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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.

$5,000 - $10,000
50 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
176 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
166 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
22 grants
$100,000 and Up
2 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Steele Memorial Benefit AssociationSalmon, ID$287,500222021
Corbin Independent SchoolsCorbin, KY$149,000332024
Montana Nonprofit AssociationHelena, MT$120,000552024
Paintsville Independent SchoolsPaintsville, KY$120,000332024
Plenty Doors Community DevelopmentCrow Agency, MT$110,000332022
Thresh IncNew York, NY$110,000442024
Floyd County Board of EducationEastern, KY$100,500442024
Appalachian Arts Alliance IncHazard, KY$100,000222022
Lemhi Regional Land TrustSalmon, ID$100,000552024
Salmon Whitewater Park AssociationSalmon, ID$100,000222023
Fairview Independent SchoolsAshland, KY$90,000332022
Fleming County Board of EducationFlemingsburg, KY$90,000222022
Kentucky FFA FoundationFlemingsburg, KY$90,000442023
Kentucky Science Teachers AssociationLexington, KY$90,000222023
Williamsburg Independent SchoolsWilliamsburg, KY$88,000222023
Johnson County Board of EducationPaintsville, KY$86,800332022
Perry County Board of EducationViper, KY$86,000332024
Thompson Scholars FoundationManchester, KY$85,000332024
BridgercareBozeman, MT$80,000332024
Carter County Board of EducationGrayson, KY$80,000332024
Cowan Community Action Group IncWhitesburg, KY$80,000222023
Bell County Board of EducationPineville, KY$79,000332024
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence IncLexington, KY$76,000222022
Maps Media InstituteHamilton, MT$75,000332024
Boyd County Board of EducationAshland, KY$74,000222024
Clay County Board of EducationManchester, KY$74,000222022
Code Girls UnitedKalispell, MT$70,000332024
Gateway Children's ServicesMount Sterling, KY$70,000222022
Hopa Mountain FoundationBozeman, MT$70,000442024
Pocatello Free ClinicPocatello, ID$70,000332024
Wolfe County High SchoolCampton, KY$70,000112023
University of Montana Western FoundationDillon, MT$66,000222022
Tamarack Grief Resource Center IncMissoula, MT$65,000332022
Somerset Independent SchoolsSomerset, KY$64,500222024
Kentucky Science TeachersLexington, KY$64,000222021
Laurel County Board of EducationLondon, KY$63,000112020
Clark Fork CoalitionMissoula, MT$60,000222021
Girl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road CouncilLexington, KY$60,000222023
Montana Conservation Corps IncBozeman, MT$60,000332023
Northwest Infant Survival and Sids AllianceCoeur Dalene, ID$60,000332024
East Bernstadt Independent SchoolEast Bernstadt, KY$55,000222021
Fast BlackfeetBrowning, MT$55,000222023
Lee Pesky Learning Center IncBoise, ID$55,000222023
Montana Innocence ProjectMissoula, MT$55,000222022
Montana State University FoundationBozeman, MT$55,000112020
Winnett AcesWinnett, MT$55,000222023
Madison County Board of EducationRichmond, KY$54,500112023
Knox County G R HamptonBarbourville, KY$53,000112023
Casey County Board of EducationLiberty, KY$51,000222024
Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard, KY$50,000112022
Jackson County Public LibraryMckee, KY$50,000112021
Leslie County Board of EducationHyden, KY$50,000112020
Lincoln County SchoolsStanton, KY$50,000112024
Mcclr CheckingBox Elder, MT$50,000222024
Pikeville Independent SchoolsPikeville, KY$50,000112020
Pulaski County Board of EducationSomerset, KY$50,000112024
Rockcastle County Board of EducationMt Vernon, KY$50,000112020
The Alliance of Idaho IncBellevue, ID$50,000222024
Appalachian Regional Healthcare IncLexington, KY$49,000222022
Shaping Our Appalachian RegionPikeville, KY$49,000222023
Montgomery County Board of EducationMount Sterling, KY$48,000332023
Lawrence County Board of EducationLouisa, KY$46,500332023
Cumberland County Board of EducationBurkesville, KY$45,000112024
