Foundations that fund organizations in Bozeman, Montana
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Bozeman nonprofits
874 private foundations gave $73M to Bozeman organizations in their latest filings; 31 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,756 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Bozeman around $125K. 17 of these funders are based in Montana; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 874
- Accept applications
- 31
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Bozeman
- $73M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,756
- Typical median grant
- $125K
- Based in MT
- 17%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Bozeman organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kendeda Fund | Wilmington, DE | 20 | $5.6M | $57K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; library branch in bozeman the design and construction costs…; public opinion research fund on a new west side public faci… |
| Wayne and Nan Kocourek Foundation | Buffalo Grove, IL | 1 | $5.0M | $5.0M | Preselected only | To support operational and program expenses. |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 2 | $4.7M | $2.3M | Yes | To acquire multiple properties to assemble a short grass pr…; To implement grizzly bear conflict prevention projects and… |
| Gianforte Family Charitable Trust | Bozeman, MT | 32 | $3.4M | $11K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| Split Rock Charitable Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 3 | $3.2M | $90K | Preselected only | General |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 2 | $2.0M | $980K | Preselected only | Scaling up community assistance for flooding; Advancing support, preparation, & innovation in rural educa… |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 24 | $1.8M | $28K | Preselected only | General operating support; Mental health initiative; Youth mental health program |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $1.8M | $1.8M | Preselected only | Support of veterans transition programs |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | 14 | $1.6M | $58K | Yes | New development staff; New program staff; New operations staff |
| The Volgenau Foundation | McLean, VA | 6 | $1.6M | $300K | Preselected only | Wild sky program support in 2025; Catalyzing landscape conservation and connectivity in the u…; Protecting the engine of the ecosystem: greater yellowstone… |
| Slootman Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | General support |
| Willow Springs Charitable Trust Jenny B Stoddard Trustee | Mount Carroll, IL | 7 | $1.5M | $250K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 11 | $1.4M | $30K | Yes | Matching gift of staff and board members; For general operating support; For the network for landscape conservation's catalyst fund |
| Otto Bremer Trust | St Paul, MN | 6 | $1.2M | $100K | Yes | General operations; Capital campaign - campus of the future; New round pen |
| G O Forward Charitable Trust | Eagan, MN | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General operating |
| Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein | Seattle, WA | 15 | $1.0M | $50K | Yes | Environmental - general support 2024; Environmental - us 26 wildlife crossings project: connectin…; Environmental - corridors and crossings in the y2y region 2… |
| Wm Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | To define the role of inflammation in vertebrate bone fusion |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $900K | $450K | Yes | To support research, fellowships, and community education p…; To support staffing, exhibition development, and programming |
| The Dovana Foundation Inc C/O Benchmark Tax & Accounting Llp | Woodland Hills, CA | 5 | $856K | $10K | Preselected only | To engage, unite, and uplift the human experience in montan…; Protecting open space and building trails for generations t…; Understanding nature and science through educational experi… |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $700K | $350K | Yes | To support the network for landscape conservations catalyst…; To build on the successes of the of the network for landsca… |
| Dowd Family Foundation | Big Sky, MT | 3 | $603K | $50K | Preselected only | Support |
| Seadream Family Foundation Inc | Titusville, NJ | 2 | $594K | $297K | Preselected only | Train conservation detection dogs and put them to work savi…; Our mission is to create one of the largest nature reserves… |
| Majn Charitable Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 2 | $550K | $275K | Preselected only | General funds |
| The Susan Kay Pederson Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 7 | $534K | $8,000 | Preselected only | Support |
| Elm Street Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Further organization's exempt purpose |
| The Searle Freedom Trust C/O Kinship LLC | Madison, WI | 2 | $500K | $250K | Preselected only | Journalism; Research |
| Cross Charitable Foundation Attn John R Clark | Bozeman, MT | 17 | $424K | $25K | Yes | General fund; General Fund |
| Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation | Missoula, MT | 31 | $420K | $10K | Yes | 2024 holiday giving; 2024 native american graduate fellowship; 2024 scholarships |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Yes | General operating and program support |
| Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319 | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $350K | $175K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Rees-Jones Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $330K | $330K | Yes | Funding to support the Yellowstone Wolf Project. |
| Perry and Joyce Johns Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | $330K | $165K | Preselected only | Assistance for native american stude; Food assistance, elder care, transpo |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $325K | $325K | Yes | General support |
| Treacy Foundation | Helena, MT | 9 | $319K | $25K | Yes | Capital campaign; College scholarships for individuals paid directly to schoo… |
| Northwest Area Foundation | St Paul, MN | 2 | $300K | $150K | Preselected only | Strengthening the circle: a native nonprofit leadership pro…; General operating support |
| The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation | Ross, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Adventure Scientists Project Seed Fund |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $293K | $93K | Preselected only | Applications of stratifications in topology; Lead pi baker: diversity, genomics, physiology, and ultrast…; Simons investigator in aquatic microbial ecology award |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $281K | $281K | Yes | Public awareness and analysis |
| Donald J Slavik Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $275K | $50K | Preselected only | Grizz Conflict Reduction: Funding Programs Across Ecosystem; Funds for study support regarding I-90 over pass project; HWY 3 Corridor Project |
| Beagle Charitable Foundation C/O Kuehnis & Associates Cpas Llp | Redwood City, CA | 5 | $275K | $50K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes; Wildlife programs; Yellowstone wolf project ($75,000); native fish conservatio… |
| Delta Dental Community Care Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $275K | $275K | Preselected only | Community giving- dental |
| Carequest Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $275K | $137K | Yes | This grant, through the school-Based and School-Linked Init…; The purpose of this grant to Smiles Across Montana is to de… |
