How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Montana?

Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Montana, currently Montana Children's Foundation, Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch Foundatio, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Montana from out of state.

How much grant money goes to mental health in Montana?

$35M reached 39 mental health organizations in Montana, from 144 funders. 78% 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 · Mental health

Who funds mental health in Montana

Funding is concentrated: Montana Children's Home and Hospital alone draws 49% of every mental health grant dollar in Montana. One funder dominates the giving, Montana Children's Foundation, at 49% of the total.

$35M

granted

organizations

78%

from in-state

The short version

144 funders gave $35M to 39 mental health organizations in Montana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
78% of that came from funders also based in Montana; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mental health in Montana is Montana Children's Foundation, at $17M.
The mental health organization drawing the most is Montana Children's Home and Hospital, at $17M.

Largest funders of mental health in Montana

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

1Montana Children's Foundation$17M 2Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch Foundatio$6M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$1M 4Whitefish Community Foundation Inc$802k 5Special Operations Care Fund Inc$750k 6Gianforte Family Charitable Trust$700k 7The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation$588k 8Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation$578k 9The Ayco Charitable Foundation$528k 10The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$459k

Mental health organizations in Montana that draw the most

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

Montana Children's Home and Hospital$17M Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch$6M The Station Foundation$3M

29 other mental health organizations$3M

How to find mental health funders in Montana

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Start with the funders already active in Montana
The funders giving the most to mental health in Montana are Montana Children's Foundation, Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch Foundatio, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental health 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
22% of mental health money in Montana comes from funders elsewhere, so national mental health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Montana.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Montana?: Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Montana, currently Montana Children's Foundation, Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch Foundatio, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Montana from out of state.
Who is the largest mental health funder in Montana?: Montana Children's Foundation gives the most to mental health organizations in Montana, $17M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mental health in Montana?: $35M reached 39 mental health organizations in Montana, from 144 funders. 78% 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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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.