Montana · Private foundation
Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $105k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 16
- Grants FY2024
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 14
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 16 | $105k | 31% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $100k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $105k | 57% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $83k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley County Hope Project Inc | $50,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Childrens Museum of Northeast Mt | $35,000 | 4 | 10% |
| Valley Community Emergency Food Bank Inc | $22,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Casa Bernabe | $16,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Kingdom Overflow Ministries | $15,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Love and Sonshine Ministries | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Provision International Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Milk River Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fort Peck Fine Arts Council | $9,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Valley View Home | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley County Hope Project Inc | $50,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Childrens Museum of Northeast Mt | $35,000 | 4 | 10% |
| Valley Community Emergency Food Bank Inc | $22,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Casa Bernabe | $16,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Kingdom Overflow Ministries | $15,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Love and Sonshine Ministries | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Provision International Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Milk River Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fort Peck Fine Arts Council | $9,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Valley View Home | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Steppin-Out Missions Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Porcupine Booster Club | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dog Tag Buddies Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Big Sky Bravery Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Valley County Search and Rescue | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Horses Spirits Healing Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Caring Hands Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Live Like Jace Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chase Hawks Memorial Association Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Alliance for Youth Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($161k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Montana Community Foundation Inc · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Live Heregive Here-A Valley County Foundation · Harnish Foundation · Gianforte Family Charitable Trust · Edward Jones Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation
- How much does Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation give?
- Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $105,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 14 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (15%), Education (13%), Arts & Culture (11%).
- Who are Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Valley County Hope Project Inc ($50k), The Childrens Museum of Northeast Mt ($35k), Valley Community Emergency Food Bank Inc ($23k).
- Does Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Montana Community Foundation Inc, First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc, Live Heregive Here-A Valley County Foundation.
- Where is Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation based?
- Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation is based in MT.
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