Montana · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Montana

Imperigo has identified 250 funders that made 1,303 grants totaling $145.0M to 169 education organizations in Montana, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Montana

Total granted $145.0M
Funders 250
Grants 1,303
Organizations funded 169

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Whitefish Community Foundation Inc
46 grants to 13 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 9.4% of their giving
$4.4M
2. Montana Community Foundation Inc
111 grants to 33 organizations · largest $484K · through 2024 · 9.5% of their giving
$3.1M
3. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
17 grants to 5 organizations · largest $8.3M · through 2025 · 1.0% of their giving
$25.0M
4. Big Sky Youth Education Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $520K · through 2024 · 99.4% of their giving
$1.2M
5. North American Native Research and Education Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $485K · through 2023 · 82.8% of their giving
$877K
6. Abf Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $559K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$709K
7. Friends of the Greater Ravalli County Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$498K
8. Park County Community Foundation
19 grants to 6 organizations · largest $132K · through 2024 · 9.2% of their giving
$1.1M
9. Di Emerick Trust the University of Montana Western Found
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$359K
10. Yellowstone Club Community Foundation
17 grants to 7 organizations · largest $263K · through 2023 · 7.1% of their giving
$1.0M
11. Herbert and Clara Klindt Athletic Scholarship Trust
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $22K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$122K
12. Montana Bankers Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2021 · 49.8% of their giving
$50K
13. United Way of Yellowstone County Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $38K · through 2024 · 7.1% of their giving
$119K
14. Sweet Grass Community Foundation
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $21K · through 2024 · 6.1% of their giving
$137K
15. Glasgow High School Educational Trust
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024 · 8.8% of their giving
$76K
16. Legacy Global Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $205K · through 2019 · 3.0% of their giving
$205K
17. Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $225K · through 2020 · 2.7% of their giving
$225K
18. Montana Newspaper Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$30K
19. One Valley Community Foundation
6 grants to 5 organizations · largest $84K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$194K
20. Max S Baucus Institute
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$26K
21. Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $997K · through 2019
$997K
22. Foundation for Christian Schools
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2023 · 4.5% of their giving
$90K
23. University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $68K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$109K
24. The Oregon Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024
$1.5M
25. Montana Veterinary Medical Assn
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$12K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 14 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 education 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 education funding in Montana, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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