Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation
The Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation is a private foundation based in Fairfield, Montana. Its 2025 filing reports $64,000 in grants to charitable organizations, including organizations working in social welfare, social assistance, and research.
Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation at a glance
In short: Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation gave $64K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), top state Montana. 73% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $64,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- Average grant
- $4,267
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $9,495,705
- New grantees (estimate)
- 73% first-time grantees (11 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Montana (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 690 3Rd Road N E, Fairfield, MT 59436
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Shriners Hospiotal ($5K). Together the top 10 received $50K.
Grant Size Distribution
54 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 54 grants of 54 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Montana recipients received 42% of grant dollars. Other leading recipient-state shares were North Carolina (12%), Florida (8%), Illinois (8%), and Tennessee (8%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation open to new grantees?
73%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 15 grantees (73%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- Giving grew 49% from 2022 to 2025. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2021) to $64K (2025). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $64K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shriners Hospiotal Tampa, FL | Research | $5,000 |
| Alzheimers Foundation Chicago, IL | Research | $5,000 |
| Farmers in the Dell Helena, MT | Social Assistance | $5,000 |
| St Judes Hospital Memphis, TN | Medical Research | $5,000 |
| Wounded Warriors Project Washington, DC | Social Welfare | $5,000 |
| Yellowstone Boys Girls Ranch Billings, MT | Social Welfare | $5,000 |
| Samaritans Purse Boone, NC | Social Welfare | $5,000 |
| Shodair Hospital Helena, MT | Medical Research | $5,000 |
| Bobbie Beerman Benefit Fairfield, MT | Social Welfare | $5,000 |
| Turning Point Phoenix, AZ | Social Welfare | $5,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,495,705 | $290,494 | $64,000 | $64,000 | 15 | $64,000 | $290,494 |
| 2022 | $2,464,623 | $307,545 | $44,471 | $43,000 | 13 | — | $361,461 |
| 2021 | $2,201,549 | $-75,052 | $29,713 | $27,500 | 12 | — | $105,828 |
| 2020 | $2,306,314 | $228,403 | $29,500 | $29,500 | 14 | — | $93,347 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for social welfare and social assistance, as well as medical and other research. Among its grantees, Samaritan’s Purse describes itself as a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to people around the world. Veterans of Foreign Wars describes its mission as benefiting veterans through social and charitable activities.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 15 grants totaling $64,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median of $5,000.
Notable 2025 grants included $5,000 each to Shriners Hospital in Tampa, Alzheimer’s Foundation in Chicago, Farmers in the Dell in Helena, St. Jude’s Hospital in Memphis, Wounded Warriors Project in Washington, DC, Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch in Billings, Samaritan’s Purse in Boone, Shodair Hospital in Helena, Bobbie Beerman Benefit in Fairfield, and Turning Point in Phoenix. Other reported grants included $4,000 to St. Paul Church in Fairfield, $3,000 to Special Olympics in Great Falls, and $1,000 to Veterans of Foreign Wars in West Memphis, Arkansas.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Harold Klinker and Shirlie Klinker as trustees.
Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Harold Klinker
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shirlie Klinker
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation
How much does Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation give each year?
Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation gave $64K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation's typical grant size?
Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,267, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation give grants?
Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation's top state is Montana, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were North Carolina (13%) and Florida (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Helena, MT (2 grants), Fairfield, MT (2 grants) and Boone, NC (2 grants).
Does Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Social Welfare" (7 grants) and "Medical Research" (4 grants).
Who are Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation's largest grantees?
Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Shriners Hospiotal ($5,000), Alzheimers Foundation ($5,000) and Farmers in the Dell ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 23% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation?
Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation reported $9.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $290K.
What does Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for social welfare and social assistance, as well as medical and other research. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation's EIN?
Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-1684543. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- 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 March 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 6, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2022
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