Foundation grants to nonprofits in Montana: 1,962 foundations, $278.9 million

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1,962 private foundations paid 10,400 grants totaling $278,881,104 to organizations in Montana, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, with $22,397,597.

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1,962Foundations
10,400Grants
$278,881,104Total granted

Causes funded in Montana

Counted from grants whose recipient matches an organization with an NTEE code.

Cause	Foundations	Total
Environment	376	$30,201,125
Education	220	$19,482,884
Human services	205	$15,036,381
Recreation and sports	178	$10,733,200
Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations	171	$25,796,587
Arts, culture and humanities	145	$3,864,292
Animal-related	136	$3,099,200
Health care	134	$5,763,679
Food, agriculture and nutrition	97	$3,766,342
Community improvement and capacity building	81	$4,211,494
Youth development	67	$1,985,651
Mental health and crisis intervention	66	$2,546,015
Religion-related	57	$1,334,539
Housing and shelter	47	$2,278,149
International, foreign affairs and national security	38	$846,148
Public and societal benefit	36	$1,528,166
Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines	30	$332,932
Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief	25	$419,695
Crime and legal-related	21	$446,573
Civil rights, social action and advocacy	20	$962,194
Social science	8	$331,665
Medical research	4	$22,014
Science and technology	4	$10,648
Employment	3	$11,382
Mutual and membership benefit	2	$2,591

Foundations that funded recipients in Montana

Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 1,962 are listed.

Foundation	Based in	Grants	Total	Largest grant	Largest grant to	Purpose	Source
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation	Missoula, MT	445	$22,397,597	$5,000,000	State of Montana - Montana Historical Society	Montana heritage center	apps.irs.gov
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation	Atlanta, GA	116	$14,516,000	$5,000,000	4 Ranges Community Recreation Foundation	Wellness center capital campaign	apps.irs.gov
Asbjornson Foundation	Tulsa, OK	4	$11,950,695	$6,000,409	Central Montana Foundation	Town of Winifred Airport improvement project fund	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Vancouver, WA	72	$11,634,188	$800,000	Carroll College	Library renovation	apps.irs.gov
Gianforte Family Charitable Trust	Bozeman, MT	225	$10,829,528	$1,014,059	Montana State University Alumni Foundation	Charitable purpose	apps.irs.gov
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust	New York, NY	8	$9,900,238	$5,000,000	Billings Clinic Foundation	Billings clinic surgical intensive care unit	apps.irs.gov
Otto Bremer Trust	St Paul, MN	19	$6,315,000	$1,575,000	Montana Community Foundation Inc	Community responsive fund	apps.irs.gov
Richard King Mellon Foundation	Ligonier, PA	5	$5,865,000	$4,500,000	American Prairie Foundation	To acquire multiple properties to assemble a short grass prairie ecosystem reserve in northcentral montana	apps.irs.gov
Headwaters Health Foundation of Western Montana	Missoula, MT	128	$5,725,000	$595,000	Montana Nonprofit Association Inc	Capacity building & trust based philanthropy	apps.irs.gov
Montana Healthcare Foundation	Bozeman, MT	160	$5,068,456	$200,000	Montana Public Health Institute	Montana public health institute start up	apps.irs.gov
Wayne and Nan Kocourek Foundation	Buffalo Grove, IL	1	$5,047,507	$5,047,507	Big Sky Bravery	To support operational and program expenses.	apps.irs.gov
The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation	Palm Beach, FL	27	$4,356,500	$2,500,000	Billings Clinic Foundation	General support for programs	apps.irs.gov
WK Kellogg Foundation	Battle Creek, MI	7	$3,409,000	$2,504,000	Indian Law Resource Center	Promise of an Equitable Future	apps.irs.gov
Split Rock Charitable Foundation Inc	Palm Beach, FL	3	$3,240,337	$3,072,837	The J Love Legacy Foundation Inc	General	apps.irs.gov
Pine Rock Foundation Inc	Sioux Falls, SD	1	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	Big Sky Bravery	Designated program	apps.irs.gov
Town Pump Charitable Foundation	Butte, MT	622	$2,831,000	$110,900	Mainstreet Uptown Butte	Fireworks	apps.irs.gov
The Knobloch Family Foundation	Wilmington, DE	6	$2,750,127	$857,500	Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc	North Platte River Conservation Easement	apps.irs.gov
Wilburforce Foundation	Seattle, WA	37	$2,409,500	$250,000	Heart of the Rockies Initiative	Environmental - general support 2024	apps.irs.gov
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation	Menlo Park, CA	18	$2,403,700	$500,000	Headwaters Economics Inc	For general operating support	apps.irs.gov
The Bair Ranch Foundation	Billings, MT	3	$2,320,383	$1,050,000	Charles M Bair Family Trust	Pass through to charities for gen operating	apps.irs.gov
The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation	New York, NY	19	$2,320,000	$1,100,000	Heart of the Rockies	Keep it connected initiative	apps.irs.gov
Treacy Foundation	Helena, MT	84	$2,288,000	$102,500	Helena Food Share	Capital campaign	apps.irs.gov
Margaret A Cargill Foundation	Eden Prairie, MN	4	$2,195,000	$1,300,000	Montana State University	Advancing support, preparation, & innovation in rural education	apps.irs.gov
Waverley Street Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	1	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	Intertribal Agriculture Council Inc	General Operating Support	apps.irs.gov
Tykeson Family Charitable Trust	Ovando, MT	21	$1,997,412	$260,000	Providence Montana Health Foundation	Capital campaign	apps.irs.gov
The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation	Redwood City, CA	9	$1,865,000	$1,000,000	Salvation Army - Helena Mt	To provide food and shelter to homeless families and individuals in the helena area	apps.irs.gov
Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee	Mt Carroll, IL	9	$1,795,000	$500,000	Four Corners Community Foundation	General purpose	apps.irs.gov
Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation	Chevy Chase, MD	2	$1,755,000	$1,750,000	The Commit Foundation	Support of veterans transition programs	apps.irs.gov
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation	New York, NY	4	$1,675,000	$500,000	Montana State University	To support research, fellowships, and community education projects in the buffalo nations biocultural region	apps.irs.gov
The Volgenau Foundation	McLean, VA	7	$1,600,000	$400,000	Center for Large Landscape Conservation	Catalyzing landscape conservation and connectivity in the u.s.	apps.irs.gov
Gates Foundation	Seattle, WA	4	$1,548,311	$998,087	DFS Lab LLC	Inclusive financial systems	apps.irs.gov
Simperman-Corette Foundation	Sammamish, WA	3	$1,514,416	$1,359,416	Carroll College	Contribution to scholarship fund	apps.irs.gov
Slootman Family Foundation	Chicago, IL	1	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	American Prairie Foundation	General support	apps.irs.gov
Trailsend Foundation	Atlanta, GA	11	$1,452,635	$685,000	University of Montana Foundation	Special project support	apps.irs.gov
The Dovana Foundation Inc	Woodland Hills, CA	14	$1,376,504	$720,670	Gallatin Valley Land Trust	Protecting open space and building trails for generations to come	apps.irs.gov
First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc	Billings, MT	189	$1,353,630	$125,000	Yellowstone Ice Foundation	New Ice Rink	apps.irs.gov
Edward Jones Foundation	St Louis, MO	101	$1,293,169	$1,250,000	Scholarship Foundation of St Louis	Education	apps.irs.gov
