Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation
Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Billings, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $299K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $19K.
Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation at a glance
In short: Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation gave $13K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,302
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,217
- -48.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,217
- Total assets
- $298,833
- +0.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Montana (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 Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Montana State University ($2K). Together the top 2 received $4K.
Organizations only. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($8,868), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation gives
- Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% 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 $13K (2024) to $19K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $8,868 |
| Montana State University Bozeman, MT | Scholarship | $2,217 |
| MSU - Northern Havre, MT | Scholarship | $2,217 |
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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 | $298,833 | $22,641 | $20,166 | $13,302 | 6 | $15,925 | $18,707 | $16,572 |
| 2024 | $296,365 | $22,143 | $19,928 | $13,000 | 3 | $15,540 | $18,086 | $16,032 |
| 2023 | $294,129 | $18,359 | $19,936 | $13,500 | 3 | $15,980 | $14,050 | $15,241 |
| 2022 | $295,777 | $-293 | $26,024 | $18,744 | 6 | $21,173 | $4,227 | $15,911 |
| 2021 | $322,084 | $37,744 | $20,243 | $14,000 | 4 | $16,374 | $33,830 | $21,148 |
| 2020 | $301,599 | $10,954 | $20,634 | $14,000 | 6 | — | $7,120 | $16,330 |
| 2019 | $311,056 | $15,724 | $19,673 | $14,000 | 8 | — | $12,211 | $16,261 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation's only listed officer is First Interstate Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
First Interstate Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$4K (2019) → $5K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to First Interstate Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation
How much does Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation give each year?
Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation gave $13K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 3 grants.
What is Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation's typical grant size?
Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,217, and its average grant was $2,217, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation give grants?
Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation gives mostly in Montana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (6 grants).
How large is Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation?
Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation reported $299K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (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.
What is Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation?
Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Billings, MT. It holds $299K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation's EIN?
Dorris D Harbert Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0519264. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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