Charles M. Bair Family Trust Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Next expected
- March 1, 2027
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: March
From the program guidelines: “Grants are due on March 1 each year.”
Can we apply?
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Geography
- Operating in the State of Montana
Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](http://www.charlesmbairtrusts.org/grants.html)._
Overview
About the Trust
The Charles M. Bair Family Trust was established to commemorate the legacy of one of Montana’s greatest and most influential families. The Bair family’s dedication to philanthropic work in Montana is carried on, in accordance with the wishes of the last surviving member of the family, Alberta M. Bair, who died in May 1993.
Charles M. Bair Family Trust Grant
The Trust strives to continue the direction and initiatives maintained by Alberta M. Bair and her late sister, Marguerite, in granting financial contributions to qualifying organizations. Grant applications and accompanying certification of tax-exempt status are reviewed by a Board of Advisors (The Board).
The Charles M. Bair Family Trust grants funds to non profit organizations and governmental entities operating in the State of Montana. There are 3 counties of preference which are Meagher County, Wheatland County and Yellowstone County.
Grants are due on March 1 each year.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
What Charles M Bair Family Trust actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 49
- Total given
- $1.03M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $2,000–$75K
- By dollars: Montana 100%. Top recipient cities: Billings, MT; Harlowton, MT; Judith Gap, MT.
- 2% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 16% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Billings Clinic Foundation · Billings, MT
Grant for seclusion room and psychiatric centre
$75K
Rocky Mountain College · Billings, MT
Grant for bair hall improvements
$75K
Wheatland Memorial Healthcare · Harlowton, MT
Grant for capital replacement facility
$50K
Upper Musselshell Historic Society · Harlowton, MT
Grant for building renovations
$44K
Billings Family YMCA · Billings, MT
Grant for childcare sensory upgrades
$40K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
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