The Fourten Foundation concentrates its giving in a small number of large awards, largely deployed through donor-advised vehicles. Recent grants show a clear interest in international humanitarian response (notably emergency food relief for Ukraine) and in using donor-advised funds to direct philanthropic capital rather than operating direct grantmaking.
A $1.2 million grant to Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program for The Salmson Fund is the largest recent award on file for The Fourten Foundation C/o Pkf O'connor Davies Advisory LLC, and it sets the tone for a funder that moves substantial capital through donor-advised vehicles. The foundation’s giving includes other large transfers to Vanguard Charitable in 2025 and 2024, alongside direct support for international relief and a set of Montana-based education, conservation, and community grants. That mix shows a foundation using a small number of sizable awards rather than a broad, diffuse portfolio. Recent grants also point to two other threads. One is humanitarian response, including support for World Central Kitchen’s Chefs for Ukraine. The other is a place-based cluster in and around Montana, where awards have backed teacher housing, school support, outdoor-recreation and conservation groups, and community projects tied to Yellowstone-area communities. The foundation also funds academic and medical work, including support for Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Neurology.
Humanitarian aid is a clear thread in the grant record. In 2023, the foundation gave $300,000 to World Central Kitchen Inc for Chefs for Ukraine, placing conflict-affected food relief among its largest documented awards. Education support appears in both school and community settings. The foundation gave $75,000 in 2025 to Wakefield School Inc for general operations, and it directed $60,000 in 2025 to North Yellowstone Education Foundation for the Gardiner School second-capital campaign to fund teacher housing. Environmental and conservation-related grants are another visible area. In 2025, it gave $50,000 to the Southern Environmental Law Center for work to battle the biomass industry, and it supported Yellowstone Forever, Property & Environment Research Center, Adventure Scientists, and Black Rock Forest Consortium across operating and research-related purposes. Medical research and academic support also appear, including $100,000 in 2025 to Johns Hopkins University - Department of Neurology for general operations.
The foundation’s typical grant size sits at $30,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $70,000 at the 75th percentile, which fits a pattern of concentrated awards rather than many small gifts. Recent filings also show repeat support to the same recipients across multiple years, including Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Wakefield School Inc, Johns Hopkins University - Department of Neurology, Yellowstone Forever, Property & Environment Research Center, Southern Environmental Law Center, and Park County Community Foundation. The grant record points to a donor-advised-fund-heavy structure: several of the largest awards were made to Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program. The foundation does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments, based on the provided profile data.
$2M
$49.7M
$2.7M
$2.3M
Most grants fall between $30K and $70K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$70K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MT.
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants (two to a DAF and one sizable program grant). Repeat support to a donor-advised endowment indicates preference for intermediary vehicles and flexible, donor-directed philanthropy rather than broad, diversified grantmaking.
Notable grantees: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program (The Salmson Fund), World Central Kitchen (Chefs for Ukraine)
Grants are national in scope, but the recipient map is concentrated in a handful of places. Montana is the top state by grant count, with repeated awards to Bozeman, Gardiner, and Livingston. Virginia also appears through The Plains and Middleburg, while Washington, DC and Baltimore show up in larger institutional grants. Outside the HQ state of New Jersey, no grants in the recent list are recorded for New Jersey recipients. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 37 grants in the United States.
The typical award sits at $30,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $70,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes a much larger set of transfers through Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, including $1.2 million in 2024 and $1.1 million in 2025.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Wakefield School Inc, Johns Hopkins University - Department of Neurology, Yellowstone Forever, Property & Environment Research Center, Southern Environmental Law Center, and Park County Community Foundation.
The record shows four main areas: donor-advised fund contributions through Vanguard Charitable, humanitarian food relief for Ukraine, education support including teacher housing, and conservation or environmental advocacy tied to Montana and Yellowstone-area communities.
Montana is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients there include organizations in Bozeman, Gardiner, and Livingston, while the broader grantmaking is national and does not include recipients in New Jersey.
