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Melvin & Lois Hoiness Foundation: 21 grants to organizations, $163,200 (tax year ended December 2025)
Melvin & Lois Hoiness Foundation, a private foundation in Spokane, WA, paid 21 grants to organizations totaling $163,200 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 1, 2026. The largest was $20,700 to Spokane Hope in Spokane, WA for philanthropic purposes.
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- EIN
- 452077236
- Based in
- Spokane, WA
- Assets
- $2,877,256
- Grants paid
- $168,200
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed June 1, 2026, IRS object ID 202621529349100212. It reported $168,200 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane Hope | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $20,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Foundation for Billings Public School | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 2ND Harvest Food Bank | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christikon | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | Mental health and crisis intervention | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Lutheran Church | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Billings YMCA | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ronald McDonald House | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John's Lutheran Ministries | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Az Helping Hands | Phoenix, AZ | Philanthropic purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Yellowstone County | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spokane Guild's School & Neuromuscular Center | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Judes | Memphis, TN | Philanthropic purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teen Closet | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chase Hawks Memorial Association | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Yellowstone County Endowment Fund | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blessings and Beyond | Spokane Valley, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cancer Can't | Four Lakes, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hospice of Spokane | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Itron Employee Emergency Foundation (ieee) | Libery Lake, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202522179349100002. It reported $126,750 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | Mental health and crisis intervention | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 2ND Harvest Food Bank | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Lutheran Church | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Billings YMCA | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christikon | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ronald McDonald House | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spokane Guild's School & Neuromuscular Center | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spokane Hope | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John's Lutheran Ministries | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Az Helping Hands | Phoenix, AZ | Philanthropic purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teen Closet | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riverstone Health Foundation | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Judes | Memphis, TN | Philanthropic purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Susan G Komen | Dallas, TX | Philanthropic purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blessings and Beyond | Spokane Valley, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Yellowstone County Endowment Fund | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cancer Can't | Four Lakes, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chase Hawks Memorial Association | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elevations | Spokane Valley, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hospice of Spokane | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Itron Employee Emergency Foundation (ieee) | Libery Lake, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels | Spokane, WA | Philanthropic purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Yellowstone County | Billings, MT | Philanthropic purposes | Youth development | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $27,000 |
| Education | $10,000 |
| Human services | $7,000 |
| Youth development | $6,250 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Montana | $145,750 |
| Washington | $123,200 |
| Arizona | $10,000 |
| Tennessee | $8,000 |
| Texas | $3,000 |
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Updated June 1, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.