Branding Trap
Branding Trap is a private foundation, based in Big Timber, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4K in total assets.
Branding Trap at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,644
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $5K (2024). In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,644 | — | — | — | — | — | $179 |
| 2024 | $3,644 | $11,426 | $8,629 | $5,000 | Total only | $5,000 | $111 |
| 2023 | $847 | $2,547 | $1,700 | $1,700 | Total only | $1,700 | $42 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Branding Trap reported a distributable amount of $179 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Branding Trap's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Corey Seemann
Vice President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greeley Schuman
Treasurer
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mat Gibby
Vice President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Branding Trap
How large is Branding Trap?
Branding Trap reported $4K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How much is Branding Trap required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Branding Trap reported a distributable amount of $179 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Branding Trap's EIN?
Branding Trap's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-2035201. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
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