Harris Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a small charity that has not been invited should not send it an application.
- Where a charity does have a route in, the typical grant falls between $5,000 and $25,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 51 grants in that band and a median of $10,000, so a request near $10,000 sits at the middle of its giving; its largest grant was $100,000.
- The filing shows that 66% of its grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two filings before that, so an existing relationship matters far more than a cold approach.
- No geographic focus is stated, and because its grants are described as contributions to general funds rather than project purposes, the filing gives no basis for judging fit by programme or area.
Overview
Harris Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Bozeman, MT.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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 describe the grants as contributions to recipients’ general funds, rather than identifying project purposes. Recipients include educational institutions, museums, an aquarium and a zoo, as well as food and community-service organisations, a church, cultural and refugee-support organisations, and a community foundation. Recipients are based in Illinois, the District of Columbia, Oregon, California and Montana. The application information says contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted. The filings do not state a broader set of funding priorities or describe an open application route.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Illinois, District of Columbia, Oregon, California and Montana.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing gives no submission steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 66% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 51 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 66% of grant dollars went to organisations Harris Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 17 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Bozeman Field School · Contribution to General Fund$100,0002025 tax year
- Care for Real · Contribution to General Fund$25,0002025 tax year
- Shedd Aquarium · Contribution to General Fund$25,0002025 tax year
- Occidental College · Contribution to General Fund$25,0002025 tax year
- Friends of the Children · Contribution to General Fund$20,0002025 tax year
- Lincoln Park Zoo · Contribution to General Fund$10,0002025 tax year
- Oregon Food Bank · Contribution to General Fund$10,0002025 tax year
- Field Museum · Contribution to General Fund$10,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Andrew L Harris — Foundation Manager
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $303,018 | $300,000 | $4,497,299 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $329,681 | $310,129 | $4,917,132 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $299,245 | $290,000 | $13,913,082 | Filing for 2025 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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- Bozeman, MT