Montana · Private foundation
Mott Family Foundation
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.
- $190k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
Read this first · the figures below need context
61% of Mott Family Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Yellowstone Club Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
2’24
4’25
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $110,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $5.2M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley's Urgent Fund for Friends | $50,000 | 1 | 15% |
| American Rivers Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Big Sky Youth Empowerment Project Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gallatin River Task Force | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Peace for DC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Big Sky Education | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($5k), not named here.
About Mott Family Foundation
- How much does Mott Family Foundation give?
- Mott Family Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $190,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Mott Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (83%), Arts & Culture (8%), Community Improvement (8%).
- Who are Mott Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Riley's Urgent Fund for Friends ($50k), American Rivers Inc ($25k), Big Sky Youth Empowerment Project Inc ($25k).
- Does Mott Family Foundation 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.
- Where is Mott Family Foundation based?
- Mott Family Foundation is based in MT.
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