Northwest Area Foundation	St Paul, MN	12	$1,181,000	$250,000	Mountain Shadow Association	General operating support	apps.irs.gov
The Schmidt Family Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	5	$1,175,000	$650,000	Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project Inc	Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, strengthening civic engagement, working towards a resilient and equitable food system	apps.irs.gov
Edward P Evans Foundation	Charlestown, MA	1	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	Washington University	Support scientific research	apps.irs.gov
Islands Fund	Boise, ID	4	$1,060,000	$850,000	Nature Conservancy (Mt)	Northern great plains land protection and grassbank 2.0	apps.irs.gov
Freedom Together Foundation	New York, NY	2	$1,050,000	$1,000,000	Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project Inc	Worc education project: rural organizing for the next generation	apps.irs.gov
G O Forward Charitable Trust	Eagan, MN	1	$1,044,700	$1,044,700	Greater Yellowstone Coalition	General operating	apps.irs.gov
Charles M Bair Family Trust	Billings, MT	49	$1,029,721	$75,000	Billings Clinic Foundation	Grant for seclusion room and psychiatric centre.	apps.irs.gov
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc	New York, NY	3	$1,025,000	$400,000	Climate Conservation Dba Center for Large Landscape Conservation	To support the network for landscape conservations catalyst fund, which strengthens the collaborative capacity of landscape-scale conservation partnerships across the united states	apps.irs.gov
Louis L Borick Foundation	Houston, TX	22	$1,013,000	$200,000	Youth Homes Inc	Charitable Donation	apps.irs.gov
Op & We Edwards Foundation Inc	Red Lodge, MT	38	$1,002,473	$155,358	Red Lodge Area Community Foundation	Philanthropic purpose	apps.irs.gov
WM Keck Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	2	$1,002,000	$1,000,000	Montana State University Bozeman	To define the role of inflammation in vertebrate bone fusion	apps.irs.gov
Novo Foundation	Hurley, NY	11	$1,000,000	$150,000	Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne Nation	General support	apps.irs.gov
Wells Fargo Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	15	$990,000	$250,000	Montana Community Foundation Inc	Reimagining Rural	apps.irs.gov
Charles M Bair Memorial Trust Us Bank Trust Dept	Billings, MT	4	$970,000	$575,000	Billings Clinic Foundation	Pass through to healthcare facility	apps.irs.gov
The High Stakes Foundation	Missoula, MT	52	$942,337	$40,000	Missoula Interfaith Collaborative	General Operations	apps.irs.gov
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation	Omaha, NE	4	$928,659	$350,645	Blue Mountain Clinic Inc	Program support	apps.irs.gov
Jane S Heman Foundation Inc	Stevensville, MT	28	$888,038	$130,000	Spectrum	Funds used to design, create and foster a stem learning ecosystem in montana's bitterroot valley.	apps.irs.gov
Harnish Foundation	Tukwila, WA	13	$882,000	$280,000	Child Bridge	Family recruiter/parent coach/family recruiter/parent coach	apps.irs.gov
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation	Palo Alto, CA	1	$846,266	$846,266	University of Montana Foundation	Support for the subtropical underwater biogeochemistry and subsurface export alliance (subsea)	apps.irs.gov
Alice Lee Lund Charitable Trust	Great Falls, MT	13	$806,973	$250,000	Partners in Hope Foundation	Charitable	apps.irs.gov
Rural Health Development Inc	Miles City, MT	2	$775,085	$668,465	Montana Health Network	Northeastern Montana Area Health Education Center	apps.irs.gov
Alumbra Innovations Foundation	Bentonville, AR	3	$760,300	$729,500	Ecology Project International	To support youth and teacher programs in Mexico	apps.irs.gov
The Alsam Foundation	Po Box Chica, IL	1	$750,000	$750,000	University of Montana Foundation	Skaggs scholarship program	apps.irs.gov
BNSF Railway Foundation	Fort Worth, TX	37	$742,412	$500,000	Montana Historical Society	Cultural	apps.irs.gov
Stinson Family Foundtion	Fredericksburg, TX	3	$712,500	$662,000	Flathead Valley Community College Foundation	General purposes	apps.irs.gov
The Steele-Reese Foundation XXXXX1004	Chicago, IL	32	$692,500	$30,000	Alliance for Curriculum Enhancement	General	apps.irs.gov
Browning Kimball Foundation	Oklahoma City, OK	26	$687,186	$94,737	Montana State University Foundation	Bearpaw excellence in agriculture sc	apps.irs.gov
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	5	$670,485	$451,985	University of Montana	To support a learning exchange for place based pilots.	apps.irs.gov
The Ford Foundation	New York, NY	5	$659,000	$250,000	Max S Baucus Institute	General support	apps.irs.gov
The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	1	$650,000	$650,000	The Biomimicry Institute	Gray note grant - $500,000 of direct support & $150,000 for pass through to ray of hope prize winners.	apps.irs.gov
Dowd Family Foundation	Big Sky, MT	5	$637,500	$525,000	Gallatin Ice Foundation	Support	apps.irs.gov
Walton Family Foundation Inc	Bentonville, AR	3	$635,805	$500,000	National Forest Foundation	To advance riverscape restoration on National Forest lands in the Colorado River Basin.	apps.irs.gov
Wallace H Coulter Trust	Sebastian, FL	3	$625,000	$250,000	Western Native Voice Education Project	General Support	apps.irs.gov
Agl Foundation	Dallas, TX	3	$619,022	$548,022	Whitefish Community Foundation	For the agl foundation fund	apps.irs.gov
Colt Family Foundation	Whitefish, MT	8	$599,229	$542,420	Colt Family Foundation Montana	Moved charitable organization from ca to mt - new entity	apps.irs.gov
Dan & Jeanne Scott Family Foundation	Billings, MT	32	$593,676	$260,000	St Vincent Foundation	Board Grant - Hospital Replacement	apps.irs.gov
Oakland Family Foundation	Great Falls, MT	16	$586,500	$165,000	Montana Historical Society	Programs	apps.irs.gov
Majn Charitable Foundation	Bozeman, MT	2	$550,000	$350,000	One Valley Community Foundation	General funds	apps.irs.gov
Signal Peak Community Foundation	Helena, MT	20	$544,756	$133,788	City of Roundup	Mower, and storage shed	apps.irs.gov
The Susan Kay Pederson Foundation	Bozeman, MT	9	$539,190	$500,000	Eagle Mount	Support	apps.irs.gov
Folley Family Foundation	Seattle, WA	9	$538,500	$168,500	University of Montana Foundation	Unrestricted General Support	apps.irs.gov
Lippard-Clawiter Foundation	Great Falls, MT	50	$536,428	$65,000	Town of Big Sandy	Programs	apps.irs.gov
Sample Foundation Inc	Billings, MT	66	$527,815	$20,000	Habitat for Humanity of Missoula	Mariposa commons	apps.irs.gov
Solso Family Foundation Inc	Albany, NY	1	$522,000	$522,000	See Attached List	General Purpose	apps.irs.gov
Cedar Tree Foundation	Boston, MA	5	$515,000	$150,000	Intertribal Agriculture Council	Project support of the regenerative grazing iniatiative	apps.irs.gov
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation	Princeton, NJ	4	$508,146	$263,218	All Nations Health Center Inc	82002 improving data sovereignty for urban indian health organizations in montana to advance health equity for urban american indian/alaska native families	apps.irs.gov
The Bunting Family Foundation	Hunt Valley, MD	9	$505,000	$80,000	Blackfoot Challenge	To further the exempt purpose of the organization	apps.irs.gov
The Llewellyn Foundation	Springfield, OH	27	$504,000	$35,000	Missoula Interfaith Colaborative	Staff truck	apps.irs.gov
Elm Street Foundation	San Rafael, CA	1	$500,000	$500,000	Yellowstone Club Community FDN	Further organization's exempt purpose	apps.irs.gov
The Searle Freedom Trust	Madison, WI	2	$500,000	$275,000	Property and Environment Research Center	Journalism	apps.irs.gov
