Montana · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Human Services in Montana

Imperigo has identified 253 funders that made 1,878 grants totaling $106.1M to 208 human services organizations in Montana, with a median grant of $17K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in Montana

Total granted $106.1M
Funders 253
Grants 1,878
Organizations funded 208

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Energy Share of Montana Inc
48 grants to 8 organizations · largest $835K · through 2024 · 79.4% of their giving
$9.0M
2. Whitefish Community Foundation Inc
77 grants to 19 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024 · 18.8% of their giving
$8.7M
3. Area II Agency on Aging
13 grants to 3 organizations · largest $986K · through 2024 · 42.7% of their giving
$6.1M
4. Montana Community Foundation Inc
119 grants to 49 organizations · largest $286K · through 2024 · 10.4% of their giving
$3.4M
5. One Valley Community Foundation
18 grants to 9 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 25.7% of their giving
$1.6M
6. Western Montana Area VI Agency on Aging Inc
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $215K · through 2024 · 26.6% of their giving
$1.4M
7. United Way of Cascade County
36 grants to 8 organizations · largest $106K · through 2024 · 41.8% of their giving
$954K
8. Greater Gallatin United Way Inc
45 grants to 10 organizations · largest $71K · through 2024 · 32.6% of their giving
$947K
9. United Way of Yellowstone County Inc
28 grants to 6 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024 · 38.1% of their giving
$634K
10. Gallatin Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $334K · through 2024 · 66.1% of their giving
$442K
11. Yellowstone Club Community Foundation
22 grants to 9 organizations · largest $203K · through 2023 · 7.5% of their giving
$1.1M
12. Park County Community Foundation
24 grants to 8 organizations · largest $126K · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$673K
13. Capstone Legacy Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2024 · 7.6% of their giving
$405K
14. Montana Conservation Society
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $119K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$119K
15. Kalispell Regional Healthcare Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $443K · through 2024 · 4.2% of their giving
$561K
16. Community Health Alliance
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 52.9% of their giving
$116K
17. Florence Crittenton Home and Services Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $105K · through 2021 · 100.0% of their giving
$105K
18. Helena Area Community Foundation
7 grants to 6 organizations · largest $24K · through 2023 · 24.5% of their giving
$95K
19. Big Sky Bird & Birdie Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2025 · 53.1% of their giving
$68K
20. Billings Rotary Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $21K · through 2024 · 91.5% of their giving
$64K
21. Montana Womens Run
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $23K · through 2024 · 22.4% of their giving
$63K
22. Missoula Area Agency on Aging Inc
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $18K · through 2023 · 5.6% of their giving
$208K
23. Billings Tourism Business Improvement District
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$50K
24. The Chicago Community Trust
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $5.0M · through 2023
$7.9M
25. Roundup for Safety Inc
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $10K · through 2025 · 8.7% of their giving
$87K

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

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