How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Montana?

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Montana, currently New Venture Fund, Donors Trust Inc, Sixteen Thirty Fund. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Montana from out of state.

Who is the largest public benefit funder in Montana?

New Venture Fund gives the most to public benefit organizations in Montana, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in Montana?

$20M reached 30 public benefit organizations in Montana, from 139 funders. 16% 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 · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Montana

Most of it comes from outside Montana: only 16% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Montana's public benefit organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 5 funders each.

$20M

granted

organizations

16%

from in-state

The short version

139 funders gave $20M to 30 public benefit organizations in Montana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
16% of that came from funders also based in Montana; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of public benefit in Montana is New Venture Fund, at $3M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is Property and Environment Research Center, at $6M.

Largest funders of public benefit in Montana

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

1New Venture Fund$3M 2Donors Trust Inc$2M 3Sixteen Thirty Fund$2M 4American Legion Rocky Boy Veterans Post$1M 5Center on Budget and Policy Priorities$745k 6The Searle Freedom Trust$650k 7Western Organization of Resource$562k 8Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$554k 9Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$525k 10The 85 Fund$400k

Public benefit organizations in Montana that draw the most

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

Property and Environment Research Center$6M Secure Election Project Inc$5M Montana Budget and Policy Center$3M Great Plains Veterans Service Ctr$2M

20 other public benefit organizations$1M

Big Sky Bravery Foundation$924k

How to find public benefit funders in Montana

1
Start with the funders already active in Montana
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Montana are New Venture Fund, Donors Trust Inc, Sixteen Thirty Fund. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
84% of public benefit money in Montana comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Montana.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Montana?: Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Montana, currently New Venture Fund, Donors Trust Inc, Sixteen Thirty Fund. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Montana from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in Montana?: New Venture Fund gives the most to public benefit organizations in Montana, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Montana?: $20M reached 30 public benefit organizations in Montana, from 139 funders. 16% 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.