Grants paid by The Greater Montana Foundation
EIN 81-6009847 · Helena, MT · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Greater Montana Foundation of Helena, MT (EIN 81-6009847) reported 136 grants paid totaling $2,406,858 to 73 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,406,858
136 grants
Recipients
73
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17 | $377,675 | — |
| 2020 | 17 | $277,261 | — |
| 2021 | 18 | $327,135 | — |
| 2022 | 20 | $348,300 | — |
| 2023 | 22 | $344,500 | — |
| 2024 | 20 | $359,737 | — |
| 2025 | 22 | $372,250 | — |
Top recipients
The 73 recipients receiving the most from The Greater Montana Foundation, by grants paid, out of 73 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maps Media Institute 20-1279915 | B | Hamilton, MT | 9 | $321,500 | 2025 |
| Friends of Montana Pbs 81-0426350 | C | Bozeman, MT | 7 | $272,500 | 2024 |
| Montana Broadcasters Association - Craney Awards 23-7050131 | D | Bonner, MT | 7 | $255,533 | 2025 |
| Montana Public Radio | U | Missoula, MT | 6 | $157,500 | 2024 |
| University of Montana School of Journalism | U | Missoula, MT | 7 | $152,250 | 2025 |
| From the Heart Productions 95-4445418 | B | Oxnard, CA | 5 | $133,000 | 2025 |
| Montana Free Press 47-5237719 | C | Helena, MT | 7 | $130,000 | 2025 |
| Montana Historical Society 81-0287203 | D | Helena, MT | 3 | $65,000 | 2024 |
| Maps Media Lab | U | Hamilton, MT | 2 | $55,000 | 2024 |
| University of Montana Foundation 81-0362989 | C | Missoula, MT | 2 | $55,000 | 2025 |
| Montana Television Network | U | Helena, MT | 1 | $40,000 | 2021 |
| Montana Pbs | U | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $35,000 | 2025 |
| Montana Television Networkkxlh | U | Helena, MT | 1 | $35,000 | 2023 |
| The Extreme History Project 45-1647303 | C | Bozeman, MT | 3 | $33,000 | 2025 |
| Montana History Foundation 81-0435459 | B | Helena, MT | 2 | $28,000 | 2022 |
| National Geographic Society 53-0193519 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Maps Fort Belknap | U | Hamilton, MT | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Bear Hug Cattle Company | U | Manhattan, MT | 2 | $23,500 | 2023 |
| Artemis Common Ground Home Ground News | U | Helena, MT | 2 | $23,000 | 2020 |
| Granite County Historical Society | U | Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Uss Montana Committee 82-0988055 | C | Big Fork, MT | 2 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Benchmark Wrestling 88-0994299 | C | Augusta, MT | 1 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Big Sky Film Institute 20-1937230 | B | Missoula, MT | 2 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Philipsburg Art Fund 45-0549020 | C | Philipsburg, MT | 2 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| University of Montana Sponsored and Research Programs | U | Missoula, MT | 1 | $19,000 | 2018 |
| Meagher County Stewardship Council 83-1957856 | B | White Sulphur Springs, MT | 2 | $15,500 | 2022 |
| Western Native Voice | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| The Myrna Loy 51-0185430 | B | Helena, MT | 2 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| One Montana | U | Bozeman, MT | 3 | $15,000 | 2023 |
| Montana International Film Festival 83-0998010 | B | Billings, MT | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Crow Language Consortium | U | Billings, MT | 2 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Montana Kids Co-Op | U | Polson, MT | 1 | $14,500 | 2021 |
| The Common Ground Project 83-0813780 | B | Emigrant, MT | 1 | $12,000 | 2022 |
| Montana State University School of Film and Photography | U | Bozeman, MT | 2 | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium 27-1089153 | C | Missoula, MT | 4 | $10,075 | 2023 |
| Montana Casagal Association | U | Missoula, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Simulation in Motion 82-1236014 | C | Helena, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Working Quiet Butte (beyond Yellowstone) | U | Butte, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Helena Civic Television | U | Helena, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Thunderheart Media Inc 81-4842057 | B | Gallatin Gtwy, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Turtle Island Tales | U | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Glacier National Park Conservancy (rise Up Montana) | U | Columbia Falls, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Leadership Montana 20-8571151 | C | Helena, MT | 2 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Friends of Yellowstone Public Radio | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Art House Cinema | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Montana State University Foundation 81-6001649 | C | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Inclusive Outdoors Project (lotus Producers) 93-3590965 | D | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Mineral County Museum and Historical Society 81-0417530 | D | Superior, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Yellowstone Public Radio | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Bozeman Interfaith Housing 81-0485343 | B | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Vox Box Arts Collective (fireside Films) | U | Glendale, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Cine Billings (beartooth Films) | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $9,500 | 2024 |
