Town Pump Charitable Foundation
Historical FunderButte, Montana · EIN 81-0523786 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$2.8M
Organizations funded621
Typical grant$1,000
Total assets$95.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $500 and $5,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | BILL MCGLADDERY |
|---|---|
| Address | 600 S MAIN STREET, BUTTE MT 59701 |
| Phone | 4064976000 |
| Form and materials | THE FOUNDATION REQUIRES A WRITTEN GRANT REQUEST DESCRIBING THE CHARITABLE PROGRAM TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE GRANT REQUEST. SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER THAN A RECOGNIZED CHURCH, MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF THEIR IRS DETERMINATION LETTER WITH THE GRANT REQUEST. FOR GRANTS OF ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN PUBLIC CHARITIES, THE FOUNDATION EXERTS EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY. |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | GRANTS ARE PRIMARILY AWARDED TO MONTANA ORGANIZATIONS FOR CHARITABLE USES IN MONTANA. ONLY IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES ARE GRANTS MADE TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOT RECOGNIZED SECTION 501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS OR GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. PRIORITY IS GRANTED TO BASIC NEEDS ORGANIZATIONS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
0% of grants went outside Montana.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mainstreet Uptown Butte | Butte, MT | Fireworks | $110,900 |
| Central Education Foundation | Butte, MT | Grant | $100,000 |
| Montana Food Bank Network | Missoula, MT | Meals for backpacks | $100,000 |
| Mainstreet Uptown Butte | Butte, MT | Headfram lighting | $90,000 |
| Special Olympics Montana | Great Falls, MT | Program support | $60,000 |
| Friends of the Pool & Park Foundation | Chinook, MT | Pool rehabilitation | $50,000 |
| Mainstreet Uptown Butte | Butte, MT | Folk festival | $50,000 |
| Action Inc | Butte, MT | Summer meals | $40,000 |
| Prickly Pear Fireworks | Helena, MT | 2024 fireworks match grant | $25,000 |
| The Wall That Heals - Butte | Butte, MT | The wall that heals | $25,000 |
| Devils Brigade Chapter 28 | Huson, MT | Respites 2024/25 | $25,000 |
| East Helena Rodeo Association | East Helena, MT | New bleachers | $25,000 |
| Poverello Center Inc | Missoula, MT | Clark fork inn veterans housing | $25,000 |
| The Producer Partnership | Livingston, MT | Program support | $25,000 |
| Treasure State Foundation | Helena, MT | Community | $25,000 |
| Poverello Center Inc | Missoula, MT | Weather emergency grant | $20,000 |
| Logan Health Foundation | Kalispell, MT | Cycle mt | $20,000 |
| Brain Injury Alliance | Missoula, MT | Hyperbaric program | $20,000 |
| Pintler Pets | Anaconda, MT | Program support | $20,000 |
| Hrdc District Ix | Bozeman, MT | Meals for backpacks | $20,000 |
| Montana Food Bank Network | Missoula, MT | Big rig sponsor | $20,000 |
| Great Falls Community Food Bank | Great Falls, MT | Meals for backpacks | $17,500 |
| Helena Food Share | Helena, MT | Meals for backpacks | $17,500 |
| Montana Tech | Butte, MT | Eight scholarships | $16,000 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | Eight scholarships | $16,000 |
| Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation | Billings, MT | Adopt a family | $16,000 |
| Action Inc | Butte, MT | Weather emergency grant | $15,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Yellowstone County | Billings, MT | Program support | $15,000 |
| Helena Symphony | Helena, MT | Youth symphony program | $15,000 |
| Missoula Interfaith Collaborative | Missoula, MT | Dinner program | $15,000 |
| Montana Hope Project | Helena, MT | Program support | $15,000 |
| Education Foundaiton for Bps | Billings, MT | Meals for backpacks | $15,000 |
| Butte Emergency Food Bank | Butte, MT | Meals for backpacks | $15,000 |
| Missoula Interfaith Collaborative | Missoula, MT | Food bank support | $15,000 |
| University of Montana | Missoula, MT | Six scholarships | $12,000 |
| Polson Loaves & Fishes | Polson, MT | Meals for backpacks | $12,000 |
| Samaritan House | Kalispell, MT | Weather emergency grant | $10,000 |
| Flathead Warming Center | Kalispell, MT | Weather emergency grant | $10,000 |
| Butte Rescue Mission | Butte, MT | Weather emergency grant | $10,000 |
| Great Falls Rescue Mission | Great Falls, MT | Weather emergency grant | $10,000 |
| Union Gospel Mission Dba Hope Rescue Mission | Missoula, MT | Weather emergency grant | $10,000 |
| Montana Rescue Mission | Billings, MT | Weather emergency grant | $10,000 |
| God's Love Shelter | Helena, MT | Weather emergency grant | $10,000 |
| City of Hamilton | Hamilton, MT | Weather emergency grant | $10,000 |
| Tongue River Emergency Shelter | Forsyth, MT | Weather emergency grant | $10,000 |
| Bozeman Warming Shelter | Bozeman, MT | Weather emergency grant | $10,000 |
| Livingston Warming Shelter | Livingston, MT | Weather emergency grant | $10,000 |
| City and County of Butte Silver-Bow | Butte, MT | Courthouse door repairs | $10,000 |
| Eagle Mount - Billings | Billings, MT | Summer camps support | $10,000 |
| Poverello Center Inc | Missoula, MT | Veterans transitional housing | $10,000 |
| Great Falls Rescue Mission | Great Falls, MT | Back 2 school blast | $10,000 |
| St James Foundation | Butte, MT | Program support | $10,000 |
| Red Ants Pants Foundation | White Sulphur Springs, MT | Red ants pants festival | $10,000 |
| Townsend Youth Baseball | Townsend, MT | High school baseball | $10,000 |
| American Legion of Montana | Fort Harrison, MT | Boys & girls state programs | $10,000 |
| Coats for Kids Inc | Kalispell, MT | Coats for kids | $10,000 |
| Richlad County Emergency Management | Sidney, MT | Gas detection project | $10,000 |
| Workshop Mt | Kalispell, MT | Mobile workshop | $10,000 |
| Northwest 360 Winterfest | Butte, MT | Community | $10,000 |
| Anaconda School District | Anaconda, MT | Meals for backpacks | $10,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 621 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($2,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,831,000 | 622 |
| 2023 | $3,368,156 | 695 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513179349101926
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 81-0523786
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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