Preston Benevolent Fund Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Missoula, MT EIN: 81-0461224

Preston Benevolent Fund Inc is a private foundation, based in Missoula, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $34K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $2K.

Preston Benevolent Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Preston Benevolent Fund Inc gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,185
-4.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,185
-4.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,185
Total assets
$34,417
-1.4% 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 Preston Benevolent Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Hot Springs Senior Center: $2KHot Springs Senior Center$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hot Springs Senior Center ($2K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Hot Springs

How Preston Benevolent Fund Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% 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

$0$1K$2K$3K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $2K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hot Springs Senior Center Hot Springs, MTOngoing Support of Operations$2,185
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$34,417$2,714$3,135$2,1851$2,185$1,764$2,216
2024$34,896$4,932$3,229$2,2941$2,294$3,997$2,095
2023$33,370$2,414$4,292$2,4921$2,492$1,007$2,246
2022$35,248$2,363$2,363$2,3301$2,330$2,330$2,446
2021$35,248$3,008$2,838$2,2031—$2,373$2,262
2020$35,078$2,585$2,992$2,3601—$1,953$2,150

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Preston Benevolent Fund Inc reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Preston Benevolent Fund Inc is led by Kathryn L. Johnson, President & Vice President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kathryn L. Johnson

    President & Vice President

    President → President & Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Prongua

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Terry Prongua (2020–2021) — Vice President

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 Preston Benevolent Fund Inc

How much does Preston Benevolent Fund Inc give each year?

Preston Benevolent Fund Inc gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 1 grant.

How large is Preston Benevolent Fund Inc?

Preston Benevolent Fund Inc reported $34K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (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.

Where does Preston Benevolent Fund Inc operate?

Preston Benevolent Fund Inc has awarded grants in Montana.

What is Preston Benevolent Fund Inc's EIN?

Preston Benevolent Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0461224. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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