| Sweet Grass Arts Alliance 32-0247427 | C | Big Timber, MT | 1 | $8,000 | 2024 |
| North Missoula Community Development Corporation 81-0509941 | B | Missoula, MT | 1 | $8,000 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Montana Constitution 88-3950959 | B | Billings, MT | 1 | $8,000 | 2025 |
| Alternative Energy Resources Organization 81-0350698 | B | Helena, MT | 1 | $8,000 | 2023 |
| Billings Art House Cinema | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $7,500 | 2018 |
| Archie Bray Foundation 81-0284022 | C | Helena, MT | 1 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Winnett Aces 84-2797938 | B | Winnett, MT | 1 | $7,000 | 2022 |
| Montana Wilderness Association 51-0198932 | B | Helena, MT | 1 | $5,500 | 2020 |
| Montana Preservation Alliance 36-3559965 | C | Helena, MT | 1 | $5,500 | 2020 |
| Billings Good Evening LLC | U | Billings, MT | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Nate Chute Foundation 45-0494907 | C | Whitefish, MT | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| United Way of Missoula County 81-0287854 | C | Missoula, MT | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Crazy Mountain Museum 99-1681769 | D | Big Timber, MT | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Tell US Something 38-4203249 | B | Missoula, MT | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Bureau of Business & Economic Research | U | Missoula, MT | 1 | $4,900 | 2020 |
| Montana Television Networkkrtv | U | Great Falls, MT | 1 | $4,500 | 2023 |
| Yellowstone Western Heritage Center Foundation 23-7155997 | B | Billings, MT | 1 | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Code Girls United 83-1174058 | B | Kalispell, MT | 1 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| Center for Restorative Youth Justice 84-1428210 | B | Kalispell, MT | 1 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Montana Playwrights Network 81-5020636 | B | Helena, MT | 1 | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Nbc Montana | U | Missoula, MT | 1 | $2,100 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 136 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Montana Broadcasters Association Clancy, MT | B | $45,000 | paid | EB AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Montana Pbs Bozeman, MT | U | $35,000 | paid | FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE FRIENDS OF MONTANA PBS PROGRAM FUND. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | From the Heart Productions Oxnard, CA | B | $33,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM "HEALING UNDER THE BIG SKY" ABOUT EQUINE THERAPY IN MONTANA AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF "THE MONTANA SESSIONS" NEXT SEASON OF EPISODES. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | National Geographic Society Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM "THE GRIZZLY AMONG US" FOCUSED ON GRIZZLY BEARS IN MONTANA AND THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THEM. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Maps Fort Belknap Hamilton, MT | U | $25,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR OPERATING THE MAPS MEDIA INSTITUTE-FORT BELKNAP PROGRAM. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Maps Media Institute Hamilton, MT | B | $25,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR MAPS MEDIA INSTITUTE. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | University of Montana Foundation Missoula, MT | C | $25,000 | paid | CONTINUED PROGRAM SUPPORT IN VARIOUS RADIO, ONLINE, AND STREAMING PROGRAMMING. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | University of Montana School of Journalism Missoula, MT | U | $23,250 | paid | IN CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS STUDENT PRODUCTIONS AND INTERNSHIPS. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Montana Free Press Helena, MT | C | $20,000 | paid | FOR BROADCAST EXPANSION PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR MONTANA FREE PRESS JOURNALISM. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Benchmark Wrestling Augusta, MT | C | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION OF THE FILM "BENMARCK" ABOUT A WRESTLING JOURNEY. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Western Native Voice Billings, MT | U | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR WESTERN NATIVE VOICE: EXPANDING HORIZONS PROGRAMMING AND FILM. