,000
  4. Teton Adaptive Sports IncTeton Village, WY

    Sports opportunities for disabled

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $40,00073% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $15,00027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wyoming3 grants $1,055,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $35,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Mark MillettPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kate WienmanVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Drew MillettVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jake MillettVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Abigail MillettTREASURER/SE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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