Morgan Family Foundation Inc	Bozeman, MT	14	$495,000	$100,000	Butte Spirit Center	General	apps.irs.gov
Davidson Family Foundation	Great Falls, MT	30	$485,000	$50,000	CM Russell Museum	General support	apps.irs.gov
The Simons Foundation Inc	New York, NY	5	$460,132	$191,831	Montana State University	Simons investigator in aquatic microbial ecology award	apps.irs.gov
Head & Heart Foundation Trust 12319	Wilmington, DE	3	$450,000	$300,000	Yellowstone To Yukon Conservation Initiative	General support	apps.irs.gov
Tordik Wildlife Foundation	Carter, MT	16	$442,000	$110,500	Montana Land Reliance	Charitable	apps.irs.gov
The Wall Family-Power Townsend Foundation	Helena, MT	12	$431,974	$75,000	Legendary Lodge	Philanthropic purporse	apps.irs.gov
Perry and Joyce Johns Foundation	Fort Worth, TX	3	$430,000	$180,000	Montana State University Foundation	Assistance for native american stude	apps.irs.gov
The Rieschel Foundation	Bozeman, MT	27	$426,250	$75,000	Max S Baucus Institute	General support	apps.irs.gov
Harry L Willett Foundation C O Boyd Ryan	Littleton, CO	17	$418,500	$85,000	Yellowstone River Parks Association	General	apps.irs.gov
Tillie S Patterson Memorial Foundation	Great Falls, MT	9	$417,862	$201,350	Bullhook Community Health Center Inc	Charitable	apps.irs.gov
The William H & Margaret M Wallace Foundation	Missoula, MT	17	$407,000	$80,000	Missoula Food Bank	Food for needy	apps.irs.gov
Harder Foundation	Naples, FL	11	$400,000	$60,000	Montana Wilderness Association Dba Wild Montana	Project support	apps.irs.gov
Donald J Slavik Family Foundation	Wilmington, DE	4	$398,150	$175,000	Yellowstone To Yukon Conservation Initiative	HWY 3 Corridor Project	apps.irs.gov
Americas Foundation Inc	San Diego, CA	4	$388,500	$150,000	Bridgercare	Philanthropic/educational purpose	apps.irs.gov
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc	Milwaukee, WI	2	$385,000	$300,000	Montana Community Choice Schools Commission	To support general operations	apps.irs.gov
5 Springs Foundation	Dillon, MT	12	$383,133	$108,500	Tinwork Art	To further the organization's activities	apps.irs.gov
The Fortin Foundation of Florida Inc	Palm Beach, FL	13	$382,000	$100,000	Billings Family YMCA	General program support	apps.irs.gov
Foundation for Community Vitality	Billings, MT	33	$378,934	$81,088	City of Lodge Grass	Payroll - Mayor Salary	apps.irs.gov
The Angora Ridge Foundation	Whitefish, MT	35	$378,535	$105,000	Montana Innocence Project	Operating funds	apps.irs.gov
The Fourten Foundation	Cranford, NJ	9	$378,000	$82,000	Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation	General operations	apps.irs.gov
Broussard Charitable Foundation Trust	Cincinnati, OH	18	$366,250	$115,000	Flathead Valley Community College Foundation Inc	Project/program support	apps.irs.gov
True North Foundation	Grass Valley, CA	1	$360,000	$360,000	Western Organzation of Resource Councils Education Project	Western mining activist/ network mini grants/ general support/ conference	apps.irs.gov
The James Family Charitable Foundation	Charlottesville, VA	5	$358,050	$260,000	The Montana Council of Trout Unlimi	General	apps.irs.gov
Birmingham Foundation	Loveland, CO	2	$355,825	$305,825	Vital Ground Foundation	Operating funds	apps.irs.gov
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc	Baltimore, MD	9	$354,500	$225,000	Montana Budget & Policy Center	Support various KIDS COUNT activities	apps.irs.gov
George L Ohrstrom Foundation	Fort Lauderdale, FL	6	$350,000	$175,000	North Yellowstone Education Foundation	General operating support	apps.irs.gov
Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated	Pittsburgh, PA	1	$350,000	$350,000	Political Economy Research Center Dba Property and Environment	General operating and program support	apps.irs.gov
MWC Foundation Inc #0726315	Boston, MA	11	$348,808	$75,000	Greater Yellowstone Coalition	General purposes	apps.irs.gov
The Bill & Rosemary Gallagher Foundation	Missoula, MT	41	$343,000	$51,000	Youth Homes	General operating	apps.irs.gov
Heisey Foundation Co Us Bank	Great Falls, MT	34	$339,795	$87,700	University of Providence	Scholarship	apps.irs.gov
The Rees-Jones Foundation	Dallas, TX	1	$330,000	$330,000	Yellowstone Forever	Funding to support the Yellowstone Wolf Project.	apps.irs.gov
KHR McNeely Family Foundation	Sonoma, CA	3	$325,000	$150,000	The Montana Land Reliance	General operating	apps.irs.gov
The Marisla Foundation	Laguna Beach, CA	1	$325,000	$325,000	Environmental Health Sciences	General support	apps.irs.gov
Ralph Haugse Memorial Trust	Milwaukee, WI	6	$322,000	$112,000	Montana State University	Scholarship	apps.irs.gov
Lennox Foundation	Wilmington, DE	7	$317,500	$100,000	Bridger Ski Foundation	Preserving & Enhancing Sunset Hills: The Heartbeat of our Ski Community	apps.irs.gov
Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation	New York, NY	1	$315,000	$315,000	Blue Mountain Clinic	General donation	apps.irs.gov
The Greater Montana Foundation	Helena, MT	20	$314,250	$45,000	Montana Broadcasters Association	Eb awards for excellence in commercial broadcasting.	apps.irs.gov
Rangeland Foundation	Bellevue, WA	6	$312,000	$75,000	Trap Free Montana	Donation	apps.irs.gov
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation	San Francisco, CA	3	$305,000	$275,000	Smiles Across Montana LLC	Community giving- dental	apps.irs.gov
Pacificsource Foundation for Health Improvement	Springfield, OR	10	$305,000	$50,000	Mountain Home Montana	Expansion of services for high needs mothers & children, including trauma informed childcare	apps.irs.gov
William Randolph Hearst Foundation	New York, NY	3	$304,500	$200,000	University of Montana Missoula	To support Montana Media Lab Youth Voices program	apps.irs.gov
The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation	Ross, CA	1	$300,000	$300,000	Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation	Adventure Scientists Project Seed Fund	apps.irs.gov
Bitterroot Fund	Atlanta, GA	18	$297,500	$85,000	Random Acts of Silliness	Charitable support	apps.irs.gov
Thomas W & Joan Scott Foundation	Billings, MT	4	$295,000	$200,000	Yellowstone Ice Foundation	Operating Funds	apps.irs.gov
Baracker Flynn Foundation	Wilmington, DE	20	$292,000	$50,000	Assembly of God	General & Unrestricted	apps.irs.gov
Bigfork Community Development Foundation	Kalispell, MT	2	$291,549	$242,359	Community Foundation for A Better Bigfork	Community projects	apps.irs.gov
Montana Mental Health Trust	Helena, MT	14	$285,804	$40,000	Butte Spirit Center	Integrated behavioral health services	apps.irs.gov
Ajax Foundation	Seattle, WA	10	$285,000	$75,000	Tumbleweeds	Community Support	apps.irs.gov
The William H Donner Foundation Inc	Tarrytown, NY	3	$285,000	$175,000	Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation	General support	apps.irs.gov
Zeller-Knowles Foundation Inc	Wilmington, DE	57	$284,800	$27,000	Central Christian Church	General & Unrestricted	apps.irs.gov
The Sidney E Frank Foundation	Harrison, NY	21	$282,290	$50,000	Montana State Univeristy	To support montana shakespeare in the park and honors college	apps.irs.gov
Wayfarer Foundation	Highland Park, IL	4	$280,000	$150,000	Hopa Mountain	General operating support	apps.irs.gov
Windmill Foundation Inc	Stamford, CT	4	$280,000	$200,000	Flathead Valley Community College Foundation	Student health clinic	apps.irs.gov
Brugh Family Foundation Inc	Indianapolis, IN	2	$278,820	$268,820	Big Sky Youth Empowerment	General support	apps.irs.gov
Callant Family Foundation-Cma	Detroit, MI	10	$277,800	$80,000	City of Harlowton	Support for daily	apps.irs.gov
