Grants paid by The Aj Blain Foundation
EIN 81-1379951 · Billings, MT · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Aj Blain Foundation of Billings, MT (EIN 81-1379951) reported 67 grants paid totaling $971,221 to 35 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
$971,221
67 grants
Recipients
35
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $156,375 | — |
| 2019 | 3 | $34,000 | — |
| 2020 | 8 | $266,300 | — |
| 2021 | 10 | $221,421 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $69,500 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | $86,900 | — |
| 2024 | 16 | $93,600 | — |
| 2025 | 9 | $43,125 | — |
Top recipients
The 35 recipients receiving the most from The Aj Blain Foundation, by grants paid, out of 35 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain College 81-0235407 | B | Billings, MT | 5 | $312,125 | 2025 |
| Townsend Leadership Group | U | Carrollton, TX | 3 | $119,375 | 2020 |
| Diana Shay Pllc | U | Billings, MT | 5 | $118,350 | 2025 |
| Tim Davis Consulting | U | Billings, MT | 5 | $66,600 | 2025 |
| Wise Wonders Science and Discovery Museum | U | Billings, MT | 2 | $62,721 | 2021 |
| Gravitas Leadership Institute | U | Billings, MT | 5 | $39,500 | 2025 |
| Liz Zeller Pllc | U | Billings, MT | 3 | $36,250 | 2023 |
| Billings Clinic Foundation 81-0407289 | B | Billings, MT | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Junior League of Billings 81-6011828 | C | Billings, MT | 6 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Tumbleweed Runaway Program 36-3343886 | B | Billings, MT | 2 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Jeff Carroll Consulting | U | Billings, MT | 3 | $18,600 | 2023 |
| Love & Sonshine Ministries 85-2986195 | C | Billings, MT | 3 | $17,500 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Children 86-3594655 | C | Missoula, MT | 1 | $16,000 | 2023 |
| Friends of Children | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Eagle Mount Billings 84-1370933 | B | Billings, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Mt 20221 Airotc Lockwood | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $8,000 | 2024 |
| Montana State University 20-0181886 | C | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $7,500 | 2021 |
| We the People Laurel High | U | Laurel, MT | 1 | $7,000 | 2025 |
| Eaa | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $6,000 | 2024 |
| Gonzaga University 62-1505713 | B | Spokane, WA | 1 | $6,000 | 2021 |
| Civil Air Patrol Beartooth Composite | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Youth Leadership Development | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Elysian School | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $3,900 | 2023 |
| Hatch 30-0261283 | C | Bozeman, MT | 2 | $3,500 | 2024 |
| The Confession Closet 85-2819036 | B | Billings, MT | 1 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Montana 81-6001486 | D | Billings, MT | 1 | $2,500 | 2025 |
| Berean Equine Youth & Family | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Tumbleweed | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Sam Stingraker | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Growth Skills Foundation 04-3844245 | D | Irvine, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Landon's Legacy Foundation 46-3303073 | B | Billings, MT | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Rotary International Dist 5390 Youth | U | Polson, MT | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Elation | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $800 | 2020 |
| Friendship House of Christian Service 81-0300497 | C | Billings, MT | 1 | $500 | 2019 |
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 67 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Love & Sonshine Ministries Billings, MT | C | $10,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202640549349100104 |
| 2025 | Tim Davis Consulting Billings, MT | U | $7,600 | paid | COACHING | 202640549349100104 |
| 2025 | We the People Laurel High Laurel, MT | U | $7,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202640549349100104 |
| 2025 | Youth Leadership Development Billings, MT | U | $5,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202640549349100104 |
| 2025 | Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT | B | $4,525 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202640549349100104 |
| 2025 | Diana Shay Pllc Billings, MT | U | $3,000 | paid | COACHING | 202640549349100104 |
| 2025 | Junior League of Billings Billings, MT | C | $2,500 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202640549349100104 |
| 2025 | Girl Scouts of Montana Billings, MT | D | $2,500 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202640549349100104 |
| 2025 | Gravitas Leadership Institute Billings, MT | U | $1,000 | paid | COACHING | 202640549349100104 |
| 2024 | Friends of Children Billings, MT | U | $15,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT | B | $14,600 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Diana Shay Pllc Billings, MT | U | $14,000 | paid | COACHING | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Gravitas Leadership Institute Billings, MT | U | $9,500 | paid | COACHING | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Mt 20221 Airotc Lockwood Billings, MT | U | $8,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Tim Davis Consulting Billings, MT | U | $7,000 | paid | COACHING | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Eaa Billings, MT | U | $6,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Civil Air Patrol Beartooth Composite Billings, MT | U | $5,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | The Confession Closet Billings, MT | B | $2,500 | paid | COACHING | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Junior League of Billings Billings, MT | C | $2,500 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Love & Sonshine Ministries Billings, MT | C | $2,500 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Berean Equine Youth & Family Billings, MT | U | $2,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Sam Stingraker Billings, MT | U | $2,000 | paid | COACHING | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Hatch Bozeman, MT | C | $1,000 | paid | ASSISTANCE WITH A FACILITATIVE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Rotary International Dist 5390 Youth Polson, MT | U | $1,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202500489349100200 |
