Jane S Heman Foundation Inc
Jane S Heman Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Stevensville, Montana. Its filing states that grants benefit residents of western Montana, supporting education and helping alleviate the suffering of people affected by disease, as well as assisting and providing relief to the elderly.
Jane S Heman Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Jane S Heman Foundation Inc gave $910K across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Montana. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $910,038
- +8.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,335
- +8.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $7,015,727
- -2.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (6 of 30, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Montana (100% 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 Jane S Heman Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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Submit the requested information by email.
- Review Cycle
- The filing lists February 1, May 1, August 1, and October 1. As of September 28, 2026, the February, May, and August 2026 dates have passed; October 1 is the next listed date.
- Deadline
- The filing lists February 1, May 1, August 1, and October 1.
- Contact
Application contact: Bob Thomas Michael Magone
Mailing address: 366 Hillview Dr, Stevensville, MT 59870
Phone: (406) 381-2901
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Jane S Heman Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Spectrum ($130K). Together the top 10 received $599K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($30,600), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
140 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 118 grants of 140 (84%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation says grants benefit residents of western Montana, defined in its filing as the area west of the Continental Divide. It identifies the Bitterroot and Missoula valleys as its primary geographical area for funding. All grant dollars reported by recipient state for 2025 went to Montana.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Jane S Heman Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 30 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $33K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 63% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 85% 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 (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $596K (2019) to $910K (2025). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $910K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Spectrum Missoula, MT | Funds used to design, create and foster a stem learning ecosystem in Montana's bitterroot valley. | $130,000 |
| Montana State University Bozeman, MT | The grant is for clinical travel support for msu nursing students. The grant also provides equipment capital for furnishing a room in the new mark and robin jones college of nursing in missoula, which is located on the community hospital campus. | $115,000 |
| Clark Fork Coalition Missoula, MT | Funds used for education of the clark fork watershed. | $50,000 |
| Missoula Aging Services Missoula, MT | 2025 GRANT | $50,000 |
| Providence Montana Health Foundation Missoula, MT | Funds Used to Support Mission. | $50,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation Missoula, MT | Grant to support the resolve project at the university of Montana, aimed at establishing the nation's premier center for rural health research and innovation. | $50,000 |
| Ravalli County Museum Hamilton, MT | Funds used to assist in designing program enhancements for the collection, preservation, and digitization of historical documents within the library. | $40,000 |
| Target Range School Missoula, MT | Funds used for medical supplies grant and school nurse salary | $40,000 |
| Bitterroot Water Partnership Hamilton, MT | Bitter root water forum grant/contributions funds education to classroom and site located formats for students of all ages about the bitterroot river and its lifeline to Ravalli county. | $39,000 |
| Rural Behavior Health Institute Bozeman, MT | 2025 Grant for Rural School Mental Health | $35,000 |
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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 | $7,015,727 | $796,502 | $1,005,917 | $910,038 | 30 | $949,966 | $786,659 | $1,118,348 |
| 2024 | $7,225,142 | $1,022,446 | $922,645 | $836,800 | 30 | $867,400 | $1,011,584 | $983,039 |
| 2023 | $7,125,341 | $702,325 | $911,071 | $838,552 | 29 | $866,211 | $683,764 | $863,065 |
| 2022 | $7,334,087 | $363,095 | $927,359 | $854,350 | 26 | $882,254 | $503,619 | $866,771 |
| 2021 | $7,898,351 | $551,494 | $740,860 | $676,700 | 25 | $696,361 | $531,503 | $883,104 |
| 2020 | $8,087,717 | $601,593 | $784,916 | $695,992 | 26 | — | $578,124 | $708,745 |
| 2019 | $8,271,040 | $673,309 | $663,978 | $595,705 | 28 | — | $650,154 | $698,124 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jane S Heman Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $1.1M 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
The foundation’s filing describes its grantmaking priorities as education, alleviating the suffering of individuals afflicted by disease, and assistance and relief for the elderly. Its application instructions ask organizations to explain how a request fits the foundation’s objective of supporting education and/or health care-related needs within the Bitterroot and/or Missoula valleys.
Its 2025 grants included support for STEM learning, nursing student travel and equipment, rural school mental health, school medical supplies, watershed education, and poetry instruction. Grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported: the Bitterroot Water Partnership says it works with partners and communities to promote clean, ample water for people and habitats; the an individual recipient says it partners with schools and communities to teach the imaginative power of language; and the Montana Natural History Center describes its work as promoting appreciation, understanding, and stewardship of nature and the environment through education.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 30 grants totaling $910,038. Individual grants ranged from $2,000 to $130,000, with a median of $25,000. Among the largest awards were $130,000 to Spectrum for a STEM learning ecosystem in the Bitterroot Valley; $115,000 to Montana State University for clinical travel support for nursing students and equipment for a nursing college room; and $50,000 each to the Clark Fork Coalition, Missoula Aging Services, Providence Montana Health Foundation, and University of Montana Foundation. Other notable grants included $40,000 to Ravalli County Museum for historical-document collection, preservation, and digitization enhancements, and $39,000 to Bitterroot Water Partnership for education about the Bitterroot River.
The foundation’s filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Applicants are asked to email a one-page document with the organization’s name and contact information, tax ID, mission, primary contact, a brief description of the need and intended results, an explanation of how the request fits the foundation’s objectives and geographic area, the requested amount, and a proposed budget breakdown. The filing lists Bob Thomas and Michael Magone as contacts for applying.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Michael A. Magone as president, Carol Capp as vice president, and Robert A. Thomas as secretary/treasurer.
Jane S Heman Foundation Inc is led by Michael A. Magone, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael A. Magone
President
Secretary & Treasurer → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
$6K (2019) → $29K (2025)
Carol Capp
Vice President
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
$6K (2019) → $8K (2025)
Robert A. Thomas
Secretary & Treasurer
President → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
$36K (2019) → $26K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $29K, to Michael a Magone (President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Jane S Heman Foundation Inc
How much does Jane S Heman Foundation Inc give each year?
Jane S Heman Foundation Inc gave $910K across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $837K across 30 grants.
What is Jane S Heman Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Jane S Heman Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $30,335, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jane S Heman Foundation Inc that year got $18K on average.
Where does Jane S Heman Foundation Inc give grants?
Jane S Heman Foundation Inc gives mostly in Montana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Missoula, MT (15 grants), Hamilton, MT (5 grants), Bozeman, MT (2 grants) and Corvallis, MT (2 grants).
Does Jane S Heman Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 10% of Jane S Heman Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 30) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Jane S Heman Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Jane S Heman Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Spectrum ($130,000), Montana State University ($115,000) and Clark Fork Coalition ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($30,600), which are not listed by name. Together they received 32% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jane S Heman Foundation Inc?
Jane S Heman Foundation Inc reported $7.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $950K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.1M (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 Jane S Heman Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation’s filing describes its grantmaking priorities as education, alleviating the suffering of individuals afflicted by disease, and assistance and relief for the elderly. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jane S Heman Foundation Inc?
Submit the requested information by email. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jane S Heman Foundation Inc's EIN?
Jane S Heman Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0526846. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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