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Grants paid by Joan and Wesley Buffington Trust

EIN 46-6272600 · Billings, MT · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE B82

Joan and Wesley Buffington Trust of Billings, MT (EIN 46-6272600) reported 79 grants paid totaling $343,909 to 56 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$343,909

79 grants

Recipients

56

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2025

8 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
201813$41,290
201914$43,399
202010$45,669
20218$34,098
20228$44,004
202310$54,167
20248$40,850
20258$40,432

Top recipients

The 56 recipients receiving the most from Joan and Wesley Buffington Trust, by grants paid, out of 56 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Ed WorrellUGreat Falls, MT7$28,4312025
Rachel CharneyUBillings, MT2$25,0002024
Rocky Mountain College Fbo J DietzUBillings, MT1$15,0002023
Travis StevensonUGreat Falls, MT4$14,9002021
Deegin McnivenULaurel, MT2$14,9002025
Wendy PaxtonUMissoula, MT2$14,3652022
Makayla CarlosUHamilton, MT2$12,3092023
Tammie Rich-WordenUDillon, MT2$12,0002022
Purdue Global University Fbo Haydee WrightUDallas, TX2$11,6262023
Andrea PoulinUHamilton, MT2$11,2502020
Jeffrey CampbellUGreat Falls, MT2$11,1162024
Rocky Mountain College 81-0235407BBillings, MT1$8,0002025
Shannon PayneUBillings, MT2$8,0002019
Cedric BrownUBillings, MT2$7,0002019
Adrienne ThurmanULaurel, MT1$6,7262025
Juli BrandvoldUGreat Falls, MT2$6,4302023
Cory LynchUGreat Falls, MT2$6,2252025
Kenneth MintlingUPompeys Pillar, MT2$5,8492020
Chandra ScheschyUGreat Falls, MT1$5,2002019
Overhere Consulting Fbo S PayneUGreat Falls, MT1$5,0952023
Drew Groeling StanfordUDillion, MT1$5,0002020
Helena College Fbo Haydee WrightUHelena, MT1$5,0002021
Chelsea StillmanUMissoula, MT1$5,0002018
Thomas NorrisUHelena, MT1$5,0002020
Kathryn M NorrisUHelena, MT1$5,0002020
Tevon CrawfordUGreat Falls, MT1$4,8772023
Brett CamenULibby, MT1$4,7502019
Patricia LevyUDarby, MT1$4,5362024
Todd FahlstromUBozeman, MT1$4,4542020
Overhere Consulting Fbo R CochraneUGreat Falls, MT1$4,0302023
Overhere Consulting Fbo Ted SloughUGreat Falls, MT1$4,0202021
University of Montana Fbo Kaitlin WilkinsonUMissoula, MT1$4,0002021
Janet KoostraUGreat Falls, MT2$3,6652024
Marc AnthonyUMissoula, MT1$3,6002021
Davi MunroeUGreat Falls, MT1$3,5652024
Overhere Consulting Fbo Jacob KrissovichUGreat Falls, MT1$3,4992022
Jeffrey a CampbellUGreat Falls, MT1$3,2302018
Michele HowellUButte, MT1$3,1002023
Zayden CarmenUBillings, MT1$3,0002024
Shane McguireUMissoula, MT1$3,0002018
Christine MclaughlinUBillings, MT1$2,9952020
Tonya Maria MhoonUEast Helena, MT1$2,5002019
Donald MillerUGreat Falls, MT1$2,5002019
Jenniffer RobinsonUGreat Falls, MT1$2,5002019
Musicians Institute Fbo Toni StillwagonUButte, MT1$2,5002019
Richard Vaughn BeckULolo, MT1$2,5002018
Montana Technology University Fbo Michele HowellUButte, MT1$2,1002022
Bryan David ArnoldUButte, MT1$2,0002018
Lexie BoothUBillings, MT1$2,0002018
Coreen KellyUPompeys Pillar, MT1$1,8002019
Christopher BroadhurstUStevensville, MT1$1,7782025
Deborah HansonUHelena, MT1$1,7602018
Halee-Joe ButteUHelmville, MT1$1,4282025
Melanie BeagleUBillings, MT1$1,4002025
Roland LaranceUBillings, MT1$1,2002018
Galynn RobinsonUBillings, MT1$1,2002018

