The Steele-Reese Foundation XXXXX1004
Chicago, IL · EIN 13-6034763. Reported 416 grants totalling $9,916,300 to 297 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$20,000median grant
$9,916,300granted, 2020-2024
297recipients, as named on its returns
30%of grantees funded again the next year
$47.5Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Steele-Reese Foundation XXXXX1004 did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $187,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
297 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Memorial Benefit Association | Salmon, ID | $287,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Corbin Independent Schools | Corbin, KY | $149,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Montana Nonprofit Association | Helena, MT | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Paintsville Independent Schools | Paintsville, KY | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Plenty Doors Community Development | Crow Agency, MT | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Thresh Inc | New York, NY | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Floyd County Board of Education | Eastern, KY | $100,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Arts Alliance Inc | Hazard, KY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lemhi Regional Land Trust | Salmon, ID | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Salmon Whitewater Park Association | Salmon, ID | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fairview Independent Schools | Ashland, KY | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Fleming County Board of Education | Flemingsburg, KY | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kentucky FFA Foundation | Flemingsburg, KY | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Science Teachers Association | Lexington, KY | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Williamsburg Independent Schools | Williamsburg, KY | $88,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Johnson County Board of Education | Paintsville, KY | $86,800 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Perry County Board of Education | Viper, KY | $86,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thompson Scholars Foundation | Manchester, KY | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bridgercare | Bozeman, MT | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carter County Board of Education | Grayson, KY | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cowan Community Action Group Inc | Whitesburg, KY | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bell County Board of Education | Pineville, KY | $79,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Inc | Lexington, KY | $76,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maps Media Institute | Hamilton, MT | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boyd County Board of Education | Ashland, KY | $74,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clay County Board of Education | Manchester, KY | $74,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Code Girls United | Kalispell, MT | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gateway Children's Services | Mount Sterling, KY | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hopa Mountain Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pocatello Free Clinic | Pocatello, ID | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wolfe County High School | Campton, KY | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Montana Western Foundation | Dillon, MT | $66,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tamarack Grief Resource Center Inc | Missoula, MT | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Somerset Independent Schools | Somerset, KY | $64,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Science Teachers | Lexington, KY | $64,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Laurel County Board of Education | London, KY | $63,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Clark Fork Coalition | Missoula, MT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road Council | Lexington, KY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Montana Conservation Corps Inc | Bozeman, MT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northwest Infant Survival and Sids Alliance | Coeur Dalene, ID | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Bernstadt Independent School | East Bernstadt, KY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Fast Blackfeet | Browning, MT | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lee Pesky Learning Center Inc | Boise, ID | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Montana Innocence Project | Missoula, MT | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montana State University Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Winnett Aces | Winnett, MT | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Madison County Board of Education | Richmond, KY | $54,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Knox County G R Hampton | Barbourville, KY | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Casey County Board of Education | Liberty, KY | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jackson County Public Library | Mckee, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leslie County Board of Education | Hyden, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lincoln County Schools | Stanton, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcclr Checking | Box Elder, MT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pikeville Independent Schools | Pikeville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pulaski County Board of Education | Somerset, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rockcastle County Board of Education | Mt Vernon, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Alliance of Idaho Inc | Bellevue, ID | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc | Lexington, KY | $49,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shaping Our Appalachian Region | Pikeville, KY | $49,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Montgomery County Board of Education | Mount Sterling, KY | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lawrence County Board of Education | Louisa, KY | $46,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cumberland County Board of Education | Burkesville, KY | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Domestic and Sexual Violence Services of Carbon County | Red Lodge, MT | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program | Frankfort, KY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mens Second Chance Living | Hailey, ID | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Forest Foundation | Missoula, MT | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Owsley County Board of Education | Booneville, KY | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adair County Board of Education | Columbia, KY | $42,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Morgan County - East Valley | West Liberty, KY | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Appalshop | Whitesburg, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center Pole | Garryowen, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Clinton County Public Library | Albany, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cumberland County Public Library | Burkesville, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Estill County Board of Education | Irvine, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harlan County Boys and Girls Club | Harlan, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lee County Board of Education | Beattyville, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Letcher County Public Library | Whitesburg, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montana Preservation Alliance | Helena, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Morgan County Board of Education | West Liberty, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| NAMI Idaho Inc | Boise, ID | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Valley Food Bank | Whitefish, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partners for Justice Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penland School of Craft | Penland, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Piikani Lodge Health Institute | Browning, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Red Bird Mission Inc | Beverly, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southeastsouth-Central Educational | London, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Steele Memorial Foundation | Salmon, ID | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunrise Childrens Services Inc | Danville, KY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wolfe County Public Library | Campton, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Dynamics Inc | Billings, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| YWCA Billings | Billings, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Teton Valley Mental Health Coalition | Driggs, ID | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jackson County Board of Education | Mckee, KY | $37,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana History Foundation Inc | Helena, MT | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Why We Write Inc | Winchester, KY | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arlee Community Development Corp | Arlee, MT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Breathitt High School Music | Jackson, KY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gateway Regional Arts Center | Mt Sterling, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Governors Scholars Program | Frankfort, KY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Logan Health Foundation Aka Kalispell Regional Healthcare Foundation | Kalispell, MT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Madison County Public Library | Richmond, KY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Monroe County | Tompkinsville, KY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montana Homeownership Network | Great Falls, MT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Music Conservatory of Sandpoint Inc | Sandpoint, ID | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Peoples Partners for Community Development | Lame Deer, MT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Laurel County Schools | London, KY | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Powell County Board of Education | Stanton, KY | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hazard Independent | Hazard, KY | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Kentucky High School Speech League | Lexington, KY | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alliance for Curriculum Enhancement | Billings, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Fund for Ket | Lexington, KY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Empower Mt | Missoula, MT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Homeword Inc | Missoula, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Idaho State University Foundation | Pocatello, ID | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kalispell Regional Healthcare Foundation | Kalispell, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lemhi County Historical Society Inc | Salmon, ID | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metcalfe County Board of Education | Edmonton, KY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montana Pediatrics | Kalispell, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rural Behavioral Health Institute | Livingston, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Inc | Hamilton, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stanley School Parents' Association | Stanley, ID | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| State of Montana Elkhorn Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Parks | Helena, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Supporters of Abuse Free Environments (safe) Inc | Hamilton, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity School District #4 | Canyon Creek, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waterford Institute Inc | Taylorsville, UT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Employment Program | Salmon, ID | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Techinc | Cumberland, KY | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boyd County Public Library | Ashland, KY | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Bernstadt Board of Education | East Bernstadt, KY | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Robertson County School | Mount Olivet, KY | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| ACLU of Montana Foundation | Helena, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bitterroot Ecological Awareness Resources | Hamilton, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breathitt County Public Library | Jackson, KY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Council of Idaho Inc | Caldwell, ID | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community School Collaborative | Livingston, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastern Montana CASA Gal Inc | Miles City, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emma's House - Bitterroot Valley Children's Advocacy Center Inc | Hamilton, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Service Inc | Billings, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farm to School of Park County | Livingston, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fleming County Public Library | Flemingsburg, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation of Montana State University Billings | Billings, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Children - Montana | Missoula, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children -Eastern Montana | Billings, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Center of Helena Inc | Forsyth, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Green County Board of Education | Greensburgh, KY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hazard Independent Schools | Hazard, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Idaho Coalition of Land Trusts | Boise, ID | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Idaho Period Project Inc | Rigby, ID | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lee County Middle High School Band | Beattyville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montana Legal Services Association | Helena, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mountain Shadow Association | Lodge Grass, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Native American Development Corporation | Billings, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Never Alone Recovery Support Services | Ronan, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nkwusm | Arlee, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paramount Arts Center Inc | Ashland, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pineville Independent Schools | Pineville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Support & Techniques for Empowering People (step) Inc | Billings, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Helena, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited National Office | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trust Montana Inc | Missoula, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Sustainability Exchange | Livingston, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wolfe County Board of Education | Campton, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wyola Development Fund | Wyola, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kentucky Humanities Council Inc | Lexington, KY | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Menifee County Board of Education | Frenchburg, KY | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knox County Public Library | Barbourville, KY | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aware