Tom Evans Foundation
Tom Evans Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Coeur d'Alene, ID. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $90K. Net investment income was $8K.
Tom Evans Foundation at a glance
In short: Tom Evans Foundation gave $90K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $90,000
- +11.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +11.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,000
- Total assets
- $1,641,841
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Montana (98% 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 Tom Evans Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Emma's House ($20K). Together the top 9 received $90K.
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 37 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Tom Evans Foundation gives
- Giving grew 200% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $90K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $90K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Emma's House Hamilton, MT | Public Charity | $20,000 |
| Safe Hamilton, MT | Public Charity | $20,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Hamilton, MT | Public Charity | $14,000 |
| Haven House Hamilton, MT | Public Charity | $14,000 |
| Darby Bread Box Darby, MT | Public Charity | $12,000 |
| Loads of Dignity Hamilton, MT | Public Charity | $5,000 |
| Bitter Root Humane Association Hamilton, MT | Public Charity | $2,000 |
| Hogs for the Cause New Orleans, LA | Public Charity | $1,800 |
| Stevi Food Program Stevensville, MT | Public Charity | $1,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,641,841 | $153,610 | $112,975 | $90,000 | 9 | $90,900 | $8,086 | $96,038 |
| 2024 | $1,601,206 | $90,432 | $102,601 | $80,500 | 9 | $81,350 | $6,698 | $90,533 |
| 2023 | $1,613,375 | $-29,515 | $98,546 | $77,000 | 7 | $78,675 | $14,213 | $81,613 |
| 2022 | $1,741,436 | $-94,391 | $50,953 | $30,000 | 6 | $33,157 | $17,744 | $80,904 |
| 2021 | $1,886,780 | $1,892,996 | $6,216 | $6,000 | 6 | $6,000 | $6,427 | $35,555 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tom Evans Foundation reported a distributable amount of $96K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tom Evans Foundation is led by Kathryn Urquhart, Trustee on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathryn Urquhart
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.8 hrs/week
$1K (2022) → $1K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1K, to Kathryn Urquhart (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Tom Evans Foundation
How much does Tom Evans Foundation give each year?
Tom Evans Foundation gave $90K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $81K across 9 grants.
What is Tom Evans Foundation's typical grant size?
Tom Evans Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,000, and its average grant was $10,000, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Tom Evans Foundation give grants?
Tom Evans Foundation gives mostly in Montana: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Hamilton, MT (6 grants).
Does Tom Evans Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Tom Evans Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Public Charity" (9 grants).
Who are Tom Evans Foundation's largest grantees?
Tom Evans Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Emma's House ($20,000), Safe ($20,000) and Habitat for Humanity ($14,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Tom Evans Foundation?
Tom Evans Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $91K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $96K (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.
What is Tom Evans Foundation?
Tom Evans Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Coeur d'Alene, ID. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Tom Evans Foundation's EIN?
Tom Evans Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-6606832. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
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 2021 (received by the IRS August 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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