Education grants for nonprofits in Montana
544 private foundations reported 1,616 education grants to organizations in Montana on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $42.4M in all. 148 of them are based in Montana.
Foundations544
Grants on record1,616
Total granted$42.4M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund education in Montana
20 of the 544: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of education 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- Elder Grove Parent and Teacher Organization, Billings - General support$588
- Corvallis Schools Foundation, Corvallis - General support$531
- Mission Valley Christian Academy Inc, Polson - General support$441
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Gave $50M in 2024
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Missoula, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Montana Foundation, Missoula - Pjw college of education scholars program and institute for positive education$3,690,000
- University of Montana Foundation - Edready, Missoula - Expansion of edready montana - mathematics and english remediation and skill readiness for students$700,000
- Montana Tech Foundation - Scholarships, Butte - Rolin erickson montana resources opportunity scholarship$180,000
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Gave $2.8M in 2024
Town Pump Charitable Foundation
Butte, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana State University, Bozeman - Eight scholarships$16,000
- University of Montana, Missoula - Six scholarships$12,000
- Great Falls Rescue Mission, Great Falls - Back 2 school blast$10,000
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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
- Leadership Montana Inc, Bozeman - General Operating Support$28,000
- The Harriet Anderson Memorial, Missoula - General Operating Support$25,000
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Gave $116.6M in 2024
M J Murdock Charitable Trust
Vancouver, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Carroll College, Helena - Library renovation$800,000
- North Valley Music School, Whitefish - New facility$500,000
- University of Montana Foundation, Missoula - Spinning-Disk confocal microscope$300,000
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The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation
Atlanta, GA · latest return: tax year 2024- Leadership Montana Inc, Bozeman - Building cross-partisan bridges in montana$300,000
- Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp, Helena - Montana work based learning collaborative$214,000
- University of Montana Foundation, Missoula - Building dual enrollment equity pathways$150,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Scholarship Foundation of St Louis, St Louis - Education$1,250,000
- Walleyes Unlimited of Montana, Billings - Educational institutions and related activities$1,000
- Carroll College, Helena - Educational institutions and related activities$500
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Gianforte Family Charitable Trust
Bozeman, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- St Andrew School, Helena - Charitable purpose$710,160
- Mission Valley Christian Academy, Polson - Charitable purpose$398,391
- Carroll College, Helena - Charitable purpose$50,000
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Gave $7M in 2025
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Max S Baucus Institute, Missoula - Education$10,000
- Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools, Billings - Education$5,000
- Great Falls Public Schools Foundation, Great Falls - Education$5,000
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Gave $19.3M in 2024
Wilburforce Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Montana Foundation, Missoula - Environmental - transboundary rivers science and policy project 2024$175,000
- University of Montana Foundation, Missoula - Environmental - tribal co-management on federal lands: implementation and practice$60,000
- University of Montana Foundation, Missoula - Environmental - bridges to a new era: tribal co-stewardship of federal public lands, waters and wildlife$50,000
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Sidney E Frank Charitable Foundation
Harrison, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana State Univeristy, Bozeman - To support montana shakespeare in the park and honors college$50,000
- Carbon County Arts Guild, Red Lodge - To support art education programs$20,000
- Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings - To support art education programs$10,000
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The Kendeda Fund
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2023- Bozeman Public Library Foundation Inc, Bozeman - library branch in bozeman the design and construction costs fund: energy efficient upgrades in the event a…$3,000,000
- Blackfeet Community College, Browning - the work of the Native Science Field center$50,000
- Montana Natural History Center Inc, Missoula - the Visiting Naturalist in the Schools$40,000
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Gave $555K in 2023
Sample Foundation Inc
Billings, MT · latest return: tax year 2023- Billings Public Schools, Billings - Orchard elementary school - grounds maintenance project 2024$15,000
- Farm to School of Park County, Livingston - Deep creek farm supplies$14,400
- Imagineif Library Foundation, Kalispell - Library technology upgrades$6,400
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Gave $145.9M in 2024
The McKnight Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Montana Foundation, Missoula - for lake water quality monitoring and research at the Flathead Lake Biology Station$50,000
- School District 23 County of Lake, Polson - to support a 2024-2025 K-12 Gifted Education Specialist$30,000
- Mission Valley Christian Academy, Polson - for completion of the high school gym$25,000
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Gave $9.6M in 2024
Theodore R and Vivian M Johnson Scholarship Foundation Inc
West Palm Beach, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Aaniiih Nakoda College, Harlem - Educational grant$33,600
- Nkwusm Salish Language School, Arlee - Educational grant$25,000
- American Indigenous Business Leaders, Missoula - Educational grant$3,000
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Shell USA Company Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana Technological University Foundation, Butte$8,300
- Butte Literacy Program Inc, Butte$1,100
- Montana State University Foundation, Bozeman$750
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Margaret a Cargill Foundation
Eden Prairie, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana State University, Bozeman - Advancing support, preparation, & innovation in rural education$1,300,000
- Rocky Mountain College, Billings - Summer success institute & academic transition success program$110,000
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Gave $555M in 2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana State University, Bozeman - To support research, fellowships, and community education projects in the buffalo nations biocultural region$500,000
- University of Montana, Missoula - To support integrating indigenous-centered epistemologies and native american humanities knowledge across…$500,000
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Gave $303.9M in 2024
W K Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Salish Kootenai College, Pablo - Early Care and Education$400,000
- Zero to Five Montana, Helena - Early Care and Education$200,000
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Montana HomeOwnership Network, Great Falls - Rural Housing Education & Counseling$250,000
- The University of Montana Foundation, Missoula - REAL Co-Lab: Strengthening Rural Entrepreneurship Ecosystems$30,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Montana organizations that received education grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| University of Montana Foundation Missoula | 7 | $4,854,655 |
| Carroll College Helena | 5 | $1,140,648 |
| Montana State University Foundation Bozeman | 5 | $50,027 |
| Leadership Montana Inc Bozeman | 4 | $393,024 |
| The Angel Fund Helena | 4 | $10,140 |
| Montana State University Bozeman | 3 | $1,816,000 |
| North Valley Music School Whitefish | 3 | $505,019 |
| Mission Valley Christian Academy Inc Polson | 3 | $423,832 |
| Salish Kootenai College Inc Pablo | 3 | $401,022 |
| Rocky Mountain College Billings | 3 | $117,535 |
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 education, 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 544 foundations, 226 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.