416 private foundations reported grants to Montana recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 416 private foundations reported 1,593 grants totaling $69,591,407 to 1,004 organizations in Montana. The most-funded purposes were environment & conservation (94 grants) and education (82 grants). The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $14,293,500 across 112 grants. The median reported grant was $10,000.
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The Montana communities receiving the most reported foundation grants. Recipient city is the address the filing foundation reported.
Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 112 | $14,293,500 |
| The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation | 27 | $4,356,500 |
| Wilburforce Foundation | 36 | $2,364,500 |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | 4 | $2,195,000 |
| Waverley Street Foundation | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | 6 | $1,983,435 |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 2 | $1,755,000 |
| The High Stakes Foundation | 69 | $1,634,138 |
| The Volgenau Foundation | 7 | $1,600,000 |
| Gates Foundation | 4 | $1,548,311 |
| Trailsend Foundation | 10 | $1,451,135 |
| Northwest Area Foundation | 12 | $1,181,000 |
| First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc | 190 | $1,110,962 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 2 | $1,050,000 |
| Thomas W & Joan Scott Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | City | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Ranges Community Recreation Foundation | Livingston | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| Billings Clinic Foundation | Billings | 4 | $4,093,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation | Missoula | 27 | $2,522,714 |
| Intertribal Agriculture Council Inc | Billings | 6 | $2,320,000 |
| Montana State University Foundation | Bozeman | 17 | $1,834,283 |
| The Commit Foundation | Bozeman | 3 | $1,800,500 |
| DFS LAB LLC | Helena | 3 | $1,267,250 |
| The Nature Conservancy in Montana | Helena | 1 | $1,200,000 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project Inc | Billings | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative | Bozeman | 10 | $865,500 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition Inc | Bozeman | 10 | $850,000 |
| Ecology Project International | Missoula | 4 | $842,200 |
| Headwaters Economics | Bozeman | 2 | $840,000 |
| Mountain Shadow Association | Bozeman | 4 | $785,000 |
| Montana Health Network | Miles City | 2 | $775,085 |
| Montana Office of Public Instruction | Helena | 1 | $700,000 |
| Montana Land Reliance | Helena | 11 | $681,467 |
| Forward Montana Foundation | Missoula | 4 | $676,441 |
| Flathead Valley Community College Foundation | Kalispell | 1 | $662,000 |
| Whitefish Community Foundation Inc | Whitefish | 9 | $556,509 |
416 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Montana on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $69,591,407 across 1,593 grants. The largest by reported dollars were The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation, The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation, Wilburforce Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Montana concentrate in environment & conservation (94), education (82), youth & family (49). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Montana recipient was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $5,000,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Recipients in Bozeman, Missoula, Billings, Helena, Livingston received the most reported foundation grants in Montana. UseGrants publishes a page for each Montana city with enough distinct funders and recipients to report on.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
