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Private foundation (trust)EIN 205815274Est. 2007-03

The High Stakes Foundation

Missoula, MT 59802

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

84

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$23K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$60K

Typical

Deadlines

April 1 and September 1

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$73K

Total Expenses

$2.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.2M

Distributable Amount

$81K

Min. Investment Return

$82K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

84 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $20K to maximum $60K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.9M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

308 grants

MAPS Media Institute
$150K
4 grants
Community Food and Agriculture Coalition
$141K
5 grants
Northern Plains Resource Council
$135K
4 grants
Montana Environmental Information Center
$131K
5 grants
Park County Environmental Council
$130K
5 grants
The Vital Ground Foundation
$125K
5 grants
Garden City Harvest
$120K
3 grants
Mountain Mamas
$110K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

308 grants

<$10K
100
grants
$10–50K
199
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Montana
$5.3M
91% of total
California
$117K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$85K
1% of total
Colorado
$80K
1% of total
Illinois
$60K
1% of total
Virginia
$55K
1% of total
Idaho
$47K
1% of total
Oregon
$26K
0% of total
New Mexico
$26K
0% of total
Wisconsin
$20K
0% of total

+1 more states

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