| 2024 | Growth Skills Foundation Irvine, CA | D | $1,000 | paid | COACHING | 202500489349100200 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Children Missoula, MT | C | $16,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202440819349100004 |
| 2023 | Diana Shay Pllc Billings, MT | U | $13,500 | paid | COACHING | 202440819349100004 |
| 2023 | Eagle Mount Billings Billings, MT | B | $10,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202440819349100004 |
| 2023 | Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT | B | $10,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202440819349100004 |
| 2023 | Gravitas Leadership Institute Billings, MT | U | $7,500 | paid | COACHING | 202440819349100004 |
| 2023 | Tim Davis Consulting Billings, MT | U | $6,500 | paid | COACHING | 202440819349100004 |
| 2023 | Liz Zeller Pllc Billings, MT | U | $5,000 | paid | COACHING | 202440819349100004 |
| 2023 | Love & Sonshine Ministries Billings, MT | C | $5,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202440819349100004 |
| 2023 | Junior League of Billings Billings, MT | C | $5,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202440819349100004 |
| 2023 | Elysian School Billings, MT | U | $3,900 | paid | ACRO-CLUB GRANT | 202440819349100004 |
| 2023 | Jeff Carroll Consulting Billings, MT | U | $2,500 | paid | COACHING | 202440819349100004 |
| 2023 | Tumbleweed Billings, MT | U | $2,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202440819349100004 |
| 2022 | Diana Shay Pllc Billings, MT | U | $32,500 | paid | COACHING | 202341319349103644 |
| 2022 | Tim Davis Consulting Billings, MT | U | $12,500 | paid | COACHING | 202341319349103644 |
| 2022 | Gravitas Leadership Institute Billings, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | COACHING | 202341319349103644 |
| 2022 | Junior League of Billings Billings, MT | C | $5,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202341319349103644 |
| 2022 | Liz Zeller Pllc Billings, MT | U | $4,500 | paid | COACHING | 202341319349103644 |
| 2022 | Hatch Bozeman, MT | C | $2,500 | paid | ASSISTANCE WITH A FACILITATIVE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | 202341319349103644 |
| 2022 | Jeff Carroll Consulting Billings, MT | U | $2,500 | paid | COACHING | 202341319349103644 |
| 2021 | Diana Shay Pllc Billings, MT | U | $55,350 | paid | COACHING | 202210609349100221 |
| 2021 | Wise Wonders Science and Discovery Museum Billings, MT | U | $37,721 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202210609349100221 |
| 2021 | Tim Davis Consulting Billings, MT | U | $33,000 | paid | COACHING | 202210609349100221 |
| 2021 | Liz Zeller Pllc Billings, MT | U | $26,750 | paid | COACHING | 202210609349100221 |
| 2021 | Billings Clinic Foundation Billings, MT | B | $25,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202210609349100221 |
| 2021 | Jeff Carroll Consulting Billings, MT | U | $13,600 | paid | COACHING | 202210609349100221 |
| 2021 | Gravitas Leadership Institute Billings, MT | U | $11,500 | paid | COACHING | 202210609349100221 |
| 2021 | Montana State University Bozeman, MT | C | $7,500 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202210609349100221 |
| 2021 | Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | B | $6,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202210609349100221 |
| 2021 | Junior League of Billings Billings, MT | C | $5,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202210609349100221 |
| 2020 | Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT | B | $133,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202120689349100322 |
| 2020 | Townsend Leadership Group Charrollton, TX | U | $89,500 | paid | LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS | 202120689349100322 |
| 2020 | Wise Wonders Science and Discovery Museum Billings, MT | U | $25,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202120689349100322 |
| 2020 | Tumbleweed Runaway Program Billings, MT | B | $10,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202120689349100322 |
| 2020 | Junior League of Billings Billings, MT | C | $5,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202120689349100322 |
| 2020 | Volunteers of America Billings, MT | U | $2,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202120689349100322 |
| 2020 | Landon's Legacy Foundation Billings, MT | B | $1,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES | 202120689349100322 |
| 2020 | Elation Billings, MT | U | $800 | paid | LEADERSHIP COACHING | 202120689349100322 |
| 2019 | Townsend Leadership Group Carrollton, TX | U | $23,500 | paid | ON BEHALF OF JOE WINDAM, FOR EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPING LEADERS | 202002389349100950 |
| 2019 | Tumbleweed Runaway Program Billings, MT | B | $10,000 | paid | IN PURSUIT OF DEVELOPING EMERGING LEADERSHIP IN YOUTH IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY. | 202002389349100950 |
| 2019 | Friendship House of Christian Service Billings, MT | C | $500 | paid | FOR STUDENTS TO TOUR THE BILLINGS FLYING SERVICE FACILITY, IN HOPES THAT FLYING MIGHT BECOME AN OPTION FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. | 202002389349100950 |
| 2018 | Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT | B | $150,000 | paid | DONATION FOR THE COLLEGE'S AVIATION PROGRAM | 201933199349100633 |
| 2018 | Townsend Leadership Group Carrollton, TX | U | $6,375 | paid | ON BEHALF OF JOE WINDAM, FOR EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPING LEADERS | 201933199349100633 |
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.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202640549349100104 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202500489349100200 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202440819349100004 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202341319349103644 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202210609349100221 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202120689349100322 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202002389349100950 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201933199349100633 |
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