Private foundation
JOAN AND WESLEY BUFFINGTON TR
BILLINGS, MTEIN
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Private foundation
BILLINGS, MTEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $95,594 | $57,132 | $46,103 | $863,628 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 3% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $15,000 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Interstate Bank | TRUSTEE | 2 | $13,508 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $863,628 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $61,699 | $67,819 | $58,287 | $836,330 | $836,330 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $12,964 | $65,423 | $53,134 | $840,503 | $840,503 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $109,079 | $48,880 | $38,526 | $887,937 | $887,937 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $27,484 | $58,942 | $49,580 | $827,842 | $827,842 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $60,627 | $57,102 | $47,248 | $858,605 | $858,605 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $60,647 | $54,846 | $45,130 | $855,671 | $855,671 |
| SCHOLARSHIP |
| $11,500 |
| 2025 |
| Rachel CharneyBillings, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2022 |
| WENDY PAXTONMISSOULA, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $8,645 | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $8,000 | 2025 |
| Tammie Rich-WordenDillon, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $8,000 | 2022 |
| Andrea PoulinHamilton, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $7,250 | 2019 |
| ADRIENNE THURMANLAUREL, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $6,726 | 2025 |
| Purdue Global UniversityDallas, TX | SCHOLARSHIP | $6,626 | 2023 |
| Jeffrey CampbellGreat Falls, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $6,432 | 2023 |
| ED WORRELLGREAT FALLS, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $6,358 | 2021 |
| MaKayla CarlosHamilton, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $6,189 | 2023 |
| MaKayla CarlosHamilton, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $6,120 | 2021 |
| ED WORRELLGREAT FALLS, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,875 | 2025 |
| WENDY PAXTONMISSOULA, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,720 | 2020 |
| TRAVIS STEVENSONGREAT FALLS, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,700 | 2020 |
| SHANNON PAYNEBillings, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,500 | 2018 |
| Chandra ScheschyGreat Falls, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,200 | 2019 |
| OverHere ConsultingGreat Falls, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,095 | 2023 |
| CHELSEA STILLMANMISSOULA, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Purdue Global UniversityDallas, TX | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,000 | 2022 |
| DREW GROELING STANFORDDILLION, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,000 | 2020 |
| TRAVIS STEVENSONGREAT FALLS, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,000 | 2018 |
| KATHRYN M NORRISHELENA, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,000 | 2020 |
| CEDRIC BROWNBILLINGS, MT | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,000 | 2018 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202531279349101748
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202411279349102541
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202311309349100046
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202231179349100713
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202111249349101766
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202031369349101218
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201921209349101217
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