Tykeson Family Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Overview
Tykeson Family Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in Ovando, MT.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (trustees.uoregon.edu), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Tykeson Family Charitable Trust supports education for underserved youth, healthcare and health sciences, and access to the arts. Its grants reach a varied group of charitable organisations, including universities and educational programmes, health charities, arts and cultural organisations, youth services, libraries and community groups. The trust supports both general funds and specific work, alongside capital campaigns, building projects, programme expansion and capacity building. Its recorded giving is concentrated in Oregon and Montana, with smaller grants also reaching organisations elsewhere. It contributes only to charitable organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Themes
- Education for underserved youth
- Healthcare and health sciences
- Access to the arts
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Oregon and Montana.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 80% 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 234 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 80% of grant dollars went to organisations Tykeson Family Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 85 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $8,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Friends of the Children · National chapter$500,0002024 tax year
- University of Oregon Foundation · Pathway oregon and ducks rise student success$500,0002024 tax year
- Providence Montana Health Foundation · Capital campaign$260,0002024 tax year
- Missoula Family YMCA · Capital campaign$250,0002024 tax year
- Mountain Home · Capital campaign$250,0002024 tax year
- Montana Children's Foundation · Shodair children's hospital$250,0002024 tax year
- Lenfest Institute for Journalism · Eugene/springfield location capital campaign$250,0002024 tax year
- High Desert Museum · Expansion and renovation$250,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Eric D Tykeson — Trustee
- Ellen P Tykeson — Trustee
- Amy C Tykeson — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,989,274 | $5,022,459 | $104,070,058 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,747,793 | $5,070,757 | $112,700,978 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,318,351 | $5,629,023 | $119,448,304 | 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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- Ovando, MT