Resource Trust Inc
Resource Trust Inc is a private foundation based in Bellevue, Idaho. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations and individuals in Idaho, including support for community services, education, arts, food access, and youth programs.
Resource Trust Inc at a glance
In short: Resource Trust Inc gave $79K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Idaho. 44% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $78,500
- +24.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +41.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,618
- -12.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,456,138
- -2.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 44% first-time grantees (7 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Idaho (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Resource Trust Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 1188, Bellevue, ID 83313
Phone: (208) 721-2884
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Resource Trust Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Blaine County Charitable Fund ($8K). Together the top 10 received $58K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
70 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 70 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in Idaho. Listed recipients are based in Idaho communities including Hailey, Ketchum, Bellevue, Emmett, Garden City, and Sun Valley.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Resource Trust Inc open to new grantees?
44%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 16 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 56% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 81% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $63K (2024) to $99K (2023). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $79K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Blaine County Charitable Fund Hailey, ID | General Operations | $8,000 |
| The Liberty Theatre Company Hailey, ID | General Operations | $8,000 |
| The Space Idaho Hailey, ID | General Operations | $7,500 |
| Sun Valley Realtors Give Ketchum, ID | Holiday Baskets | $5,000 |
| Senior Connection Hailey, ID | General Operations | $5,000 |
| Blaine County Hunger Coalition Bellevue, ID | General Operations | $5,000 |
| MSCL Hailey, ID | General Operations | $5,000 |
| Noelle Clark Emmett, ID | General Operations | $5,000 |
| Blaine County Education Foundation Hailey, ID | General Operations | $5,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,456,138 | $78,978 | $89,672 | $78,500 | 17 | $78,500 | $46,478 | $97,155 |
| 2024 | $1,494,885 | $328,777 | $73,291 | $63,000 | 12 | $63,000 | $50,623 | $85,236 |
| 2023 | $1,232,364 | $94,006 | $112,711 | $99,000 | 14 | $99,000 | $49,503 | $71,306 |
| 2022 | $1,221,412 | $177,079 | $87,684 | $76,500 | 14 | $76,500 | $177,459 | $86,408 |
| 2021 | $1,132,217 | $62,581 | $89,798 | $77,650 | 13 | — | $35,926 | $83,939 |
| 2019 | $1,162,892 | $69,918 | $77,070 | $68,500 | 23 | — | $65,344 | $68,241 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Resource Trust Inc reported a distributable amount of $97K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include general operating support, a holiday-basket grant, and a scholarship. Among its grantees, The Liberty Theatre Company says its mission is to create a home for innovative theatre; The Space Idaho describes providing tutoring and after-school and summer education programs for Wood River Valley teens; and Blaine County Hunger Coalition says it works to improve access to good food and address food insecurity. Other supported organizations describe work in crisis assistance, community improvement, health care, youth winter sports, and trails.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $78,500 through 17 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $8,000, with a median of $5,000.
The largest listed grants were $8,000 each to Blaine County Charitable Fund and The Liberty Theatre Company, and $7,500 to The Space Idaho. Other listed grants included $5,000 each to Sun Valley Realtors Give, Senior Connection, Blaine County Hunger Coalition, MSCL, Noelle Clark, Blaine County Education Foundation, and an individual recipient; $4,000 to Genesis Community Health; and $3,000 to St Thomas Playhouse.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William A McMahan as president, Judd McMahan as director/sec, and Heather McMahan as director.
Resource Trust Inc is led by William A. McMahan, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William A. McMahan
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Judd McMahan
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Heather McMahan
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Bonnie B. Hartley (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Sheila Liermann (2019–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
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 Resource Trust Inc
How much does Resource Trust Inc give each year?
Resource Trust Inc gave $79K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $63K across 12 grants.
What is Resource Trust Inc's typical grant size?
Resource Trust Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,618, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Resource Trust Inc that year got $4K on average.
Where does Resource Trust Inc give grants?
Resource Trust Inc gives mostly in Idaho: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Hailey, ID (8 grants), Bellevue, ID (2 grants), Ketchum, ID (2 grants) and Sun Valley, ID (2 grants).
Does Resource Trust Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 88% of Resource Trust Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (15 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Resource Trust Inc's largest grantees?
Resource Trust Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Blaine County Charitable Fund ($8,000), The Liberty Theatre Company ($8,000) and The Space Idaho ($7,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($5,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Resource Trust Inc?
Resource Trust Inc reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $79K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $97K (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 does Resource Trust Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include general operating support, a holiday-basket grant, and a scholarship. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Resource Trust Inc?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Resource Trust Inc's EIN?
Resource Trust Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0466465. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Resource Trust Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 13, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Resource Trust Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/resource-trust-inc-morg_4dfbc09a6a7f408396789d871a5a1471
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