Montana Stockgrowers Foundation
Investing in Montana's ranching community through leadership, education, and conservation.
Montana Stockgrowers Foundation at a glance
In short: Montana Stockgrowers Foundation gave $279K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $93K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $278,900
- +230.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $92,967
- +120.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $123,875
- Total assets
- $925,862
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Montana (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Montana Stockgrowers Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Montana Stockgrowers Association Inc ($140K). Together the top 3 received $279K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 9 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Montana Stockgrowers Foundation gives
- Giving grew 80% from 2022 to 2025. 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 $37K (2019) to $290K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $279K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Montana Stockgrowers Association Inc Helena, MT | Cattle Drive Grants | $140,025 |
| Rosebud Cattle Women Forsyth, MT | Fire Relief Fund | $123,875 |
| Wyoming Stock Growers Endowment Trust Cheyenne, WY | Fire Relief Fund | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $925,862 | $576,835 | $591,036 | $278,900 | 3 | $4,185 |
| 2024 | $867,301 | $345,063 | $313,056 | $84,364 | 2 | $4,251 |
| 2023 | $589,828 | $435,534 | $414,229 | $289,568 | 1 | $4,203 |
| 2022 | $591,241 | $209,971 | $286,787 | $155,089 | 2 | $-63,641 |
| 2021 | $633,629 | $202,287 | $166,876 | $84,785 | 1 | $4,643 |
| 2019 | $495,748 | $150,321 | $147,424 | $36,557 | 1 | $32,156 |
About Montana Stockgrowers Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Montana Stockgrowers Foundation is a public charity, based in Helena, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $926K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $279K. Net investment income was $4K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Montana Stockgrowers Foundation is led by Raylee Honeycutt, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Raylee Honeycutt
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ty McDonald
Vice Chair & Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Della Elhke
Chair
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Buzz Tatom
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Curry
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Patterson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Slaght
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Turk Stovall
Trustee - Msga Board Representative
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ara Stevenson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Putnam
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monty Lesh
Trustee - Msga Board Representative
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shayne Vandivort
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Jeri Delys (2021–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Lesley Robinson (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Heidi Kool (2023) — Program Coordinator
- Former: Della Ehlke (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Dusty Hahn (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Gary Adams (2019) — Vice President
- Former: John Grande (2019) — Msga Board Representative
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 Stockgrowers Foundation
How much does Montana Stockgrowers Foundation give each year?
Montana Stockgrowers Foundation gave $279K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $84K across 2 grants.
What is Montana Stockgrowers Foundation's typical grant size?
Montana Stockgrowers Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $123,875, and its average grant was $92,967, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Montana Stockgrowers Foundation give grants?
Montana Stockgrowers Foundation gives mostly in Montana: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Wyoming (5%).
Does Montana Stockgrowers Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Montana Stockgrowers Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Montana Stockgrowers Foundation?
Montana Stockgrowers Foundation reported $926K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $577K.
What is Montana Stockgrowers Foundation's EIN?
Montana Stockgrowers Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0391390. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
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