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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4796063

MGDC Apgar Foundation

A private foundation in Kalispell, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 30 grants and $280,000 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $280,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,425,311
  • Tax year 2024

    $244,136

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $3,567,436
  • Tax year 2023

    $58,294

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,718,467
  • Tax year 2022

    $123,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,704,135
  • Tax year 2021

    $194,700

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $3,912,946
  • Tax year 2020

    $495,150

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $3,180,859
  • Tax year 2019

    $201,150

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $3,664,938
  • Tax year 2018

    $206,680

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $3,874,176

Grants paid in 2025

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cure AlzheimersWellesley Hills, MA

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $50,000
  2. Fisher Center for Alzheimers ResearchNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $50,000
  3. ACLUMissoula, MT

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $20,000
  4. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $20,000
  5. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $20,000
  6. American Kidney FundRockville, MD

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $10,000
  7. Cancer Research InstitutesNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $10,000
  8. Give WellOakland, CA

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $10,000
  9. Helen Keller InternationalNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $10,000
  10. Southern Poverty LawMontgomery, AL

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $10,000
  11. Democracy NowNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,500
  12. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,000
  13. Center for Democracy & TechnologyWashington, DC

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,000
  14. Electronic Frontier FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,000
  15. FactcheckorgPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,000
  16. Free PressFlorence, MA

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,000
  17. Internet ArchiveSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,000
  18. Northwest Montana History MuseumKalispell, MT

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,000
  19. Sandy Hook PromiseNewtown, CT

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,000
  20. Wax FactoryNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,000
  21. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,000
  22. World Resources InstituteWashington, DC

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $5,000
  23. Charity WaterFranklin, TN

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $2,000
  24. NAACPBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $2,000
  25. Action Against HungerMissoula, MT

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $1,000
  26. Free FlightDel Mar, CA

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $1,000
  27. Habitat for Humanity of Flathead ValleyKallspell, MT

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $1,000
  28. KPBSSan Diego, CA

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $1,000
  29. Navajo Nation Dine Scholarship Annual FundWindow Rock, AZ

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $1,000
  30. Montana Food Bank NetworkMissoula, MT

    Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $35,00042% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $20,00024% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $7,0008% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  6. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $6,5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $87,500
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $70,000
  3. Montana6 grants $32,500
  4. California5 grants $22,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $20,000
  6. District of Columbia3 grants $15,000
  7. Maryland2 grants $12,000
  8. Alabama1 grant $10,000
  9. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  10. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mike D ApgarDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Gretchen D ApgarDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kitt T HaddenhamDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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