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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-1194394

Faraway Foundation

A private foundation in Tetonia, ID. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 39 grants and $350,744 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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 2024

    $350,744

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $6,425,048

  • Tax year 2023

    $80,698

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,997,581

  • Tax year 2022

    $230,423

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $5,129,188

  • Tax year 2021

    $79,526

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,140,694

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,668

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,161,435

  • Tax year 2019

    $86,700

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,142,684

  • Tax year 2018

    $116,476

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $5,480,840

  • Tax year 2017

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,124,938

Grants paid in 2024

39 grants, largest first

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

  1. Talon's Reach FoundationJackson, WY

    General Support

    $50,000
  2. Intermountain Vipassana AssociationLava Hot SPGS, ID

    General Support

    $30,000
  3. San Miguel Resource CenterTelluride, CO

    General Support

    $20,000
  4. Individual

    General Support

    $20,000
  5. Individual

    General Support

    $15,000
  6. Individual

    General Support

    $15,000
  7. Individual

    General Support

    $8,500
  8. Tanzania Well ProjectNacogdoches, TX

    General Support

    $7,500
  9. Girl Scouts of Nor CalAlameda, CA

    General Support

    $7,500
  10. Individual

    General Support

    $7,500
  11. Mental Health Coalition of Teton VaDriggs, ID

    General Support

    $7,500
  12. Education Foundation of Teton ValleDriggs, ID

    General Support

    $7,500
  13. Family Safety NetworkDriggs, ID

    General Support

    $7,500
  14. Mountain Bike the TetonsDriggs, ID

    General Support

    $7,500
  15. Teton Valley AquaticsDriggs, ID

    General Support

    $7,500
  16. Teton Valley Farmers MarketDriggs, ID

    General Support

    $7,500
  17. Teton Valley Food PantryDriggs, ID

    General Support

    $7,500
  18. Individual

    General Support

    $7,500
  19. Valley Adaptive SportsVictor, ID

    General Support

    $7,500
  20. Individual

    General Support

    $7,500
  21. Individual

    General Support

    $7,500
  22. Individual

    General Support

    $7,500
  23. Girls GarageBerkeley, CA

    General Support

    $7,500
  24. Save the Waves CoalitionSanta Cruz, CA

    General Support

    $7,500
  25. Sempervirens FundMountain View, CA

    General Support

    $7,500
  26. The Water Wheel FoundationBurlington, VT

    General Support

    $7,500
  27. Individual

    General Support

    $6,000
  28. DZi FoundationRidgway, CO

    General Support

    $5,000
  29. Individual

    General Support

    $5,000
  30. Teton Regional Land TrustDriggs, ID

    General Support

    $5,000
  31. Friends of the Teton RiverDriggs, ID

    General Support

    $5,000
  32. The Yoga SourceDriggs, ID

    General Support

    $5,000
  33. Downtown Driggs AssociationDriggs, ID

    General Support

    $5,000
  34. Women's Earth AllianceBerkeley, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  35. Voyager Youth ProgramRidgway, CO

    General Support

    $3,000
  36. Teluride InstituteTelluride, CO

    General Support

    $2,041
  37. Dream OrchestraBeverly Hills, CA

    General Support

    $2,000
  38. Many HopesNew York, NY

    General Support

    $1,037
  39. Individual

    General Support

    $666

Where the money goes

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

  1. Veterans and military1 grant $50,00025% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $30,00015% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $28,00014% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation4 grants $27,50013% of the total
  5. Environment4 grants $25,00012% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture2 grants $15,0007% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $28,53714% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Idaho13 grants $110,000
  2. Wyoming1 grant $50,000
  3. California6 grants $37,000
  4. Colorado4 grants $30,041
  5. Texas1 grant $7,500
  6. Vermont1 grant $7,500
  7. New York1 grant $1,037

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Betsy Hall McKinneyPres. & Treas. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ulli Sir JesseSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • John McKinneyDirector Hours 1Pay $0

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