Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants Program
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Can we apply?
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Geography
- Based in Flathead County, Montana with a Board of Directors comprised primarily of Flathead County residents
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- Tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- Must have previously applied for and received a Whitefish Community Foundation grant
- Must have submitted all required documentation for previous grant awards
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Programs outside Flathead County
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: Deficits or retirement of debt
- Not eligible: Programs or projects promoting a religious doctrine
- Not eligible: Political campaigns or projects/programs promoting a political agenda
- Not eligible: Organizations operating under a fiscal sponsor
- Not eligible: Projects or programs that are completed or conducted prior to the grant award date
- Not eligible: Fundraising event sponsorships
Overview
Overview
Capacity Building Grants
Whitefish Community Foundation recognizes that nonprofit boards and staff with access to capacity-building software and training resources are better equipped to deliver excellent programs. As part of our Nonprofit Development Program, we are offering reimbursement capacity-building grants up to $2,000 to help Flathead Valley-based nonprofits achieve one of the following:
* Implement QuickBooks
* Improve accounting practices
* Select and purchase donor-database CRM software
* Access one-on-one training with consultant Ned Cooney to improve governance and strategic planning.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
* Must be IRS-designated 501(c)(3) public charities based in Flathead County, Montana with a Board of Directors comprised primarily of Flathead County residents.
* Tax-exempt status must exist at the time of application.
* Must have previously applied for and received a Whitefish Community Foundation grant.
* Must have submitted all required documentation for previous grant awards.
Ineligibility
* Programs outside Flathead County
* Individuals
* Deficits or retirement of debt
* Programs or projects promoting a religious doctrine
* Political campaigns or projects/programs promoting a political agenda
* Organizations operating under a fiscal sponsor
* Projects or programs that are completed or conducted prior to the grant award date
* Fundraising event sponsorships
What Whitefish Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 195
- Total given
- $16.44M
- Median grant
- $46K
- Range
- $5,250–$1M
- By dollars: Montana 83%, North Dakota 6%, California 3%. Top recipient cities: Kalispell, MT; Whitefish, MT; Missoula, MT.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 24% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Dream Adaptive Recreation · Whitefish, MT
Ski program, general support
$831K
Violence Free Crisis Line - Abbie Shelter · Kalispell, MT
Facility upgrade, general support
$239K
Sparrow's Nest of NW MT · Kalispell, MT
Facility renovation, general support
$207K
Flathead Valley Community College Foundation · Kalispell, MT
Scholarship funds, general support
$188K
Lighthouse Christian Home · Kalispell, MT
Facility renovation, general support
$172K
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