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 79 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Joan and Wesley Buffington Trust
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Deegin Mcniven Laurel, MTU$11,500paidSCHOLARSHIP202601319349102020
2025Rocky Mountain College Billings, MTB$8,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202601319349102020
2025Adrienne Thurman Laurel, MTU$6,726paidSCHOLARSHIP202601319349102020
2025Ed Worrell Great Falls, MTU$5,875paidSCHOLARSHIP202601319349102020
2025Cory Lynch Great Falls, MTU$3,725paidSCHOLARSHIP202601319349102020
2025Christopher Broadhurst Stevensville, MTU$1,778paidSCHOLARSHIP202601319349102020
2025Halee-Joe Butte Helmville, MTU$1,428paidSCHOLARSHIP202601319349102020
2025Melanie Beagle Billings, MTU$1,400paidSCHOLARSHIP202601319349102020
2024Rachel Charney Billings, MTU$15,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202531279349101748
2024Ed Worrell Great Falls, MTU$5,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202531279349101748
2024Jeffrey Campbell Great Falls, MTU$4,684paidSCHOLARSHIP202531279349101748
2024Patricia Levy Darby, MTU$4,536paidSCHOLARSHIP202531279349101748
2024Davi Munroe Great Falls, MTU$3,565paidSCHOLARSHIP202531279349101748
2024Deegin Mcniven Laurel, MTU$3,400paidSCHOLARSHIP202531279349101748
2024Zayden Carmen Billings, MTU$3,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202531279349101748
2024Janet Koostra Great Falls, MTU$1,665paidSCHOLARSHIP202531279349101748
2023Rocky Mountain College Fbo J Dietz Billings, MTU$15,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202411279349102541
2023Purdue Global University Fbo Haydee Wright Dallas, TXU$6,626paidSCHOLARSHIP202411279349102541
2023Jeffrey Campbell Great Falls, MTU$6,432paidSCHOLARSHIP202411279349102541
2023Makayla Carlos Hamilton, MTU$6,189paidSCHOLARSHIP202411279349102541
2023Overhere Consulting Fbo S Payne Great Falls, MTU$5,095paidSCHOLARSHIP202411279349102541
2023Tevon Crawford Great Falls, MTU$4,877paidSCHOLARSHIP202411279349102541
2023Overhere Consulting Fbo R Cochrane Great Falls, MTU$4,030paidSCHOLARSHIP202411279349102541
2023Michele Howell Butte, MTU$3,100paidSCHOLARSHIP202411279349102541
2023Juli Brandvold Great Falls, MTU$1,468paidSCHOLARSHIP202411279349102541
2023Ed Worrell Great Falls, MTU$1,350paidSCHOLARSHIP202411279349102541
2022Rachel Charney Billings, MTU$10,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202311309349100046
2022Wendy Paxton Missoula, MTU$8,645paidSCHOLARSHIP202311309349100046
2022Tammie Rich-Worden Dillon, MTU$8,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202311309349100046
2022Purdue Global University Fbo Haydee Wright Dallas, TXU$5,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202311309349100046
2022Juli Brandvold Great Falls, MTU$4,962paidSCHOLARSHIP202311309349100046
2022Overhere Consulting Fbo Jacob Krissovich Great Falls, MTU$3,499paidSCHOLARSHIP202311309349100046
2022Montana Technology University Fbo Michele Howell Butte, MTU$2,100paidSCHOLARSHIP202311309349100046
2022Ed Worrell Great Falls, MTU$1,798paidSCHOLARSHIP202311309349100046
2021Ed Worrell Great Falls, MTU$6,358paidSCHOLARSHIP202231179349100713
2021Makayla Carlos Hamilton, MTU$6,120paidSCHOLARSHIP202231179349100713
2021Helena College Fbo Haydee Wright Helena, MTU$5,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202231179349100713
2021Overhere Consulting Fbo Ted Slough Great Falls, MTU$4,020paidSCHOLARSHIP202231179349100713
2021Tammie Rich-Worden Dillon, MTU$4,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202231179349100713
2021University of Montana Fbo Kaitlin Wilkinson Missoula, MTU$4,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202231179349100713
2021Marc Anthony Missoula, MTU$3,600paidSCHOLARSHIP202231179349100713
