Foundations that fund organizations in Great Falls, Montana
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Great Falls nonprofits
133 private foundations gave $6.7M to Great Falls organizations in their latest filings; 42 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
459 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Great Falls around $6,174. 52 of these funders are based in Montana; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 133
- Accept applications
- 42
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Great Falls
- $6.7M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 459
- Typical median grant
- $6,174
- Based in MT
- 52%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Great Falls organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert F & Frances J Jorgensen Foundation | Great Falls, MT | 7 | $581K | $2,000 | Preselected only | Charitable; Charitable contribution |
| The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | To provide food and shelter to homeless families and indivi… |
| Montana Healthcare Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 17 | $434K | $25K | Yes | Recovery mentor program: expanding recovery support service…; Meadowlark initiative - benefis hospitals; Advancing integrated behavioral health in north central mon… |
| Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation | Missoula, MT | 27 | $428K | $10K | Yes | 2024 holiday giving; Connecting urban youth with native culture; 2024 cascade county foster children's camp ~ facility cost |
| Davidson Family Foundation | Great Falls, MT | 21 | $375K | $10K | Preselected only | General support; Memory for donna cady to peace hospice; Auditorium |
| Oakland Family Foundation | Great Falls, MT | 12 | $297K | $18K | Preselected only | Programs |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $280K | $140K | Preselected only | Rural Housing Education & Counseling; Financial Health for the VITA program support |
| The Goldman Sachs Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $230K | $230K | Preselected only | Grant to implement 10,000 small businesses in montana and e… |
| Otto Bremer Trust | St Paul, MN | 2 | $225K | $113K | Yes | Relief agency; Financial literacy |
| Heisey Foundation Co US Bank | Great Falls, MT | 8 | $201K | $12K | Preselected only | High school student award; High school student awards; Scholarships |
| Oro y Plata Foundation | Kalispell, MT | 6 | $200K | $33K | Preselected only | General operating assistance; General administrative support; General operational assistance |
| Gianforte Family Charitable Trust | Bozeman, MT | 12 | $186K | $13K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| Zeller-Knowles Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 34 | $181K | $2,000 | Yes | General & Unrestricted; Charitable Event; Ron Cowley Memorial Fund |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | 2 | $174K | $87K | Yes | New operations staff; New loan officer |
| First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc | Billings, MT | 9 | $159K | $5,000 | Yes | General Operating Support; Volunteer Day Project; Neighbors Feeding Neighbors |
| Cashman Family Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $150K | $75K | Yes | Donation for general operations |
| Town Pump Charitable Foundation | Butte, MT | 23 | $144K | $2,500 | Yes | Adopt a family; Meals for backpacks; Food bank support |
| Browning Kimball Foundation C/O Foundation Management Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 6 | $129K | $23K | Yes | Exempt purpose; Youth resource center; Browning firearms exhibit |
| Ada T Zucconi and Patricia M & William R Zucconi Endowment Fund | Great Falls, MT | 1 | $127K | $127K | Preselected only | Tuition scholarships to assist students attending st patric… |
| Treacy Foundation | Helena, MT | 7 | $125K | $25K | Yes | Capital campaign; College scholarships for individuals paid directly to schoo… |
| The Gerhart Foundation | Great Falls, MT | 15 | $108K | $6,000 | Yes | General support for youth services; For youth leadership programs; Support for after-school programs |
| Alice Lee Lund Charitable Trust | Great Falls, MT | 4 | $93K | $20K | Yes | Charitable; Charitable - camp francis |
| Harrison Family Foundation Inc | Great Falls, MT | 2 | $91K | $46K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| James M & Frances M Wylder Foundation | Great Falls, MT | 9 | $88K | $2,000 | Preselected only | Programs; Goodnow healthy aging center; Charitable |
| Hampton-Collins Mem Fdn Irr Tua | St Louis, MO | 8 | $61K | $5,625 | Preselected only | General operating; General support |
| Herb Waltermire Comm Enhancement Fndt Inc | Great Falls, MT | 9 | $60K | $5,000 | Yes | General operations; Playground; To fund youth leadership skills programs |
| Zeller Family Foundation C/O D a Davidson Trust Co | Great Falls, MT | 7 | $56K | $8,302 | Preselected only | Programs |
| Paul Milan and Cynthia Long Foster Foundation | Billings, MT | 5 | $52K | $10K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Grey Family Foundation | Tiburon, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Whm Family Foundation | Great Falls, MT | 1 | $43K | $43K | Preselected only | To support charitable purposes |
| Chs Foundation | Inver Grove Heights, MN | 3 | $43K | $10K | Yes | Developing future leaders; Day of cooperative education; Building the next generation through 4-h leadership and bus… |
| Cef Inc % Lori Husted | Great Falls, MT | 3 | $37K | $6,000 | Preselected only | Support; Gf medical achievement scholarship |
| The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | General support for programs |
| Kingsbury Memorial Foundation | Eagan, MN | 10 | $32K | $2,500 | Yes | General operating |
| Harry L Willett Foundation C O Boyd Ryan | Littleton, CO | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | General |
| Environment Now | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Northern california national forest defense |
| Baracker Flynn Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Kalispell Crushers team, Glacier Area |
| The Robbins-De Beaumont Foundation C/O John K Graham Manager | Boston, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General |
| Joseph N Blanenbaker Ch Tr | St Louis, MO | 3 | $28K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Sample Foundation Inc | Billings, MT | 4 | $26K | $6,100 | Yes | Grace haven - women and children transitional housing - hva…; Promise place shelter and day center items; Mt empowerment center youth transition resources |
| The William H & Margaret M Wallace Foundation | Missoula, MT | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Operations |
| The High Stakes Foundation | Missoula, MT | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General Operations |
| Kampgrounds of America Foundation | Billings, MT | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General Operations |
| Paul J McCann Foundation | Vado, NM | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Provide low-income housing |
