Humanities Montana
Humanities Montana serves communities through stories and conversation. We offer experiences that nurture imagination and ideas by speaking to Montanans diverse history, literature, and philosophy.
Humanities Montana at a glance
In short: Humanities Montana gave $150K across 12 grants in 2024 (avg $12K), mostly in Montana. 42% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $149,907
- +89.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 12
- +50.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $12,492
- +26.3% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $9,000
- Total assets
- $424,555
- -17.2% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 42% first-time grantees (5 of 12, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Montana (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Humanities Montana
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Humanities Montana
Who Humanities Montana funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Montana State University Bill ($39K). Together the top 10 received $138K.
Grant Size Distribution
99 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 99 grants of 99 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Humanities Montana open to new grantees?
42%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 5 of 12 grantees (42%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $8K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2019) to $612K (2021). In 2024 it made 12 grants totaling $150K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State University Bill Billings, MT | general operating support/sharp reg | $39,352 |
| University of Montana-OSP Missoula, MT | general operating support/sharp reg | $28,883 |
| Mahchiwminahnahtik Chippewa C Box Elder, MT | — | $10,000 |
| MAPS Media Institute Hamilton, MT | — | $10,000 |
| Montana Jewish Project Helena, MT | — | $10,000 |
| The Extreme History Project Bozeman, MT | general operating support/sharp reg | $10,000 |
| Elk River Arts & Lectures Livingston, MT | General Operating support/sharp reg | $8,000 |
| Dillon Public Library Dillon, MT | general operating support/sharp reg | $7,300 |
| Montana History Foundation Helena, MT | — | $7,020 |
| Ravalli County Museum Hamilton, MT | — | $7,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $424,555 | $1,079,976 | $1,235,123 | $149,907 | 12 | $3,091 |
| 2023 | $512,838 | $1,011,229 | $902,607 | $79,097 | 8 | $1,550 |
| 2022 | $430,321 | $912,929 | $958,439 | $118,600 | 11 | $875 |
| 2021 | $548,269 | $1,292,883 | $1,390,916 | $611,713 | 52 | $2,480 |
| 2020 | $543,833 | $1,192,703 | $1,151,969 | $142,239 | 16 | $1,728 |
| 2019 | $483,931 | $993,347 | $871,188 | $16,685 | 3 | $2,380 |
About Humanities Montana
Based on IRS filings
Humanities Montana is a public charity, based in Missoula, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $425K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 12 grants totaling $150K. Net investment income was $3K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Humanities Montana is led by Jill Baker, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 2 of 19 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Jill Baker
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$47K (2024)
Carla Homstad
Grants Chair
Chair → Finance Chair, 2023
Finance Chair → Grants Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Dietrich
Board Chair
Board → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynda Grande
Finance Chair
Board → Trusteeship Chair, 2023
Trusteeship Chair → Finance Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Hernandez
Gover. Chair
Board → Gover. Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim McMahon
Former Int. Executive Director
Director of Programs → Former Interim Executive Director, 2023
Former Interim Executive Director → Former Int. Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$64K (2019) → $48K (2024)
Carol Bradley
Board
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanette Fregulia
Board
Board → Programs Chair, 2023
Programs Chair → Board, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Corning
Board
Board → Grants Chair, 2023
Grants Chair → Board, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lathie Poole
Board
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Esther Beth Sullivan
Vice Chair
Board → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glory Blue Earth
Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arian Randall
Board
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Cates
Board
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Carl
Board
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ray Ekness
Board
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
W Clark Whitehorn
Board
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Reiff
Board
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Wilson
Board
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: April Charlo (2019–2023) — Board
- Former: Caroline Bitz (2019–2023) — Board
- Former: Debbie Garland (2019–2023) — Board
- Former: Laura Mitchell Ross (2019–2023) — Board
- Former: Ashby Kinch (2020–2023) — Board
- Former: Eric Sanders (2020–2023) — Board
- Former: Jamie Doggett (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Randi Tanglen (2020–2023) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Ramey Growing Thunder (2021–2023) — Board
- Former: Susan Hughes (2021–2023) — Board
- Former: Francine Sprag-Willis (2023) — Board
- Former: Aaron Parrett (2019–2022) — Board
- Former: Chris Hopkins (2019–2022) — Board
- Former: Jessica Flint (2021–2022) — Board
- Former: Francine Spang-Willis (2022) — Board
- Former: Aaron Pruitt (2019–2021) — Board
- Former: Alden Big Man Jr. (2019–2021) — Board
- Former: Carmen McSpadden (2019–2021) — Board
- Former: David A. Irion (2019–2021) — Board
- Former: Mandy Smoker Broaddus (2019–2021) — Board
- Former: Glory Blue Earth-Highley (2021) — Board
- Former: Lorents Grosfield (2019–2020) — Board
- Former: Patty Dean (2019–2020) — Board
- Former: Penny Redli (2019–2020) — Board
- Former: Scott Crichton (2019–2020) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Tobin Miller Shearer (2019–2020) — Board
- Former: Antoine Brockman (2019) — Board
- Former: Connie Daugherty (2019) — Board
- Former: Ken Egan (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Mary McCormick (2019) — Board
- Former: Rita Collins (2019) — Board
- Former: Victoria Cech (2019) — Board
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $48K, to Kim McMahon (Former Int. ED). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Humanities Montana
How much does Humanities Montana give each year?
Humanities Montana gave $150K across 12 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $79K across 8 grants.
What is Humanities Montana's typical grant size?
Humanities Montana's median grant in 2024 was $9,000, and its average grant was $12,492, across 12 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Humanities Montana that year got $9K on average.
Where does Humanities Montana give grants?
Humanities Montana gives mostly in Montana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Missoula, MT (3 grants), Helena, MT (2 grants) and Hamilton, MT (2 grants).
Who are Humanities Montana's largest grantees?
Humanities Montana's largest 2024 grantees include Montana State University Bill ($39,352), University of Montana-OSP ($28,883) and Mahchiwminahnahtik Chippewa C ($10,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Humanities Montana?
Humanities Montana reported $425K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What is Humanities Montana's EIN?
Humanities Montana's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7357909. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 29, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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