No. The profile data says it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | WARWICK, RI | $1,067,000 | 2026 | THE SALMSON FUND |
| THE REASON FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $135,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GLENWOOD PARK TRUST | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| WAKEFIELD SCHOOL INC | THE PLAINS, VA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ADVENTURERS AND SCIENTISTS FOR CONSERVATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $82,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER (PERC) | BOZEMAN, MT | $60,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YELLOWSTONE FOREVER | BOZEMAN, MT | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LIVINGSTON, MT | $50,000 | 2026 | GIVE A HOOT CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT THE NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION |
| NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | GARDINER, MT | $50,000 | 2026 | GARDINER SCHOOL-UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TOOTHPICK PROJECT | BOZEMAN, MT | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY - DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| INATURALIST | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CLIFTON INSTITUTE | WARRENTON, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GALLATIN VALLEY LAND TRUST | BOSEMAN, MT | $20,000 | 2026 | THE OUTSIDE KIND PROGRAM |
| MIDDLEBURG HUMANE FOUNDATION | MARSHALL, VA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BRIDGER SKI FOUNDATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GALLATIN VALLEY LAND TRUST | BOSEMAN, MT | $6,000 | 2026 | WHITNEY TILT'S FLORA OF YELLOWSTONE BOOK |
| PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE CO | THE PLAINS, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | WARWICK, RI | $1,100,000 | 2025 | THE SALMSON FUND |
| THE REASON FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $120,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY - DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| WAKEFIELD SCHOOL INC | THE PLAINS, VA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ADVENTURE SCIENTISTS | BOZEMAN, MT | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TOOTHPICK PROJECT | BOZEMAN, MT | $70,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | GARDINER, MT | $60,000 | 2025 | GARDINER SCHOOL-SECOND CAPITAL - CAMPAIGN TO FUND TEACHER HOUSING |
| YELLOWSTONE FOREVER | BOZEMAN, MT | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PROPERTY & ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER (PERC) | BOZEMAN, MT | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | FUNDING OF SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERS WORK TO BATTLE BACK THE DESTRUCTIVE BIOMASS INDUSTRY |
| PARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LIVINGSTON, MT | $40,000 | 2025 | GIVE A HOOT CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT THE NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION |
| GALLATIN VALLEY LAND TRUST | BOZEMAN, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | THE OUTSIDE KIND PROGRAM |
| PARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LIVINGSTON, MT | $15,000 | 2025 | UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER RECREATION STUDY |
| MIDDLEBURG HUMANE FOUNDATION | MARSHALL, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | WARWICK, RI | $1,200,000 | 2024 | THE SALMSON FUND |
| THE REASON FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| WAKEFIELD SCHOOL INC | THE PLAINS, VA | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER | CHARLOTTESVILL, VA | $50,000 | 2024 | FUNDING OF SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERS WORK TO BATTLE BACK THE DESTRUCTIVE BIOMASS INDUSTRY |
| NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | GARDINER, MT | $50,000 | 2024 | SECOND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO FUND TEACHER HOUSING |
| ADVENTURE SCIENTISTS | BOZEMAN, MT | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY - DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2024 | NEUROSURGERY RISING PROFESSORSHIP |
| PROPERTY & ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER (PERC) | BOZEMAN, MT | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YELLOWSTONE FOREVER | BOSEMAN, MT | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ONE MONTANA | BOZEMAN, MT | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| AFFTA FISHERIES FUND | BOZEMAN, MT | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM | CORNWALL, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES TO SUPPORT BLACK ROCK FOREST'S OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. |
| PARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LIVINGSTON, MT | $25,000 | 2024 | NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION - GARDINER SCHOOL (PCCF'S MATCH CHALLENGE) |
GLENWOOD PARK TRUST
$100,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
WAKEFIELD SCHOOL INC
$100,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GENERAL OPERATIONS
GIVE A HOOT CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT THE NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
GARDINER SCHOOL-UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
TOOTHPICK PROJECT
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE CO
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$1,100,000THE SALMSON FUND
WAKEFIELD SCHOOL INC
$75,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TOOTHPICK PROJECT
$70,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GARDINER SCHOOL-SECOND CAPITAL - CAMPAIGN TO FUND TEACHER HOUSING
FUNDING OF SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERS WORK TO BATTLE BACK THE DESTRUCTIVE BIOMASS INDUSTRY
GIVE A HOOT CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT THE NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
WAKEFIELD SCHOOL INC
$75,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FUNDING OF SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERS WORK TO BATTLE BACK THE DESTRUCTIVE BIOMASS INDUSTRY
SECOND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO FUND TEACHER HOUSING
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY - DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
$50,000NEUROSURGERY RISING PROFESSORSHIP
ONE MONTANA
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
AFFTA FISHERIES FUND
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES TO SUPPORT BLACK ROCK FOREST'S OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.
NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION - GARDINER SCHOOL (PCCF'S MATCH CHALLENGE)