Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Big Timber, MT EIN: 36-3662839

The Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation is in existence to provide support and donations to the medical facilities in the community of big timber Montana.

Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation at a glance

In short: Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation gave $36K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $12K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$36,000
Grants made (2024)
3
Average grant
$12,000
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$1,234,530
Primary geography
Montana (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Pioneer Medical Center: $26K across 2 grantsPioneer Medical Center$26K · 2 grantsSweet Grass Community Health: $10KSweet Grass Community Health$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was Pioneer Medical Center ($26K across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $36K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Big Timber

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $36K (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $36K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pioneer Medical Center Big Timber, MTAmbulance Fund.$16,000
Pioneer Medical Center Big Timber, MTUltrasound Fund.$10,000
Sweet Grass Community Health Big Timber, MTHealth Program.$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$1,234,530$27,282$56,333$36,0003$27,282
2022$1,136,466$72,236$52,670$25,0792$72,236
2021$1,264,700$29,014$24,287$13,420Total only$28,995
2020$1,083,325$177,012$28,664$22,0002$76,231
2019$671,627$8,381$10,750$10,0001$8,361

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation is a public charity, based in Big Timber, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $36K. Net investment income was $27K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation is led by Perry Anderson, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 9 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Perry Anderson

    President & CEO

    President & CEO → President CEO, 2020

    President CEO → President & CEO, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Sell

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Brete Thibeault

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Berg

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Theresa Murphy-Lewis

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John Ronneberg

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Moulden

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Sox Ullman

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John Ronnenberg

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Jane Rue (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Karen Herman (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Laura Carroccia (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Linda Johnson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Paula Curtin (2019–2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation

How much does Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation give each year?

Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation gave $36K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

What is Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation's typical grant size?

Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,000, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation give grants?

Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation gives mostly in Montana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Big Timber, MT (3 grants).

Does Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation?

Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $27K.

What is Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation's EIN?

Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3662839. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 20, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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