Dan & Jeanne Scott Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Dan & Jeanne Scott Family Foundation is by invitation only, and it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is not the route in; look for a warm introduction through someone already connected to it.
- Where you do have a connection, a modest request fits its pattern: about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $500 and $50,000, and half of its 227 grants to organisations were $1,500 or less.
- Its largest grant was $250,000, to Homer & Mildred Scott Foundation, an organisation that regrants to other organisations, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 68% of its grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing going to organisations it had also funded in one of the two earlier filings, so expect it to lean towards existing relationships.
- Its filing shows most grants in Wyoming and Montana, but it states no geographic focus, so treat that as where its grants have gone rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Dan & Jeanne Scott Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Billings, MT.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants as operating support and show grants to a broad mix of charitable organisations. Recipient types include community centres; social-service and senior-service organisations; animal shelters; schools and colleges; agricultural associations; health organisations; arts and cultural organisations; land trusts and conservation groups; and food banks. In the filings’ combined state distribution, most grant dollars went to organisations in Wyoming and Montana. These recipients span community services, education, health, agriculture, culture, conservation and food assistance, with support documented across local and regional nonprofit organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Wyoming and Montana.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 68% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 227 grants to organisations were $1,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 68% of grant dollars went to organisations Dan & Jeanne Scott Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 16% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 78 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $1,900 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Homer & Mildred Scott Foundation · Operating Support$250,0002024 tax year
- Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter · Operating Support$106,0002024 tax year
- Tongue River Valley Community Center · Operating Support$100,5002024 tax year
- Volunteers of America · Operating Support$100,0002024 tax year
- YWCA · Operating Support$51,0002024 tax year
- Montana Stock Growers Association · Operating Support$50,0002024 tax year
- Help Center · Operating Support$50,0002024 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern Bighorns · Operating Support$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Rebecca Davidson — Director
- Lynette Scott — Director
- Risa Scott — Director
- Shann Scott — Director
- Devin Scott — Director
- Geoffrey Scott — Director
- Trent Johnson — Director
- Rae Ann Morss — Director
- Stephen Ashley — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $959,443 | $833,763 | $24,840,263 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,273,713 | $1,147,763 | $27,564,381 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,480,170 | $1,225,563 | $28,347,774 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Billings, MT