How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Montana?

Start with the funders already giving to environment in Montana, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Kendeda Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Montana from out of state.

Who is the largest environment funder in Montana?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to environment organizations in Montana, $13M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to environment in Montana?

$155M reached 130 environment organizations in Montana, from 831 funders. 12% came from funders also based in Montana.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Montana · Environment

Who funds environment in Montana

Most of it comes from outside Montana: only 12% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Montana's environment organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 6 funders each.

$155M

granted

130

organizations

12%

from in-state

The short version

831 funders gave $155M to 130 environment organizations in Montana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
12% of that came from funders also based in Montana; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of environment in Montana is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $13M.
The environment organization drawing the most is American Prairie Foundation, at $32M.

Largest funders of environment in Montana

The funders giving the most to environment organizations in Montana, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$13M 2The Kendeda Fund$8M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$8M 4Richard King Mellon Foundation$7M 5Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$6M 6National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$6M 7The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$5M 8National Philanthropic Trust$4M 9Slootman Family Foundation$4M 10The Montana Land Reliance$3M

Environment organizations in Montana that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

120 other environment organizations$69M

American Prairie Foundation$32M Yellowstone Forever$7M The Montana Land Reliance$6M

How to find environment funders in Montana

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Start with the funders already active in Montana
The funders giving the most to environment in Montana are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Kendeda Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
88% of environment money in Montana comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Montana.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Montana?: Start with the funders already giving to environment in Montana, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Kendeda Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Montana from out of state.
Who is the largest environment funder in Montana?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to environment organizations in Montana, $13M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to environment in Montana?: $155M reached 130 environment organizations in Montana, from 831 funders. 12% came from funders also based in Montana.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

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State money flows

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Giving abroad

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Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.