Funding search · EIN 810473714 · Miles City, MT

William and Lorene Nefsy 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
$331,638
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$6,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

communityyouthathleticsculturalathelticseducationfirerelief

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Top recipients

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  • Dawson Community College Athletics1 grant · $35,000
  • Friends of Beaver Creek Lodge1 grant · $20,000
  • McFcarter County Cf Fund1 grant · $18,500
  • Town of Terry1 grant · $16,500
  • Billings Catholic Schools Foundation2 grants · $14,500
  • Pondera Rec Association1 grant · $12,500
  • Beaverhead County High School1 grant · $12,000
  • Fergus Wrestling Club1 grant · $12,000
  • Wild Horse Sports Association1 grant · $11,500
  • Lavina Public Schools2 grants · $11,100

Giving over time

$82,912
2021
$82,738
2022
$82,738
2023
$83,250
2024

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

  • $35,000

    Dawson Community College Athletics · Glendive, MT · 2022

    Community Support/Youth Athletics

  • $20,000

    Friends of Beaver Creek Lodge · Havre, MT · 2024

    Community Support

  • $18,500

    McFcarter County Cf Fund · Helena, MT · 2022

    Community Support

  • $16,500

    Town of Terry · Terry, MT · 2024

    Community Support

  • $12,500

    Pondera Rec Association · Lavina, MT · 2023

    Community Support/Youth Athletics

  • $12,000

    Beaverhead County High School · Dillon, MT · 2024

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $12,000

    Fergus Wrestling Club · Lewistown, MT · 2024

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $11,500

    Wild Horse Sports Association · Plains, MT · 2024

    Community Support

  • $10,268

    Bigfork Youth Baseball Association · Bigfork, MT · 2023

    Youth Athletics

  • $9,500

    Billings Catholic Schools Foundation · Billings, MT · 2023

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $8,738

    Eagle Mount Billings · Billings, MT · 2022

    Community Support

  • $8,000

    Ekalaka Public Schools · Ekalaka, MT · 2023

    Community Support/Youth Athletics

  • $7,500

    Missoula County Public Schools · Missoula, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $7,400

    Hobson Public Schools · Hobson, MT · 2021

    Youth Atheltics/Community Support

  • $7,000

    Bonner School District · Bonner, MT · 2024

    Community Support

  • $7,000

    Custer County Rural Fire Department · Miles City, MT · 2023

    Community Support

  • $7,000

    Big Sky High School Softball · Missoula, MT · 2022

    Youth Athletics

  • $6,750

    Bozeman Sports Park Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $6,625

    Beaverhead Little League · Dillon, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $6,600

    Miles City Youth Hockey Association · Miles City, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $6,500

    Bozeman School District 7 · Bozeman, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $6,100

    Lavina Public Schools · Lavina, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $6,000

    Fair-Mont-Egan School District · Kalispell, MT · 2023

    Youth Athletics

  • $6,000

    Huntley Project Little League · Ballantine, MT · 2023

    Community Support/Youth Athletics

  • $6,000

    The Rosebud County Cattlewomen Association · Forsyth, MT · 2023

    Remington Fire relief Fund

  • $5,000

    Lavina Public Schools · Lavina, MT · 2023

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $5,000

    Billings Catholic Schools Foundation · Billings, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $5,000

    Grass Range Public Schools · Grass Range, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $5,000

    Huntley Project Development Association · Worden, MT · 2021

    Community Support

  • $5,000

    Sidney Tiger Sharks · Sidney, MT · 2021

    Community Support/Youth Athletics

  • $4,400

    Roosevelt Bainville Public Schools · Bainville, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $3,500

    Waterworks Art Museum · Miles City, MT · 2024

    Cultural/Community Support

  • $3,500

    East Valley Middle School · East Helena, MT · 2023

    Community Support/Youth Athletics

  • $3,500

    Wibaux Fun and Games · Wibaux, MT · 2023

    Community Support

  • $3,470

    Richland County Adult Softball Association · Sidney, MT · 2023

    Community Support

  • $3,400

    Richey Public Schools (County of Dawson School District) · Richey, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $2,887

    Bearpaw Volunteer Fire Department · Havre, MT · 2021

    Community Support

  • $2,500

    Pondera Coalition for Progress · Conrad, MT · 2022

    Community Support

  • $2,500

    Richey Puclic Library · Richey, MT · 2022

    Education/Community Support

  • $2,500

    Richland County Adult Softball Association · Sidney, MT · 2022

    Community Support

  • $2,500

    Waterworks Art Museum · Miles City, MT · 2022

    Cultural/Community Support

  • $2,500

    Cut Bank Public School District #15 · Cut Bank, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $2,250

    Lambert Public Schools · Lambert, MT · 2021

    Youth Athletics/Community Support

  • $2,000

    City of Miles City · Miles City, MT · 2022

    Community Support

  • $1,500

    Wibaux Public Schools · Wibaux, MT · 2022

    Youth Program/Community Support

  • $1,400

    Rau Elementary School · Sidney, MT · 2023

    Community Support/Youth Athletics

  • $750

    Huntley Project Museum · Huntley, MT · 2024

    Cultural/Community Support

  • $600

    Geraldine K-12 School District #3 · Geraldine, MT · 2023

    Community Support/Youth Athletics

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.