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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-0473714

William and Lorene Nefsy Foundation

A private foundation in Miles City, MT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $83,250 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $83,250

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,585,833

  • Tax year 2023

    $82,738

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,493,980

  • Tax year 2022

    $82,738

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,486,512

  • Tax year 2021

    $82,912

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,541,109

  • Tax year 2020

    $74,276

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,547,809

  • Tax year 2019

    $79,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,551,742

  • Tax year 2018

    $73,598

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,555,547

  • Tax year 2017

    $81,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,528,712

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of Beaver Creek Lodge IncHavre, MT

    Community Support

    $20,000
  2. Town of TerryTerry, MT

    Community Support

    $16,500
  3. Beaverhead County High SchoolDillon, MT

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

    $12,000
  4. Fergus Wrestling Club IncLewistown, MT

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

    $12,000
  5. Wild Horse Sports AssociationPlains, MT

    Community Support

    $11,500
  6. Bonner School DistrictBonner, MT

    Community Support

    $7,000
  7. WaterWorks Art MuseumMiles City, MT

    Cultural/Community Support

    $3,500
  8. Huntley Project MuseumHuntley, MT

    Cultural/Community Support

    $750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $12,00077% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $3,50023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana8 grants $83,250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jerry AndersonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Caren CoffeeTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • William CoffeeTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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