How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Montana?

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Montana, currently The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Whitefish Community Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports 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 recreation and sports in Montana?

$47M reached 135 recreation and sports organizations in Montana, from 419 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 · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports 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. Funding is concentrated: National Forest Foundation alone draws 41% of every recreation and sports grant dollar in Montana.

$47M

granted

135

organizations

16%

from in-state

The short version

419 funders gave $47M to 135 recreation and sports 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 recreation and sports in Montana is The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation, at $5M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is National Forest Foundation, at $19M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Montana

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

1The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation$5M 2American Online Giving Foundation Inc$5M 3Whitefish Community Foundation Inc$3M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$3M 5Blue Forest Finance Inc$2M 6National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$2M 7Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$1M 8Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation$1M 9American Endowment Foundation$1M 10Special Olympics Inc$1M

Recreation and sports organizations in Montana that draw the most

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

National Forest Foundation$19M

125 other recreation and sports organizations$9M

4 Ranges Community Recreation$6M Crosscut Mountain Sports Center$3M Glacier National Park Conservancy$3M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Montana

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Start with the funders already active in Montana
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Montana are The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Whitefish Community Foundation Inc. A funder already writing recreation and sports checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the recreation and sports 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 recreation and sports money in Montana comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Montana.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Montana?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Montana, currently The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Whitefish Community Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Montana from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Montana?: The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Montana, $5M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Montana?: $47M reached 135 recreation and sports organizations in Montana, from 419 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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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.