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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3885497

The Dancu Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Big Sky, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $250,144 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $250,144

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,717,474

  • Tax year 2024

    $250,525

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,131,030

  • Tax year 2023

    $732,885

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,438,642

  • Tax year 2022

    $376,272

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,559,640

  • Tax year 2021

    $221,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $8,617,194

  • Tax year 2020

    $156,850

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $7,575,588

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $7,228,410

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Big Sky Community OrganizationBig Sky, MT

    To further mission of organization

    $245,525
  2. Spanish Peaks FoundationBig Sky, MT

    To further mission of organization

    $4,619

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $245,525100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana2 grants $250,144

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • John DancuPRESIDENT Hours 15Pay $0

The return

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