Inc | Anaconda, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boundary County Youth Crisis and Domestic Violence Hotline Inc | Bonners Ferry, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation | Ronan, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Richland County | Sidney, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne Nation | Lame Deer, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carter County Public Library | Olive Hill, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA Front Range Guardians Ad Litem Inc | Conrad, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cascade Medical Center Hospital District | Cascade, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catalyst for Change | Big Timber, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chief Joseph Foundation | Lapwai, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of Mackay | Mackay, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Salmon | Salmon, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clayton Area Historical Association | Clayton, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crow Language Consortium Inc | Hardin, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Empowermt | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Greater Helena | Helena, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Promise of the Palouse | Moscow, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Verse Project | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Help Committee Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line | Havre, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Helping Hands in Hardin Inc | Hardin, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families | Lexington, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mct Inc | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montana Food Bank Network Inc | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment | Pullman, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palouse Pathways | Moscow, ID | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Peace Place Respite Care | Great Falls, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piegan Institute | Browning, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of in and Ky | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Quality Life Concepts Inc | Great Falls, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Red Ants Pants Foundation | White Sulphur Springs, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Richland County Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Sidney, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salmon Valley Stewardship | Salmon, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salmon Youth Hockey Association | Salmon, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples | Arcata, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shoshone County Womens Resource Center Inc | Wallace, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| State of Montana Grant | Helena, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upper Valley Child Advocacy Center | Rigby, ID | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Visually Impaired Preschool Service of Greater Lexington | Lexington, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisteqneemit Npt Giving & Share | Lapwai, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nicholas County Public Library | Carlisle, KY | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cumberland Mountain Arts & Crafts Council Inc | Jenkins, KY | $18,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chiefjoseph Foundation | Lapwai, ID | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Horseshoe Bend School District 73 | Horseshoe Bend, ID | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Libby Food Pantry Inc | Libby, MT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Corbin Public Library | Corbin, KY | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bmh Inc | Blackfoot, ID | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Johnson County Schools | Flatgap, KY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Youth Inc | Great Falls, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barrett Hospital Foundation | Dillon, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bath County Board of Education | Owingsville, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bread Basket Inc | Ronan, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cascade School District # 422 | Cascade, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child Care Connection Inc | Bozeman, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Resource Center of Teton Valley | Driggs, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Families First Learning Lab | Missoula, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Indigenous Education Leadershipdeveloment & Sustainability | Pocatello, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Full Circle Education Inc | Victor, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gateway Juvenile Diversion Project Inc | Mt Sterling, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glacier National Park Conservancy | Columbia Falls, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Heron Community Center Inc | Heron, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intermountain Planned Parenthood Inc | Billings, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kootenai School District 274 | Harrison, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Livingston Food Pantry of Park County Ak | Livingston, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Yellowstone Education | Gardiner, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Cheyenne Food Pantry | Lame Deer, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Powell County Public Library | Stanton, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust Inc | Pocatello, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salmon Education Foundation | Salmon, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sheridan Firefighter Association | Sheidan, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shoshone County School District #394 | Calder, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shoshone County Womens | Wallace, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Advocates | Hailey, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Language Conservancy | Bloomington, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Upriver Youth Leadership Council Inc | Kamiah, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Valley of the Tetons Library | Victor, ID | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bath County Memorial Library | Owingsville, KY | $13,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Whitepine Grange | Trout Creek, MT | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Henderson Settlement Inc | Frakes, KY | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Shakespeare | Louisville, KY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Voice - Art Vision and Outreach | Pablo, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Appalachia Literacy Initiative | Bristol, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
86 of 297 (29%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 30%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 210 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 83 | $2,197,400 | $20,000 |
| 2021 | 83 | $1,830,400 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 89 | $2,005,900 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 74 | $1,815,600 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 87 | $2,067,000 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
48% of its giving went to organizations in Kentucky. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Steele-Reese Foundation XXXXX1004's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 10 S Dearborn IL1-0111, Chicago, IL, 60603. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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