Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Montana
200 private foundations reported 562 arts & culture grants to organizations in Montana on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $17.5M in all. 65 of them are based in Montana.
Foundations that fund arts & culture in Montana
20 of the 200: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Montana organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Big J Show Cares, Billings - General support$224
- Friends of Public Radio Inc, Billings - General support$212
- The Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, Livingston - General support$187
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Gave $50M in 2024
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Missoula, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- State of Montana - Montana Historical Society, Helena - Montana heritage center$5,000,000
- State of Montana - Montana Historical Society, Helena - Montana heritage center$5,000,000
- Mct Inc, Missoula - Mentoring montana youth through theater participation: touring with the missoula children's theatre$75,000
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Gave $5M in 2025
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc
Billings, MT · latest return: tax year 2025- Wise Wonders Childrens Museum Inc, Billings - Financial Education$40,245
- Waterworks Art Museum, Miles City - General Operating Support$4,000
- Missoula Civic Symphony Association, Missoula - General Operating Support$3,750
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The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation
Atlanta, GA · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana Office of Public Instruction, Helena - Montana heritage center enhancements$700,000
- Montana Free Press, Helena - Good governance$275,000
- Prickly Pear Land Trust, Helena - Avalanche cultural conservation easement$220,000
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Sidney E Frank Charitable Foundation
Harrison, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Billings Symphony Society, Billings - To support explore msuic program$25,000
- Montana Youth Symphony, Bozeman - For general operating support$25,000
- Carbon County Arts Guild, Red Lodge - To support art education programs$20,000
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Gianforte Family Charitable Trust
Bozeman, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- American Computer Museum, Bozeman - Charitable purpose$10,000
- Bozeman Art Museum, Bozeman - Charitable purpose$10,000
- Christian Media Ministries, Belgrade - Charitable purpose$10,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Buses of Yellowstone Preservation Trust Incorporated, Red Lodge - Arts, culture and humanities$1,000
- Hungry Hill Center for Art Education and Outreach, Butte - Arts, culture and humanities$1,000
- United Way of Beaverhead County Inc, Dillon - Arts, culture and humanities$1,000
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The Kendeda Fund
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2023- Trust for Public Land, Bozeman - the Murphy Land purchase fund, part of the Yellowstone Heritage Trails Project- Capital$100,000
- Random Acts of Silliness, Bozeman - General & Unrestricted$50,000
- The Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, Livingston - the Act II capital campaign$50,000
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Gave $2.8M in 2024
Town Pump Charitable Foundation
Butte, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- Helena Symphony, Helena - Youth symphony program$15,000
- The Butte Furniture Bank, Butte - Butte furniture bank$9,000
- World Museum of Mining, Butte - Community$7,500
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Gave $7M in 2025
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Montana Historical Society, Helena - Cultural$500,000
- Glacier National Park Conservancy, Columbia Falls - Cultural$26,000
- Mineral County Performing Arts Council, Superior - Matching gifts 1$750
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Gave $116.6M in 2024
M J Murdock Charitable Trust
Vancouver, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana Free Press, Helena - New reporting staff$108,500
- Montana History Foundation, Helena - Establish development department$38,000
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Gave $49.3M in 2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Mountain Time Arts, Bozeman - General Operating Support$100,000
- Montana State University Foundation, Bozeman - Support for an art exhibition$35,000
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The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation
Palm Beach, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings - General support for programs$125,000
- Wise Wonders Children's Museum, Billings - General support for programs$10,000
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Northwest Area Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Mahchiwminahnahtik Chippewa and Cree Language Revitalization, Box Elder - General operating support$75,000
- Blackfeet Eco Knowledge Inc, Browning - Blackfeet eco knowledge shield keeper program$50,000
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Gave $19.3M in 2024
Wilburforce Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana Free Press, Helena - Environmental - general support 2024$50,000
- Blackfeet Eco Knowledge, Browning - Environmental - chief mountain shield keepers project 2024$45,000
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Adam R Scripps Foundation
Ft Mitchell, KY · latest return: tax year 2024- Billy Conway Artist Fund, Bozeman - General Operations$10,000
- Billy Conway Artist Fund, Bozeman - general ops in honor Cody DuBuc$10,000
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Gave $555K in 2023
Sample Foundation Inc
Billings, MT · latest return: tax year 2023- Friends of Montana Pbs, Bozeman - Designated$5,000
- Alberta Bair Theater, Billings - Designated$3,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Montana, Missoula - Investigating how to adapt the pathways to wellness cultural intervention to elementary schools and…$211,595
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Hopa Mountain Inc, Bozeman - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$150,000
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Gave $34.9M in 2024
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Missoula Children's Theatre, Missoula - To provide participatory theater experiences for youth$100,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Montana organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Montana Free Press Helena | 4 | $458,516 |
| Yellowstone Art Museum Billings | 4 | $146,557 |
| The Shane Lalani Center for the Arts Livingston | 4 | $84,187 |
| Wise Wonders Childrens Museum Inc Billings | 4 | $56,304 |
| Billings Symphony Society Billings | 4 | $32,524 |
| Bozeman Art Museum Bozeman | 3 | $25,051 |
| Holter Museum of Art Helena | 3 | $9,516 |
| Buses of Yellowstone Preservation Trust Inc Red Lodge | 3 | $1,233 |
| Big J Show Cares Billings | 3 | $1,104 |
| Random Acts of Silliness Bozeman | 2 | $125,000 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Montana that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 200 foundations, 77 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.