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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-6018450

J A McGowan Foundation

A private foundation in Plains, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $8,093 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $8,093

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $232,975

  • Tax year 2024

    $17,094

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $235,764

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $221,814

  • Tax year 2022

    $12,048

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $217,253

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,840

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $218,652

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $219,519

  • Tax year 2019

    $9,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $219,799

  • Tax year 2018

    $9,900

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $222,780

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Plains Public SchoolsPlains, MT

    K-12 education

    $2,093
  2. St James Catholic ChurchPlains, MT

    General operating purposes

    $1,000
  3. First Lutheran ChurchPlains, MT

    General operating purposes

    $1,000
  4. Clark Fork Baptist ChurchPlains, MT

    General operating purposes

    $1,000
  5. Harvest Community Church of GodPlains, MT

    General operating purposes

    $1,000
  6. Individual

    General operating purposes

    $1,000
  7. The Gospel WayPlains, MT

    General operating purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana6 grants $7,093

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Dacy HollandBoard Member Hours 0Pay $0
  • Denise BensonBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kathy GreggSEC - TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bruce SwansonVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Matt DiehlPresident Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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