Sweet Grass Community Health Care Foundation

Sweet Grass Community Foundation

Big Timber, MT

Sweet Grass Community Foundation funds community efforts in areas including youth, community improvement, human services, education, and arts and culture, with grants focused on Sweet Grass County, Montana. Its 2024 grants had a median award of about $15,000 and ranged from about $5,000 to $153,000; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Montana Healthcare Foundation

Bozeman, MT

The Montana Healthcare Foundation funds Montana-based efforts to improve health, including public health, health care, behavioral health, and policy work, with attention to communities at higher risk of poor health outcomes. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $200,000, with a median of $25,000; it accepts applications through an annual Call for Proposals, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

PGN Foundation

Las Vegas, NV

The foundation supports preselected charities in areas including community services, health, education, animal-related services, and emergency response, with recent grants concentrated in Minnesota, Montana, and Colorado. Its 2025 grants ranged from $200 to $17,300, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley

New York, NY

Helmsley funds health research, care, facilities, and technology focused on Crohn’s disease, Type 1 diabetes, rural healthcare, Israel, vulnerable children in Sub-Saharan Africa, and New York City, with some programs reaching beyond those places. In 2025, its grants ranged from $3,157 to $6,966,024, with a median of $396,866. It does not accept unsolicited requests; organizations generally apply only after an invitation.

American Heart Association Inc

Dallas, TX

The American Heart Association funds basic, clinical, behavioral, translational and population research on cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and brain health, along with research training and education programs. In 2025 it awarded 833 grants totaling about $198 million; amounts ranged from $5,000 to nearly $9.93 million, with a median of $20,000. Research awards are for eligible U.S.-based nonprofit institutions, and the profile describes a formal proposal process but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Montana Mental Health Trust

Helena, MT

The Montana Mental Health Trust funds Montana-focused programs addressing serious mental illness, including crisis services, treatment and recovery, children’s mental health, and peer support. Recent grants had a median of $20,000, though 2025 guidelines capped awards at $30,000 per applicant; it requires a written request, so applications are accepted, but the listed 2025 cycle has passed and no later deadline is established.

Montana Health Research

Helena, MT

To pursue funding opportunities to provide financial, technical, and innovative program support to mha members and the communities they serve.

First Interstate BancSystem Foundation

Billings, MT

The First Interstate BancSystem Foundation funds poverty reduction, youth development, financial education, and community development, as well as civic, arts, education, health, human services, and sustainability efforts in communities served by First Interstate Bank across 10 states. Its 2025 grants had a median award of $2,500, though amounts varied widely; the stated minimum grant is $2,500. Organizations can submit grant requests online, which are traditionally reviewed monthly, but grants must be recommended by a local First Interstate branch.

Town Pump Charitable Foundation

Butte, MT

The Town Pump Charitable Foundation supports Montana charitable and governmental organizations, with priority for basic needs and education, including food access, community programs, and schools. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $110,900, with a median of $1,000, and went to Montana recipients for work in Montana. It accepts written grant requests through its application portal; no general deadline is stated.

Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation

Missoula, MT

The Foundation supports education, health and human services, arts and culture, and community service, with an emphasis on direct services for underserved people in Montana and areas where The Washington Companies operate. Its 2024 grants ranged from $242 to $5 million, with a median award of $10,000; it does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Hawkins Scholarship Foundation

Great Falls, MT

Montana Community Foundation Inc

Helena, MT

Montana Community Foundation funds nonprofits and community projects in education, culture, economic vitality, land, resilience, and health, primarily benefiting Montana communities. Its 2025 grants had a median of about $12,500; amounts ranged from about $5,000 to $442,000, while its Community Investment Program offers grants up to $50,000 for eligible projects in three counties. Applicants can apply through listed opportunities, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.