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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 76-0159117

The Appleseed Foundation

A private foundation in Missoula, MT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $25,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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
Matthew C O'Connor
125 Bank St Suite 300
Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 728-0864
Form and materials
A letter with complete description of the organization, evidence of tax status & use of funds.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
The foundation's mission is devoted to promoting play in the lives of children by funding support for play, playground equipment, recreation or adventure projects.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $485,650

  • Tax year 2023

    $40,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $467,180

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,269

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $478,571

  • Tax year 2021

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $485,433

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,700

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $464,314

  • Tax year 2019

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $431,495

  • Tax year 2018

    $25,900

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $430,526

  • Tax year 2017

    $23,955

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $417,013

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. Mountain Home MontanaMissoula, MT

    Support the purchase of new playground equipment for the new mountain home facility

    $7,500
  2. Individual

    Outdoor recreational and adventure programs for refugee youth in missoula.

    $6,000
  3. Individual

    SUPPORT OF THE [individual] SCHOOL FUNDING GOAL FOR A NEW PLAYGROUND FOR STUDENTS

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    Support funding to purchase playground equipment for play zones, to complete playground improvement plan

    $3,000
  5. Bitterroot Early Learning NetworkHamilton, MT

    Funding to purchase playscape equipment for the infant-toddler exploration zones

    $2,000
  6. Montana Natural History CenterMissoula, MT

    Support a portion of the funding goal to resotre the native plant gardens adventure play area

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $7,50079% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $2,00021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana3 grants $11,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Matthew C O'ConnorPresident Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Susan E O'ConnorSecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Roy S O'ConnorTreasurer Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Tom RoyBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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