Montana Trucking Association Foundation
Montana Trucking Association Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Helena, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $70K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $3K.
Montana Trucking Association Foundation at a glance
In short: Montana Trucking Association Foundation gave $15K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- +42.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,500
- -28.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $70,353
- -1.9% 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 September 2026.
Who Montana Trucking Association Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
21 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 21 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Montana Trucking Association Foundation gives
- Giving grew 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 425% of 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $15,000 |
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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 | $70,353 | $15,976 | $17,271 | $15,000 | 6 | $15,647 | $2,575 | $3,682 |
| 2024 | $71,690 | $14,316 | $12,581 | $10,500 | 3 | $11,100 | $825 | $3,507 |
| 2023 | $69,945 | $26,044 | $10,419 | $9,000 | 4 | $9,370 | $516 | $2,984 |
| 2022 | $54,371 | $15,154 | $11,259 | $10,000 | 5 | $10,918 | $838 | $2,210 |
| 2021 | $53,678 | $12,976 | $4,744 | $4,000 | 3 | $4,287 | $416 | $2,188 |
| 2020 | $45,446 | $12,176 | $6,718 | $6,000 | 4 | — | $432 | $1,865 |
| 2019 | $39,988 | $22,714 | $6,671 | $6,000 | 3 | — | $824 | $1,520 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Montana Trucking Association Foundation 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
Montana Trucking Association Foundation is led by Duane Williams, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Duane Williams
President
Executive Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Curt Laingen
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Rauch
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Leclaire
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Buchanan
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colt Palmer
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike O'Dore
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meghan Williams
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Barry Stang (2019–2022) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Montana Trucking Association Foundation
How much does Montana Trucking Association Foundation give each year?
Montana Trucking Association Foundation gave $15K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 3 grants.
What is Montana Trucking Association Foundation's typical grant size?
Montana Trucking Association Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,500, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Montana Trucking Association Foundation give grants?
Montana Trucking Association Foundation gives mostly in Montana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Montana Trucking Association Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Montana Trucking Association Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Scholarship" (6 grants).
How large is Montana Trucking Association Foundation?
Montana Trucking Association Foundation reported $70K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Montana Trucking Association Foundation?
Montana Trucking Association Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Helena, MT. It holds $70K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Montana Trucking Association Foundation's EIN?
Montana Trucking Association Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3639848. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 23, 2024)
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