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Mineral County Museum and Historical Society Superior, MT | D | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION OF "TAFT, THE WICKEDIST CITY" FILM BASED ON THE BOOK. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Extreme History Project Bozeman, MT | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR EPISODE 3 OF "THE STORY OF US: THE WOMEN WHO SHAPED MONTANA". | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Friends of Yellowstone Public Radio Billings, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR MARKETING AND JOURNALISM EXPANSION AT YPR. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Simulation in Motion Helena, MT | C | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM "NO ONE LEFT TO COME: MONTANA'S RURAL EMS CRISIS" FOCUSED ON THE LACK OF AMBULANCES IN RURAL MONTANA. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Friends of the Montana Constitution Billings, MT | B | $8,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THE UPCOMING CONSTITUTIONAL ANNIVERSARY: DID YOU KNOW, THE 1972 MONTANA CONSTITUTION. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | The Philipsburg Arts Fund Philipsburg, MT | B | $8,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM "NASHVILLE TO NOWHERE" FOCUSED ON MUSICIANS MOVING AND WORKING IN MONTANA. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | North Missoula Community Development Corporation Missoula, MT | B | $8,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM "FROM THE GROUND UP: A STORY OF COMMUNITY PRESERVATION AND MISSOULA'S WHITE PINE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT". | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | United Way of Missoula County Missoula, MT | C | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM "FROM SHELTER TO STABILITY: THE TSOS STORY" FOCUSED ON HOMELESSNESS IN MISSOULA. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Tell US Something Missoula, MT | B | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR TELL US SOMETHING-LIVE STORYTELLING "LOST AND FOUND". | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Yellowstone Western Heritage Center Foundation Billings, MT | B | $4,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM "EQUALLY DIFFERENT: UNCOVERING THE HISTORY OF DISABILITY IN MONTANA". | 202611839349100111 |
| 2025 | Code Girls United Kalispell, MT | B | $3,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR PODCAST EXPANSION OF CODE GIRLS ON AIR. | 202611839349100111 |
| 2024 | Montana Broadcasters Association Clancy, MT | B | $47,737 | paid | EB AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING AND SUPPORT FOR A U.S. SENATE DEBATE. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Friends of Montana Pbs Bozeman, MT | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR NUMEROUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING BACKROADS OF MONTANA, 11TH AND GRANT, AND NEW PROGRAMS. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Maps Media Institute Hamilton, MT | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORTS THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF MAPS MEDIA INSTITUTE. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Maps Media Lab Hamilton, MT | U | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORTS THE MAPS FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY PROGRAM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND FREE PROFESSIONAL MEDIA ARTS EDUCATION FOR YOUTH IN THE FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | From the Heart Productions Oxnard, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | FOR MONTANA SESSIONS, A COLLECTION OF SHORT FILMS FEATURING SOME OF MONTANA'S FINEST MUSICIANS PERFORMING LIVE IN OUTDOOR LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Montana Public Radio Missoula, MT | U | $25,000 | paid | CONTINUED PROGRAM SUPPORT IN VARIOUS RADIO, ONLINE, AND STREAMING PROGRAMMING. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | University of Montana School of Journalism Missoula, MT | U | $24,000 | paid | IN CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS STUDENT PRODUCTIONS AND INTERNSHIPS. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Friends of Montana Pbs (cooke City Avalanche) Bozeman, MT | D | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORTS PRODUCTION OF A 60 MINUTE FILM ON COOKE CITY, MT, WHICH HOLDS A UNIQUE POSITION AS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST AVALANCHE REGIONS IN NORTH AMERICA, WITH A WINTER POPULATION UNDER 100 RESIDENTS. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Montana Free Press Helena, MT | C | $20,000 | paid | FOR BROADCAST EXPANSION PROVIDING MONTANA FREE PRESS JOURNALISM TO BROADCAST STATIONS ACROSS MONTANA. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Big Sky Film Institute (when They Were Here) Missoula, MT | D | $10,000 | paid | PRODUCTION OF A FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY "WHEN THEY WERE HERE," THAT IS MEANT TO BRING TO LIFE THE MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS CRISIS IN MONTANA. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Montana Historical Society Helena, MT | D | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF A VIDEO TO BE DISPLAYED AS PART OF MONTANA HOMELAND GALLERY "TRIBES TODAY" DISPLAY WITHIN THE NEW MONTANA HERITAGE CENTER. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Working Quiet Butte (beyond Yellowstone) Butte, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORTS A NEW AUDIO PROJECT THAT WILL TELL THE STORIES OF MONTANA THAT ARE AT RISK OF BEING LOST AND FORGOTTEN. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Montana Casagal Association Missoula, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF A THREE-PART VIDEO SERIES, WHICH WILL RAISE AWARENESS OF MONTANA CASA'S PROGRAMS AND SHOWCASE THE POSITIVE IMPACT MONTANA CASA HAS IN ITS COMMUNITIES. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Glacier National Park Conservancy (rise Up Montana) Columbia Falls, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | 60 MINUTE PRODUCTION "JOURNEY TO THE SUN." | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Vox Box Arts Collective (fireside Films) Glendale, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR A FEATURE FILM "YOU CAN CALL ME JAMIE." | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Inclusive Outdoors Project (lotus Producers) Bozeman, MT | D | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORTS THE PROJECT "MODIFY-AN ADAPTIVE SNOW MACHINING FILM," WHICH FOLLOWS THREE ADAPTIVE ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES IN THE BACKCOUNTRY OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA ON SNOW MACHINES. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Cine Billings (beartooth Films) Billings, MT | U | $9,500 | paid | PREPARING THE FILM "RETURN," WHICH IS THE STORY OF RETIRED GREEN BERET, JIM MARKEL, FOR PUBLIC BROADCAST. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Sweet Grass Arts Alliance Big Timber, MT | C | $8,000 | paid | SUPPORTS PRODUCTION OF A FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT WILL REVEAL THE UNIQUE ART AND LIFE OF FAMED WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHER, BARBARA VAN CLEVE. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Archie Bray Foundation Helena, MT | C | $7,500 | paid | SUPPORTS SEASON FOUR OF THE POPULAR BRICKYARD PODCAST NETWORK. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2024 | Center for Restorative Youth Justice Kalispell, MT | B | $3,000 | paid | SUPPORTS THE PRODUCTION OF "SHARING THE STORY OF CRYJ," A FILM PROJECT TO ILLUSTRATE THE ORIGINS AND PROGRAM EVOLUTION OF CENTER FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. | 202511899349100811 |
| 2023 | Montana Broadcasters Association Bonner, MT | C | $40,000 | paid | EB AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Friends of Montana Pbs Bozeman, MT | C | $37,500 | paid | SUPPORT FOR NUMEROUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING BACKROADS OF MONTANA, 11TH AND GRANT, AND NEW PROGRAMS. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Montana Television Networkkxlh Helena, MT | U | $35,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING STORYTELLING SERIES, "UNDER THE BIG SKY," ABOUT THE DRIVERS OF COMMERCE IN MONTANA. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Maps Media Lab Hamilton, MT | U | $25,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE SUCCESSFUL STATEWIDE OUTREACH PROGRAM. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Maps Media Institute Hamilton, MT | B | $25,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE AWARD-WINNING FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVING FOUR COUNTY SCHOOLS. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Montana Public Radio Missoula, MT | U | $22,500 | paid | CONTINUED PROGRAM SUPPORT IN AREAS SUCH AS GENERAL ECONOMIC REPORTING AND OTHER PROGRAMS. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | From the Heart Productions Oxnard, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR MONTANA SESSIONS, A COLLECTION OF SHORT FILMS FEATURING SOME OF MONTANA'S FINEST MUSICIANS PERFORMING LIVE IN OUTDOOR LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | University of Montana School of Journalism Missoula, MT | U | $20,000 | paid | IN CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Bear Hug Cattle Company Manhattan, MT | U | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A THREE-PART FILM SERIES ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT OF TRANSITIONING VETERANS. