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Montana Healthcare Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$5.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
162
Grants FY2024
93
Organizations funded FY2023
32%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
70 to 95
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$284M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 32% of the organizations Montana Healthcare Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
HealthCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterEducationOther
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
FY2024still arriving86$5.1M17%
FY202393$5.5M32%
FY202295$5.7M39%
FY202177$5.3M32%
FY202070$5.2M56%
FY201882$4.4Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Health$23MEducation$1.6MCommunity Improvement$1.6MHousing & Shelter$1.1MHuman Services$868kYouth Development$600kCivil Rights$515kCrime & Legal$384kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 141 grantees
All grantees of Montana Healthcare Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Montana Public Health Institute$1,915,000587%
Bighorn Valley Health Center Inc$1,037,25062%
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation$800,25850%
St Patrick Hospital Foundation$757,50055%
Helena Indian Alliance Inc$611,73965%
Billings Clinic$581,36250%
St Peter's Health Foundation$575,00264%
Partnership Health Center Inc$540,25050%
Kalispell Regional Medical Center$524,99340%
Northern Montana Health Care Inc$475,00035%
Benefis Health System Foundation Inc$475,00043%
Rimrock Foundation$459,23851%
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indi$427,29356%
Bozeman Deaconess Foundation$355,00034%
Indian Family Health Clinic of Great Falls Inc$334,40044%
Native American Development Corporaton$332,50054%
Human Resource Development Council of District IX Inc$332,49960%
Sapphire Community Health Inc$313,27433%
All Nations Health Center Inc$312,25045%
St Vincent Healthcare Foundation Inc$307,57551%
Montana Budget and Policy Center$302,50067%
The University of Montana Foundation$298,29740%
Behavioral Health Alliance of Montana$295,000636%
Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center$287,80942%
Marias Healthcare Services Inc$286,28021%
St James Healthcare Foundation Inc$285,00035%
St Luke Community Healthcare Foundation$267,500416%
Community Health Care Center Inc$229,11821%
Center for Mental Health$207,00021%
Logan Health - Cut Bank$200,00021%
Northeast Montana Health Services$200,00020%
NACDC Financial Services Inc$200,00034%
Rocky Boy Health Center$190,75020%
Montana Medical Association Foundation$188,160430%
Community Hospital of Anaconda$187,50030%
Butte Spirit Center$175,000459%
Aware Inc$175,00020%
Holy Rosary Healthcare Foundation Inc$173,360319%
Pureview Health Center$171,02740%
Catalyst Montana$170,00045%
Montana Free Press$159,87045%
The Peoples Partners for Community Development$150,00044%
Sidney Health Center$150,00020%
Alliance for Youth Inc$150,00043%
Madison Valley Hospital Inc$146,95041%
Department of Public Health & Human Services$130,5002n/a
Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council$127,5003n/a
Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital$125,00020%
Barrett Hospital Development Corporation$125,00030%
Plains Hospital Corporation$125,00020%
Missoula Community Health Services Inc$124,99930%
Arlee Community Development Corporation$116,090321%
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies the Montana Coalition Inc$115,600518%
Montana Continuum of Care Coalition$113,183324%
Day Eagle Hope Project$110,000234%
Center Pole$110,00031%
Nami Montana$109,950510%
Montana Primary Care Association Inc$103,50015%
Messengers for Health$101,847234%
Confluence Public Health Alliance$100,000234%
Kalispell Regional Healthcare Foundation$100,00012%
Alternatives Inc$100,00020%
YWCA Great Falls$100,000310%
University of Providence$100,00020%
Livingston Healthcare Foundation$98,93526%
Trust Montana Inc$95,604216%
Action Inc$87,89440%
Florence Crittenton Home and Services$87,50023%
Salish Kootenai College Inc$87,50020%
South Central Montana Regional Mental Health Center$87,50021%
Fast Blackfeet$79,250117%
Rural Behavioral Health Institute$75,00029%
Montana Legal Services Association$75,00031%
Blackfeet Tribe$75,0003n/a
Missoula County Public Schools$75,0002n/a
School Administrators of Montana$75,00023%
Bitterroot CASA Inc$73,092339%
Mountain Pacific Quality Health Foundation$71,05410%
Neighborhood Housing Services Inc of Gf$70,00031%
Opportunities Inc$70,00030%
Veterans Navigation Network$66,436218%
Townsend Health Systems Inc$65,00011%
Montana State University Foundation Inc$60,52930%
Chippewa Cree Tribe$60,0001n/a
Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority$59,9501n/a
Montana Public Health Association$57,500247%
The University of Montana$54,0001n/a
Montanas Peer Network$53,774117%
Montana Consortium for Urban Indian Health$50,00026%
Montana Cooperative Development Center Inc$50,00024%
Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation$50,00014%
Browning Public Schools$50,0002n/a
Boys and Girls Clubs of Yellowstone County$50,00012%
Montana Innocence Project$50,000112%
Montana Partnership to End Childhood Hunger Inc$50,00026%
Hopa Mountain Inc$50,00022%
Valley Felon-Aid$50,0001n/a
Butte Native Wellness Center$50,00012%
Cancer Support Community of Montana$50,00017%
Glacier Community Health Center Inc$49,72911%
Lewis & Clark County$48,6751n/a
YWCA Missoula$47,66411%
Community Food and Agriculture Coalition$47,00022%
Community Health Partners Inc$43,75010%
Assn of Montana Public Health Officials$42,500222%
Big Sandy Medical Center Inc$41,66711%
Friendship House of Christian Service Inc$40,00013%
Pioneer Medical Center$40,00020%
Logan Health - Conrad$37,50010%
Child Bridge Inc$37,50012%
Emma's House Bitterroot Valley - Children's Advocacy Center$35,84017%
Montana Prevention Certification Board$35,0001n/a
Missoula Parks & Recreation$34,8251n/a
Youth Dynamics Inc$34,05020%
Missoula Food Bank & Community Center$33,17511%
Montana Generational Justice$30,0001n/a
Poverello Center Inc$25,47011%
Barrett Hospital Foundation Inc$25,00015%
Blackfeet Community College$25,00010%
Mountain Home Montana Inc$25,00011%
Smiles Across Montana$25,000118%
Friends of the Children Eastern Montana$25,00015%
Lincoln County Community Health Center Northwest Community Health Center$25,00010%
West Yellowstone Foundation$25,00017%
District XI Human Resource Council Inc$25,00010%
Great Northern Development Corporation$25,00012%
St John's Lutheran Ministries Inc$24,50010%
Roots Family Collaborative$20,527214%
United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc$20,0001n/a
Missoula AIDS Funds Inc Dba Open Aid Alliance$20,00012%
Watson Children's Shelter Inc$15,00011%
Third Sector New England Inc$15,00010%
Boys and Girls Club of Lewistown$15,00012%
Help Center Inc$15,00012%
Powder River First Responders Ltd$13,500120%
