Montana · Nonprofit
THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC
THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC (Montana) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $500 to it, the largest being BNSF RAILWAY FOUNDATION ($500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $65k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $500
- Net assets
- $240k
What The Montana Grains Foundation Inc does
Mission
To carry out the purely educational, cultural and charitable activities of the Montana Grain Growers Association, namely, to promote and encourage by means of scientific investigations, research or otherwise, the advancement of the science of grain growing; the conservation of natural resources of Montana through the development of good farming and farm marketing practices; the development of new uses and markets for and improved strains of wheat, grains and grain products; the dissemination of educational materials and, through a broad range of educational methods and media, the carrying out of educational programs aimed at improving the skills of Montana grain producers.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Sponsorship of four $2,500 scholarships for Montana State University students pursuing specific agriculture related degrees.
$264 spentof which $10,000 as grants4% of program spendingOur Neighbor's Daily Bread program created and maintained by MGF in collaboration with the Montana Food Bank Network, Grain Craft, and Montana grain elevators, allows producers to donate a portion of their crop income to benefit Montana food programs.
$5,000 spent83% of program spendingDugdale Ag Business Academy, established to provide a dedicated educational presentation that will occur each year as part of the Montana Grain Growers Association annual convention and trade show.
$756 spent13% of program spendingVarious donations in support of agricultural education aimed at improving the skills of Montana grain producers and research that benefits the growing of wheat and barley in Montana. Specific donations in this tax year are listed in Schedule O in response to Part 1 Line 10.
$0 spentof which $34,000 as grants0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $6,020.
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 2023 to 2024, from $162k to $227k (+40%).
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.
93% of THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC’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.
Where its funders are
THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Montana, across 1 state in all.
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
THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 1,510 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,510 food & nutrition nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC
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.
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC?
- THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC (Montana) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $500 to it, the largest being BNSF RAILWAY FOUNDATION ($500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $500 in grants to THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC.
- Who is the largest funder of THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC?
- BNSF RAILWAY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE MONTANA GRAINS FOUNDATION INC 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.
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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 1 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