Montana Chamber Foundation
To educate montanans about the fundamentals of business operations, business needs, and responsibilities and contributions of business to society.
Montana Chamber Foundation at a glance
In short: Montana Chamber Foundation reported $11K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $10,861 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -11.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,243,239
- +28.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $610,093
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $15,681
- -19.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $462,260
- -10.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Montana Chamber Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Montana Chamber Foundation gives
- Giving fell 89% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $49K (2020). In 2025 it reported $11K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Deca Inc Bozeman, MT | Corporate partnership - 2022 - 2023 progams and supplies | $5,239 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,243,239 | $610,093 | $462,260 | $10,861 | Total only | $15,681 |
| 2024 | $968,446 | $584,233 | $515,940 | $12,325 | Total only | $19,545 |
| 2023 | $957,173 | $562,033 | $593,489 | $5,239 | 1 | $16,282 |
| 2022 | $894,642 | $702,984 | $488,440 | — | — | $305 |
| 2021 | $655,624 | $193,681 | $244,384 | $10,000 | 2 | $1,686 |
| 2020 | $888,746 | $87,181 | $382,719 | $49,000 | 2 | $2,089 |
| 2019 | $1,040,812 | $195,833 | $363,660 | $5,000 | 1 | $2,147 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Montana Chamber Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Montana Chamber Foundation is a public charity, based in Helena, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $11K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $16K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Montana Chamber Foundation is led by Todd O'Hair, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Todd O'Hair
Executive Director
Executive Director, Secretary & Treasurer → Executive Director & Secretary, 2020
Executive Director & Secretary → Executive Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
26 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Hopfauf
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill McGladdery
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chad Bauer
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed Bartlett
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Edwards
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Jones
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Kibblewhite
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Connor
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ali Mandell
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Kazmierowski
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Yager
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Schlepp
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Murdo
Immediate Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Kyle Lingscheit (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Gray (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jessie Luther (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Holland (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Carl Nystuen (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Laurence Hubbard (2021–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Jonathan Noble (2021) — Director
- Former: Marty Schuma (2021) — Director
- Former: Aimee Grmoljez (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Don Chery (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lanny Hubbard (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tami Christensen (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Vu Pham (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Richard Miltenberger (2020) — Director
- Former: Greg Kohn (2019) — Director
- Former: Greg Thayer (2019) — Director
- Former: Webb Brown (2019) — Former Executive 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.
Frequently asked questions about Montana Chamber Foundation
How much does Montana Chamber Foundation give each year?
Montana Chamber Foundation reported $11K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $12K in grants paid.
How large is Montana Chamber Foundation?
Montana Chamber Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $610K.
Where does Montana Chamber Foundation operate?
Montana Chamber Foundation has awarded grants in Montana.
What is Montana Chamber Foundation's EIN?
Montana Chamber Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7059679. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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