Largest private foundations in Montana
| # | Foundation | City | Focus area | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis R Washington Foundation Inc | Missoula | Not listed | $1.1 billion |
| 2 | Montana Healthcare Foundation | Bozeman | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $283.9 million |
| 3 | Gianforte Fam Charitable Tr | Bozeman | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $231.1 million |
| 4 | Headwaters Health Foundation Of Western Montana | Missoula | Health Care | $127.5 million |
| 5 | Tykeson Fam Charitable Tr | Ovando | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $102.2 million |
| 6 | Town Pump Charitable Foundation | Butte | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $78.4 million |
| 7 | Cross Charitable Foundation Inc | Bozeman | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $58.2 million |
| 8 | Bair Ranch Foundation | Billings | Education | $56.9 million |
| 9 | Treacy Company | Helena | Not listed | $43.7 million |
| 10 | Leroy And Claris Strand Foundation | Stanford | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $37.7 million |
| 11 | Thomas W & Joan D Scott Foundation | Billings | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $36.2 million |
| 12 | Charles M Bair Family Tr Fund | Billings | Not listed | $33.9 million |
| 13 | Baracker Flynn Foundation | Whitefish | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $32.0 million |
| 14 | Storm Castle Foundation | Big Sky | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $29.3 million |
| 15 | O P & W E Edwards Foundation Inc | Red Lodge | Not listed | $28.4 million |
| 16 | Montana Opioid Abatement Tr | Billings | Mental Health & Crisis Intervention | $28.2 million |
| 17 | Dan And Jeanne Scott Family Foundation | Billings | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $27.1 million |
| 18 | First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc | Billings | Not listed | $19.2 million |
| 19 | Rieschel Foundation | Bozeman | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $18.3 million |
| 20 | Amicus Foundation | Cameron | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $18.0 million |
| 21 | Marie Eccles Caine Foundation- Russell Family | Whitefish | Not listed | $17.4 million |
| 22 | Nextgen Foundation Charitable Tr | Emigrant | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $13.4 million |
| 23 | Alice Lee Lund Charitable Tr | Great Falls | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $12.2 million |
| 24 | Tillie S Patterson Memorial Foundation | Great Falls | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $12.2 million |
| 25 | God Only Knows Foundation | Cameron | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $12.0 million |
The full list includes all 496 Montana foundations with street address, ZIP, EIN, focus area, income and tax period, plus every other state.
Montana cities with the most private foundations
- Billings: 86
- Bozeman: 55
- Missoula: 54
- Great Falls: 45
- Helena: 25
- Whitefish: 21
- Kalispell: 19
- Livingston: 11
- Butte: 10
- Big Sky: 9
Most common focus areas in Montana
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations: 226
- Education: 52
- Recreation & Sports: 20
- Human Services: 15
- Arts, Culture & Humanities: 11
- Environment: 10
- Religion-Related: 9
- Animal-Related: 9
Where does this data come from?
The IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, downloaded in October 2026 and filtered to private foundations. Assets are as reported on each foundation's latest return on file. Foundations with no focus area code are shown as Not listed.