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Montana Free Press Helena, MT | C | $15,000 | paid | NEW SEASON OF THE "LONG STREETS PROJECT." | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Extreme History Project Bozeman, MT | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF TWO DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT SIX PROMINENT WOMEN IN MONTANA HISTORY. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Uss Montana Committee Big Fork, MT | C | $14,000 | paid | SUPPORTED THE TRANSPORTATION OF A VIDEOGRAPHY CREW TO ATTEND THE COMMISSIONING OF THE USS MONTANA INTO THE US NAVY FLEET. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Turtle Island Tales Bozeman, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT "TURTLE ISLAND TALES," A PBS LEARNING MEDIA PROGRAM FOCUSED ON INDIGENOUS FOODS, HEALTH AND CULTURE. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Montana State University School of Film & Photography Bozeman, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | TO FUND PRODUCTION OF "ONE IN FIVE HUNDRED," A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE 2022 YELLOWSTONE PARK FLOODING. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Alternative Energy Resources Organization Helena, MT | B | $8,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF "MOTHER RANGE," A DOCUMENTARY SEEKING TO HUMANIZE MONTANA'S MEAT INDUSTRY. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Crazy Mountain Museum Big Timber, MT | D | $5,000 | paid | TO FUND PRODUCTION OF A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT JESSICA ZEMSKY, 100 YR-OLD MONTANA ARTIST. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Nate Chute Foundation Whitefish, MT | C | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS FOR FLATHEAD COUNTY SCHOOLS ABOUT THE WARNING SIGNS OF SUICIDE. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Leadership Montana Helena, MT | C | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT "LISTEN FIRST MONTANA," A SERIES OF PODCASTS ABOUT THE 1ST YEAR OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Billings Good Evening LLC Billings, MT | U | $5,000 | paid | TO FUND PRODUCTION OF "YOUR OPINION PLEASE," A DOCUMENTARY ALLOWING FOR LIVE FEEDBACK ON CULTURAL ISSUES. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | One Montana Bozeman, MT | U | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT BRIEF VIDEOS, INCLUDING "OUTSIDE KIND," TO PROMOTE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND WORKING LANDSCAPES. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Montana Television Networkkrtv Great Falls, MT | U | $4,500 | paid | TO FUND A REPORTER'S TRAVEL TO DC TO COVER THE PROGRESS OF THE 2023 FARM BILL. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2023 | Missoula Butterfly House Missoula, MT | D | $3,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF THE VIDEO SERIES AND PODCAST, "BUG BYTES," TO INSPIRE THE APPRECIATION OF INSECTS. | 202431699349100808 |
| 2022 | Friends of Montana Pbs Bozeman, MT | C | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR NUMEROUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING BACKROADS OF MONTANA, 11TH AND GRANT, AND NEW PROGRAMS. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Montana Broadcasters Association Bonner, MT | C | $39,300 | paid | EB AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | From the Heart Productions Oxnard, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | FOR MONTANA SESSIONS, A COLLECTION OF SHORT FILMS FEATURING SOME OF MONTANA'S FINEST MUSICIANS PERFORMING LIVE IN OUTDOOR LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Maps Media Institute Hamilton, MT | B | $30,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE SUCCESSFUL STATEWIDE OUTREACH PROGRAM. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | University of Montana School of Journalism Missoula, MT | U | $25,000 | paid | IN CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Maps Media Institute Hamilton, MT | B | $25,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE AWARD-WINNING FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVING FOUR COUNTY SCHOOLS. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Montana Public Radio Missoula, MT | U | $25,000 | paid | CONTINUED PROGRAM SUPPORT IN AREAS SUCH AS GENERAL ECONOMIC REPORTING AND OTHER PROGRAMS. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Montana Free Press Helena, MT | C | $25,000 | paid | NEW SEASON OF THE "LONG STREETS PROJECT." | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Montana History Foundation Helena, MT | B | $20,000 | paid | TO FUND PRODUCTION OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM, "A DIFFERENT DEADLY BEAST," ABOUT 1918-1919 INFLUENZA IN MT. