Saddlehorn Community Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bigfork, MT EIN: 20-8920475

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.

Key facts about Saddlehorn Community Foundation

In short: Saddlehorn Community Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
20-8920475
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,189
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$1,189
Median grant
$1,189
Total assets
$64,408
Primary geography
Montana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$64K

+86.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$1K

+18.9% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

+18.9% YoY

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.

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.

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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

BigforkKalispell

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $2K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Bigfork Food Bank: $1KBigfork Food Bank$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bigfork Food Bank ($1K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bigfork Food Bank Bigfork, MTFunding to Advance Programs$1,189

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$64,408$34,494$35,039
Revenue$34,737$3,350$4,516
Expenses$4,823$3,895$4,388
Qualifying Distributions$1,189$1,000$2,000
Distributable Amount$2,497$1,713$1,736

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 28, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 9, 2026)

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.

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