Logjam Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Missoula, MT EIN: 45-6655932

Logjam Foundation is a private foundation, based in Missoula, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $937 in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $40K.

Logjam Foundation at a glance

In short: Logjam Foundation gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,125
-65.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,031
-56.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,063
Total assets
$937
-85.1% vs 2024
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 November 2026.

Who Logjam Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Missoula

How Logjam Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 301% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$50K$100K$150K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 3 grants2023 5 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $115K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
4 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$40,125
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$937$35,261$40,593$40,1254$40,593$245
2024$6,269$115,000$115,560$115,0005$115,560$328
2023$6,829$10,000$36,000$36,0003$36,000$632
2022$32,829—$10,550$10,0001$10,550$1,786
2021$43,379—$6,425$6,0002$6,425$2,266
2020$49,804—$51,761$51,1003—$3,612

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Logjam Foundation reported a distributable amount of $245 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Logjam Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nicholas F. Checota

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin C. Checota

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 Logjam Foundation

How much does Logjam Foundation give each year?

Logjam Foundation gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $115K across 5 grants.

What is Logjam Foundation's typical grant size?

Logjam Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,063, and its average grant was $10,031, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Logjam Foundation give grants?

Logjam Foundation gives mostly in Montana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Logjam Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Logjam Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Logjam Foundation?

Logjam Foundation reported $937 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $41K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $245 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Logjam Foundation's EIN?

Logjam Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-6655932. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 11, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 22, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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