Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation
Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation, based in Billings, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $387K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $27K.
Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation at a glance
In short: Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation gave $18K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $18,100
- +9.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +133.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,586
- -53.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $386,906
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Montana (89% 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 Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was MSU - Bozeman ($8K across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $10K.
Organizations only. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($8,050), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation gives
- Giving grew 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $14K (2022) to $24K (2021). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $18K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| MSU - Bozeman Bozeman, MT | Scholarship | $6,050 |
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $8,050 |
| MSU - Bozeman Bozeman, MT | Scholarship | $2,000 |
| MSU - Northern Havre, MT | Scholarship | $2,000 |
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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 | $386,906 | $32,002 | $25,633 | $18,100 | 7 | $20,905 | $27,464 | $21,413 |
| 2024 | $380,572 | $23,166 | $24,018 | $16,500 | 3 | $19,098 | $18,827 | $20,748 |
| 2023 | $381,339 | $28,459 | $24,119 | $17,600 | 5 | $20,080 | $23,992 | $18,914 |
| 2022 | $377,108 | $-1,466 | $21,412 | $13,680 | 6 | $16,148 | $6,302 | $20,012 |
| 2021 | $399,988 | $47,822 | $31,003 | $24,000 | 9 | $26,556 | $43,344 | $22,893 |
| 2020 | $383,192 | $14,132 | $26,940 | $20,000 | 8 | — | $10,170 | $20,717 |
| 2019 | $395,709 | $19,811 | $24,398 | $18,000 | 7 | — | $15,748 | $20,651 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation's only listed officer is First Interstate Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
First Interstate Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$5K (2019) → $6K (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 $6K, to First Interstate Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation
How much does Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation give each year?
Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation gave $18K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 3 grants.
What is Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation's typical grant size?
Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,586, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation give grants?
Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation gives mostly in Montana: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Washington (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Bozeman, MT (2 grants).
Does Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (5 grants).
How large is Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation?
Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation reported $387K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $21K (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 is Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation's EIN?
Peggy L Unrau Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-6051706. 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 May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
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