Beagle Charitable Foundation	Redwood City, CA	5	$275,000	$100,000	Yellowstone Forever	Yellowstone wolf project ($75,000); native fish conservation ($25,000)	apps.irs.gov
Carequest Foundation Inc	Boston, MA	2	$274,950	$149,950	Smiles Across Montana	The purpose of this grant to Smiles Across Montana is to develop a pilot program to deploy non-dental professionals as Community Health Care Workers who will provide education, preventive measures, an	apps.irs.gov
Reed Family Foundation Inc	Lake Geneva, WI	24	$269,750	$100,000	Gallatin Valley Land Trust	General	apps.irs.gov
The Rediger Family Foundation	Burbank, CA	7	$266,000	$160,000	Canvas Church	To be used for charitable purposes of the recipient	apps.irs.gov
Ejk Foundation	Wilmington, DE	4	$263,379	$153,379	Property & Environment Research Center	for a research study to design incentives for private landowners in Maine to conserve late-successional/old-growth forests	apps.irs.gov
Chrest Foundation Inc	Irving, TX	4	$260,000	$100,000	Glacier National Park Conservancy	Support to preserve Glacier National Park wilderness.	apps.irs.gov
Cornell Douglas Foundation Inc	Bethesda, MD	3	$260,000	$150,000	Greater Yellowstone Coalition	General support	apps.irs.gov
The McKnight Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	7	$255,000	$50,000	Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation	for general operating support	apps.irs.gov
Synchrony Foundation	Stamford, CT	1	$252,400	$252,400	American Indigenous Business Leaders	Funding supports general operations and programming.	apps.irs.gov
Fidelity Foundation	Boston, MA	3	$250,400	$250,000	Adventure Scientists	Technology & equipment	apps.irs.gov
The Dancu Foundation Inc	Big Sky, MT	2	$250,144	$245,525	Big Sky Community Organization	To further mission of organization	apps.irs.gov
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation	Chicago, IL	2	$250,000	$200,000	County of Missoula Montana	To support and sustain comprehensive efforts to reduce jail incarceration and racial and ethnic disparities in jail usage as a site in the safety and justice challenge network	apps.irs.gov
Lang Family Foundation	Saegertown, PA	1	$250,000	$250,000	Wild Sheep Foundation	General fund	apps.irs.gov
The Annenberg Foundation	Conshohocken, PA	1	$250,000	$250,000	Polar Bears International	General operating support	apps.irs.gov
The Jean & E Floyd Kvamme Foundation	Scotts Valley, CA	1	$250,000	$250,000	100 Fold Studio	Religious	apps.irs.gov
The Martin Family Foundation	Casper, WY	9	$250,000	$115,000	Community Leadership & Development Inc	Hannah house, youth works	apps.irs.gov
James & Wanda Hollensteiner FDN Lisa Mary Hollensteiner	Edina, MN	27	$241,050	$150,000	Rollins Fire Foundation	Fire department renovation	apps.irs.gov
Amber Foundation	Los Altos, CA	7	$240,000	$100,000	University of Montana Foundation	Education.	apps.irs.gov
The Double T Family Foundation	Wilmington, DE	1	$240,000	$240,000	Yellowstone Forever	Support of the Elk Calf Survival Study and the Ranger Stock Program	apps.irs.gov
James and Chloe Gilman Charitable Foundation Inc	Butte, MT	43	$231,000	$20,000	Butte Central Education Foundation	Scholarships	apps.irs.gov
The Goldman Sachs Foundation	New York, NY	1	$229,669	$229,669	Great Falls College - Montana State University	Grant to implement 10,000 small businesses in montana and extended region.	apps.irs.gov
Susan Scott Heyneman Foundation	Billings, MT	26	$229,240	$35,000	Yellowstone Art Museum	For Year 1 of project to reinstall and reimagine permanent art collection	apps.irs.gov
Amazonsmile Foundation	Seattle, WA	1,995	$226,022	$7,544	Foundation To Decrease World Suck	General support	apps.irs.gov
Turner Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	12	$223,000	$50,000	Center for Large Landscape Conservation	Further organization's exempt purpose	apps.irs.gov
James & CK Coles Foundation	Whitefish, MT	6	$220,000	$150,000	Logan Health Foundation	Operations	apps.irs.gov
Connors Family Foundation	Medina, WA	3	$219,200	$83,000	Keep Miles City Beautiful	General program support	apps.irs.gov
Percival HS & Ma Scholarship	Saint Louis, MO	2	$219,020	$109,510	Msu Foundations	General operating	apps.irs.gov
O Temple Sloan Jr Foundation	Raleigh, NC	20	$219,000	$90,000	University of Montana Western	General operation expenses	apps.irs.gov
The Doyle Foundation Inc	San Clemente, CA	6	$218,190	$75,000	Camp Mak-A-Dream	Restricted grant	apps.irs.gov
Louis Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	3	$215,000	$100,000	Headwaters Academy	Education	apps.irs.gov
The Heinz Endowments	Pittsburgh, PA	2	$215,000	$165,000	Environmental Health Sciences	To support environmental health journalism in the region	apps.irs.gov
Arkwright S & M Conserv Trust-Main	Saint Louis, MO	1	$214,083	$214,083	University of Montana Foundation	General support	apps.irs.gov
The Lanceleaf Foundation	Charlotte, NC	1	$213,738	$213,738	Montana State University	Research	apps.irs.gov
The Bentley Foundation	Billings, MT	8	$210,000	$100,000	Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter	Philanthropic Purposes	apps.irs.gov
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc	New York, NY	3	$210,000	$100,000	Mountain Time Arts	General Operating Support	apps.irs.gov
Boe Brothers Foundation D A Davidson Trust Co	Great Falls, MT	21	$207,992	$64,998	Fairfield High School	Scholarships	apps.irs.gov
Allyn Family Foundation Inc	Skaneateles, NY	5	$207,931	$68,300	Piikani Lodge Health Institute	To acquire property to create a regenerative research and indigenous training center (donor fund)	apps.irs.gov
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial	Chicago, IL	2	$205,000	$200,000	National Forest Foundation	Program	apps.irs.gov
The Ruth and Vernon Taylor Foundation Montana	Belgrade, MT	3	$205,000	$125,000	Museum of the Rockies Montana State University	Native cultures of the northern plains & rockies exhibit	apps.irs.gov
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation	Flint, MI	4	$203,750	$150,000	Indian Law Resource Center	To promote stronger safeguards and increased accountability by multilateral and national development banks to help ensure social and environmental protections are respected.	apps.irs.gov
Pritzker Family Foundation	Chicago, IL	2	$203,000	$125,000	Zero To Five Montana	Research and education on family economic security	apps.irs.gov
Leroy and Claris Strand Foundation	Stanford, MT	62	$201,017	$15,000	Highwood Rural Fire Department	Charitable	apps.irs.gov
Alexander Foundation Inc	New York, NY	1	$200,000	$200,000	Property and Environment Research Center	General support	apps.irs.gov
Arcus Foundation	New York, NY	2	$200,000	$105,000	The Legal Atlas LLC	Support to expand legal reform for the conservation and protection of great apes and gibbons.	apps.irs.gov
C Stone Foundation	San Antonio, TX	7	$200,000	$50,000	Central Montana Medical Facilities Inc (dba Central Montana Medical Cent	General Purpose	apps.irs.gov
Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation	New York, NY	1	$200,000	$200,000	Wilderness Land Trust	General support	apps.irs.gov
Lafetra Foundation	Berkeley, CA	1	$200,000	$200,000	Polar Bears International	General support	apps.irs.gov
The Fat Tire Foundation	Los Altos, CA	1	$200,000	$200,000	Adventure Scientists	Environmental preservation	apps.irs.gov
CHS Foundation	Inver Grove Heights, MN	8	$196,869	$97,369	Montana State University Foundation	Grow scholars - growth through research opportunities and work	apps.irs.gov
Mainwaring Family Foundation	Wilmington, DE	10	$196,538	$65,000	Helena Symphony	Unrestricted gift	apps.irs.gov
