Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT
Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT is a private foundation based in Billings, Montana. Its 2024 filing says requests must benefit the St. Vrain Valley School District area, including Longmont, Colorado, for charitable, religious, literary, or educational purposes.
Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT at a glance
In short: Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT gave $143K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Colorado. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $143,000
- +49.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +53.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,150
- -2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $3,037,645
- +3.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (5 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (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 Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT
- How to Apply
-
The 2024 filing lists First Interstate Bank as the contact for applications and says an application form is available through the bank’s website. It requires a qualified 501(c)(3) organization and a request benefiting the St. Vrain Valley School District area for charitable, religious, literary, or educational purposes.
- Review Cycle
- April 30; the filing does not specify a year for this date.
- Deadline
- April 30; the filing does not specify a year for this date.
- Contact
Application contact: First Interstate Bank
Mailing address: 401 North 31St Street, Billings, MT 59101
Phone: (303) 684-7849
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Outreach United Resource Center ($25K). Together the top 10 received $110K.
Grant Size Distribution
109 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 109 grants of 109 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado. The 2024 filing specifies that requests must benefit the St. Vrain Valley School District area, including Longmont, Colorado.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 20 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 40% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% 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 $96K (2024) to $157K (2021). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $143K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Outreach United Resource Center Longmont, CO | Grant to Provide Basic | $25,000 |
| TLC Learning Center Longmont, CO | Program Support | $18,500 |
| Longmont Meals on Wheels Longmont, CO | Program Support | $14,500 |
| The Inn Between of Longmont Longmont, CO | Grant for Student Incentive | $12,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Longmont, CO | Program Support | $10,000 |
| Silver Creek Education Foundation Longmont, CO | Program Support | $7,000 |
| Brite Collaborative Longmont, CO | Program Support | $7,000 |
| Leaf Lyons Emergency and Assistance FD Lyons, CO | Program Support | $6,000 |
| The Reentry Initiative Longmont, CO | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Crossroads School Longmont, CO | Program Support | $5,000 |
Ready to take the next step with Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT?
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 | $3,037,645 | $279,038 | $183,736 | $143,000 | 20 | $153,547 | $246,684 | $160,975 |
| 2024 | $2,943,062 | $174,443 | $146,862 | $95,600 | 13 | $106,335 | $117,136 | $159,626 |
| 2023 | $2,942,337 | $658,631 | $167,955 | $128,500 | 23 | $140,001 | $630,677 | $142,782 |
| 2022 | $2,451,661 | $211,800 | $200,823 | $152,700 | 22 | $165,096 | $176,073 | $159,398 |
| 2021 | $2,440,684 | $421,052 | $205,779 | $157,440 | 31 | — | $384,584 | $163,366 |
| 2020 | $2,225,411 | $258,466 | $167,160 | $135,000 | 30 | — | $229,815 | $138,460 |
| 2019 | $2,134,105 | $180,658 | $172,080 | $143,750 | 30 | — | $159,951 | $141,743 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT reported a distributable amount of $161K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 filing limits eligible requests to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations and says the request must benefit the St. Vrain Valley School District area for charitable, religious, literary, or educational purposes.
Its 2025 grants included organizations addressing basic needs, nutrition, housing, education, reentry, and recovery. For example, the OUR Center describes its mission as helping people in need move toward self-sufficiency by unifying community resources. Longmont Meals on Wheels says it promotes client health and independence through nutrition and social interaction. The Inn Between of Longmont describes its work as providing affordable housing and promoting stability for families and individuals.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 20 grants totaling $143,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $5,000. Notable awards included $25,000 to Outreach United Resource Center, $18,500 to TLC Learning Center, $14,500 to Longmont Meals on Wheels, $12,000 to The Inn Between of Longmont, and $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity.
Other 2025 recipients included Silver Creek Education Foundation and Brite Collaborative ($7,000 each), LEAF Lyons Emergency and Assistance Fund ($6,000), The Reentry Initiative, Crossroads School, and El Comite de Longmont ($5,000 each), and Blue Sky Bridge ($4,000). The Reentry Initiative describes its mission as providing services that support adults returning from prison with education, employment, housing, and therapeutic resources. Crossroads School describes its mission as helping students who have struggled in traditional schools through an individually tailored alternative education program.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT'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
$7K (2022) → $36K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Great Western Bank (2019–2022) — Former Trustee
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 $36K, to First Interstate Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT
How much does Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT give each year?
Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT gave $143K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $96K across 13 grants.
What is Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT's typical grant size?
Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $7,150, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT that year got $5K on average.
Where does Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT give grants?
Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Longmont, CO (14 grants), Boulder, CO (2 grants) and Lafayette, CO (2 grants).
Does Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT give general operating support?
Occasionally: 5% of Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 20) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (17 grants).
Who are Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT's largest grantees?
Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT's largest 2025 grantees include Outreach United Resource Center ($25,000), TLC Learning Center ($18,500) and Longmont Meals on Wheels ($14,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 41% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT?
Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $154K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $161K (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 Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 filing limits eligible requests to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations and says the request must benefit the St. Vrain Valley School District area for charitable, religious, literary, or educational purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT?
The 2024 filing lists First Interstate Bank as the contact for applications and says an application form is available through the bank’s website. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT's EIN?
Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-6270492. 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 December 11, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders that support many of the same organizations
Ray Lanyon Fund
Billings, MT
The Ray Lanyon Fund supports program services in areas including recovery, health care, education, suicide prevention, and disability services, primarily in Colorado; its 2024 filing specifies eligible 501(c)(3) organizations in the St. Vrain Valley School District area. In 2025, grants ranged from $3,000 to $9,000, with a median of $5,000. The 2024 filing says organizations must apply using the trustee’s application.
Assets
$1.0M
Grants
11
Total Given
$51K
The Longmont Community Foundation
Longmont, CO
The Longmont Community Foundation funds nonprofit programs and general operations in areas including human services, education, health, arts, civic life, the environment, and animal welfare, serving Longmont and the St. Vrain Valley. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,500 to $312,545, with a median of $10,675. It accepts applications through its grant portal for the Live & Give program, which has a January deadline.
Assets
$27.2M
Grants
72
Total Given
$1.9M
Collins Foundation
Saint Louis, MO
The foundation’s recent grants have supported organizations addressing food access, housing, child advocacy, youth homelessness, and services for older adults, though these are grantees’ activities rather than stated priorities. In 2025, grants ranged from $3,000 to $7,500, with a median of $5,000; its 2024 filing restricts awards to Boulder County, Colorado. Application materials are available through Wells Fargo Wealth Management Group, with no deadlines stated; whether unsolicited requests are accepted is not specified.
Assets
$1.5M
Grants
18
Total Given
$98K
El Pomar Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO
El Pomar Foundation funds Colorado nonprofits and government agencies working in arts and culture, civic and community initiatives, education, health, and human services, including operating, program, and capital needs. Typical awards are $2,500–$10,000 for operating or program support and $15,000–$25,000 for capital support. It accepts online applications on a rolling basis through its competitive process and designated funds.
Assets
$468.2M
Grants
1
Total Given
$20.4M
Community Foundation Boulder County
Boulder, CO
Community Foundation Boulder County funds a broad range of causes, including education, health and human services, arts and culture, the environment, animal welfare, civic engagement, and programs for youth and specific communities. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,030 to $5,275,000, with a median of $16,480; discretionary grants support work in Boulder County or benefiting its residents. It does not accept unsolicited requests, letters of interest, or proposals outside grant application periods.
Assets
$95.9M
Grants
281
Total Given
$14.1M
Horsfall Family Foundation
Longmont, CO
Assets
$388K
Grants
8
Total Given
$21K
More similar funders
More Funders in Montana
Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/lynn-and-helen-n-clark-crt-morg_1156bed0e572404ebe6b69c4d1988ded
BibTeX
@misc{grantable_846270492_2026,
author = {{Grantable}},
title = {{Lynn \& Helen N Clark CRT funder profile}},
howpublished = {GrantGraph},
year = {2026},
url = {https://grantable.co/funders/lynn-and-helen-n-clark-crt-morg_1156bed0e572404ebe6b69c4d1988ded},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-05. Data licensed CC BY 4.0}
}The figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0: reuse them with credit to Grantable and a link. Download the data.
Figures come from Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Lynn & Helen N Clark CRT down — hundreds of funders to go?