Domestic and Sexual Violence Services of Carbon CountyRed Lodge, MT$45,000222024
Kentucky Governor's Scholars ProgramFrankfort, KY$45,000222023
Mens Second Chance LivingHailey, ID$45,000222024
National Forest FoundationMissoula, MT$45,000222024
Owsley County Board of EducationBooneville, KY$45,000112022
Adair County Board of EducationColumbia, KY$42,500222021
Morgan County - East ValleyWest Liberty, KY$42,000112020
AppalshopWhitesburg, KY$40,000112020
Center PoleGarryowen, MT$40,000222021
Clinton County Public LibraryAlbany, KY$40,000112023
Cumberland County Public LibraryBurkesville, KY$40,000112024
Estill County Board of EducationIrvine, KY$40,000112020
Foundation for Appalachian KentuckyHazard, KY$40,000112024
Harlan County Boys and Girls ClubHarlan, KY$40,000112023
Lee County Board of EducationBeattyville, KY$40,000112020
Letcher County Public LibraryWhitesburg, KY$40,000112022
Montana Preservation AllianceHelena, MT$40,000222022
Morgan County Board of EducationWest Liberty, KY$40,000112024
NAMI Idaho IncBoise, ID$40,000222024
North Valley Food BankWhitefish, MT$40,000222024
Partners for Justice IncNew York, NY$40,000112023
Penland School of CraftPenland, NC$40,000112024
Piikani Lodge Health InstituteBrowning, MT$40,000222022
Red Bird Mission IncBeverly, KY$40,000112023
Southeastsouth-Central EducationalLondon, KY$40,000112020
Steele Memorial FoundationSalmon, ID$40,000112021
Sunrise Childrens Services IncDanville, KY$40,000222022
Wolfe County Public LibraryCampton, KY$40,000112022
Youth Dynamics IncBillings, MT$40,000222021
YWCA BillingsBillings, MT$40,000222021
Teton Valley Mental Health CoalitionDriggs, ID$37,500332024
Jackson County Board of EducationMckee, KY$37,000112024
Montana History Foundation IncHelena, MT$37,000222024
Why We Write IncWinchester, KY$36,000222024
Arlee Community Development CorpArlee, MT$35,000222023
Breathitt High School MusicJackson, KY$35,000112022
Gateway Regional Arts CenterMt Sterling, KY$35,000222024
Governors Scholars ProgramFrankfort, KY$35,000112021
Logan Health Foundation Aka Kalispell Regional Healthcare FoundationKalispell, MT$35,000112021
Madison County Public LibraryRichmond, KY$35,000112022
Monroe CountyTompkinsville, KY$35,000112022
Montana Homeownership NetworkGreat Falls, MT$35,000112020
Music Conservatory of Sandpoint IncSandpoint, ID$35,000222021
Peoples Partners for Community DevelopmentLame Deer, MT$35,000112021
Laurel County SchoolsLondon, KY$34,000112022
Powell County Board of EducationStanton, KY$34,000112024
Hazard IndependentHazard, KY$32,500222021
Kentucky High School Speech LeagueLexington, KY$32,000222021
Alliance for Curriculum EnhancementBillings, MT$30,000112024
Commonwealth Fund for KetLexington, KY$30,000112024
Empower MtMissoula, MT$30,000222022
Homeword IncMissoula, MT$30,000112020
Idaho State University FoundationPocatello, ID$30,000112021
Kalispell Regional Healthcare FoundationKalispell, MT$30,000112022
Lemhi County Historical Society IncSalmon, ID$30,000112024
Metcalfe County Board of EducationEdmonton, KY$30,000222024
Montana PediatricsKalispell, MT$30,000112024
Rural Behavioral Health InstituteLivingston, MT$30,000112023
Safe IncHamilton, MT$30,000112023
Stanley School Parents' AssociationStanley, ID$30,000112024
State of Montana Elkhorn Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks ParksHelena, MT$30,000112020
Supporters of Abuse Free Environments (safe) IncHamilton, MT$30,000112021
Trinity School District #4Canyon Creek, MT$30,000112021
Waterford Institute IncTaylorsville, UT$30,000112024
Youth Employment ProgramSalmon, ID$30,000112020
Southeast Kentucky Community and TechincCumberland, KY$29,000112023
Boyd County Public LibraryAshland, KY$28,000112021
East Bernstadt Board of EducationEast Bernstadt, KY$26,000112023
Robertson County SchoolMount Olivet, KY$26,000112022
The University of KentuckyLexington, KY$26,000112021
ACLU of Montana FoundationHelena, MT$25,000112020
Bitterroot Ecological Awareness ResourcesHamilton, MT$25,000112023