Weeden Foundation	Bedford Hills, NY	9	$192,000	$50,000	National Wildlife Federation	Grant	apps.irs.gov
B E A Family Inc	Bigfork, MT	9	$191,813	$162,250	Imagineif Library Foundation	Fund facility upgrades, programming and materials not included in the county library budget	apps.irs.gov
Markovich Family Charitable Foundation	Wilmington, DE	24	$191,500	$20,000	Granite County Medical Foundation	General & Unrestricted	apps.irs.gov
Vadon Foundation	Seattle, WA	3	$190,000	$95,000	Nkwusm School	To support organization	apps.irs.gov
JTMF Foundation	Wilmington, DE	2	$189,856	$100,000	Commit Foundation	Commit Foundation transition program	apps.irs.gov
Patagoniaorg	Ventura, CA	13	$188,000	$23,000	Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance	To support environmental projects.	apps.irs.gov
The Sprunk Family Foundation	Wilmington, DE	3	$185,000	$170,000	University of Montana Foundation	Adams Center Renovation Fund for Phase II(3CJ)	apps.irs.gov
Tamarack Foundation Inc	Whitefish, MT	6	$184,500	$64,500	Whitefish Community Foundation	General charitable community donation	apps.irs.gov
The Foley Family Charitable Foundation	Whitefish, MT	6	$183,539	$51,600	North Valley Food Bank	Building food security, strengthening communities.	apps.irs.gov
Flathead Association for Catholic Education	Kalispell, MT	1	$182,278	$182,278	St Matthews School	Catholic education of children	apps.irs.gov
Totten Seager Esther Trust	Saint Louis, MO	1	$180,000	$180,000	Rocky Mountain College	General operating	apps.irs.gov
Cashman Family Foundation	Las Vegas, NV	4	$175,000	$100,000	CM Russell Museum	Donation for general operations	apps.irs.gov
Richard C Adkerson Family Foundation	Laplace, LA	2	$175,000	$150,000	Yellowstone Park Foundation	General purpose	apps.irs.gov
The Louvin Foundation	Billings, MT	15	$169,000	$50,000	Education Foundation- Billings Public Schools	Humanitarian aid	apps.irs.gov
Hawkins Martha A Charitable Trust	Saint Louis, MO	4	$168,000	$42,000	Carroll College Foundation	General support grant	apps.irs.gov
Tracy Foundation	Sarasota, FL	3	$168,000	$128,000	Whitefish Community Foundation	To fund boys club activities and other community benefit programs	apps.irs.gov
Bayne Foundation Inc	Whitefish, MT	3	$167,007	$81,286	Whitefish Community Foundation	Dream	apps.irs.gov
Charlotte Y Martin Foundation-Ima	Seattle, WA	10	$166,230	$45,000	Piegan Institute	General operating	apps.irs.gov
Paul J McCann Foundation	Vado, NM	4	$165,000	$75,000	Aware Inc	Community assistance	apps.irs.gov
Plank Stewardship Initiative	Sheridan, WY	9	$164,266	$62,750	Women in Ranching Inc	Ranching education for women	apps.irs.gov
I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation	Bloomington, MN	3	$160,000	$85,000	Florence Crittenton	Funds will be used for renovating the cooney property in helena to serve as our central campus.	apps.irs.gov
The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund	San Francisco, CA	1	$160,000	$160,000	Western Organization of Resource Councils	Support for social service programs or educational programs	apps.irs.gov
Kehe Cares Foundation Inc	Naperville, IL	2	$156,763	$154,263	Restoring Hope Nepal	Orphans & refugees	apps.irs.gov
Allen Family Philanthropies	Seattle, WA	1	$155,772	$155,772	University of Montana	To support collaborating research: pacsp: looking back to move forward - integrating genomics into long-term diversity monitoring of grizzly bears	apps.irs.gov
Five Points Foundation	Bozeman, MT	15	$155,400	$64,400	Resurrection Church	Operations	apps.irs.gov
Mott Family Foundation	Big Sky, MT	5	$155,000	$110,000	Yellowstone Club Community Foundation	General	apps.irs.gov
Seedlings Foundation	Branford, CT	1	$154,368	$154,368	University of Montana Foundation	Humanitarian/educational/community	apps.irs.gov
Johnson John A Scholarship Foundation	Saint Louis, MO	1	$153,224	$153,224	University of Montana Foundation	General operating	apps.irs.gov
Open Society Institute	New York, NY	2	$150,309	$150,000	Stichting Womens Initiatives for Gender Justice	To support the grantee's fiscally sponsored project known as the coalition for an international criminal court to challenge double standards in international justice	apps.irs.gov
Flynn Family Foundation Inc	Fort Lauderdale, FL	1	$150,000	$150,000	Fresh Life Church	To provide further support for the christian ministry.	apps.irs.gov
Heineman Foundation for Research Educational	New York, NY	4	$150,000	$60,000	Clark Fork Coalition	General	apps.irs.gov
New Era Cap Foundation	Buffalo, NY	1	$150,000	$150,000	Yellowstone Forever	Unrestricted	apps.irs.gov
The Giorgi Family Foundation	Temple, PA	1	$150,000	$150,000	Hope Rescue Mission	General donation	apps.irs.gov
The KCS Pacific Foundation Inc	Wilmington, DE	1	$150,000	$150,000	Yellowstone To Yukon Conservation Initiative	Ross River Fund	apps.irs.gov
The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc	Washington, DC	1	$150,000	$150,000	Friends of Turneffe Atoll Dba Turneffe Atoll Trust	General operating support, 2024-2027	apps.irs.gov
The Telluray Foundation	Littleton, CO	1	$150,000	$150,000	National Forest Foundation	Blue lakes visitor use management plan implementation	apps.irs.gov
The Wiggins Foundation Inc	Wilmington, DE	2	$150,000	$100,000	Yellowstone Club Community Foundation	to support the endowment campaign fund	apps.irs.gov
Kampgrounds of America Foundation	Billings, MT	8	$147,900	$50,000	Yellowstone Ice Foundation	Sled Hockey	apps.irs.gov
Paul Milan and Cynthia Long Foster Foundation	Billings, MT	17	$147,000	$20,000	Great Falls Community Food Bank	General operations	apps.irs.gov
Bill and June Beaver Foundation	Wilmington, DE	2	$145,098	$100,380	Montana 4-H Foundation Inc	General & Unrestricted	apps.irs.gov
David B Jones Foundation	Wilmington, DE	1	$145,000	$145,000	Museum of the Rockies	Cretaceous Crossroads and Discover Science!: A Paleontological Education Initiative	apps.irs.gov
Fred L Hartley Family Foundation	Bigfork, MT	8	$145,000	$50,000	Montana Historical Society	Completion of the charles russell gallery and the montana firearms collection	apps.irs.gov
Williams-Malone Foundation Inc	Omaha, NE	5	$145,000	$50,000	Friends of Bigfork Fire Department	Unrestricted	apps.irs.gov
Nibs and Edna Allen Foundation	Miles City, MT	23	$144,300	$26,000	Custer County Educational FD Inc	Educational scholarships support	apps.irs.gov
Hawkins Scholarship Foundation	Great Falls, MT	162	$141,900	$1,600	Montana State University Fbo Olive Lyngholm	Scholarship	apps.irs.gov
The Wisner Family Foundation	Wilmington, DE	5	$140,500	$100,000	Greater Butte Community Co-Ordinated Child Child C	General & Unrestricted	apps.irs.gov
Attwood Williams Charitable Foundation	Bedford Hills, NY	1	$140,000	$140,000	Blackfoot Challenge	General use.	apps.irs.gov
CNM Family Foundation	Chicago, IL	1	$140,000	$140,000	National Forest Foundation	Operating budget	apps.irs.gov
Stranahan Foundation	Perrysburg, OH	4	$140,000	$35,000	Arlee Community Development Corporation	Food resource center programs	apps.irs.gov
Johnson Foundation of the Rockies	Wilmington, DE	6	$138,000	$30,000	Montana Meth Project	General Operating Support	apps.irs.gov
Max and Betty Swanson Foundation	Missoula, MT	58	$136,750	$16,000	University of Montana	Athletic service fund - educational scholarship	apps.irs.gov
Perkins Charitable Foundation	Gates Mills, OH	11	$135,000	$75,000	Property & Environment Research Center	Philanthropic purposes.	apps.irs.gov
George Wilson Scholarship Tua	Saint Louis, MO	1	$134,379	$134,379	Toole County	General operating	apps.irs.gov
The Ruth Danley and William Enoch Moore Fund	Pittsburgh, PA	2	$132,500	$112,500	St Labre Indian School	Ms/hs fire alarm	apps.irs.gov
