Montana · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Montana

Imperigo has identified 283 funders that made 2,280 grants totaling $155.3M to 142 environment & conservation organizations in Montana, with a median grant of $19K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in Montana

Total granted $155.3M
Funders 283
Grants 2,280
Organizations funded 142

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

163. A Better Big SkyRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $465K · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$690K
164. Heart of the Rockies InitiativeRegrantor
15 grants to 9 organizations · largest $27K · through 2024 · 21.4% of their giving
$166K
165. American Fly Fishing Trade Association IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $153K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$163K
166. The Wyldlife FundRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $175K · through 2024 · 12.3% of their giving
$250K
167. Resources Legacy FundRegrantor
27 grants to 10 organizations · largest $250K · through 2023 · 1.2% of their giving
$2.6M
168. North American Association for Environmental EducaRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $176K · through 2024 · 6.7% of their giving
$391K
169. Montana Wilderness AssociationRegrantor
9 grants to 6 organizations · largest $18K · through 2024 · 70.0% of their giving
$131K
170. Climate Ride IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $220K · through 2020 · 5.5% of their giving
$387K
171. Idaho Fish and Wildlife FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $252K · through 2023 · 8.4% of their giving
$252K
172. Blackfoot Challenge IncRegrantor
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $12K · through 2020 · 60.6% of their giving
$103K
173. Montana Hunters and Anglers ActionRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2020 · 53.8% of their giving
$100K
174. The Wilderness SocietyRegrantor
29 grants to 8 organizations · largest $32K · through 2023 · 3.0% of their giving
$584K
175. CommonwealRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $96K · through 2021 · 18.3% of their giving
$96K
176. Fund for Wild NatureRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $35K · through 2024 · 28.5% of their giving
$70K
177. Western Conservation ActionRegrantor
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $162K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$387K
178. Water FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$735K
179. Animal Welfare InstituteRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $45K · through 2024 · 7.4% of their giving
$158K
180. National Audubon Society IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $344K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$504K
181. Wilderness Society Action FundRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $28K · through 2022 · 11.5% of their giving
$92K
182. Houston Zoo IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $124K · through 2022 · 4.2% of their giving
$244K
183. Solarfest IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$50K
184. The Vital Ground Foundation IncRegrantor
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024 · 39.6% of their giving
$45K
185. Montana Homeownership Network IncRegrantor
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $51K · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$216K
186. Billings Community FoundationRegrantor
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $24K · through 2023 · 7.5% of their giving
$103K
187. RewildRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$315K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation 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. 13 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 environment & conservation 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 environment & conservation funding in Montana, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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