Butte Emergency Food Bank
Provide food for individuals in need
Butte Emergency Food Bank at a glance
In short: Butte Emergency Food Bank reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $3,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +29.8% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $4,527,673
- +18.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,944,423
- -4.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $212,351
- -30.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,414,266
- -5.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Butte Emergency Food Bank funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $66K (2022). In 2025 it reported $3K 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.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Butte Rescue Mission Butte, MT | Food for individuals in need | $19,249 |
| Butte Council 668 Knights of Butte, MT | New stove to serve community meals | $17,711 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,527,673 | $1,944,423 | $1,414,266 | $3,000 | Total only | $212,351 |
| 2024 | $3,815,784 | $2,027,703 | $1,491,233 | $2,311 | Total only | $303,327 |
| 2023 | $3,335,689 | $1,546,153 | $1,357,352 | $36,960 | 2 | $80,218 |
| 2022 | $2,913,394 | $1,835,768 | $1,659,884 | $66,291 | 2 | $72,211 |
| 2021 | $3,105,545 | $1,921,944 | $1,393,796 | — | — | $119,134 |
| 2020 | $2,373,182 | $1,603,077 | $1,016,853 | — | — | $30,084 |
| 2018 | $1,707,194 | $1,428,883 | $1,305,892 | — | — | $59,875 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Butte Emergency Food Bank
Based on IRS filings
Butte Emergency Food Bank is a public charity, based in Butte, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $3K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $212K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Butte Emergency Food Bank is led by Linda Keele, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 2 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Keele
Executive Director
Director → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
$35K (2025)
Lorraine Hamry
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
25 hrs/week
$31K (2023) → $11K (2025)
Alana Ferko
President
Director → President, 2020
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Griffith
Director
Executive Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2018
5 hrs/week
$60K (2018) → $0 (2025)
Angie Hasquet
Director
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pam Chamberlin
Director
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh Thompson
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Brian Sullivan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Laci Ridder
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Patty Higinbotham
Secretary
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Helen McCarthy
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucinda LaSalle
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Andrew Durkin (2018–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Cindy LaSalle (2018–2023) — Director
- Former: Rich Henningsen (2018–2023) — Vice President
- Former: John Jacobsen (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Terri Higinbotham (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Ryan Tomich (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kaitlyn Rapp (2018–2021) — Director
- Former: Mary Jo McDonald (2018–2021) — Director
- Former: Rose Spear (2018–2021) — Director
- Former: Shalleen Davis (2021) — Director
- Former: Elissa Mitchell (2018–2020) — Director
- Former: Pastor Tim Moslander (2018–2020) — Director
- Former: Anna Trudnowski (2020) — Director
- Former: Leif Clark (2018) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $35K, to Linda Keele (Executive Dir.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Butte Emergency Food Bank
How much does Butte Emergency Food Bank give each year?
Butte Emergency Food Bank reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid.
How large is Butte Emergency Food Bank?
Butte Emergency Food Bank reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.
Where does Butte Emergency Food Bank operate?
Butte Emergency Food Bank has awarded grants in Montana.
What is Butte Emergency Food Bank's EIN?
Butte Emergency Food Bank's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0469563. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS December 26, 2019)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
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