Helena Area Community Foundation
To provide financial assistance to nonprofits benefiting lewis & Clark county residents. Fundraising costs to build endowment for grants, which is the exempt purpose.
Helena Area Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Helena Area Community Foundation reported $110K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $109,500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +29.2% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $661,615
- +17.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $317,562
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $53,258
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $305,227
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Helena Area Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 31 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $379K (2022). In 2025 it reported $110K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Explorationworks Helena, MT | To help nonprofits recover financially from the covid pandemic | $7,560 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $661,615 | $317,562 | $305,227 | $109,500 | Total only | $53,258 |
| 2024 | $563,535 | $283,404 | $302,197 | $84,739 | Total only | $49,269 |
| 2023 | $525,648 | $271,226 | $265,037 | $7,560 | 1 | $45,462 |
| 2022 | $512,478 | $594,885 | $607,838 | $379,260 | 30 | $44,038 |
| 2021 | $558,550 | $242,514 | $132,323 | — | — | $38,568 |
| 2020 | $421,902 | $134,390 | $120,972 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Helena Area Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Helena Area Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Helena, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $662K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $110K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $53K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Helena Area Community Foundation is led by Emily Frazier, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Emily Frazier
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$62K (2022) → $65K (2025)
Daranne Dunning
President
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Moore
Director
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Nelson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hallee Frandsen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tommy Williams
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wes Feist
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Day
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jalena Johnson
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Hale
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Mark Barry (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Sara Berg (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Bull (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Ellie Webster (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kim Lloyd (2021–2024) — Past President
- Former: Jackie Jones (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jeannie Etchart (2020–2023) — Past President
- Former: Raylee Honeycutt (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Jan Brown (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Curt Larsen (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Emily Fleming (2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Mike Rooney (2021) — Director
- Former: Glenna Wortman-Obie (2020) — Director
- Former: Jacki Frank (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Kaci Cech (2020) — Director
- Former: Margaret Corcoran (2020) — Director
- Former: Tori Hunthausen (2020) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $65K, to Emily Frazier (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Helena Area Community Foundation
How much does Helena Area Community Foundation give each year?
Helena Area Community Foundation reported $110K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $85K in grants paid.
How large is Helena Area Community Foundation?
Helena Area Community Foundation reported $662K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $318K.
Where does Helena Area Community Foundation operate?
Helena Area Community Foundation has awarded grants in Montana.
What is Helena Area Community Foundation's EIN?
Helena Area Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0536902. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 10, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 1, 2026)
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