| Brugh Family Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $269K | $269K | Preselected only | General support |
| Alice Lee Lund Charitable Trust | Great Falls, MT | 2 | $265K | $133K | Yes | Charitable |
| Bitterroot Fund | Atlanta, GA | 16 | $258K | $13K | Preselected only | Charitable support |
| The Fourten Foundation C/O Pkf O'Connor Davies Advisory LLC | Cranford, NJ | 5 | $252K | $50K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Technology & equipment |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | General support |
| The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $250K | $125K | Preselected only | General support (year 2 of 3); Indigenous-led conservation, british columbia (year 2 of 3) |
| Lang Family Foundation | Saegertown, PA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Reed Family Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 16 | $248K | $8,000 | Preselected only | General |
| The Double T Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $240K | $240K | Preselected only | Support of the Elk Calf Survival Study and the Ranger Stock… |
| Ejk Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $238K | $119K | Preselected only | for a research study to design incentives for private lando…; General & Unrestricted |
| The Rieschel Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 15 | $230K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Folley Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 4 | $225K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted General Support |
| The Bair Ranch Foundation | Billings, MT | 1 | $220K | $220K | Preselected only | Agricultural research |
| Louis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $215K | $100K | Preselected only | Education; Giving every child opportunity to succeed and grow |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $215K | $108K | Yes | To support environmental health journalism in the region |
| Harnish Foundation | Tukwila, WA | 4 | $215K | $50K | Preselected only | Operational support; 2024 operating support, van modification; Partnership project program |
| The Lanceleaf Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $214K | $214K | Preselected only | Research |
| Montana Healthcare Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 8 | $207K | $25K | Yes | Gallatin behavioral health coalition; Local food for local families; Quality improvements in supportive housing |
| Americas Foundation Inc | San Diego, CA | 2 | $207K | $103K | Yes | Philanthropic/educational purpose |
| The Ruth and Vernon Taylor Foundation Montana | Belgrade, MT | 3 | $205K | $50K | Yes | Growing together capital campaign; Native cultures of the northern plains & rockies exhibit; Legacy of honor capital campaign |
| Lafetra Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General support |
| Alexander Foundation Inc C/O Ruane Cunniff Lp | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Fat Tire Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Environmental preservation |
| Morgan Family Foundation Inc | Bozeman, MT | 6 | $200K | $30K | Preselected only | General |
| 5 Springs Foundation | Dillon, MT | 6 | $200K | $15K | Preselected only | To further the organization's activities |
| Jtmf Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $190K | $95K | Preselected only | Commit Foundation transition program; Underwriting Warriors and Quiet Waters Director of Program… |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | General support |
| Richard C Adkerson Family Foundation | Laplace, LA | 2 | $175K | $88K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Allyn Family Foundation Inc | Skaneateles, NY | 3 | $172K | $52K | Preselected only | General operating support (donor fund); To acquire property to create a regenerative research and i… |
| The Bunting Family Foundation C/O Knollwood Investment Advisory | Hunt Valley, MD | 3 | $165K | $55K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purpose of the organization |
| Browning Kimball Foundation C/O Foundation Management Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 5 | $161K | $20K | Yes | Exempt purpose; Access unlimited; Bearpaw excellence in agriculture sc |
| George L Ohrstrom Foundation | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4 | $160K | $23K | Preselected only | General operating support; In support of yellowstone national park |
| L Heart Foundation Inc | Bozeman, MT | 12 | $157K | $11K | Preselected only | To further tax exempt purpose.; Further tax exempt purpose.; Further tax exempt purpose |
| The Wiggins Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $150K | $75K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; to support the endowment campaign fund |
| New Era Cap Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-d… |
| The Kcs Pacific Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Ross River Fund |
| Cornell Douglas Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General operating support, 2024-2027 |
| Jane S Heman Foundation Inc C/O Bob Thomas | Stevensville, MT | 2 | $150K | $75K | Yes | The grant is for clinical travel support for msu nursing st…; 2025 grant for rural school mental health |
| David B Jones Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $145K | $145K | Yes | Cretaceous Crossroads and Discover Science!: A Paleontologi… |
| Chs Foundation | Inver Grove Heights, MN | 3 | $141K | $32K | Yes | 2025/26 university partner program; Grow scholars - growth through research opportunities and w…; Real montana class vi program support |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $135K | $68K | Yes | Support for an art exhibition; General Operating Support |
| Dry Creek Foundation C/O Whittier Trust | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $130K | $130K | Preselected only | To support exempt organization. |
| The Afognak Fund | Fox Point, WI | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Trails and boardwalk maintenance |
| The Roux Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | General charitable contribution for healthcare |
| The Davis & Smith Family Foundation Inc | Bethlehem, PA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Unrestricted support |
| Five Points Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 10 | $124K | $3,750 | Yes | Operations |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $123K | $123K | Preselected only | Embedding em institutionally |
| Spruance Foundation II | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | Environmental research |
| Turner Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 4 | $120K | $30K | Preselected only | Further organization's exempt purpose |
| Educational Promise Foundation | Indian Wells, CA | 2 | $120K | $60K | Preselected only | Educational assistance |
| Harder Foundation | Naples, FL | 3 | $120K | $40K | Preselected only | Project support; General support |
| National Endowment for Financial Education | Denver, CO | 1 | $117K | $117K | Yes | Research grant |
| The Sidney E Frank Foundation C/O Pkf O'Connor Davies | Harrison, NY | 6 | $116K | $13K | Preselected only | For general operating support; To support shakespeare performances at tippet rise art cent…; For general operating support in music education |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Bozeman, Montana?
The Kendeda Fund, Wayne and Nan Kocourek Foundation, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Gianforte Family Charitable Trust, Split Rock Charitable Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Bozeman organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Bozeman. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.