2021Travis Stevenson Great Falls, MTU$1,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202231179349100713
2020Wendy Paxton Missoula, MTU$5,720paidSCHOLARSHIP202111249349101766
2020Travis Stevenson Great Falls, MTU$5,700paidSCHOLARSHIP202111249349101766
2020Kathryn M Norris Helena, MTU$5,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202111249349101766
2020Thomas Norris Helena, MTU$5,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202111249349101766
2020Drew Groeling Stanford Dillion, MTU$5,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202111249349101766
2020Todd Fahlstrom Bozeman, MTU$4,454paidSCHOLARSHIP202111249349101766
2020Ed Worrell Great Falls, MTU$4,150paidSCHOLARSHIP202111249349101766
2020Andrea Poulin Hamilton, MTU$4,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202111249349101766
2020Kenneth Mintling Pompeys Pillar, MTU$3,650paidSCHOLARSHIP202111249349101766
2020Christine Mclaughlin Billings, MTU$2,995paidSCHOLARSHIP202111249349101766
2019Andrea Poulin Hamilton, MTU$7,250paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Chandra Scheschy Great Falls, MTU$5,200paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Brett Camen Libby, MTU$4,750paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Travis Stevenson Great Falls, MTU$3,200paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Musicians Institute Fbo Toni Stillwagon Butte, MTU$2,500paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Cory Lynch Great Falls, MTU$2,500paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Donald Miller Great Falls, MTU$2,500paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Jenniffer Robinson Great Falls, MTU$2,500paidEXPLORE8 DEVISE202031369349101218
2019Shannon Payne Billings, MTU$2,500paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Tonya Maria Mhoon East Helena, MTU$2,500paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Kenneth Mintling Pompeys Pillar, MTU$2,199paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Cedric Brown Billings, MTU$2,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Janet Koostra Great Falls, MTU$2,000paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2019Coreen Kelly Pompeys Pillar, MTU$1,800paidSCHOLARSHIP202031369349101218
2018Shannon Payne Billings, MTU$5,500paidSCHOLARSHIP201921209349101217
2018Chelsea Stillman Missoula, MTU$5,000paidSCHOLARSHIP201921209349101217
2018Cedric Brown Billings, MTU$5,000paidSCHOLARSHIP201921209349101217
2018Travis Stevenson Great Falls, MTU$5,000paidSCHOLARSHIP201921209349101217
2018Ed Worrell Great Falls, MTU$3,900paidSCHOLARSHIP201921209349101217
2018Jeffrey a Campbell Great Falls, MTU$3,230paidSCHOLARSHIP201921209349101217
2018Shane Mcguire Missoula, MTU$3,000paidSCHOLARSHIP201921209349101217
2018Richard Vaughn Beck Lolo, MTU$2,500paidSCHOLARSHIP201921209349101217
2018Lexie Booth Billings, MTU$2,000paidSCHOLARSHIP201921209349101217
2018Bryan David Arnold Butte, MTU$2,000paidSCHOLARSHIP201921209349101217
2018Deborah Hanson Helena, MTU$1,760paidSCHOLARSHIP201921209349101217
2018Roland Larance Billings, MTU$1,200paidEXPLORE8 DEVISE201921209349101217
2018Galynn Robinson Billings, MTU$1,200paidEXPLORE8 DEVISE201921209349101217

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-12-31not stated2025v4.1202601319349102020
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202531279349101748
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202411279349102541
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202311309349100046
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.1202231179349100713
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.0202111249349101766
990PF20192019-12-31not stated2019v5.0202031369349101218
990PF20182018-12-31not stated2018v3.0201921209349101217

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/466272600.json.

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