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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-0516011

For the Children Inc

A private foundation in Whitefish, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 30 grants and $38,337 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
To be eligible for funding, the child's custodian and the child must meet the following requirements: - the child must be 18 years old or younger. - the family must reside in montana. - the child's custodian must be the parent or the legal guardian. - treatment outside the area must be prescribed by a licensed physician. - treatment must be provided by a medical provider. - the child and family must have no other financial resources available to cover the travel expenses for medical treatement. - total household income may not exceed the income guidelines of the healthy montana kids income chart. - applicants must provide receipts substantiating amounts incurred for travel to a medical treatment facility. - applicants may be asked to verify employment and income.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $38,337

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $229,662

  • Tax year 2024

    $43,166

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $279,871

  • Tax year 2023

    $19,023

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $328,598

  • Tax year 2022

    $32,300

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $344,350

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,974

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $394,369

Grants paid in 2025

30 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $5,784
  2. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $5,556
  3. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $3,232
  4. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $2,479
  5. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $2,284
  6. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $1,697
  7. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $1,434
  8. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $1,407
  9. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $1,272
  10. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $1,125
  11. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $1,041
  12. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $911
  13. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $828
  14. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $761
  15. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $751
  16. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $729
  17. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $722
  18. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $718
  19. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $593
  20. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $500
  21. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $500
  22. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $500
  23. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $500
  24. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $500
  25. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $500
  26. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $464
  27. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $437
  28. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $436
  29. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $374
  30. Individual

    Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities

    $302

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Jennifer PrendergastEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 15Pay $13,000
  • Doug BettersPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Mark DowalibyTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Tonia PaulsonSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Sean AverillDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Nick PolumbusDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

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