Private foundation · Seattle, WA

Ajax Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K – $10K – $25K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
7

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Alan Bressler
Trustee
$200K
Suzanne Bressler
Trustee
$200K
Richard Bressler
Trustee

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
1.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
67
Total grants awarded
$841K
Total amount
$13K
Average grant
$75K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$390K
15 grants
2023
$85K
5 grants
2022
—
18 grants
2021
$201K
13 grants
2020
$165K
16 grants

Top recipients

52 grants · WY
$451K
Tumbleweeds
1 grant · MT
$75K
Caltech Associates
1 grant · CA
$50K
1 grant · MT · ✓ Exact match
$25K
Cldi
1 grant · MT
$25K
Baretooth Cupboards
1 grant · MT
$25K
1 grant · MT · ✓ Exact match
$25K
Boys Girls Club of Billings
1 grant · MT
$25K
Boys Girls Club of Red Lodge
1 grant · MT
$25K
1 grant · MT · ✓ Exact match
$25K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Tumbleweeds
Community Support
MT · TY 2024
$75K
Caltech Associates
Scientific Research Support
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Baretooth Cupboards
Community Support
MT · TY 2024
$25K
Boys Girls Club of Red Lodge
Community Support
MT · TY 2024
$25K
Boys Girls Club of Billings
Community Support
MT · TY 2024
$25K
Cldi
Community Support
MT · TY 2024
$25K
Vogel Alcove
Community Support
TX · TY 2024
$25K
Red Lodge Area Community Foundation
Community Support
MT · TY 2024
$25K
Red Lodge Fire Rescue Foundation
Community Support
MT · TY 2024
$25K
Young Families
Community Support
MT · TY 2024
$25K
Montana Rescue Mission
Community Support
MT · TY 2024
$25K
Billings Preserv Soc Endow Trust
Community Support
MT · TY 2024
$10K
Northfield Mount Hermon School
Education
MA · TY 2024
$10K
American Whitewater
Community Support
OR · TY 2024
$10K
Ecuadorian Rivers Institute
Community Support
CO · TY 2024
$10K
Scientific Research Support
CA · TY 2023
$50K
Community Support
CO · TY 2023
$10K
Community Support
MT · TY 2023
$10K
Community Support
MT · TY 2023
$10K
Community Support
MT · TY 2023
$5K
Contribution to Club
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Food Bank
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Club
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Foundation
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Foundation
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Charity
AZ · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Foundation
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Foundation for research by Prof. George Djorgovski
CA · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Foundation
MT · TY 2022
—
Contributions to Association
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Zoo
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Mission
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Charity
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Charity
TX · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Orginization
WY · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Symphony
MT · TY 2022
—
Contribution to Charity
CT · TY 2022
—
contribution to dog rescue community service
WY · TY 2021
$50K
scientific research funds for Dr. George Djorgovski Cal Tech
CA · TY 2021
$50K
contribution to club community service
MT · TY 2021
$10K
contribution to club community service
MT · TY 2021
$10K
contribution to dog parks
MT · TY 2021
$10K
contribution to foundation community service
MT · TY 2021
$10K
contribution to organization community service
AZ · TY 2021
$10K
contribution community service
MT · TY 2021
$10K
contribution Red Lodge Pool Fund community service
MT · TY 2021
$10K
contribution to club
MT · TY 2021
$10K
contribution to food bank
MT · TY 2021
$10K
contribution to the Moss Mansion community service
MT · TY 2021
$6K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.