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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-0503776

Thomas W & Joan Scott Foundation

A private foundation in Billings, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $1.6 million paid in grants.

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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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,615,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $36,200,921

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,506,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $37,274,329

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $37,652,680

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,932

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $11,573

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $12,247

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $12,727

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Carolina Day SchoolAsheville, NC

    Operating Funds

    $500,000
  2. Homer & Mildred Scott FoundationSheridan, WY

    Operating Grant

    $350,000
  3. Antelope Butte FoundationDayton, WY

    Operating Funds

    $250,000
  4. Yellowstone Ice FoundationBillings, MT

    Operating Funds

    $200,000
  5. Leadership WyomingCasper, WY

    Operating Funds

    $100,000
  6. Tongue River Valley Community CenterDayton, WY

    Operating Funds

    $90,000
  7. Montana FFA FoundationColumbus, MT

    Operating Funds

    $50,000
  8. Billings Education FoundationBillings, MT

    Advocates for Billings Baseball

    $25,000
  9. Tongue River Valley Scholarship FundDayton, WY

    Operating Funds

    $25,000
  10. Chinook HorsesBillings, MT

    Operating Funds

    $20,000
  11. Perkins FoundationSheridan, WY

    Dental Health Grant

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $500,00041% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation2 grants $450,00037% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $100,0008% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $90,0007% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $50,0004% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $20,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wyoming6 grants $820,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $500,000
  3. Montana4 grants $295,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Julie Scott-RosePresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan R ScottVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barb SkeltonSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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