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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 86-6619137

Ame Family Foundation

A private foundation in Meridian, ID. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $9,900 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $9,900

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,025,741
  • Tax year 2023

    $237,550

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,612,713
  • Tax year 2022

    $20,219

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,504,298
  • Tax year 2021

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,690,243

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Game Changers Idaho IncBoise, ID

    General support of social services

    $5,000
  2. Treasure Valley YMCABoise, ID

    General support of social services

    $2,500
  3. Kenya KeysLake Grove, OR

    General support of social services

    $1,800
  4. AcseaBoise, ID

    General support of social services

    $400
  5. Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, ID

    General support of social services

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,00071% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $2,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Idaho4 grants $8,100
  2. Oregon1 grant $1,800

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Aaron B EltonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa A EltonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • David CollinsCFO Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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