Food Assistance grants for nonprofits in Montana
95 private foundations reported 391 food assistance grants to organizations in Montana on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $4.8M in all. 35 of them are based in Montana.
Foundations that fund food assistance in Montana
20 of the 95: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of food assistance grants to Montana organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Gave $2.8M in 2024
Town Pump Charitable Foundation
Butte, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana Food Bank Network, Missoula - Meals for backpacks$100,000
- Action Inc, Butte - Summer meals$40,000
- Hrdc District Ix, Bozeman - Meals for backpacks$20,000
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Gave $50M in 2024
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Missoula, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- Montana Food Bank Network Inc, Missoula - Mfbn child nutrition programs$50,000
- Montana Food Bank Network Inc, Missoula - 2024 operational support$20,000
- Montana Food Bank Network Inc, Missoula - 2024 holiday giving$20,000
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Gave $5M in 2025
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc
Billings, MT · latest return: tax year 2025- Gardiner Food Pantry of Park County, Gardiner - Neighbors Feeding Neighbors$25,500
- Coles Pantry, Billings - Neighbors Feeding Neighbors$25,000
- Custer County Community Table, Miles City - Neighbors Feeding Neighbors$25,000
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Montana Food Bank Network Inc, Missoula - General support$543
- Missoula Food Bank & Community Center, Missoula - General support$252
- Montana Veterans Meat Locker, Billings - General support$207
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Gave $7M in 2025
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Dawson County Food Bank, Glendive - Matching gifts 1$150
- Dawson County Food Bank, Glendive - Matching gifts 1$150
- Dawson County Food Bank, Glendive - Matching gifts 1$150
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The Kendeda Fund
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2023- Montana Food Bank Network Inc, Missoula - capital campaign for a new warehouse facility$500,000
- Livingston Food Pantry of Park County, Livingston - General & Unrestricted$50,000
- Northern Cheyenne Food Pantry, Lame Deer - To support materials purchase and staffing capacity$9,200
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Gianforte Family Charitable Trust
Bozeman, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- The Montana Food Bank Network, Missoula - Charitable purpose$257,694
- A Ray of Hope, Kalispell - Charitable purpose$50,000
- Eagle Plume Ministries, Browning - Charitable purpose$5,000
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The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation
Atlanta, GA · latest return: tax year 2024- Northern Cheyenne Food Pantry, Lame Deer - Feasibility study to construct a new facility$75,000
- Livingston Food Pantry of Park County, Livingston - Counseling support program$25,000
- Livingston Food Pantry of Park County, Livingston - Counseling support program$15,000
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Gave $555K in 2023
Sample Foundation Inc
Billings, MT · latest return: tax year 2023- Missoula Food Bank & Community Center, Missoula - New box truck$15,000
- Custer County Food Bank, Miles City - Packaging room remodel$5,000
- Helena Food Share Inc, Helena - Display monitors for community education room and pantry market demo station$1,437
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Gave $2.2M in 2025
The Avista Foundation
Spokane, WA · latest return: tax year 2025- Sanders County Council on Aging, Hot Springs - Annual Food Pantry Donation for Heron Thompson Falls and Trout Creek Senior Citizens$1,200
- Community Harvest Food Bank, Thompson Falls - Annual Food Pantry Donation$400
- Community Services Fellowship, Noxon - Annual Food Pantry Donation$400
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Gave $7.3M in 2024
The Scripps Howard Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- Flathead Food Bank, Kalispell - Community Market Grant$3,500
- Helena Food Share, Helena - Community Market Grant$2,500
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Gave $116.6M in 2024
M J Murdock Charitable Trust
Vancouver, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Helena Food Share Inc, Helena - Facility construction$500,000
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Gave $57.2M in 2025
Otto Bremer Trust
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Montana Food Bank Network, Missoula - Food distribution$500,000
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Montana Food Bank Network, Missoula - Mail-a-Meal to End Hunger in Rural Montana$15,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- All Nations Health Center Inc, Missoula - Examining barriers in montana to equitable nutrition support programs for urban american indian families with…$8,333
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Gave $3.4M in 2025
Land O'lakes Foundation
St Paul, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Helena Food Share Inc, Helena - Member co-op matches$1,250
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Butte Emergency Food Bank, Butte - Food, agriculture and nutrition$100
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Joncin Foundation
Deer Lodge, MT · latest return: tax year 2025- Deer Lodge Food Pantry, Deer Lodge - Provide food assistance to the community with matching funds from Town Pump Foundation$1,500
- Powell Co Seniors Center, Deer Lodge - For assistance for senior meals and meals on wheels for shut- ins$1,000
- Leaf Foundation, Deer Lodge - Provide weekend meals to students along with persoan hygenie items$500
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Gave $2.4M in 2025
Treacy Foundation
Helena, MT · latest return: tax year 2025- Helena Food Share, Helena - Capital campaign$102,500
- Montana Food Bank Network, Missoula - Food$50,000
- Community Food Bank of Mineral County, Superior - Capital campaign$40,000
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Gave $5.2M in 2024
Montana Healthcare Foundation
Bozeman, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- Day Eagle Hope Project, Harlem - Feeding our people white clay$25,000
- Day Eagle Hope Project, Harlem - Feeding our people white clay$25,000
- The Montana Partnership to End Childhood Hunger Inc, Bozeman - A network for rural schools as nutrition hubs$25,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Montana organizations that received food assistance grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Montana Food Bank Network Missoula | 9 | $1,558,237 |
| Helena Food Share Helena | 9 | $645,864 |
| Flathead Food Bank Kalispell | 4 | $48,500 |
| Billings Food Bank Billings | 4 | $34,641 |
| Northern Cheyenne Food Pantry Lame Deer | 3 | $94,200 |
| Livingston Food Pantry of Park County Livingston | 3 | $90,500 |
| Community Food Bank of Mineral County Superior | 3 | $53,000 |
| Missoula Food Bank & Community Center Incorporated Missoula | 3 | $28,752 |
| Gardiner Food Pantry of Park County Gardiner | 3 | $26,521 |
| Harvest Food Pantry Cut Bank | 3 | $14,680 |
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 food assistance, 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 95 foundations, 31 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.