The West Mont Foundation
The West Mont Foundation is a single purpose foundation which was developed in 2002 to support the operating company, west mont.
The West Mont Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $12,968,606
- +3.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $858,931
- +29.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $218,889
- +28.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $753,992
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The West Mont Foundation funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $166K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,968,606 | $858,931 | $753,992 | — | — | $218,889 |
| 2024 | $12,532,596 | $662,315 | $753,436 | — | — | $170,894 |
| 2023 | $12,250,611 | $958,595 | $748,767 | — | — | $160,312 |
| 2022 | $11,848,387 | $1,372,445 | $743,233 | — | — | $640,139 |
| 2021 | $12,851,340 | $704,619 | $678,234 | — | — | $130,148 |
| 2020 | $11,981,206 | $1,587,349 | $704,046 | — | — | $135,864 |
| 2019 | $11,200,973 | $883,641 | $846,757 | $165,520 | 1 | $175,757 |
About The West Mont Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The West Mont Foundation is a public charity, based in Helena, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $219K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The West Mont Foundation is led by Laura Kneedler, President & CEO on the 2025 filing; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laura Kneedler
President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Pace
Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Pida
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Peretto
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Betts
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Loren Brown
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Crider-Pridemore
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Pesta
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Troy Shockley
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gia Bradley
Vice President Administrator & Finance
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Ashleigh Heimbach (2019–2024) — President & CEO
- Former: Larry Fasbender (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Bill Eiker (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lin Olson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Billings (2019–2022) — Director
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 The West Mont Foundation
How large is The West Mont Foundation?
The West Mont Foundation reported $13.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $859K.
Where does The West Mont Foundation operate?
The West Mont Foundation has awarded grants in Montana.
What is The West Mont Foundation's EIN?
The West Mont Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0466591. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 15, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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