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C E Brehm Foundation

Accepts applications Bozeman, Montana · EIN 376044243

C E Brehm Foundation is a private foundation in Bozeman, Montana. In tax year 2025 it gave $7,950 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $2,100 and the largest $3,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $18,000 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$11,00010$307,842
2024$18,00010$348,043
2025$7,9504$398,682

How to apply

ContactCe Brehm Foundation
PO Box 1749, Bozeman, MT 59771
Phone or email(406) 539-6204
What to submitWritten correspondence in letter form stating reason for request.
RestrictionsAwards must be used within the boundaries of the U.S., its territories and possessions. The awards cannot inure to the benefit of the trustees nor be used directly or indirectly for any political activity or for carrying on propaganda or for advocating or opposing pending or proposed legislation.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What C E Brehm Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Montana.

StateGrantsAmount
Montana3$4,950
Illinois1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Gallatin Valley Land Trust
Bozeman, MT
General$3,500
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
Scholarship$3,000
Bozeman Dharma Center
Bozeman, MT
General$1,200
Gallatin Watershed Council
Bozeman, MT
General$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does C E Brehm Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does C E Brehm Foundation give?

$7,950 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $2,100.

Who runs C E Brehm Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Karen Hinrichsen (Trustee), Sylvia Neal (Trustee), Cynthia N Evans (Trustee) and Rebecca Kinney (Trustee).

What does C E Brehm Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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