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The High Stakes Foundation

Historical Funder

Missoula, Montana · EIN 20-5815274 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2025)$1.1M
Organizations funded62
Typical grant$20,000
Total assets$2.5M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $25,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

ContactMary Stranahan
Address129 W Alder, Missoula MT 59802
Phone4067262030
Form and materialsCompleted application form and grant proposal request. See https://highstakesfoundation.wordpress.com/how-to-apply/ for grant application procedures.
DeadlinesApril 1 and September 1
RestrictionsNone

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Environment17
  • Arts & Culture5
  • Community Development4
  • Human Services2
  • Animal Welfare1
  • Children & Youth1

Where it gives

16% of grants went outside Montana.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Missoula Interfaith CollaborativeMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$40,000
Common Good MontanaMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$30,000
MAPS Media InstituteHamilton, MTGeneral Operations$30,000
Montana Free PressHelena, MTGeneral Operations$30,000
Northern Plains Resource CouncilBillings, MTGeneral Operations$30,000
Prickly Pear Land TrustHelena, MTGeneral Operations$30,000
Seeley Lake Community FoundationSeeley Lake, MTGeneral Operations$30,000
Upper Seven LawHelena, MTGeneral Operations$30,000
Western Landowners AllianceDenver, COGeneral Operations$30,000
Montana Wilderness Association dba Wild MontanaHelena, MTGeneral Operations$30,000
Code Girls UnitedKalispell, MTGeneral Operations$25,000
Community Food and Agriculture CoalitionMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$25,000
Continental Divide Trail CoalitionGolden, COGeneral Operations$25,000
Mainstreet Uptown ButteButte, MTGeneral Operations$25,000
Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation (MIST)Missoula, MTGeneral Operations$25,000
Montana Budget and Policy CenterHelena, MTGeneral Operations$25,000
Montana Freshwater PartnersLivingston, MTGeneral Operations$25,000
Montana Watershed Coordination CouncilHelena, MTGeneral Operations$25,000
Neighborworks MontanaGreat Falls, MTGeneral Operations$25,000
Our Childrens TrustEugene, ORGeneral Operations$25,000
Producers Partnership IncLivingston, MTGeneral Operations$25,000
Nature ConservancyArlington, VAGeneral Operations$25,000
The PulpMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$25,000
Western Organization of Resource Councils EducationBillings, MTGeneral Operations$25,000
ACLU MontanaMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$20,000
Big Hole Watershed CommitteeDivide, MTGeneral Operations$20,000
Montana Conservation CorpsBozeman, MTGeneral Operations$20,000
Montana Two Spirit SocietyMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$20,000
Park County Community FoundationLivingston, MTGeneral Operations$20,000
Red Lodge Area Community FoundationRed Lodge, MTGeneral Operations$20,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation PartnershipWashington, DCGeneral Operations$20,000
Western Enviromental Law CenterEugene, ORGeneral Operations$20,000
Winnett ACESWinnett, MTGeneral Operations$20,000
Women in RanchingCohagen, MTGeneral Operations$20,000
Friends of Montana PBS IncBozeman, MTGeneral Operations$15,000
Friends of Scotchman PeaksSandpoint, IDGeneral Operations$15,000
Glacier-Two Medicine AllianceEast Glacier Park, MTGeneral Operations$15,000
Home ResourceMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$15,000
Missoula Urban Demonstration ProjectMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$15,000
Montana Conservation Voters Education FundHelena, MTGeneral Operations$15,000
Red Ants Pants FoundationWhite Sulphur Springs, MTGeneral Operations$15,000
Trust MontanaMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$15,000
Vibrant Lives of MontanaDillon, MTGeneral Operations$15,000
Yaak Valley Forest CouncilTroy, MTGeneral Operations$15,000
Families for a Livable ClimateMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$13,500
Glacier Queer AllianceKalispell, MTGeneral Operations$12,000
Blackfoot ChallengeOvando, MTGeneral Operations$10,000
Great Burn Study Group dba Great Burn Conservation AllianceMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$10,000
Quivira CoalitionSanta Fe, NMGeneral Operations$10,000
The Paradise CenterParadise, MTGeneral Operations$10,000
Bee GirlAshland, ORGeneral Operations$8,000
Citizens for a Better FlatheadKalispell, MTGeneral Operations$8,000
Missoula Transportation and RestorationMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$6,000
Friends of the ClearwaterMoscow, IDGeneral Operations$5,000
Montana Environmental Information CenterHelena, MTGeneral Operations$5,000
Montana Wilderness Association dba Wild MontanaHelena, MTGeneral Operations$5,000
MTB MissoulaMissoula, MTGeneral Operations$3,337
Montana Trails CoalitionClancy, MTGeneral Operations$3,000
Montana Nonprofit AssociationHelena, MTGeneral Operations$2,500
Cut Bank TrailsCut Bank, MTGeneral Operations$2,000

Showing the 60 largest of 62 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2025$1,125,33762
2024$1,944,93884
2023$944,22049

Sources

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