The Melsness Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyStevensville, Montana · EIN 91-2154965 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$453K
Organizations funded20
Typical grant$12,500
Total assets$981K
Half of its grants to organizations were between $6,261 and $34,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
80% of grants went outside Montana.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Spirit | Rapid City, SD | To provide assistance to lakota children and families with material needs | $101,241 |
| Watsons Childrens Shelter | Mussoula, MI | To provide safety, nurturing, and stability to children & families through quality services and trauma-informed care. | $50,000 |
| Gig Harbor Kiwanis International | Gig Harbor, WA | Service projects to improve the life of children in gig harbor and the world | $40,000 |
| Project 150 | Reno, NV | To provide free support and services to homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged high school students so they can remain in school, graduate,… | $40,000 |
| Vine Maple Place | Maple Valley, WA | To end family homelessness in south king county, resulting in healthier communities where every child and parent has a stable home to grow… | $40,000 |
| South Sound Care Foundation | Tacoma, WA | South sound care foundation brings the opportunity for life saving, cutting edge cancer clinical trials to all patients in the south sound. | $34,000 |
| Food and Backpacks 4 Kids | Lakebay, WA | To meet the nutritional needs of hungry children and families at times when other resources are not available and to be a stable source of… | $25,000 |
| Caring for Kids | Fircrest, WA | To help raise healthy, happy, productive kids who are ready to learn! | $25,000 |
| Serving Our Kids Foundation | Henderson, NV | To provide hope and a brighter future for at-risk, food-insecure children by providing them a weekly, weekend meal bag through a vast group… | $20,000 |
| Compassion Washington | Tacoma, WA | To unite with communities to share the compassion of christ by providing free healthcare clinics and fighting human trafficking. | $12,500 |
| Step by Step | Puyallup, WA | To transform the lives of at-risk pregnant women, so they will deliver healthy babies, embrace positive parenting, and establish safe homes… | $12,500 |
| The Coffee Oasis | Tacoma, WA | Restoring communities through compassionate youth programs and coffee businesses. | $12,500 |
| Youth for Christ | Tacoma, WA | To have a noticeable spiritual impact on pierce county by engaging 11-19 year olds in the life long journey of following jesus christ. yfc… | $12,500 |
| Sitka Community Recreation | Stika, AK | Sitka counseling prevents and reduces the harmful effects of mental illness and substance abuse in the lives of youth, adults, and families. | $10,000 |
| Sibling Strong | Port Orchard, WA | To reunite brothers and sisters with washington ties, who are separated because of foster care, kinship care and through adoption for… | $10,000 |
| Ravalli County 4-H Ffa | Hamilton, MT | 4-H is a community of young people across america who are learning leadership, citizenship and life | $6,261 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Seattle, WA | For research and education for cystic fibrosis | $1,000 |
| Bitterroot Humane Association | Hamilton, MT | To build a compassionate community where pets and people thrive. | $250 |
| Bitterroot Land Trust | Hamilton, MT | To protect the water, wildlife, working farms and ranches, and access to recreational lands that connect people to the beautiful open lands… | $250 |
| Cm Russell Museum - Program for Kids | Great Falls, MT | To collect, preserve, research, interpret, and educate on the art and life of charles marion russell | $100 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $453,102 | 20 |
| 2024 | $429,790 | 20 |
| 2023 | $380,130 | 20 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 14, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202641349349105414
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 91-2154965
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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