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Accelerate Montana

Public charity · Grantmaker Missoula, MT EIN: 81-0529738 Website

To provide facilities and programs for new technology based start-up businesses, bolstering innovative research and creating jobs to revitalize the region and state. Accelerate Montana strives to suppport start-ups and workforce while encouraging the commercialization of university research.

Key facts about Accelerate Montana

In short: Accelerate Montana gave $48K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $48K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
81-0529738
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$48,013
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$48,013
Median grant
$48,013
Total assets
$7,895,875
Primary geography
Montana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$7.9M

+1.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$48K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$48K

How Accelerate Montana gives

  • Giving grew 231% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Accelerate Montana

Based on IRS filings

Accelerate Montana is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Missoula, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $48K. Net investment income was $86K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

MissoulaBozemanPabloWhitefish

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants20192 grants20203 grants20212 grants20220 grants20230 grants20241 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2020) to $48K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $48K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

University of Montana Found: $48KUniversity of Montana Found$48K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Montana Found ($48K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Montana Found Missoula, MTChildren's Science Center$48,013

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$7,895,875$7,771,402$7,204,557
Revenue$6,560,759$5,524,296$4,652,105
Expenses$6,099,656$5,161,098$4,459,070
Net Investment Income$85,635$269$22

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 16, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Accelerate Montana is led by Scott Whittenburg, Board Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Scott Whittenburg

    Board Chair

    President → President & Board Chair, 2023

    President & Board Chair → Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $18K (2023) → $23K (2025)

  • Brigitta Miranda-Freer

    Director Operations

    Director of Operations → Director Operations, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    $24K (2019) → $53K (2025)

  • Paul Gladen

    Director Programs

    Director of Programs → Director Programs, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    12 hrs/week

    $9K (2023) → $45K (2025)

  • Jennifer Harms

    Director Finance

    Director Finance & Ops → Director Finance, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2024) → $125K (2025)

  • Paul Lasiter

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Easton

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Booth

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Henderson

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Evans

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Peter Baker (2024) — Director Rapid Train.
  • Former: Jack Lawson (2019–2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jennifer Harms — Dir. Finance/Op: $125KJennifer HarmsDir. Finance/Op$125KBrigitta Miranda-Freer — Dir. Operations: $53KBrigitta Miranda-FreerDir. Operations$53KPaul Gladen — Dir. Programs: $45KPaul GladenDir. Programs$45KScott Whittenburg — Board Chair: $23KScott WhittenburgBoard Chair$23K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $125K, to Jennifer Harms (Dir. Finance/Op). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Accelerate Montana

How much does Accelerate Montana give each year?

Accelerate Montana gave $48K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Accelerate Montana?

Accelerate Montana reported $7.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.6M.

What is Accelerate Montana?

Accelerate Montana is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Missoula, MT. It holds $7.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Accelerate Montana operate?

Accelerate Montana has awarded grants in Montana.

What is Accelerate Montana's EIN?

Accelerate Montana's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0529738. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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