| The Second Step Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Program support to reduce hunger |
| The Scripps Howard Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 9 | $17K | $1,250 | Yes | Volunteer Gift; Community Market Grant |
| The David & Janyce Hoyt Family Foundation | Alamo, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Program support |
| McGregor Family Foundation | Great Falls, MT | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Table of the King Scholarship Fund.; $2,000 for food pantries; $3,000 for greatest need. |
| David Oja Charitable Trust | Great Falls, MT | 4 | $13K | $3,247 | Yes | Charitable |
| Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation | Paradise Valley, AZ | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | General support |
| Hurst Sorenson Memorial Fund | Stanford, MT | 1 | $12K | $12K | Yes | Scholarships |
| For the Children Inc | Whitefish, MT | 6 | $11K | $1,131 | Yes | Travel expenses to medical treatment facilities |
| Bnsf Railway Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $11K | $5,000 | Yes | Education; United way/red cross; Youth |
| Dan & Jeanne Scott Family Foundation | Billings, MT | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | Dan Scott Legacy Grant |
| The Carter Chapman Shreve Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Five Points Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Operations |
| Pd Jackson Family Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To support American Red Cross of Montana Crisis Response pr… |
| Renee Kaswan Memorial Foundation | Thousand Oaks, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General donation |
| Carlson Music Scholarship Fund | Billings, MT | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Educational scholarship |
| Brugh Family Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Floor Covering Education Foundation Inc | Dalton, GA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Scholarships of $2500 each paid to 4 individuals |
| Cobb Foundation C/O Pinion LLC | Great Falls, MT | 6 | $9,750 | $1,750 | Yes | Charitable; Programs; Education |
| Joan and Wesley Buffington Trust | Billings, MT | 2 | $9,600 | $4,800 | Yes | Scholarship |
| The Fanwood Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust Company | New York, NY | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Yes | General purpose |
| Jordan J C Char | St Louis, MO | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Brosovich Family Foundation | Billings, MT | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Philanthropic Purposes |
| Titcomb Foundation | Tacoma, WA | 1 | $7,275 | $7,275 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Melvin Gay Citizenship Incentive Trust | Spokane, WA | 36 | $7,200 | $200 | Yes | 2026 citizenship award; 2025 citizenship award |
| Rudy Suden Scholarship Trust Fund | Billings, MT | 1 | $6,174 | $6,174 | Yes | Scholarship |
| James S Fish Family Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 1 | $6,101 | $6,101 | Preselected only | General support |
| Donald and Ruby Branson Foundation | Lone Pine, CA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Yes | Housing Homeless |
| Game Night Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $5,200 | $5,200 | Preselected only | Offers olympic style individual and team sports that provid… |
| Templin Curtis Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,200 | $5,200 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Kroger Co Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Organization's charitable purpose |
| The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Pet Rescue & Care |
| James and Chloe Gilman Charitable Foundation Inc | Butte, MT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Sponsor state basketball tournament |
| Zukowski Family Foundation Inc | Palm Coast, FL | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Yes | Donation to benefit the youth music program; Donation to special olympics |
| New York Life Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Cca general |
| Thom & Gail Williamsen Family Foundation | Murray, UT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General charitable purpose |
| The Nextgen Foundation Charitable Trust | Emigrant, MT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Reay Family Foundation Inc | Pray, MT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Sands Memorial Foundation Inc | Havre, MT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Operation of an animal welfare organization |
| The Susan Kay Pederson Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Support |
| The Covert Foundation | Great Falls, MT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To help support program and general expenses. |
| Susan Scott Heyneman Foundation | Billings, MT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | For touring and increasing local access to performing arts… |
| Buchanan Family Foundation | Great Falls, MT | 4 | $4,600 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Walter Elaine Anderson Charitable Trust | Helena, MT | 1 | $3,789 | $3,789 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Frank and Mary Cipech Charitable Trust | Billings, MT | 1 | $3,723 | $3,723 | Yes | Program support |
| Marshall and Mary Brondum Special Assistance Foundation Inc | Missoula, MT | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Local support |
| George McIntyre Academic Tr | Billings, MT | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Franz Bakery Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Charitable |
| Harold Shirlie Klinker Foundation | Fairfield, MT | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Social assistance |
| Boe Brothers Foundation D a Davidson Trust Co | Great Falls, MT | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Elaine and Vincent Bell Foundation | Burien, WA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General program support |
| Lumw Foundation | Pleasant Prairie, WI | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 9 | $2,950 | $300 | Preselected only | Youth development; Health - general and rehabilitative; Religion-related, spiritual development |
| Don K Family Foundation | Whitefish, MT | 1 | $2,700 | $2,700 | Yes | Msmta conference 2024 |
| Donald & Carol Roberts Foundation in Memory of Virginia K Weston Inc | Billings, MT | 3 | $2,500 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Museum of Western Art | Saratoga, WY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Charitable general funding |
| O Temple Sloan Jr Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | General operation expenses |
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 Great Falls, Montana?
Robert F & Frances J Jorgensen Foundation, The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, Montana Healthcare Foundation, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, Davidson Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Great Falls 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 Great Falls. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.