Newberry Family Charitable Foundation	Livingston, MT	4	$132,000	$100,000	Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation	Reintegrate veterans into society	apps.irs.gov
Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust	North Palm Beach, FL	7	$131,770	$38,000	Montana State University	Cultivate lifelong relationships and secure private support to advance montana state university.	apps.irs.gov
Dry Creek Foundation	Pasadena, CA	1	$130,000	$130,000	Yellowstone Forever	To support exempt organization.	apps.irs.gov
Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment	Boston, MA	1	$130,000	$130,000	National Center for Appropriate Technology	Food and agriculture research	apps.irs.gov
Grassland Trust	Chicago, IL	5	$130,000	$75,000	Special K Ranch	General support	apps.irs.gov
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation	New York, NY	3	$130,000	$50,000	The Commit Foundation	General grant	apps.irs.gov
The Buchanan Family Foundation	Lake Forest, IL	9	$130,000	$50,000	Bozeman Sports Park Foundation	General, operating, endowment or capital.	apps.irs.gov
R B & Pearl P Richardson Trust	Eagan, MN	4	$129,267	$55,400	First Presbyterian Church Helena	General operating	apps.irs.gov
The Wana Brands Foundation	Boulder, CO	5	$129,250	$100,000	Fast Blackfeet	Capital Campaign	apps.irs.gov
Bridgemill Foundation	New Canaan, CT	2	$127,770	$106,298	Ecology Project International - 338 SHS Visa Inc CL A	Charitable contribution - to inspire and empower the world's youth through immersive experiences with nature and science.	apps.irs.gov
Ada T Zucconi and Patricia M & William R Zucconi Endowment Fund	Great Falls, MT	1	$127,405	$127,405	St Patrick's Academy High School	Tuition scholarships to assist students attending st patrick's academy high school	apps.irs.gov
Woodhouse Family Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	33	$127,000	$12,000	Hope Church Kalispell	General support	apps.irs.gov
The Spencer Foundation	Chicago, IL	1	$125,855	$125,855	University of Montana	Supporting indigenous children in rural montana	apps.irs.gov
Highmark Foundation	Pittsburgh, PA	2	$125,250	$110,000	Teamsmile Inc	Three-year grant (2024-2026) to provide free dental care to underserved youth across the country by supporting teamsmile through a national partnership to fund programs and assist with overall operati	apps.irs.gov
Dennis & Smith Foundation	Miami, FL	1	$125,000	$125,000	Entrelliance Foundation	For montana technology acceleration	apps.irs.gov
Gates Family Foundation	Denver, CO	1	$125,000	$125,000	National Forest Foundation	Project support	apps.irs.gov
Living Legacy Foundation	Franklin, TN	1	$125,000	$125,000	Provision International Inc	El salvador	apps.irs.gov
Reinhardt H & Shirley R Jahn Foundation Trust	Chicago, IL	1	$125,000	$125,000	Archie Bray Foundation	Build out clay business and support adult and youth programming	apps.irs.gov
Sirius Fund	Chicago, IL	2	$125,000	$100,000	National Forest Foundation	To support charitable purpose	apps.irs.gov
The Afognak Fund	Fox Point, WI	1	$125,000	$125,000	Yellowstone Forever	Trails and boardwalk maintenance	apps.irs.gov
The Davis & Smith Family Foundation Inc	Bethlehem, PA	1	$125,000	$125,000	Red Feather Development Group	Unrestricted support	apps.irs.gov
The Roux Family Foundation	Needham, MA	1	$125,000	$125,000	The Station Foundation	General charitable contribution for healthcare	apps.irs.gov
Thoman Family Foundation Inc	Indianapolis, IN	1	$125,000	$125,000	Augustine Institute	General support	apps.irs.gov
Torgerson Family Foundation	Wayzata, MN	2	$125,000	$75,000	Heros and Horses	General operating support	apps.irs.gov
Pennmont Foundation	Bozeman, MT	15	$124,300	$57,300	Gallatin College - Msu	Support scholarship programs	apps.irs.gov
The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc	Waukesha, WI	1	$123,000	$123,000	Montana State University	Embedding em institutionally	apps.irs.gov
GT Foundation	Lansdale, PA	3	$121,864	$64,864	Chinook Horses	General purpose	apps.irs.gov
Glore Fund	West Boxford, MA	7	$120,000	$55,000	Arts Council of Big Sky	General support	apps.irs.gov
Michael J Connell Foundation Michael J Connell Charities Lte	Pasadena, CA	2	$120,000	$70,000	Montana Shakespeare in the Parks	Grant for 2025 summer parks tour	apps.irs.gov
Spruance Foundation II	Wilmington, DE	1	$120,000	$120,000	The Property and Environment Research Center	Environmental research	apps.irs.gov
The Joyce Foundation	Chicago, IL	1	$120,000	$120,000	Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources	Journalism	apps.irs.gov
National Endowment for Financial Education	Denver, CO	1	$117,000	$117,000	Montana State University	Research grant	apps.irs.gov
Chapman Hanson FNDN	Cincinnati, OH	1	$115,000	$115,000	Montana Wilderness Association	Support of daily operations	apps.irs.gov
Palladium Foundation	Salt Lake City, UT	3	$115,000	$100,000	Wilderness Land Trust	Various	apps.irs.gov
Teto Corporation	Mechanicsburg, PA	4	$115,000	$35,000	Gallatin Valley Land Trust	Operational support	apps.irs.gov
The Sherwood Foundation	Omaha, NE	2	$115,000	$80,000	Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project	2026 operating grant	apps.irs.gov
The Gerhart Foundation	Great Falls, MT	17	$114,500	$15,000	Boys & Girls Clubs	Support for after-school programs	apps.irs.gov
Morton Bertha Tua	Saint Louis, MO	1	$114,000	$114,000	University of Montana Foundation	General operating	apps.irs.gov
Sands Memorial Foundation Inc	Havre, MT	16	$113,000	$16,000	Butte Spayneuter Task Force	Operation of an animal welfare organization	apps.irs.gov
C and M Nelson Family Foundation	San Diego, CA	9	$111,760	$20,000	Madison Valley Medical Center	General UseGeneral Use	apps.irs.gov
First Cornerstone Foundation Inc-Ima	West Chester, PA	18	$111,250	$18,000	Montana Land Reliance	General operating	apps.irs.gov
Globetrotter Foundation	Paicines, CA	1	$110,250	$110,250	Women in Ranching Inc	Operating support	apps.irs.gov
Galen and Karla Zerbe Family Foundation	Glasgow, MT	11	$110,000	$42,000	Valley Community Emergency Food Bank	General purpose	apps.irs.gov
Grey Family Foundation	Tiburon, CA	3	$110,000	$50,000	Great Falls Public Schools Foundation	Program support	apps.irs.gov
Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc	Delray Beach, FL	1	$110,000	$110,000	1 Horse at A Time Draft Horse Rescue	Animal rescue	apps.irs.gov
Newman's Own Foundation	Westport, CT	3	$110,000	$50,000	Charityvest - Intertribal Agriculture Council	Regenerative agriculture programming for native youth	apps.irs.gov
The Nextgen Foundation Charitable Trust	Emigrant, MT	10	$110,000	$20,000	Mountain Bible Church	Unrestricted	apps.irs.gov
Trust for Mutual Understanding	New York, NY	4	$110,000	$35,000	Blackfoot Challenge	General support	apps.irs.gov
Park Foundation Inc	Ithaca, NY	3	$109,000	$40,000	Greater Yellowstone Coalition Inc	Project support	apps.irs.gov
Sokol Family Foundation Kelly Sokol	Virginia Beach, VA	3	$108,000	$100,000	Park County Community Foundation	General	apps.irs.gov
Sec Charitable Corporation	Naples, FL	9	$107,500	$25,000	Drumlummon Institute	To further charitable works	apps.irs.gov
The Commonwealth Fund	New York, NY	2	$107,482	$71,760	Abmj Consulting LLC	How-to estimate the fiscal impacts of Medicaid Expansion with applications to Florida and South Carolina.	apps.irs.gov
Tractor Supply Company Foundation	Brentwood, TN	13	$106,500	$100,000	National Forest Foundation	General support	apps.irs.gov
Eaglemere Foundation Inc	Wellesley, MA	3	$106,335	$65,520	Greater Yellowstone Coalition	General contribution	apps.irs.gov

