Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
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
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://whitefishcommunityfoundation.org/community-grant-programs/)._
- 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
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.
- 32% 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
Lighthouse Christian Home · Kalispell, MT
Facility renovation, general support
$172K
Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation · Whitefish, MT
Fieldtrips, 5th grade season pass program, general support
$126K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
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