Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols

Private foundation · Grantmaker Billings, MT EIN: 36-7632860

Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols is a private foundation, based in Billings, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $207K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $9K.

Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols at a glance

In short: Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,358
+17.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,358
+17.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,358
Total assets
$207,247
-1.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (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 Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Bedford Area Chamber: $9KBedford Area Chamber$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bedford Area Chamber ($9K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Bedford

How Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols gives

  • Giving grew 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 93% 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

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2022) to $9K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bedford Area Chamber Bedford, IAProgram Support$9,358
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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$207,247$11,532$14,908$9,3581$12,028$8,780$12,918
2024$210,662$15,230$13,104$8,0001$10,389$12,632$12,193
2023$208,598$18,918$11,071$6,5001$8,961$16,115$11,346
2022$200,676$-524$12,030$6,5001$7,498$4,309$12,666

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols's only listed officer is First Interstate Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • First Interstate Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    $3K (2022) → $3K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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

First Interstate Bank — Trustee: $3KFirst Interstate BankTrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to First Interstate Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols

How much does Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols give each year?

Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.

How large is Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols?

Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols reported $207K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (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.

Where does Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols operate?

Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols's EIN?

Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-7632860. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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