Lahar Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Public art space
- Income
- $1,640
- Spending
- $1,640
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- LAHAR Foundation is a public art space committed to the interconnectedness of art, architecture, and geology. LAHAR is currently developing two complimentary locations in the state of Montana.The primary site is housed in the newly renovated historic Red Lodge Canning Co. in the town of Red Lodge, Montana. The Canning Co. is a historically landmarked building anchoring LAHAR's mission to provide an experimental and educational art space rooted in great American architecture. LAHAR | Red Lodge will present curated art exhibitions of contemporary and historic content for public visitation. In addition, LAHAR | Red Lodge is dedicated to cultivating new art experiences through educational events, panel discussions, and community conversations with artists, curators, scholars, historians, architects, geologists, filmmakers, and public figures. LAHAR | Red Lodge will also house a small cafe and bookstore as additional gathering and social spaces for public engagement.The second site is a satellite space to the historic Canning Co. and located 50 miles from Red Lodge in the town of Absarokee. Situated in the BeartoothAbsaroka Mountain Range, LAHAR | Absarokee is a complimentary experience to the interior art exhibitions of the Cannery. LAHAR | Absarokee offers an open-sky art destination set within a geologically breathtaking, historic canyon. Designed as an immersive natural environment, LAHAR | Absarokee will provide a space for visitors to experience art within a vast geologically formed canyon.Together, these two locations create unique alternating experiences: white walls to open sky, town to canyon, building to earth. LAHAR Foundation is dedicated to creating innovative ways to experience the connection among art, architecture, and geology. LAHAR is an independent endeavor to support creative freedom, artistic mobility and sm(all) working environments.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending July 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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