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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-0376620

Dayton Foundation

A private foundation in Sidney, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $52,500 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Robert Goss Trustee
301 West Holly St
Sidney, MT 59270
(406) 433-8600
Form and materials
No prescribed forms
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,455,768
  • Tax year 2024

    $18,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $481,899
  • Tax year 2023

    $15,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $108,918
  • Tax year 2022

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $111,901
  • Tax year 2021

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $100,399
  • Tax year 2020

    $23,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $104,627
  • Tax year 2019

    $78,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $114,756
  • Tax year 2018

    $292,475

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $176,736

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Foundation of Community CareSidney, MT

    Scholarship

    $20,000
  2. Boys and Girls Club of the MondakSidney, MT

    Donations

    $10,000
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  5. Sidney Middle SchoolSidney, MT

    Donation

    $3,000
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  7. Individual

    Donation

    $2,500
  8. Roi FoundationSidney, MT

    Donation

    $2,000
  9. Richland County Food BankSidney, MT

    Donations

    $2,000
  10. Sunrise Womens ClinicSidney, MT

    Donation

    $2,000
  11. Sidney Flag FootballSidney, MT

    Donation

    $1,000
  12. Richland City Christmas CoalitionSidney, MT

    Donation

    $1,000

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 $10,00083% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana8 grants $41,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Bob GossPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bill BrennerSEC-TREAS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Garth KallevigTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tim ThogersonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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