Montana Wilderness Association

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Helena, MT EIN 51-0198932

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$4.0M

Foundation funders

54

Grants recorded

129

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Montana Wilderness Association?

Montana Wilderness Association is funded by 54 grantmakers, led by The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($710K), The Kendeda Fund ($462K), Chapman Hanson Fndn ($300K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Montana Wilderness Association between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$710,00062020–2022
The Kendeda Fund$461,90072020–2023
Chapman Hanson Fndn$300,00052020–2024
The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg$290,00032020–2021
Chrest Foundation Inc$250,00032022–2024
Western Conservation Foundation$248,00012020
The Pew Charitable Trusts$196,00272020–2024
Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319$175,00022023–2024
Resources Legacy Fund$153,63822020–2021
Louis L Borick Foundation$125,00032019–2021
Turner Foundation Inc$95,00022023–2024
Montana Community Foundation Inc$90,78352020–2024
Tides Foundation$80,00022022–2023
Wilburforce Foundation$80,00022020
Pfister-edward Charitable Foundation Inc$60,00022020–2021
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$60,00022020–2021
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$57,00072021–2024
Conservation Lands Foundation$55,00022023–2024
The Wilderness Society$52,50022022–2024
Harder Foundation$50,00022022–2023
The High Stakes Foundation$50,00022020–2021
Nemacheck Family Foundation Inc$42,00062019–2024
Patagoniaorg$40,00022020–2021
Wilderness Society Action Fund$34,50022022–2023
McBride Family Foundation$26,07252019–2023
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$303K$607K$910K$1M4 grants201941 grants202025 grants202121 grants202221 grants202316 grants20241 grants2025

What grants has Montana Wilderness Association received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Driggers FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2024Chapman Hanson FndnSUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS$100,000
2024Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024Chrest Foundation IncGeneral support to help protect 50% of Montana's public lands by 2050.$100,000
2024Turner Foundation IncFURTHER ORG'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$50,000
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$47,500
2024Conservation Lands FoundationPromote conservation$30,000
2024Montana Community Foundation IncANNUAL DISTRIBUTION$24,352
2024The Wilderness SocietyCONSERVATION PROJECTS$20,000
2024California Community FoundationENVIRONMENT$10,000
2024Nemacheck Family Foundation IncWORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT MONTANA'S WILDERNESS HERITAGE, QUIET BEAUTY, AND OUTDOOR TRADITIONS NOW, AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS$8,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024The Kefalas-pinto Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSE$2,000
2024Summer FundGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$500
2024Rapp Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$320
2024Rapp Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$320
2023Chrest Foundation IncGeneral support to help protect 50% of Montana's public lands by 2050.$100,000
2023Chapman Hanson FndnGENERAL$75,000
2023Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319GENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2023Tides FoundationSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$60,000
2023The Kendeda FundGeneral & Unrestricted$60,000
2023Turner Foundation IncFURTHER ORG'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$45,000
2023Harder FoundationUNITING COMMUNITIES IN THE HIGH DIVIDE$30,000
2023Conservation Lands FoundationPromote conservation$25,000
2023The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$23,502
2023Montana Community Foundation IncANNUAL DISTRIBUTION$21,700
2023Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedPublic and Government Affairs (US)$15,000
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2023Nemacheck Family Foundation IncWORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT MONTANA'S WILDERNESS HERITAGE, QUIET BEAUTY, AND OUTDOOR TRADITIONS NOW, AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS$8,000

Showing 30 most recent of 129 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Montana Wilderness Association?

Montana Wilderness Association is funded by 54 grantmakers, led by The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($710K), The Kendeda Fund ($462K), Chapman Hanson Fndn ($300K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Montana Wilderness Association between 2019–2025.

Who is Montana Wilderness Association's largest funder?

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Montana Wilderness Association, with $710K across 6 grants (2020–2022).

How much grant funding has Montana Wilderness Association received?

IRS 990 filings record $4.0M in grants to Montana Wilderness Association across 129 grants from 54 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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