Largest grants

Foundation	Recipient	Recipient location	Purpose	Amount	Source
Asbjornson Foundation	Central Montana Foundation	Lewistown, MT	Town of Winifred Airport improvement project fund	$6,000,409	apps.irs.gov
Wayne and Nan Kocourek Foundation	Big Sky Bravery	Bozeman, MT	To support operational and program expenses.	$5,047,507	apps.irs.gov
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation	4 Ranges Community Recreation Foundation	Livingston, MT	Wellness center capital campaign	$5,000,000	apps.irs.gov
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust	Billings Clinic Foundation	Billings, MT	Billings clinic surgical intensive care unit	$5,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation	State of Montana - Montana Historical Society	Helena, MT	Montana heritage center	$5,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation	State of Montana - Montana Historical Society	Helena, MT	Montana heritage center	$5,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Richard King Mellon Foundation	American Prairie Foundation	Bozeman, MT	To acquire multiple properties to assemble a short grass prairie ecosystem reserve in northcentral montana	$4,500,000	apps.irs.gov
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation	University of Montana Foundation	Missoula, MT	Pjw college of education scholars program and institute for positive education	$3,690,000	apps.irs.gov
Split Rock Charitable Foundation Inc	The J Love Legacy Foundation Inc	Bozeman, MT	General	$3,072,837	apps.irs.gov
Asbjornson Foundation	Central Montana Foundation	Lewistown, MT	Donation to funds for the benefit of the Town of Winifred	$3,000,237	apps.irs.gov
Pine Rock Foundation Inc	Big Sky Bravery	Belgrade, MT	Designated program	$3,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Asbjornson Foundation	Central Montana Foundation	Lewistown, MT	Donation for benefit of multiple charitable funds maintained by Central Montana Foundation	$2,700,049	apps.irs.gov
WK Kellogg Foundation	Indian Law Resource Center	Helena, MT	Promise of an Equitable Future	$2,504,000	apps.irs.gov
The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation	Billings Clinic Foundation	Billings, MT	General support for programs	$2,500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust	Billings Clinic Foundation	Billings, MT	Billings clinic transfer center	$2,215,173	apps.irs.gov
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust	Billings Clinic Foundation	Billings, MT	Billings clinic surgical intensive care unit	$2,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Waverley Street Foundation	Intertribal Agriculture Council Inc	Billings, MT	General Operating Support	$2,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation	The Commit Foundation	Bozeman, MT	Support of veterans transition programs	$1,750,000	apps.irs.gov
Otto Bremer Trust	Montana Community Foundation Inc	Helena, MT	Community responsive fund	$1,575,000	apps.irs.gov
Slootman Family Foundation	American Prairie Foundation	Bozeman, MT	General support	$1,500,000	apps.irs.gov
Simperman-Corette Foundation	Carroll College	Helena, MT	Contribution to scholarship fund	$1,359,416	apps.irs.gov
Margaret A Cargill Foundation	Montana State University	Bozeman, MT	Advancing support, preparation, & innovation in rural education	$1,300,000	apps.irs.gov
Edward Jones Foundation	Scholarship Foundation of St Louis	St Louis, MT	Education	$1,250,000	apps.irs.gov
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation	The Nature Conservancy in Montana	Helena, MT	Tnc-montana grassland resilience program	$1,200,000	apps.irs.gov
The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation	Heart of the Rockies	Missoula, MT	Keep it connected initiative	$1,100,000	apps.irs.gov
Edward P Evans Foundation	Washington University	St Louis, MT	Support scientific research	$1,100,000	apps.irs.gov
The Bair Ranch Foundation	Charles M Bair Family Trust	Billings, MT	Pass through to charities for gen operating	$1,050,000	apps.irs.gov
The Bair Ranch Foundation	Charles M Bair Memorial Trust	Billings, MT	Pass through to charities for gen oper & scholarships	$1,050,000	apps.irs.gov
G O Forward Charitable Trust	Greater Yellowstone Coalition	Bozeman, MT	General operating	$1,044,700	apps.irs.gov
Gianforte Family Charitable Trust	Montana State University Alumni Foundation	Bozeman, MT	Charitable purpose	$1,014,059	apps.irs.gov
Otto Bremer Trust	Montana Children's Home & Hospital Dba Shodair Childrens Hospital	Helena, MT	Mental health services	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
WM Keck Foundation	Montana State University Bozeman	Bozeman, MT	To define the role of inflammation in vertebrate bone fusion	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation	Salvation Army - Helena Mt	Helena, MT	To provide food and shelter to homeless families and individuals in the helena area	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Freedom Together Foundation	Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project Inc	Billings, MT	Worc education project: rural organizing for the next generation	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Gates Foundation	DFS Lab LLC	Helena, MT	Inclusive financial systems	$998,087	apps.irs.gov
The Knobloch Family Foundation	Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc	Missoula, MT	North Platte River Conservation Easement	$857,500	apps.irs.gov
Islands Fund	Nature Conservancy (Mt)	Helena, MT	Northern great plains land protection and grassbank 2.0	$850,000	apps.irs.gov
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation	University of Montana Foundation	Missoula, MT	Support for the subtropical underwater biogeochemistry and subsurface export alliance (subsea)	$846,266	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Carroll College	Helena, MT	Library renovation	$800,000	apps.irs.gov
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation	University of Montana Foundation - 21St Century Teaching & Learning Initiat	Missoula, MT	21c-360	$800,000	apps.irs.gov
Gianforte Family Charitable Trust	Family Promise of Gallatin Valley	Bozeman, MT	Charitable purpose	$759,321	apps.irs.gov
Otto Bremer Trust	Eagle Mount	Bozeman, MT	Capital campaign - campus of the future	$750,000	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Human Resource Development Council of District IX Inc	Bozeman, MT	Facility construction	$750,000	apps.irs.gov
The Alsam Foundation	University of Montana Foundation	Missoula, MT	Skaggs scholarship program	$750,000	apps.irs.gov
Alumbra Innovations Foundation	Ecology Project International	Missoula, MT	To support youth and teacher programs in Mexico	$729,500	apps.irs.gov
The Dovana Foundation Inc	Gallatin Valley Land Trust	Bozeman, MT	Protecting open space and building trails for generations to come	$720,670	apps.irs.gov
Gianforte Family Charitable Trust	Greater Impact Inc	Bozeman, MT	Charitable purpose	$715,324	apps.irs.gov
Gianforte Family Charitable Trust	St Andrew School	Helena, MT	Charitable purpose	$710,160	apps.irs.gov
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation	Montana Office of Public Instruction	Helena, MT	Montana heritage center enhancements	$700,000	apps.irs.gov
The Knobloch Family Foundation	Prickly Pear Land Trust	Helena, MT	Avalanche Conservation Easement	$700,000	apps.irs.gov
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation	University of Montana Foundation - Edready	Missoula, MT	Expansion of edready montana - mathematics and english remediation and skill readiness for students	$700,000	apps.irs.gov