Breathitt County Public LibraryJackson, KY$25,000222023
Community Council of Idaho IncCaldwell, ID$25,000112020
Community School CollaborativeLivingston, MT$25,000112024
Eastern Montana CASA Gal IncMiles City, MT$25,000112023
Emma's House - Bitterroot Valley Children's Advocacy Center IncHamilton, MT$25,000112024
Family Service IncBillings, MT$25,000112024
Farm to School of Park CountyLivingston, MT$25,000112023
Fleming County Public LibraryFlemingsburg, KY$25,000112024
Foundation of Montana State University BillingsBillings, MT$25,000112022
Friends of the Children - MontanaMissoula, MT$25,000112024
Friends of the Children -Eastern MontanaBillings, MT$25,000112024
Friendship Center of Helena IncForsyth, MT$25,000112020
Green County Board of EducationGreensburgh, KY$25,000222022
Hazard Independent SchoolsHazard, KY$25,000112024
Idaho Coalition of Land TrustsBoise, ID$25,000112023
Idaho Period Project IncRigby, ID$25,000222023
Lee County Middle High School BandBeattyville, KY$25,000112023
Montana Legal Services AssociationHelena, MT$25,000112020
Mountain Shadow AssociationLodge Grass, MT$25,000112024
Native American Development CorporationBillings, MT$25,000112024
Never Alone Recovery Support ServicesRonan, MT$25,000112024
NkwusmArlee, MT$25,000112022
Paramount Arts Center IncAshland, KY$25,000112023
Pineville Independent SchoolsPineville, KY$25,000112020
Support & Techniques for Empowering People (step) IncBillings, MT$25,000112024
The Nature ConservancyHelena, MT$25,000112020
Trout Unlimited National OfficeArlington, VA$25,000112022
Trust Montana IncMissoula, MT$25,000112024
Western Sustainability ExchangeLivingston, MT$25,000112024
Wolfe County Board of EducationCampton, KY$25,000112024
Wyola Development FundWyola, MT$25,000112021
Kentucky Humanities Council IncLexington, KY$23,500112020
Menifee County Board of EducationFrenchburg, KY$22,000112024
Knox County Public LibraryBarbourville, KY$21,000112022
Aware IncAnaconda, MT$20,000112022
Boundary County Youth Crisis and Domestic Violence Hotline IncBonners Ferry, ID$20,000112024
Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead ReservationRonan, MT$20,000112024
Boys and Girls Club of Richland CountySidney, KY$20,000112021
Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne NationLame Deer, MT$20,000112023
Carter County Public LibraryOlive Hill, KY$20,000112024
CASA Front Range Guardians Ad Litem IncConrad, MT$20,000112022
Cascade Medical Center Hospital DistrictCascade, ID$20,000112023
Catalyst for ChangeBig Timber, MT$20,000112022
Chief Joseph FoundationLapwai, ID$20,000112020
City of MackayMackay, ID$20,000112021
City of SalmonSalmon, ID$20,000112024
Clayton Area Historical AssociationClayton, ID$20,000112024
Crow Language Consortium IncHardin, MT$20,000112020
EmpowermtMissoula, MT$20,000112024
Family Promise of Greater HelenaHelena, MT$20,000112022
Family Promise of the PalouseMoscow, ID$20,000112022
Free Verse ProjectMissoula, MT$20,000112023
Help Committee Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-LineHavre, MT$20,000112024
Helping Hands in Hardin IncHardin, MT$20,000112023
Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and FamiliesLexington, KY$20,000112022
Mct IncMissoula, MT$20,000112021
Montana Food Bank Network IncMissoula, MT$20,000112020
Nimiipuu Protecting the EnvironmentPullman, WA$20,000112021
Palouse PathwaysMoscow, ID$20,000222022
Peace Place Respite CareGreat Falls, MT$20,000112023
Piegan InstituteBrowning, MT$20,000112021
Planned Parenthood of in and KyIndianapolis, IN$20,000112020
Quality Life Concepts IncGreat Falls, MT$20,000112023
Red Ants Pants FoundationWhite Sulphur Springs, MT$20,000222022
Richland County Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceSidney, MT$20,000112021
Salmon Valley StewardshipSalmon, ID$20,000112021
Salmon Youth Hockey AssociationSalmon, ID$20,000112023
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous PeoplesArcata, CA$20,000112020
Shoshone County Womens Resource Center IncWallace, ID$20,000112024