Montana Environmental Health Association Foundation$10,0001n/a
Montana Food Bank Network Inc$10,00010%
Institute for Nonprofit News$10,00010%
Wellness in Action$7,38014%
Montana Nonprofit Association$7,00021%
Intertribal Agriculture Council$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 87 recipients with no EIN on record ($9.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Montana Healthcare Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 9 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 126 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMontana Public Health Institute: $1,915,000 over 5y, 87% of budgetBighorn Valley Health Center Inc: $1,037,250 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetHenry J Kaiser Family Foundation: $800,258 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSt Patrick Hospital Foundation: $757,500 over 5y, 5.3% of budgetHelena Indian Alliance Inc: $611,739 over 6y, 5.2% of budgetBillings Clinic: $581,362 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSt Peter's Health Foundation: $575,002 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetPartnership Health Center Inc: $540,250 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetKalispell Regional Medical Center: $524,993 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNorthern Montana Health Care Inc: $475,000 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetBenefis Health System Foundation Inc: $475,000 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetRimrock Foundation: $459,238 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetLittle Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indi: $427,293 over 5y, 5.7% of budgetBozeman Deaconess Foundation: $355,000 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetIndian Family Health Clinic of Great Falls Inc: $334,400 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetNative American Development Corporaton: $332,500 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetHuman Resource Development Council of District IX Inc: $332,499 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetSapphire Community Health Inc: $313,274 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetAll Nations Health Center Inc: $312,250 over 4y, 4.6% of budgetSt Vincent Healthcare Foundation Inc: $307,575 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetMontana Budget and Policy Center: $302,500 over 6y, 7.2% of budgetThe University of Montana Foundation: $298,297 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBehavioral Health Alliance of Montana: $295,000 over 6y, 36% of budgetEastern Montana Community Mental Health Center: $287,809 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetMarias Healthcare Services Inc: $286,280 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetSt James Healthcare Foundation Inc: $285,000 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetSt Luke Community Healthcare Foundation: $267,500 over 4y, 16% of budgetCommunity Health Care Center Inc: $229,118 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetCenter for Mental Health: $207,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetLogan Health - Cut Bank: $200,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNortheast Montana Health Services: $200,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNACDC Financial Services Inc: $200,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetRocky Boy Health Center: $190,750 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMontana Medical Association Foundation: $188,160 over 4y, 30% of budgetCommunity Hospital of Anaconda: $187,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetButte Spirit Center: $175,000 over 4y, 59% of budgetAware Inc: $175,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetHoly Rosary Healthcare Foundation Inc: $173,360 over 3y, 19% of budgetPureview Health Center: $171,027 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCatalyst Montana: $170,000 over 4y, 5.0% of budgetMontana Free Press: $159,870 over 4y, 4.6% of budgetThe Peoples Partners for Community Development: $150,000 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetSidney Health Center: $150,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAlliance for Youth Inc: $150,000 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetMadison Valley Hospital Inc: $146,950 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetMarcus Daly Memorial Hospital: $125,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBarrett Hospital Development Corporation: $125,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPlains Hospital Corporation: $125,000 over 2y, 0.2% 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 126.

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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.

Montana Community Foundation IncMT116.8× affinity63 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Montana Community Foundation Inc · Town Pump Charitable Foundation · Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation · Headwaters Health Foundation of Western Montana · Otto Bremer Trust · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Gianforte Family Charitable Trust · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Treacy Foundation · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · The Steele-Reese Foundation Xxxxx1004 · The High Stakes 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.

Compare Montana Healthcare Foundation with peer funders

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How do I get to Montana Healthcare Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Montana Healthcare Foundation 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 Montana Healthcare Foundation

How much does Montana Healthcare Foundation give?
Montana Healthcare Foundation reported 162 grants totaling $5,168,456 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 70 and 95 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Montana Healthcare Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (73%), Education (5%), Community Improvement (5%).
Who are Montana Healthcare Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Montana Public Health Institute ($1.9M), Bighorn Valley Health Center Inc ($1.0M), Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation ($800k).
Does Montana Healthcare Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Montana Healthcare Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Montana Healthcare Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Montana Community Foundation Inc, Town Pump Charitable Foundation, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation.
Where is Montana Healthcare Foundation based?
Montana Healthcare Foundation 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 232 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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