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John & Ann Taylor Scholarship Trust Davidson Trust

Accepts applications Great Falls, Montana · EIN 206732757

John & Ann Taylor Scholarship Trust Davidson Trust is a private foundation in Great Falls, Montana. In tax year 2025 it gave $84,658 in 24 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $15,506. 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 $96,214 the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$64,7449$2.4 million
2024$96,21426$2.6 million
2025$84,65824$2.8 million

How to apply

ContactRenee Boe Davidson Trust Co
3210 Hillcrest Park Drive Suite 200, Medford, OR 97504
Phone or email(406) 791-7228
What to submitThe application may be typed, handwritten or prepared electronically
DeadlinesGenerally due annually by april 30, however the date is subject to change
RestrictionsThe trust gives preference to students who have graduated from an accredited high school within the flathead valley in the state of Montana. The scholarships shall be limited to the visual art medium, excluding music, photography, jewelry, pottery making and sculpturing. The emphasis will be upon painting, oil and watercolor and printing using these stated mediums. Financial assistance is available to those applicants who qualify and will be pursuing a baccalaureate or master's degree in the field of fine arts, with an emphasis on painting, oil and watercolor and printing using these mediums.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John & Ann Taylor Scholarship Trust Davidson Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Montana.

StateGrantsAmount
Montana24$84,658

Grants paid in 2025

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MT
Scholarship$15,506
Individual
MT
Scholarship$13,274
Individual
MT
Scholarship$8,704
Individual
MT
Scholarship$6,150
Individual
MT
Scholarship$5,000
Flathead High School
Kalispell, MT
Purchase art supplies$4,000
Individual
MT
Scholarship$3,750
Creston School
Kalispell, MT
Purchase art supplies$3,000
Individual
MT
Scholarship$2,557
Individual
MT
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MT
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
MT
Scholarship$2,500
Stumptown Art Studio
Whitefish, MT
Purchase art supplies$2,500
Bigfork High School
Bigfork, MT
Purchase art supplies$2,000
East Evergreen Junior High SD #50
Kalispell, MT
Purchase art supplies$1,631
Deer Park Schools
Columbia Falls, MT
Purchase art supplies$1,500
Whitefish High School
Whitefish, MT
Purchase art supplies$1,500
East Evergreen Elementary
Kalispell, MT
Purchase art supplies$1,365
Columbia Falls High School
Columbia Falls, MT
Purchase art supplies$1,344
Cayuse Prairie Schools
Kalispell, MT
Purchase art supplies$1,026
Swan River School
Bigfork, MT
Purchase art supplies$801
Muldown Elementary
Whitefish, MT
Purchase art supplies$550
East Evergreen Elementary Skill BLDRS Special Ed Class
Kalispell, MT
Purchase art supplies$500
Kila School District 20
Kila, MT
Purchase art supplies$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John & Ann Taylor Scholarship Trust Davidson Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Generally due annually by april 30, however the date is subject to change.

How much does John & Ann Taylor Scholarship Trust Davidson Trust give?

$84,658 in tax year 2025, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs John & Ann Taylor Scholarship Trust Davidson Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Davidson Trust Company (Trustee), Crowley Law Firm (Selection Committee Member) and Jordahl Sliter PLLC (Selection Committee Member).

What does John & Ann Taylor Scholarship Trust Davidson Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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