Montana · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Montana

Imperigo has identified 156 funders that made 967 grants totaling $37.8M to 157 arts & culture organizations in Montana, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Arts & Culture Funding in Montana

Total granted $37.8M
Funders 156
Grants 967
Organizations funded 157

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

96. Western States Arts FederationRegrantor
9 grants to 7 organizations · largest $39K · through 2023 · 2.4% of their giving
$166K
97. Wildlife Conservation SocietyRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $188K · through 2023
$363K
98. Illuminative IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2025 · 2.4% of their giving
$100K
99. Bigfork Development CompanyRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020 · 10.5% of their giving
$20K
100. Missoula Art MuseumRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$9K
101. The Vital Ground Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2021 · 12.3% of their giving
$14K
102. Montana Ballet CompanyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$8K
103. Moonlight Community FoundationRegrantor
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $15K · through 2023 · 2.2% of their giving
$65K
104. Creative Visions FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $235K · through 2024
$235K
105. Via Art Fund IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2025 · 1.5% of their giving
$75K
106. Spanish Peaks Community FoundationRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $30K · through 2025 · 2.0% of their giving
$48K
107. First Nations Development InstituteRegrantor
7 grants to 5 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024
$225K
108. Redford Center IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $80K · through 2024
$120K
109. The Wilderness SocietyRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $30K · through 2022
$110K
110. Institute for Nonprofit NewsRegrantor
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024
$138K
111. Billings ClinicRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2020 · 1.9% of their giving
$25K
112. Pyxera Global IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $34K · through 2021
$48K
113. National Performance Network IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2023
$42K
114. Solutions Journalism Network IncRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $18K · through 2022
$43K
115. The Nature ConservancyRegrantor
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $95K · through 2024
$360K
116. South Arts IncRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024
$72K
117. Missoula Downtown Foundation IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2023 · 1.7% of their giving
$12K
118. Association of Children's Museums IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$16K
119. The Hawkins ProjectRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2022 · 1.2% of their giving
$15K
120. Potlatch FundRegrantor
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024
$22K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to arts & culture work in Montana, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 12 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

Other Causes Funded in Montana

About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering arts & culture work, with an address in Montana. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable arts & culture funding in Montana, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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