Montana · Nonprofit
MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION
MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION (Montana) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $51,858 to it, the largest being BROWNING KIMBALL FOUNDATION ($48,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $238k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $52k
- Net assets
- $1.6M
What Montana Farm Bureau Foundation does
Mission
The mission of the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation (mfbfo) is to support montana agriculture through education, research, and community support, with a special emphasis for the development of our youth.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Leadership development- our foundation supported youth education and leadership development and provided $40,000 in scholarships for mfbf collegiate and voting members can attend state and national leadership conferences and programs, as well as funding for continuing education.youth leadership programs - mfb foundation is a strong supporter of youth agriculture leadership programs and donated over $15,000 in program support to montana 4-h and montana ffa. Our board members are active in local and state programs as judges and volunteers for those programs as part of our support and to connect mfb foundation to the members of these organizations.the foundation provided more than $5,000 worth of agricultural education materials to classrooms and organizations throughout montana. This includes educator approved food and farm facts pamphlets, ag magazines for kids on all topics related to agriculture and food, and hundreds of award winning books and teacher fuides for classrooms and communities. These materials provide students with accurate information about how agriculture feeds the world and cares for the environment.
$109,077 spentof which $33,500 as grants91% of program spendingYouth agriculture speech contest - mfb foundation hosts a speech contest in conjunction with the state ffa convention (another partner of the foundation) where 7th - 9th grade students present a prepared speech on a designated agriculture topic. 19 students competed and $1,050 was awarded to contest winners.
$1,318 spent1% of program spendingMontana Farm Bureau Foundation provided ten $1,000 mini grants during our fiscal year. Our mini grants support agricultural education and promotion projects. Here are a few examples of the mini grants awarded and projects supported:classroom garden: a rural first grade classroom was awarded a $1,000 grant to purchase a hydroponic and light growing system for their classroom. They were able to showcase to the school how they planted vegetable and herb seeds and even harvested some for their homes. The equipment will continue to be used for future classes.ag mechanics class toolkits: a montana school was awarded a $1,000 mini grant to purchase 30 small engine toolkits for the agriculture mechanics classroom. These kits enable the teacher to expand their lessons on small engines and ensure that every participant had a hands-on education in a critical stem area.
$9,175 spentof which $9,175 as grants8% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $119,570.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $1.2M to $867k (−30%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
65% of MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $1k.
From the IRS filings of MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 93% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION draws 95% of its grant income from funders outside Montana, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,936 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,936 food & nutrition nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Montana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
80%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Montana Farm Bureau Federation · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION?
- MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION (Montana) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $51,858 to it, the largest being BROWNING KIMBALL FOUNDATION ($48,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $51,858 in grants to MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION?
- BROWNING KIMBALL FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $48,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MONTANA FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Montana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing