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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-0368589

Sands Memorial Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Havre, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $116,000 paid in grants.

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
Sands Memorial Foundation Inc
PO Box 1450
Havre, MT 59501
(406) 265-4271
Form and materials
Apply by letter. Proof of tax exempt status required.
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
This foundatin makes grants to other animal welfare organizations only.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $116,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,596,549
  • Tax year 2024

    $118,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,379,331
  • Tax year 2023

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,323,030
  • Tax year 2022

    $92,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,285,470
  • Tax year 2021

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,257,227
  • Tax year 2020

    $78,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,122,289
  • Tax year 2019

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,132,990
  • Tax year 2018

    $101,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,098,061

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Butte Spayneuter Task ForceButte, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $16,000
  2. Spay MontanaHelena, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $11,000
  3. Pintler PetsAnaconda, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $10,000
  4. The Dedman FoundationFort Benton, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $10,000
  5. Helena Area Friends of PetsHelena, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $8,000
  6. Lewis and Clark Humane SocietyHelena, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $8,000
  7. Paws OrganizationChinook, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $8,000
  8. Kootenai Pets for LifeLibby, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $7,000
  9. Spay Neuter Project of Park CountyLivingston, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $6,000
  10. Beartooth Humane AllianceRed Lodge, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $5,000
  11. Pad for PawsHelena, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $5,000
  12. Pet Paw-SeeGreat Falls, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $5,000
  13. Quailwings RescueCut Bank, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $5,000
  14. Wild About CatsClancy, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $5,000
  15. Life Savers Animal RescuesPolson, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $3,000
  16. Humane Society of Western MontanaMissoula, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $3,000
  17. Humane Society of Northwest MontanaKalispell, MT

    Operation of an animal welfare organization

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals12 grants $79,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana17 grants $116,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Wanda MeredithDirector Hours 1Pay $450
  • Virginia ReynoldsVice President Hours 1Pay $600
  • Cathy JamruszkaPresident Hours 1Pay $600
  • Stacy RismonSecretary Hours 1Pay $600
  • Brent PetersonTreasurer Hours 1Pay $600
  • Stephanie SouthDirector Hours 1Pay $450

The return

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