State of Montana GrantHelena, MT$20,000112021
Upper Valley Child Advocacy CenterRigby, ID$20,000222022
Visually Impaired Preschool Service of Greater LexingtonLexington, KY$20,000112023
Wisteqneemit Npt Giving & ShareLapwai, ID$20,000112020
Nicholas County Public LibraryCarlisle, KY$19,000222023
Cumberland Mountain Arts & Crafts Council IncJenkins, KY$18,500112023
Chiefjoseph FoundationLapwai, ID$18,000112022
Horseshoe Bend School District 73Horseshoe Bend, ID$18,000112022
Libby Food Pantry IncLibby, MT$17,500222024
Corbin Public LibraryCorbin, KY$17,000112020
Bmh IncBlackfoot, ID$16,000112022
Johnson County SchoolsFlatgap, KY$16,000112022
Alliance for Youth IncGreat Falls, MT$15,000112021
Barrett Hospital FoundationDillon, MT$15,000112020
Bath County Board of EducationOwingsville, KY$15,000112021
Bread Basket IncRonan, MT$15,000112023
Cascade School District # 422Cascade, ID$15,000112022
Child Care Connection IncBozeman, MT$15,000112022
Community Resource Center of Teton ValleyDriggs, ID$15,000112024
Families First Learning LabMissoula, MT$15,000112022
Foundation for Indigenous Education Leadershipdeveloment & SustainabilityPocatello, ID$15,000112022
Full Circle Education IncVictor, ID$15,000112022
Gateway Juvenile Diversion Project IncMt Sterling, KY$15,000112024
Glacier National Park ConservancyColumbia Falls, MT$15,000112020
Heron Community Center IncHeron, MT$15,000112022
Intermountain Planned Parenthood IncBillings, MT$15,000112020
Kootenai School District 274Harrison, ID$15,000112020
Livingston Food Pantry of Park County AkLivingston, MT$15,000112024
North Yellowstone EducationGardiner, MT$15,000112022
Northern Cheyenne Food PantryLame Deer, MT$15,000112023
Powell County Public LibraryStanton, KY$15,000112024
Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust IncPocatello, ID$15,000112022
Salmon Education FoundationSalmon, ID$15,000112023
Sheridan Firefighter AssociationSheidan, MT$15,000112022
Shoshone County School District #394Calder, ID$15,000112024
Shoshone County WomensWallace, ID$15,000112020
The AdvocatesHailey, ID$15,000112020
The Language ConservancyBloomington, IN$15,000112020
Upriver Youth Leadership Council IncKamiah, ID$15,000112020
Valley of the Tetons LibraryVictor, ID$14,000112023
Bath County Memorial LibraryOwingsville, KY$13,600222024
Friends of Whitepine GrangeTrout Creek, MT$12,000112022
Henderson Settlement IncFrakes, KY$12,000222024
Kentucky ShakespeareLouisville, KY$12,000112024
A Voice - Art Vision and OutreachPablo, MT$10,000112021
Appalachia Literacy InitiativeBristol, TN$10,000112024

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.

Arts & Culture
31 grants
Human Services
29 grants
Community Improvement
29 grants
Education
22 grants
Environment
17 grants
Youth Development
13 grants
Crime & Legal
12 grants
Mental Health
10 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202083$2,197,400$20,000
202183$1,830,400$20,000
202289$2,005,900$20,000
202374$1,815,600$25,000
202487$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.

Kentucky
$4.7M
Montana
$3.1M
Idaho
$1.7M
New York
$150K
North Carolina
$40K
Indiana
$35K
Utah
$30K
Tennessee
$28K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund60 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc48 shared recipientsDennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation45 shared recipientsFirst Interstate Bancsystem Foundation37 shared recipientsMontana Community Foundation Inc37 shared recipientsOtto Bremer Trust36 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

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  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Kentucky.
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  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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.

EIN 13-6034763 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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