Veazey Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Charleston, SC EIN: 84-2297645

Veazey Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Charleston, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $67K. Net investment income was $54K.

Veazey Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Veazey Family Foundation gave $67K across 7 grants in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$67,000
+19.6% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
7
+16.7% vs 2023
Average grant
$9,571
+2.6% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$2,037,975
+55.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Montana (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

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

Who Veazey Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

Boys and Girls Club Missoula County: $25KBoys and Girls Club MissoulaCounty$25KMissoula Butterfly House: $10KMissoula Butterfly House$10KYWCA: $10KYWCA$10KPoverello Center: $10KPoverello Center$10KMissoula Food Bank: $10KMissoula Food Bank$10KMissoula Downtown Foundation: $1KMissoula Downtown Foundation$1KMissoula Writing Collaborative: $1KMissoula Writing Collaborative$1K

The largest 2024 recipient was Boys and Girls Club Missoula County ($25K). Together the top 7 received $67K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MissoulaPolsonHelena

How Veazey Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 34% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 94% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2 grants2020 9 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 7 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $67K (2024). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $67K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club Missoula County Missoula, MTOperating$25,000
Missoula Butterfly House Missoula, MTOperating$10,000
YWCA Missoula, MTOperating$10,000
Poverello Center Missoula, MTOperating$10,000
Missoula Food Bank Missoula, MTOperating$10,000
Missoula Downtown Foundation Missoula, MTOperating$1,000
Missoula Writing Collaborative Missoula, MTOperations$1,000
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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
2024$2,037,975$579,052$67,332$67,0007$67,000$54,052$71,552
2023$1,307,001$152,151$58,424$56,0006$56,000$22,151$53,240
2022$1,061,098$371,127$30,566$29,0006$29,000$11,127$44,384
2021$747,595$107,300$50,066$50,0009$50,000$7,300$31,490
2020$535,272$108,288$21,500$20,0002—$3,288$15,411

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Veazey Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $72K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Veazey Family Foundation is led by Kathryn Jane Veazey, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Kathryn Jane Veazey

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas S. Veazey

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Michael Veazey

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Veazey Family Foundation

How much does Veazey Family Foundation give each year?

Veazey Family Foundation gave $67K across 7 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $56K across 6 grants.

What is Veazey Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Veazey Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $9,571, across 7 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Veazey Family Foundation give grants?

Veazey Family Foundation gives mostly in Montana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Missoula, MT (7 grants).

Does Veazey Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 86% of Veazey Family Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Veazey Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Veazey Family Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Boys and Girls Club Missoula County ($25,000), Missoula Butterfly House ($10,000) and YWCA ($10,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Veazey Family Foundation?

Veazey Family Foundation reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $67K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $72K (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 Veazey Family Foundation's EIN?

Veazey Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2297645. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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