Reay Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pray, MT EIN: 83-4085616

Reay Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Pray, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $767K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $25K.

Reay Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Reay Family Foundation Inc gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
-11.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,333
+77.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$767,067
+4.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (63% 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 Reay Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

University of Notre Dame: $25KUniversity of Notre Dame$25KYellow Dog Comm & Cons Foundation: $10KYellow Dog Comm & ConsFoundation$10KCatholic Foundation of Eastern MT: $5KCatholic Foundation of EasternMT$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Notre Dame ($25K). Together the top 3 received $40K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

BozemanChicagoLake ForestLibertyvilleNotre DameEvanstonInglesideMundelinSouth BendAnn ArborGreat FallsLivingstonMiles CityWaukegan

How Reay Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 107% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 10 grants2021 8 grants2022 3 grants2023 6 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $51K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Notre Dame South Bend, INGeneral$25,000
Yellow Dog Comm & Cons Foundation Bozeman, MTGeneral$10,000
Catholic Foundation of Eastern MT Great Falls, MTGeneral$5,000
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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$767,067$81,577$46,247$40,0003$40,000$25,256$37,458
2024$731,737$21,983$48,605$45,0006$45,000$19,001$39,119
2023$758,761$30,599$52,704$42,5003$44,375$22,270$50,652
2022$781,104$-88,953$47,674$40,0008$41,106$8,011$43,830
2021$917,091$14,218$49,945$48,00010$49,012$13,284$47,159
2020$952,818$1,004,498$51,680$51,0001—$3,648$48,952

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Reay Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $37K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Reay Family Foundation Inc is led by Mason B. Reay, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mason B. Reay

    President

    President & Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth M. Reay

    Treasurer & Secretary

    Treasurer, Secretary & Director → Treasurer & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine B. Reay

    Vice President

    Vice President & Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

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 Reay Family Foundation Inc

How much does Reay Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Reay Family Foundation Inc gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $45K across 6 grants.

What is Reay Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Reay Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $13,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Reay Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Reay Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Indiana: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Montana (38%).

Does Reay Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Reay Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Reay Family Foundation Inc?

Reay Family Foundation Inc reported $767K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $37K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Reay Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Reay Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-4085616. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 6, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 4, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)

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