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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-7086863

The Edwards Charitable Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Conner, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $33,752 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
The Edwards Charitable Foundation T
PO Box 317
Conner, MT 59827
(760) 275-2257
[email protected]
Form and materials
The edwards charitable foundation trust may provide preference for charitable organizations having charitable puprposesthat generally benefit the geographic area of the state of montana and particulararly lake county and the surounding areas thereto
Deadlines
NA
Restrictions
Conservation family abuse assistance to active and non active military mental or physical needsyouth education scholarship for special needs for collegesupport local charities

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $33,752

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $862,142

  • Tax year 2024

    $31,028

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $581,217

  • Tax year 2023

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $550,080

  • Tax year 2022

    $14,395

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,432

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $591,858

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,135

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $339,548

  • Tax year 2019

    $9,220

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $343,991

  • Tax year 2018

    $9,837

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $225,016

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Equipment purchases

    $6,643
  2. Individual

    Further women in business

    $6,500
  3. Individual

    Equipment purchases

    $5,435
  4. Individual

    Equipment purchases

    $5,175
  5. Individual

    HIGH SCHOOL [individual] PROGRAM FOR THE TRADES

    $2,000
  6. Individual

    Program enhancements

    $2,000
  7. Individual

    Program enhancements

    $2,000
  8. Individual

    Funds for groceries for community

    $2,000
  9. Individual

    Childrens reading program

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    ASSIST IN [individual] EXPENSES

    $999

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James R EdwardsCO-FOUNDER TRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Marie Ann Beck Co-Found TCO-FOUNDER TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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