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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-0501137

The Gerhart Foundation

A private foundation in Great Falls, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $114,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
William Beecher
PO Box 2286
Great Falls, MT 59403
(406) 899-0277
Form and materials
Letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Must show financial need

Assets and giving by year

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

    $114,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,309,238
  • Tax year 2024

    $118,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,238,839
  • Tax year 2023

    $115,200

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,269,611
  • Tax year 2022

    $113,300

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,331,627
  • Tax year 2021

    $134,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,567,978
  • Tax year 2020

    $120,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,659,240
  • Tax year 2019

    $117,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,285,136
  • Tax year 2018

    $124,100

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,344,570

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys & Girls ClubsGreat Falls, MT

    Support for after-school programs

    $15,000
  2. United Way of Cascade CNTGreat Falls, MT

    Community health & educaitonal PRGMS

    $15,000
  3. Great Falls Rescue MissionGreat Falls, MT

    Help homeless & recovery services

    $11,000
  4. Great Fallschildrens Receiving HomeGreat Falls, MT

    Support for emergency child shelters

    $11,000
  5. Salvation ArmyGreat Falls, MT

    Help emergency social services

    $11,000
  6. St Vincent DepaulGreat Falls, MT

    For emergency poverty relief service

    $11,000
  7. Scottish Rite Language CenterGreat Falls, MT

    Pediatric speech & language therapy

    $6,000
  8. Great Falls TransportationGreat Falls, MT

    Support public transit & paratransit

    $6,000
  9. Alliance for YouthGreat Falls, MT

    General support for youth services

    $5,000
  10. Great Falls Food BankGreat Falls, MT

    General support for hunger relief

    $5,000
  11. Belt Performing Arts CenterBelt, MT

    Help with community performing arts

    $4,000
  12. Boy Scouts of AmericaGreat Falls, MT

    For youth leadership programs

    $3,000
  13. Central Mt Lil' Wranglers RodeoGeyser, MT

    Support for youth rodeo programs

    $3,000
  14. Girl Scouts of MontanawyomingGreat Falls, MT

    For girl-led leadership programs

    $3,000
  15. Family PromiseGreat Falls, MT

    Help family homelessness services

    $2,000
  16. Great Falls Public Library FDNGreat Falls, MT

    For library & literacy programs

    $2,000
  17. Great Falls Public School FDNGreat Falls, MT

    General support for k-12 education

    $1,500

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 $15,00050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $11,00037% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $4,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana17 grants $114,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William BeecherPRESIDENT, D Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dustin ProbertDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dan OaklandDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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