Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bainville, MT EIN: 76-0759134

Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bainville, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation at a glance

Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation

Who Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

New PaltzFroidCulbertsonBainvilleNew PlatzFort BentonKingstonNew YorkWolf Point

How Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2019 to 2022 (+7%). 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K9 grants2019 6 grants2020 13 grants2021 7 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $18K (2021). In 2022 it made 7 grants totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tikkun Olam Ministries Wolf Point, MTCooking Kits$2,000
Culbertson Museum Culbertson, MTMuseum Roof Replacement$2,000
Town of Froid Froid, MTLed Lighting for Community Center$2,000
Circle Creative Collective New Platz, NYTeen Workshops$1,600
Culbertson Volunteer Fire Departmen Culbertson, MTHandheld Radios$1,587
Elting Memorial Library New Paltz, NYConservation of Library Documents$1,000
New Paltz Community Foundation New Paltz, NYTools & Equipment for Mushroom Cultivation$982
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2023$268$14,000$15,384—————
2022$68,772$19,445$19,993$11,1697$15,807——
2021$69,320$14,000$23,991$18,00013$22,225——
2020$79,310$30,430$17,236$7,8006—$9,105$714
2019$66,116$23,435$22,671$10,4579——$523

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation is led by Lynn Nyquist, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lynn Nyquist

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Bergstraesser

    Vice Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Corinne Nyquest

    Board Member Emeritus

    Member at La → Member at Large, 2021

    Member at Large → Board Member Emeritus, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jenna Bergstraesser

    Treasurer

    Member at La → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Nyquist

    Member at Large

    Vice Chair → Member at La, 2020

    Member at La → Member at Large, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Nyquist

    Secretary

    Member at La → Secretary, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

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 Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation

Where does Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation operate?

Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation has awarded grants in Montana, New York.

What is Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation's EIN?

Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0759134. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 16, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 14, 2024)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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