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Grants and funding in Montana

2,802 foundations reported granting into Montana on their most recent IRS filings: 9,812 itemized grants worth $584M between them. On top of that, eight live grant programs and forty contract opportunities are specific to Montana, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
2,802
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$584M
across 9,812 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Montana
8
of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
33
of 480+ CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 2,802 foundations granting into Montana, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.

116
579
968
703
365
40
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Montana

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Montana on their most recent filings.

Montana State University Foundation Inc$73M
The University of Montana Foundation$33M
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc$25M
National Park Foundation$12M
Itemized grants into Montana from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the Montana-specific grants are for

Of the eight live grant programs specific to Montana, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. five more are open to any organization type.

Nonprofits4
Researchers2
Tribal organizations2
Small businesses1
Cities and towns1

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, researchers and tribal organizations.

The lenders almost nobody checks

Thirty-three community development lenders serve Montana: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Seed Commons. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Montana foundation grants by focus

Foundations based in Montana that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 134Montana foundations that accept applications.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

See what you are eligible for in Montana.

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