Trailsend Foundation	University of Montana Foundation	Missoula, MT	Special project support	$685,000	apps.irs.gov
Rural Health Development Inc	Montana Health Network	Miles City, MT	Northeastern Montana Area Health Education Center	$668,465	apps.irs.gov
Stinson Family Foundtion	Flathead Valley Community College Foundation	Kalispell, MT	General purposes	$662,000	apps.irs.gov
Margaret A Cargill Foundation	Headwaters Economics Inc	Bozeman, MT	Scaling up community assistance for flooding	$660,000	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	4 Ranges Community Recreation Foundation	Livingston, MT	Facility construction	$650,000	apps.irs.gov
The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc	The Biomimicry Institute	Missoula, MT	Gray note grant - $500,000 of direct support & $150,000 for pass through to ray of hope prize winners.	$650,000	apps.irs.gov
The Schmidt Family Foundation	Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project Inc	Billings, MT	Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, strengthening civic engagement, working towards a resilient and equitable food system	$650,000	apps.irs.gov
Headwaters Health Foundation of Western Montana	Montana Nonprofit Association Inc	Helena, MT	Capacity building & trust based philanthropy	$595,000	apps.irs.gov
Charles M Bair Memorial Trust Us Bank Trust Dept	Billings Clinic Foundation	Billings, MT	Pass through to healthcare facility	$575,000	apps.irs.gov
Richard King Mellon Foundation	Heart of the Rockies Initiative	Missoula, MT	To scale durable conservation of private lands in the central rocky mountain region while connecting habitat	$550,000	apps.irs.gov
Agl Foundation	Whitefish Community Foundation	Whitefish, MT	For the agl foundation fund	$548,022	apps.irs.gov
Colt Family Foundation	Colt Family Foundation Montana	Whitefish, MT	Moved charitable organization from ca to mt - new entity	$542,420	apps.irs.gov
The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation	St Vincent Healthcare Foundation	Billings, MT	General support for programs	$540,000	apps.irs.gov
Dowd Family Foundation	Gallatin Ice Foundation	Bozeman, MT	Support	$525,000	apps.irs.gov
Solso Family Foundation Inc	See Attached List	Various, MT	General Purpose	$522,000	apps.irs.gov
Gianforte Family Charitable Trust	Options Women's Clinic	Helena, MT	Charitable purpose	$509,335	apps.irs.gov
Gianforte Family Charitable Trust	Hope Center Ministries - Butte	Divide, MT	Charitable purpose	$506,856	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Central Montana Medical Facilities Inc	Lewistown, MT	Renovation and new construction	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Susan Kay Pederson Foundation	Eagle Mount	Bozeman, MT	Support	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee	Four Corners Community Foundation	Bozeman, MT	General purpose	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation	Greater Missoula Family YMCA	Missoula, MT	Mike halligan aquatics center	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation	Headwaters Economics Inc	Bozeman, MT	For general operating support	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Helena Food Share Inc	Helena, MT	Facility construction	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
Otto Bremer Trust	Montana Food Bank Network	Missoula, MT	Food distribution	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
BNSF Railway Foundation	Montana Historical Society	Helena, MT	Cultural	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation	Montana State University	Bozeman, MT	To support research, fellowships, and community education projects in the buffalo nations biocultural region	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation	Mountain Home Montana Inc	Missoula, MT	Opening another door to brighter futures: hillside, a capital campaign for women and children	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Mountain Home Montana Inc	Missoula, MT	Facility renovations	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation	Mountain Shadow Association	Bozeman, MT	Kaala's village family healing center	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
Walton Family Foundation Inc	National Forest Foundation	Missoula, MT	To advance riverscape restoration on National Forest lands in the Colorado River Basin.	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	North Valley Music School	Whitefish, MT	New facility	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Knobloch Family Foundation	Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc	Missoula, MT	Mule Creek land protection fund	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation	Salvation Army - Great Falls Mt	Great Falls, MT	To provide food and shelter to homeless families and individuals in the great falls area	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation	University of Montana	Missoula, MT	To support integrating indigenous-centered epistemologies and native american humanities knowledge across campus and into montanas required state indian education for all postsecondary course	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
Elm Street Foundation	Yellowstone Club Community FDN	Bozeman, MT	Further organization's exempt purpose	$500,000	apps.irs.gov
Gianforte Family Charitable Trust	Montana Higher Ed Stud Assis Corp	Helena, MT	Charitable purpose	$492,000	apps.irs.gov
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation	University of Montana	Missoula, MT	To support a learning exchange for place based pilots.	$451,985	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Foundation for Community Care of Richland County Inc	Sidney, MT	Purchase of a new hyperbaric system	$450,000	apps.irs.gov
Headwaters Health Foundation of Western Montana	United Way of Missoula County	Missoula, MT	General support	$450,000	apps.irs.gov
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust	Billings Clinic Foundation	Billings, MT	Expanding ecmo services at billings clinic	$449,629	apps.irs.gov
Gianforte Family Charitable Trust	Child Bridge Inc	Bigfork, MT	Charitable purpose	$444,250	apps.irs.gov
The Knobloch Family Foundation	Open Space Institute	Stevensville, MT	Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge-Branson Tract	$437,000	apps.irs.gov
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation	Greater Yellowstone Coalition Inc	Bozeman, MT	For general operating support	$412,500	apps.irs.gov
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation	Backcountry Hunters and Anglers	Missoula, MT	For general operating support	$400,000	apps.irs.gov
Otto Bremer Trust	Billings Clinic Foundation	Billings, MT	Healthcare capital	$400,000	apps.irs.gov
The Volgenau Foundation	Center for Large Landscape Conservation	Bozeman, MT	Catalyzing landscape conservation and connectivity in the u.s.	$400,000	apps.irs.gov
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc	Climate Conservation Dba Center for Large Landscape Conservation	Bozeman, MT	To support the network for landscape conservations catalyst fund, which strengthens the collaborative capacity of landscape-scale conservation partnerships across the united states	$400,000	apps.irs.gov
The Volgenau Foundation	Greater Yellowstone Coalition	Bozeman, MT	Protecting the engine of the ecosystem: greater yellowstone wildlife migrations	$400,000	apps.irs.gov
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation	Museum of the Rockies Inc	Bozeman, MT	To support staffing, exhibition development, and programming	$400,000	apps.irs.gov

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