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Montana International Film Festival Billings, MT | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF THE 60-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY, "RYAN ZAHN GOES PRO." | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | The Common Ground Project Emigrant, MT | B | $12,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS, "LIFE IN THE LAND PROJECT." | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Helena Civic Television Helena, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE VIDEO HISTORY RETROSPECTIVE OF MONTANA'S 1972 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, "LAST BEST CONSTITUTION." | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Meagher Country Stewardship Council White Sulphur Springs, MT | C | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY EXPLORING THE COST-BENEFIT OF A LARGE SCALE COPPER MINE. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Bear Hug Cattle Company Manhattan, MT | U | $8,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT A THREE-PART FILM SERIES ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT OF TRANSITIONING VETERANS. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | The Myrna Loy Helena, MT | B | $7,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MYRNA SOUNDSTAGE, AN ONLINE SERIES SHOWCASING AND CELEBRATING MONTANA PERFORMERS AND MUSICIANS TO THE GREATER WORLD. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Winnett Aces Winnett, MT | B | $7,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM, "WINNETT ACES: CONSERVATION OF COMMUNITY AND LANDSCAPES." | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Uss Montana Committee Big Fork, MT | C | $6,000 | paid | SUPPORTED THE TRANSPORTATION OF A VIDEOGRAPHY CREW TO ATTEND THE COMMISSIONING OF THE USS MONTANA INTO THE US NAVY FLEET. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | One Montana Bozeman, MT | U | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT BRIEF VIDEOS, INCLUDING "THE MONTANA WAY," TO PROMOTE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND WORKING LANDSCAPES. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Leadership Montana Helena, MT | C | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT "LISTEN FIRST MONTANA," A SERIES OF PODCASTS ABOUT THE 1ST YEAR OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2022 | Missoula Butterfly House Missoula, MT | D | $3,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF THE VIDEO SERIES AND PODCAST, "BUG BYTES," TO INSPIRE THE APPRECIATION OF INSECTS. | 202321749349100417 |
| 2021 | Friends of Montana Pbs Bozeman, MT | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR NUMEROUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING BACKROADS OF MONTANA, 11TH AND GRANT, AND NEW PROGRAMS. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Montana Television Network Helena, MT | U | $40,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE STORY-TELLING SERIES, "UNDER THE BIG SKY." | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Montana Public Radio Missoula, MT | U | $25,000 | paid | CONTINUED PROGRAM SUPPORT IN AREAS SUCH AS GENERAL ECONOMIC REPORTING AND OTHER PROGRAMS. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Maps Media Institute Hamilton, MT | B | $24,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE AWARD-WINNING FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVING FOUR COUNTY SCHOOLS. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Maps Media Institute Hamilton, MT | B | $24,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE SUCCESSFUL STATEWIDE OUTREACH PROGRAM. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Montana Broadcasters Association Bonner, MT | C | $21,635 | paid | EB AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Montana Free Press Helena, MT | C | $20,000 | paid | NEW SEASON OF THE "LONG STREETS PROJECT." | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | From the Heart Productions Oxnard, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR MONTANA SESSIONS, A COLLECTION OF SHORT FILMS FEATURING SOME OF MONTANA'S FINEST MUSICIANS PERFORMING LIVE IN OUTDOOR LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Granite County Historical Society Philipsburg, MT | U | $20,000 | paid | FOR "MONTANA RISK TAKERS," A PROPOSED DOCUMENTARY ON THE HISTORY OF MINING IN THE PHILIPSBURG AREA. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | University of Montana School of Journalism Missoula, MT | U | $19,500 | paid | IN CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Montana Kids Co-Op Polson, MT | U | $14,500 | paid | FOR SHORT, CHILD-FOCUSED VIDEOS, EMPHASIZING NATIVE AMERICAN FOODS AND HEALTHY EATING. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Big Sky Film Institute Missoula, MT | B | $10,000 | paid | FOR THE YOUTH AND NATIVE AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY OUTREACH PROGRAM, WITH A FOCUS ON NONFICTION FILMS. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Montana State University Foundation Bozeman, MT | C | $10,000 | paid | FOR A FILM BASED ON A SPECIAL REPORT OF THE WORK AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND HUMAN HEALTH IN MONTANA. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Montana History Foundation Helena, MT | B | $8,000 | paid | AN ORIGINAL PODCAST SERIES, "REFRAMING RURAL." | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Crow Language Consortium Billings, MT | U | $7,000 | paid | TO HELP PRODUCE A YOUTUBE CHILDREN'S VIDEO SERIES, FEATURING NATIVE LANGUAGE SPEAKERS IN BOTH CROW AND NORTHERN CHEYENNE. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | University of Montana School of Journalism Missoula, MT | U | $5,500 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE MONTANA MEDIA LAB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | One Montana Bozeman, MT | U | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT BRIEF VIDEOS, INCLUDING "THE MONTANA WAY," TO HELP BRIDGE THE URBAN-RURAL DIVIDE. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2021 | Montana Playwrights Network Helena, MT | B | $3,000 | paid | FOR "MONTANANS AT WORK" RADIO SERIES. | 202231729349101203 |
| 2020 | Maps Media Institute Hamilton, MT | B | $53,500 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE AWARD-WINNING FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVING FOUR COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE STATEWIDE OUTREACH PROGRAM. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Friends of Montana Pbs Bozeman, MT | C | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR NUMEROUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING BACKROADS OF MONTANA, 11TH AND GRANT, AND NEW PROGRAMS. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | University of Montana School of Journalism Missoula, MT | U | $35,000 | paid | IN CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING LEGISLATIVE NEWS SERVICE, A NEW OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FILMMAKING, AND OTHERS. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Montana Broadcasters Association Bonner, MT | C | $21,861 | paid | EB AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING, A DEBATE BETWEEN SENATE CANDIDATES, AND A PRIMARY DEBATE BETWEEN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Montana Free Press Helena, MT | C | $20,000 | paid | THE THIRD SEASON OF THE "LONG STREETS PROJECT." | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Montana Public Radio Missoula, MT | U | $20,000 | paid | CONTINUED PROGRAM SUPPORT IN AREAS SUCH AS GENERAL ECONOMIC REPORTING AND OTHER PROGRAMS. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Montana Historical Society Helena, MT | D | $15,000 | paid | FOR A DOCUMENTARY TO RECORD AND DISSEMINATE THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN MONTANA, TELLING THE STORY THROUGH HISTORIC PLACES. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Philipsburg Art Fund Philipsburg, MT | C | $12,000 | paid | FOR "PHILIPSBURG 2.0 BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR," A SEQUEL TO THE INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY, "SAVING THE BURG," WHICH TOLD OF THE GREAT SUCCESS IN REVITALIZING THE TOWN AND ITS ECONOMY AFTER THE DECLINE IN MINING. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Artemis Common Ground Home Ground News Helena, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | CONTINUED PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR HOMEGROUND RADIO, CHANGES AND CHOICES IN THE AMERICAN WEST. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Art House Cinema Billings, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF "RETURN," THE STORY OF A MONTANA VETERAN WHO RETURNS TO VIETNAM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE WAR, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SON. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Crow Language Consortium Billings, MT | U | $8,000 | paid | TO HELP PRODUCE A YOUTUBE CHILDREN'S VIDEO SERIES, FEATURING NATIVE LANGUAGE SPEAKERS IN BOTH CROW AND NORTHERN CHEYENNE. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | The Extreme History Project Bozeman, MT | C | $8,000 | paid | TO BRING MONTANA HISTORY TO LIFE THROUGH THE STORIES OF OUR PEOPLE. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Montana Preservation Alliance Helena, MT | C | $5,500 | paid | FOR THE SECOND CHAPTER OF "ALL NATIONS - BUTTE ETHNIC HERITAGE." | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Montana Wilderness Association Helena, MT | B | $5,500 | paid | FOR TRAIL OF THE WEEK: SUPPORTING MONTANA'S OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Meagher County Stewardship Council White Sulphur Springs, MT | B | $5,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AND ITS EFFORTS TO BALANCE ECONOMIC REALITY WITH A DESIRE TO MAINTAIN ITS CHARACTER. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Bureau of Business & Economic Research Missoula, MT | U | $4,900 | paid | TO BETTER EDUCATE MONTANA CITIZENS ABOUT WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND UNDERSTAND IN PUBLIC OPINION POLLS AND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2020 | Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium Missoula, MT | C | $2,500 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR A SERIES OF INSECT AND ARTHROPOD EDUCATIONAL PODCAST, CREATED WITH MONTANA PUBLIC RADIO. | 202132329349100963 |
