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The High Stakes Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 20-5815274 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$3.1M
Grants reported
146
Typical grant
$20K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Mary Stranahan
Deadlines
April 1 and September 1
Application materials
Completed application form and grant proposal request. See https://highstakesfoundation.wordpress.com/how-to-apply/ for grant application procedures.
Restrictions
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
Contact
Mary Stranahan
Address
129 W Alder Missoula, MT, 59802
Phone
4067262030
Deadlines
April 1 and September 1
Application materials
Completed application form and grant proposal request. See https://highstakesfoundation.wordpress.com/how-to-apply/ for grant application procedures.
Restrictions
None

Reported organization name: The High Stakes Foundation

Application information: https://highstakesfoundation.wordpress.com/how-to-apply/

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202562$1.1M
202484$1.9M

Where The High Stakes Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc

Calabasas, CA

$60KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General Support

Garden City Harvest

Missoula, MT

$60KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General Support

Mountain Mamas

Bozeman, MT

$60KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General Support

Tiny News Collective

Chicago, IL

$60KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General Support

Bitter Root Land Trust

Hamilton, MT

$60KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General Support

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (146 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The High Stakes Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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