Four Corners Community Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bozeman, MT EIN: 20-0482770

Four Corners Community Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Bozeman, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $15K.

Four Corners Community Foundation at a glance

In short: Four Corners Community Foundation gave $4K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,458
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$2,229
Median grant
$2,229
Total assets
$1,654,686
Primary geography
Arizona (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Four Corners Community Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

The Artemus Foundation: $3KThe Artemus Foundation$3KMt Watershied Council: $1KMt Watershied Council$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Artemus Foundation ($3K). Together the top 2 received $4K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

BozemanLivingstonHelenaBig SkyGallatin GatewayMissoulaNew YorkPhoenix

How Four Corners Community Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 66% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2021 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2 grants2019 9 grants2020 7 grants2021 6 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2025) to $39K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Artemus Foundation Phoenix, AZEnvironmental Purpose$3,000
Mt Watershied Council Helena, MTNatural Resource Organization$1,458
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,654,686$905,586$693,011$4,4582$589,169$14,636—
2023$1,031,800$1,099,888$545,441$37,0003$37,000$14,888—
2022$730,721$505,432$691,891$13,1856$661,839$5,432—
2021$917,180$500,204$460,121$31,6377$460,121$204$35,284
2020$877,126$454,122$222,493$39,4359—$4,122$33,359
2019$645,497$452,625$265,860$10,5752—$2,625$22,846

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Four Corners Community Foundation is led by Sharon Brodie, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sharon Brodie

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $80K (2019) → $96K (2025)

  • Pat Byorth

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Boyer

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Dawson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Brodie

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerri Strasheim

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Weaver

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Gage

    Executive Di

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: George Metcalf (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Rupp (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Paul Shennum (2019–2023) — Director

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

Sharon Brodie — President: $96KSharon BrodiePresident$96K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $96K, to Sharon Brodie (President).

Frequently asked questions about Four Corners Community Foundation

How much does Four Corners Community Foundation give each year?

Four Corners Community Foundation gave $4K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Four Corners Community Foundation?

Four Corners Community Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $906K.

What is Four Corners Community Foundation?

Four Corners Community Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Bozeman, MT. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Four Corners Community Foundation operate?

Four Corners Community Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, Montana, New York.

What is Four Corners Community Foundation's EIN?

Four Corners Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0482770. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 1, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 8, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 11, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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