Beartooth Foundation
Beartooth Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $200K. Net investment income was $274K.
Beartooth Foundation at a glance
In short: Beartooth Foundation gave $200K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $200K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $200,000
- -57.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -80.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $200,000
- +113.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $200,000
- Total assets
- $3,584,552
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Beartooth Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was North Carolina Community Foundation Capital Campaign ($200K).
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 16 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Beartooth Foundation gives
- Giving fell 56% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 85% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $134K (2020) to $685K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $200K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Community Foundation Capital Campaign Raleigh, NC | Charity | $200,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,584,552 | $343,096 | $215,284 | $200,000 | 1 | $200,675 | $273,545 | $235,960 |
| 2024 | $3,456,740 | $668,884 | $477,007 | $467,814 | 5 | $467,814 | $131,333 | $229,644 |
| 2023 | $3,267,069 | $623,895 | $692,499 | $685,000 | 4 | $685,000 | $110,539 | $198,558 |
| 2022 | $3,340,133 | $212,421 | $458,328 | $450,000 | 2 | $452,081 | $111,192 | $196,270 |
| 2021 | $3,058,702 | $242,850 | $223,629 | $217,500 | 4 | $219,031 | $100,136 | $188,153 |
| 2020 | $2,597,534 | $55,624 | $138,842 | $134,000 | 5 | — | $67,026 | $145,602 |
| 2019 | $2,349,174 | $70,700 | $205,918 | $202,200 | 2 | — | $67,603 | $129,750 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Beartooth Foundation reported a distributable amount of $236K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Beartooth Foundation is led by Linda Murchison, Chairman & Secretary on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Murchison
Chairman & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Murchison Campbell
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clare Murchison Powers
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Reid Murchison
Vice Chairman & Secretary
Vice Chairman → Vice Chairman & Sectry, 2024
Vice Chairman & Sectry → Vice Chairman & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Clare Spencer Murchison (2019–2022) — Assistant Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Beartooth Foundation
How much does Beartooth Foundation give each year?
Beartooth Foundation gave $200K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $468K across 5 grants.
How large is Beartooth Foundation?
Beartooth Foundation reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $201K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $236K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Beartooth Foundation operate?
Beartooth Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina, Virginia, Wyoming.
What is Beartooth Foundation's EIN?
Beartooth Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1536745. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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