Knight Foundation

BIG SKY, MT EIN: 36-3726434

Knight Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in BIG SKY, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 19 grants totaling $60K.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$60K

+27.7% YoY

Grant Count

19

+11.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+14.2% YoY

About Knight Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Knight Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in BIG SKY, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 19 grants totaling $60K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

Big SkyBozemanGallatin GatewayHelena

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$19K$38K$56K$75K21 grants202121 grants202221 grants202317 grants202419 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Eagle Mount$10KBozeman Senior Center$6KSoldier's Chapel$6KGallatin Valley Food Bank$6KCancer Support Community$5KHeart of the Valley Anim…$5KFamily Promise of Gallat…$3KWarriors and Quiet Waters$3KBig Sky Community Housin…$3KMontana Hope Project$2K

Grant Size Distribution

99 grants across all recorded years

99<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Knight Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Mike ScholzPresident1
Beth NaertDirector1
Robert LehrkindTreasurer1
Joe CameronDirector1
Bob NaertVice President1

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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