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Whitefish Community Foundation
Whitefish Community Foundation reported $36.5 million in revenue and $22.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.52 went to program services, $0.86 to management and general costs and $0.62 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $182,293 (PRESIDENT). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 370% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $23MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $36MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.5% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.9% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 91.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $182,293 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.81% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 43.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseWcf grant programs: awarded grants totaling $1,307,115 to 93 local organizations that support arts & culture, health & human services, education, sports & recreation, conservation and civic activities, including 6 major grants totaling $430,000. Wcf also awarded emergency grants totaling $211,473, including $199,768 to local food pantries for food purchase when snap benefits were paused. The kids fund, which funds impactful programs for flathead valley children who are or are at risk of becoming homeless awarded 6 grants totaling $210,000 to local youth organizations
Great fish community challenge: a four-week long fundraising campaign which helped 85 nonprofits raise over $6.7m from 4300 donors and the foundation awarded an additional $1.4m in matching grants plus $59,500 in incentive grants. The organization also processed all gifts and provided all printed materials, advertising, and marketing at an approximate cost to the organization of over $400,000
Charitable funds: held and administered charitable funds including donor advised funds, designated funds, annuity funds and agency funds which paid out grants and scholarships totaling over $11.6m to charitable organizations and provided $255k in program support to the organization through administrative fees
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $165,740 | $0 | $16,553 | $182,293 |
| CFO Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $142,420 | $0 | $21,052 | $163,472 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Whitefish Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $341K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 56
- Volunteers Part I, line 645
Private foundation grants it received
34 private foundations reported grants to Whitefish Community Foundation totaling $1.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Whitefish Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Whitefish Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Whitefish Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Whitefish Community Foundation reported that 98.5% of its $22.6 million in expenses went to program services, 0.9% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Whitefish Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Whitefish Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $182,293, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Whitefish Community Foundation get its money?
Of $36.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 91.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Whitefish Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 81-0533002 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642239349301659 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202511929349301206 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422129349300447 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302229349301985 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232149349301323 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102999349300930 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042109349300649 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 81-0533002: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.