Harris Family Foundation
Harris Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Bozeman, Montana. Its 2025 filing lists grants to charitable organizations in Montana, Illinois, Oregon, and California, including schools, cultural institutions, and organizations addressing food insecurity and other community needs.
Harris Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Harris Family Foundation gave $290K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), top state Montana. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $290,000
- -6.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,059
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $11,482,896
- -0.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Montana (34% 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 Harris Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation’s 2024 filing states that it does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 2003, Bozeman, MT 59771
Phone: (415) 672-4460
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Harris Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bozeman Field School ($100K). Together the top 10 received $245K.
Grant Size Distribution
85 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 80 grants of 85 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing allocates grant dollars among recipients in Montana (34%), Illinois (29%), Oregon (22%), and California (14%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Harris Family Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 17 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. How we count
- 94% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 45% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $290K (2025) to $389K (2020). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $290K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bozeman Field School Bozeman, MT | Contribution to General Fund | $100,000 |
| Shedd Aquarium Chicago, IL | Contribution to General Fund | $25,000 |
| Care for Real Chicago, IL | Contribution to General Fund | $25,000 |
| Occidental College Los Angeles, CA | Contribution to General Fund | $25,000 |
| Friends of the Children Portland, OR | Contribution to General Fund | $20,000 |
| Field Museum Chicago, IL | Contribution to General Fund | $10,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL | Contribution to General Fund | $10,000 |
| Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Portland, OR | Contribution to General Fund | $10,000 |
| KairosPDX Portland, OR | Contribution to General Fund | $10,000 |
| Oregon Food Bank Portland, OR | Contribution to General Fund | $10,000 |
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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 | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,482,896 | $404,029 | $299,245 | $290,000 | 17 | $299,131 | $403,915 | $666,227 |
| 2024 | $11,484,412 | $8,765,135 | $329,681 | $310,129 | 18 | $324,981 | $160,626 | $532,046 |
| 2023 | $2,942,658 | $274,081 | $303,018 | $300,000 | 16 | $301,875 | $272,938 | $208,758 |
| 2022 | $2,971,595 | $218,542 | $377,686 | $370,000 | 17 | $371,938 | $212,794 | $222,280 |
| 2021 | $3,130,739 | $350,001 | $308,244 | $300,000 | 17 | $301,845 | $343,585 | $253,074 |
| 2020 | $3,088,982 | $273,487 | $400,630 | $388,500 | 26 | — | $273,487 | $218,757 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harris Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $666K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
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 include support for organizations whose own missions include education, food access, mentoring, cultural institutions, and community services. For example, Bozeman Field School describes its mission as providing place-based secondary education, while Care for Real says it helps vulnerable neighbors overcome food insecurity with dignity. Oregon Food Bank describes its mission as eliminating hunger and its root causes.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 17 grants totaling $290,000. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $100,000, with a median of $10,000. Its largest reported grants were $100,000 to Bozeman Field School; $25,000 each to Shedd Aquarium, Care for Real, and Occidental College; and $20,000 to Friends of the Children.
Other reported 2025 grants included $10,000 each to the Field Museum, Lincoln Park Zoo, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, KairosPDX, Oregon Food Bank, and Pomona College, and $9,000 to St Luke’s Episcopal. The filing also lists a $2,500 grant to YWCA of Greater Portland.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Andrew L Harris as Foundation Mgr.
Harris Family Foundation's only listed officer is Andrew L Harris, Foundation Manager on every filing since 2020 (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew L Harris
Foundation Manager
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: John C Harris (2020–2021) — Trustee
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 Harris Family Foundation
How much does Harris Family Foundation give each year?
Harris Family Foundation gave $290K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $310K across 18 grants.
What is Harris Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Harris Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $17,059, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Harris Family Foundation give grants?
Harris Family Foundation's top state is Montana, with 34% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Illinois (29%) and Oregon (22%). The most frequent recipient cities were Portland, OR (7 grants) and Chicago, IL (5 grants).
Does Harris Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Harris Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (17 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Harris Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Harris Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bozeman Field School ($100,000), Shedd Aquarium ($25,000) and Care for Real ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Harris Family Foundation?
Harris Family Foundation reported $11.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $299K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $666K (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 does Harris Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose own missions include education, food access, mentoring, cultural institutions, and community services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Harris Family Foundation?
The foundation’s 2024 filing states that it does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Harris Family Foundation's EIN?
Harris Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4333755. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Harris Family 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Harris Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/harris-family-foundation-morg_a2d21e2b9d004f84ab821d390246862d
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