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Foundation for Community Vitality

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$413k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
36
Grants FY2025
18
Organizations funded FY2024
39%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$81,088
Organizations funded a year
11 to 30
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$3.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 39% of the organizations Foundation for Community Vitality funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthEducationCommunity ImprovementCivil RightsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving22$388k41%
FY202418$264k39%
FY202319$519k68%
FY202211$321k27%
FY202113$614k31%
FY202023$569k52%
FY201930$718kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Community Improvement$865kEnvironment$461kEducation$447kCivil Rights$322kYouth Development$278kPublic Benefit$248kHealth$155kRecreation & Sports$133kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Center Pole$322,20035%
Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation$317,439648%
Little Big Horn College$237,5657n/a
Messengers for Health$191,817431%
The Peoples Partners for Community Development$145,74533%
Leadership Montana Inc$85,00045%
Hopa Mountain Inc$77,80642%
Leadership Wyoming$76,92155%
Boys and Girls Club of Lodge Grass$72,75946%
Sheridan Community Land Trust$55,00025%
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All grantees of Foundation for Community Vitality by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Center Pole$322,20035%
Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation$317,439648%
Little Big Horn College$237,5657n/a
Messengers for Health$191,817431%
The Peoples Partners for Community Development$145,74533%
Leadership Montana Inc$85,00045%
Hopa Mountain Inc$77,80642%
Leadership Wyoming$76,92155%
Boys and Girls Club of Lodge Grass$72,75946%
Sheridan Community Land Trust$55,00025%
Rocky Mountain College$45,00010%
Montana State University Foundation Inc$38,24610%
Crow Fair Pow Wow$25,00018%
Blackfeet Indian Land Conservation Trust Corporation$22,500363%
Helping Hands in Hardin Inc$20,00018%
Blue Bird LifeWays$16,00017%
Bighorn River Alliance$10,00014%
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc$7,89210%
Piikani Lodge Health Institute$7,50030%
Wyola Youth Group Mighty Few$7,2001n/a
National Native American Hall of Fame$6,7501n/a
One Heart Warriors$5,00021%
Mighty Few Community Development$5,0001n/a
Wise Wonders Childrens Museum Inc$5,00011%
Project Hope$3,30031%
Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter$2,50010%
Tumbleweed Runaway Program Inc$2,50020%
Native Americans in Philanthropy$2,50010%
Northern Cheyenne Food Pantry$2,50011%
Biluuke Strong$2,5001n/a
Indian Nations Conservation Alliance$2,50011%
Cine Billings$2,25020%
Intermountain Planned Parenthood$1,53510%
Yellowstone Art Museum$1,50010%
Made$1,25010%
Stillwater Valley Watershed Council$1,20010%
Friends of the Depot$1,0001n/a
The Her Campaign$1,00010%
Fountain Valley School of Colorado$96510%
University of Wyoming Foundation$90020%
Western Heritage Center$60010%
Absarokee Area Food Bank$5001n/a
Stillwater Senior Citizens Center$50011%
Palm Springs Art Museum$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Foundation for Community Vitality supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 37 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCenter Pole: $322,200 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetPlenty Doors Community Development Corporation: $317,439 over 6y, 48% of budgetMessengers for Health: $191,817 over 4y, 31% of budgetThe Peoples Partners for Community Development: $145,745 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetLeadership Montana Inc: $85,000 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetHopa Mountain Inc: $77,806 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetLeadership Wyoming: $76,921 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Lodge Grass: $72,759 over 4y, 6.3% of budgetSheridan Community Land Trust: $55,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetRocky Mountain College: $45,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMontana State University Foundation Inc: $38,246 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCrow Fair Pow Wow: $25,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetBlackfeet Indian Land Conservation Trust Corporation: $22,500 over 3y, 63% of budgetHelping Hands in Hardin Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetBlue Bird LifeWays: $16,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetBighorn River Alliance: $10,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetSeventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc: $7,892 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPiikani Lodge Health Institute: $7,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetOne Heart Warriors: $5,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetWise Wonders Childrens Museum Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetProject Hope: $3,300 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetYellowstone Valley Animal Shelter: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTumbleweed Runaway Program Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNative Americans in Philanthropy: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthern Cheyenne Food Pantry: $2,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetIndian Nations Conservation Alliance: $2,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCine Billings: $2,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIntermountain Planned Parenthood: $1,535 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYellowstone Art Museum: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMade: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStillwater Valley Watershed Council: $1,200 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Her Campaign: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFountain Valley School of Colorado: $965 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Wyoming Foundation: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWestern Heritage Center: $600 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetStillwater Senior Citizens Center: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPalm Springs Art Museum: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 37.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

First Interstate Banc…Montana Community Fou…Dennis & Phyllis Wash…Gianforte Family Char…Northwest Area Founda…First Nations Develop…Op & We Edwards Found…Otto Bremer TrustSeventh Generation Fu…Hopa Mountain IncDonald & Carol Robert…Oro y Plata Foundation
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncMT46.1× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Montana Community Foundation Inc · Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation · Gianforte Family Charitable Trust · Northwest Area Foundation · First Nations Development Institute · Op & We Edwards Foundation Inc · Otto Bremer Trust · Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc · Hopa Mountain Inc · Donald & Carol Roberts Foundation in Memory of Virginia K Weston Inc · Oro y Plata Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Find your warmest path to Foundation for Community Vitality through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Foundation for Community Vitality

How much does Foundation for Community Vitality give?
Foundation for Community Vitality reported 36 grants totaling $413,434 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 30 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Foundation for Community Vitality fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (28%), Environment (15%), Education (14%).
Who are Foundation for Community Vitality's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Center Pole ($322k), Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation ($317k), Little Big Horn College ($238k).
Does Foundation for Community Vitality fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Foundation for Community Vitality accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Foundation for Community Vitality?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc, Montana Community Foundation Inc, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation.
Where is Foundation for Community Vitality based?
Foundation for Community Vitality is based in MT.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 81 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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