Saddlehorn Community Foundation
Saddlehorn Community Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bigfork, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $64K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K.
Saddlehorn Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Saddlehorn Community Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,189
- +18.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,189
- +18.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,189
- Total assets
- $64,408
- +86.7% 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 Saddlehorn Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bigfork Food Bank ($1K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Saddlehorn Community Foundation gives
- Giving fell 41% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 48% 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $2K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bigfork Food Bank Bigfork, MT | Funding to Advance Programs | $1,189 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $64,408 | $34,737 | $4,823 | $1,189 | 1 | $1,189 | $2,497 |
| 2024 | $34,494 | $3,350 | $3,895 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,713 |
| 2023 | $35,039 | $4,516 | $4,388 | $2,000 | 2 | $2,000 | $1,736 |
| 2022 | $35,438 | $23,800 | $3,146 | $2,000 | 2 | $2,000 | $1,355 |
| 2021 | $14,754 | $6,875 | $1,616 | — | — | — | $666 |
| 2020 | $8,998 | $8,998 | — | — | — | — | $50 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Saddlehorn Community Foundation 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
Saddlehorn Community Foundation is led by William L. Hoeft, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William L. Hoeft
President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary J. Trettel
Secretary & Treasurer
Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Chase Averill (2020) — Secretary
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 Saddlehorn Community Foundation
How much does Saddlehorn Community Foundation give each year?
Saddlehorn Community Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 1 grant.
How large is Saddlehorn Community Foundation?
Saddlehorn Community Foundation reported $64K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K 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 Saddlehorn Community Foundation operate?
Saddlehorn Community Foundation has awarded grants in Montana.
What is Saddlehorn Community Foundation's EIN?
Saddlehorn Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8920475. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 9, 2026)
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