Polson Scholarship Education Foundation
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Polson Scholarship Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Polson Scholarship Education Foundation reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $536,875
- +5.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $85,512
- +26.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $49,096
- +46.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $57,344
- -8.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Polson Scholarship Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $6K (2021). In 2025 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Polson School District 23 Polson, MT | — | $5,977 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $536,875 | $85,512 | $57,344 | $1,000 | Total only | $49,096 |
| 2024 | $508,710 | $67,590 | $62,343 | $2,000 | Total only | $33,539 |
| 2023 | $503,646 | $31,532 | $54,442 | $2,723 | Total only | $13,154 |
| 2022 | $526,555 | $47,525 | $48,309 | $3,595 | Total only | $17,393 |
| 2021 | $527,339 | $186,612 | $57,759 | $5,977 | 1 | $23,690 |
| 2020 | $398,486 | $39,328 | $33,533 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Polson Scholarship Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Polson Scholarship Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Polson, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $537K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $1K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $49K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Polson Scholarship Education Foundation is led by Mandy Patterson, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mandy Patterson
President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becky Dupuis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise Peterson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judie Woodhouse
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alice Erb
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Peel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Strom
Secretary
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Devries
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Dalbey
Vice President
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Heggelund
Financial Advisor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Marc Vergeront (2020–2024) — Financial Advisor
- Former: Paddy Trusler (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Ryan Gage (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tracie McDonald (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Andy Fors (2024) — Director
- Former: Chris McElwee (2024) — Director
- Former: Mandy Smith (2024) — Director
- Former: Julie Sampson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Bill Gregg (2020) — Director
- Former: Emily Johnson (2020) — Director
- Former: Joann Bowers (2020) — Director
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 Polson Scholarship Education Foundation
How much does Polson Scholarship Education Foundation give each year?
Polson Scholarship Education Foundation reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid.
How large is Polson Scholarship Education Foundation?
Polson Scholarship Education Foundation reported $537K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $86K.
What is Polson Scholarship Education Foundation?
Polson Scholarship Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Polson, MT. It holds $537K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Polson Scholarship Education Foundation operate?
Polson Scholarship Education Foundation has awarded grants in Montana.
What is Polson Scholarship Education Foundation's EIN?
Polson Scholarship Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4291123. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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