Montana · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in Montana

Imperigo has identified 171 funders that made 714 grants totaling $75.6M to 93 community improvement organizations in Montana, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in Montana

Total granted $75.6M
Funders 171
Grants 714
Organizations funded 93

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Montana Community Foundation Inc
64 grants to 26 organizations · largest $442K · through 2024 · 10.6% of their giving
$3.4M
2. Energy Share of Montana Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $268K · through 2024 · 9.0% of their giving
$1.0M
3. Farmers and Ranchers For Montana
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $251K · through 2020 · 79.6% of their giving
$251K
4. Montana Justice Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2022 · 8.2% of their giving
$353K
5. Yellowstone Country Montana Inc
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 21.6% of their giving
$115K
6. Missoula Downtown Association
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$100K
7. Sweet Grass Community Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $96K · through 2024 · 8.3% of their giving
$188K
8. National Council of Nonprofits
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $92K · through 2025 · 7.0% of their giving
$214K
9. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $1.4M · through 2024
$3.5M
10. Lowes Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2023 · 1.0% of their giving
$500K
11. Tides Foundation
16 grants to 7 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024
$3.0M
12. Central Montana Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $259K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$259K
13. Rf Catalytic Capital Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $800K · through 2024
$800K
14. Area II Agency on Aging
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $44K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$191K
15. Community Closet Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $13K · through 2024 · 7.5% of their giving
$33K
16. Park County Community Foundation
11 grants to 7 organizations · largest $64K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$165K
17. Western Futures Fund Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$145K
18. Red Lodge Area Community Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2025 · 2.7% of their giving
$62K
19. United States Energy Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$850K
20. Whitefish Community Foundation Inc
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $206K · through 2025
$266K
21. Groundswell Fund
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2025
$315K
22. Missoula Midtown Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$5K
23. Toledo Community Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $240K · through 2023
$276K
24. Guardian of Rights Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2022
$150K
25. Welcoming Neighbors Network
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$38K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement 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. 10 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.

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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 community improvement 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 community improvement funding in Montana, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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