Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols

Private foundation · Grantmaker Billings, MT EIN: 32-6308913

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 $72K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2K. Net investment income was $3K.

Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols at a glance

In short: Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols gave $2K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $823.5), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,647
-12.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$824
-12.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$824
Total assets
$72,214
-1.1% 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

Southwestern Community College: $600Southwestern Community College$600

The largest 2025 recipient was Southwestern Community College ($600).

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($1,047), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

CrestonAmesIowa CityLawrenceOttumwaAnkeny

How Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 86% 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$500$1K$1.5K$2K2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $2K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$1,047
Southwestern Community College Creston, IAScholarship$600
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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$72,214$4,011$4,775$1,6472$3,752$3,069$4,352
2024$72,993$6,280$4,681$1,8802$3,820$5,513$4,117
2023$71,365$5,917$4,702$1,8802$3,952$5,242$3,871
2022$70,154$258$3,142$1,5002$2,074$1,471$3,951

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols reported a distributable amount of $4K 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

    $875 (2022) → $1K (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: $1KFirst Interstate BankTrustee$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1K, 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 $2K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 2 grants.

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

Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols reported $72K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (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, Kansas.

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

Harry H Northover & Doris M Northover Nichols's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 32-6308913. 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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