| 2018 | Maps Media Institute Hamilton, MT | B | $85,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE AWARD-WINNING FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVING FOUR COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE STATEWIDE OUTREACH PROGRAM. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Friends of Montana Pbs Bozeman, MT | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR NUMEROUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING BACKROADS OF MONTANA, 11TH AND GRANT, AND C.M. RUSSELL AND THE WEST. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Montana Public Radio Missoula, MT | U | $40,000 | paid | CONTINUED PROGRAM SUPPORT. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Montana Broadcasters Association - Craney Awards Bonner, MT | D | $40,000 | paid | EB AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Montana Historical Society Helena, MT | D | $40,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE CRANEY FILM & MEDIA ARCHIVES TO ENSURE LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF FILM & MEDIA HISTORY, AND FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ED CRANEY STUDIO, TO PROVIDE UPDATED AND IMPROVED TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | University of Montana Foundation Missoula, MT | C | $30,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE STUDENT DOCUMENTARY, THE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND STUDENT LEGISLATIVE REPORTING. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | University of Montana Sponsored and Research Programs Missoula, MT | U | $19,000 | paid | FOR A STATEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA SURVEY. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Artemis Common Ground Home Ground News Helena, MT | U | $13,000 | paid | CONTINUED PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR HOMEGROUND RADIO, CHANGES AND CHOICES IN THE AMERICAN WEST. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Thunderheart Media Inc Gallatin Gtwy, MT | B | $10,000 | paid | COMPLETION OF A ONE HOUR FILM DOCUMENTING THE BLACKFEET NATION'S EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A THRIVING BUFFALO HERD ON THEIR RESERVATION. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Yellowstone Public Radio Billings, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | TO FUND FOUR LOCALLY PRODUCED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Bozeman Interfaith Housing Bozeman, MT | B | $10,000 | paid | FOR A BROADCAST AND DIGITAL SERIES, TAKING MONTANA MUSICIANS AND RECORDING THEM LIVE IN OUR STATE'S MOST SCENIC LOCATIONS. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Montana Free Press Helena, MT | C | $10,000 | paid | FOR A SERIES OF ONLINE STORIES ON IMPORTANT ISSUES RELATED TO MONTANA'S ECONOMY. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Billings Art House Cinema Billings, MT | U | $7,500 | paid | FOR A FULL-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWING A MONTANA VIETNAM VETERAN AS HE RETURNS TO VIETNAM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE WAR. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | The Myrna Loy Helena, MT | B | $7,500 | paid | TO BRING MAPS MEDIA LAB TO RURAL EAST HELENA. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Nbc Montana Missoula, MT | U | $2,100 | paid | FOR COSTS OF A REPORTER TRAVELING TO WASHINGTON DC TO INTERVIEW MONTANA'S FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AS A NEW CONGRESSIONAL TERM BEGAN. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Montana State University School of Film and Photography Bozeman, MT | U | $2,000 | paid | HUGH GALUSHA-ED CRANEY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. | 201921989349100402 |
| 2018 | Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium Missoula, MT | C | $1,575 | paid | A TEN EPISODE PILOT SERIES OF INSECT AND ARTHROPOD EDUCATIONAL PODCAST, CREATED WITH MONTANA PUBLIC RADIO. | 201921989349100402 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.2 | 202611839349100111 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202511899349100811 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202431699349100808 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321749349100417 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202231729349101203 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202132329349100963 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201921989349100402 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/816009847.json.
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