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Who funds human services in Montana

Human services funding in Montana is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Human Resource Development Council Of leads, and the money reaches 222 groups.

$98M
granted
222
organizations
39%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of human services in Montana

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

Human services organizations in Montana that draw the most

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

How to find human services funders in Montana

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Montana

    The funders giving the most to human services in Montana are The Chicago Community Trust, National Philanthropic Trust, Whitefish Community Foundation Inc. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the human services 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. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    61% of human services money in Montana comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Montana.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in Montana?
Start with the funders already giving to human services in Montana, currently The Chicago Community Trust, National Philanthropic Trust, Whitefish Community Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Montana from out of state.
Who is the largest human services funder in Montana?
The Chicago Community Trust gives the most to human services organizations in Montana, $8M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to human services in Montana?
$98M reached 222 human services organizations in Montana, from 550 funders. 39% 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.

More from the funding graph

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.