Funding search · EIN 810544987 · Missoula, MT
Lyle & Gail Grimes Char Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 48
- grants reported
- $44,400
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Messiah Lutheran Church3 grants · $4,400
- Blackfoot Challenge3 grants · $3,500
- Lcms World Relief3 grants · $3,000
- Care Net3 grants · $3,000
- Missoula Habitat for Humanity3 grants · $3,000
- Mountain Home3 grants · $3,000
- Shodair Hospital3 grants · $3,000
- Missoula Rotary Foundation2 grants · $2,000
- Salvation Army2 grants · $2,000
- Doctors Without Borders2 grants · $2,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $2,300
Messiah Lutheran Church · Missoula, MT · 2024
Operations
- $2,000
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod · St Louis, MO · 2022
Operations
- $1,500
Blackfoot Challenge · Ovando, MT · 2022
Operations
- $1,300
Messiah Lutheran Church · Missoula, MT · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Blackfoot Challenge · Ovando, MT · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Care Net · Missoula, MT · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Lcms World Relief · St Louis, MO · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Lutheran Center for Religious Lbty · Washington, DC · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod · St Louis, MO · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Missoula Habitat for Humanity · Missoula, MT · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Missoula Rotary Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Mountain Home · Missoula, MT · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Shodair Hospital · Helena, MT · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Blackfoot Challenge · Ovando, MT · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Care Net · Missoula, MT · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York City, NY · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Lcms World Relief · St Louis, MO · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Luthern Center for Religious Lib · St Louis, MO · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Missoula Habitat for Humanity · Missoula, MT · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Missoula Rotary Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2023
Operation
- $1,000
Mountain Home · Missoula, MT · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Salvation Army · Missoula, MT · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Shodair Hospital · Helena, MT · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Watson Childrens Center · Missoula, MT · 2023
Operation
- $1,000
Care Net · Missoula, MT · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York City, NY · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Lcms Mission Advancement · St Louis, MO · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Lcms World Relief · St Louis, MO · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Luthern Center for Religious Lib · St Louis, MO · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Missoula Habitat for Humanity · Missoula, MT · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Mountain Home · Missoula, MT · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Mt District Lcms · Billings, MT · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Salvation Army · Missoula, MT · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Shodair Hospital · Helena, MT · 2022
Operations
- $800
Messiah Lutheran Church · Missoula, MT · 2023
Operations
- $500
Missoula Aging Services · Missoula, MT · 2024
Operations
- $500
Montana Natural History Center · Missoula, MT · 2024
Operations
- $500
Special Olympics · Washington, DC · 2024
Operations
- $500
Missoula Aging Services · Missoula, MT · 2023
Operation
- $500
Shriners Hospital · Spokane, WA · 2023
Operations
- $500
Special Olympics · Washington, DC · 2023
Operations
- $500
Trinity Lutheran Church · Kalispell, MT · 2023
Operations
- $500
Shriners Hospital · Spokane, WA · 2022
Operations
- $500
Special Olympics · Washington, DC · 2022
Operations
- $500
Texas District Lcms · Round Rock, TX · 2022
Operations
- $300
Concordia Theological Seminary · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operations
- $200
Concordia Theological Seminary · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Operations
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