25 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in Montana on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2024. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2024, 25 private foundations reported 94 grants for environment & conservation totaling $5,615,020 to 65 organizations in Montana. The most-funded Montana communities were Bozeman, Missoula, Helena. Wilburforce Foundation reported the most environment & conservation giving — $2,364,500 across 36 grants. The median grant was $30,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wilburforce Foundation | 36 | $2,364,500 |
| The Volgenau Foundation | 4 | $1,250,000 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 3 | $427,000 |
| Patagoniaorg | 20 | $353,000 |
| The Dovana Foundation Inc | 2 | $204,415 |
| The FAT Tire Foundation | 1 | $200,000 |
| Bridgemill Foundation | 2 | $127,770 |
| Atira Conservation Inc | 3 | $102,500 |
| John Sperling Foundation | 1 | $100,000 |
| Lockhart Vaughan Foundation | 1 | $100,000 |
| Edward L Anderson JR Foundation Inc | 1 | $96,900 |
| The New-land Foundation Inc | 5 | $90,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative | 8 | $847,500 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | 5 | $690,000 |
| Center for Large Landscape Conservation | 4 | $485,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation | 6 | $377,000 |
| Heart of the Rockies Initiative | 2 | $357,999 |
| The Conservation Fund | 1 | $230,000 |
| Adventure Scientists | 2 | $215,000 |
| Headwaters Economics | 1 | $180,000 |
| Montana Land Reliance | 2 | $166,217 |
| Ecology Project International - 338 SHS Visa Inc CL a | 1 | $106,298 |
| National Forest Foundation | 1 | $100,000 |
| Well Done Foundation | 1 | $100,000 |
| Ecology Project International | 1 | $96,900 |
| Gallatin Valley Land Trust | 2 | $90,001 |
| Yaak Valley Forest Council | 3 | $85,000 |
25 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in Montana on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $5,615,020. The largest by reported dollars were Wilburforce Foundation, The Volgenau Foundation, The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
65 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Montana, led by Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Center for Large Landscape Conservation. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported environment & conservation grant in Montana was $30,000, and the largest single reported grant was $400,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2024). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
