Montana Wilderness Association

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

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2018–2026

Total received

$6.8M

Foundation funders

63

Grants recorded

187

Years covered

2018–2026

Who funds Montana Wilderness Association?

Montana Wilderness Association is funded by 63 grantmakers, led by Western Conservation Foundation ($900K), The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($710K), Resources Legacy Fund ($654K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.8M in grants to Montana Wilderness Association between 2018–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Western Conservation Foundation$900,00052020–2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$710,00062020–2022
Resources Legacy Fund$653,63852020–2024
The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg$475,00052020–2024
The Kendeda Fund$461,90072020–2023
Chapman Hanson Fndn$415,00062020–2025
Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319$275,00032023–2025
Chrest Foundation Inc$250,00032022–2024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$250,00012022
The Pew Charitable Trusts$241,00282020–2025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$219,000252021–2024
Whitefish Community Foundation Inc$194,45032019–2025
Montana Community Foundation Inc$149,74872018–2025
Turner Foundation Inc$145,00032023–2025
Harder Foundation$130,00042022–2025
Conservation Lands Foundation$128,00052021–2025
Louis L Borick Foundation$125,00032019–2021
Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project$124,90062020–2024
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation$100,00012024
Tides Foundation$80,00022022–2023
Wilburforce Foundation$80,00022020
Patagoniaorg$70,00042019–2024
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$60,00022020–2021
Pfister-Edward Charitable Foundation Inc$60,00022020–2021
The Wilderness Society$52,50022022–2024
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The High Stakes Foundation$50,00022020–2021
Nemacheck Family Foundation Inc$42,00062019–2024
National Forest Foundation$34,99412025
Wilderness Society Action Fund$34,50022022–2023
McBride Family Foundation$26,07252019–2023
California Community Foundation$25,00022024–2025
Fund for a Better Future Inc$25,00012024
Treacy Foundation$25,00022019–2021
Climate Conservation DBA Center for Large Landscape Conservation$20,00012024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$20,00012022
The Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation$20,00022020–2021
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$15,00012023
Common Stream Inc #0745935$15,00012020
Montana Shares Inc$12,83322019–2021
Driggers Foundation$11,50022025–2026
Cross Charitable Foundation$10,00012020
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers$10,00012020
Billings Community Foundation$10,00012020
Network for Good$8,68312020
Montana History Foundation$8,00012021
Rapp Family Foundation Inc$7,07032022–2024
Park County Community Foundation$5,50012022
The Greater Montana Foundation$5,50012020
Elizabeth Wakeman Henderson Charitable$5,00012020
Summer Fund$3,00062019–2024
The Fanwood Foundation$3,00012020
Teel's Marsh Foundation$2,50012020
The Kefalas-Pinto Foundation Inc$2,00012024
Speyer Family Foundation$2,00022020–2023
Longview Foundation$2,00022020–2022
Shannon Family Charitable Fdn Fifth Third$1,50012025
The Winky Foundation Co Wilmington Trust CO$1,00012020
John N & Lou C Conyngham Family Charitable$75042020–2023
The Willinphila Foundation$50022019–2020
Trees Foundation$15012021
Elkind Family Foundation$10012020
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$5012020
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation$4012020

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2018 9 grants2019 44 grants2020 34 grants2021 27 grants2022 34 grants2023 25 grants2024 12 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2018 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2026) to $1.4M (2022). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.

What grants has Montana Wilderness Association received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Driggers FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$9,000
2025Whitefish Community Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$182,750
2025Chapman Hanson FndnSUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS$115,000
2025Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2025Harder FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT$60,000
2025Turner Foundation IncFURTHER ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$50,000
2025The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$45,000
2025Montana Community Foundation IncPUBLIC LAND PROTECTION; ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION; GENERAL SUPPORT$40,753
2025National Forest FoundationCONSERVATION EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT$34,994
2025Conservation Lands FoundationPromote conservation$33,000
2025California Community FoundationENVIRONMENT$15,000
2025Driggers FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2025Shannon Family Charitable Fdn Fifth ThirdPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$1,500
2024Resources Legacy FundLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE$275,000
2024The Liz Claiborne & Art OrtenbergGENERAL SUPPORT (YEAR 2 OF 3)$135,000
2024Western Conservation FoundationCONSERVATION EDUCATI$130,000
2024Chapman Hanson FndnSUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS$100,000
2024Chrest Foundation IncGeneral support to help protect 50% of Montana's public lands by 2050.$100,000
2024Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2024The Liz Claiborne & Art OrtenbergCIVIC ENGAGEMENT$50,000
2024Turner Foundation IncFURTHER ORG'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$50,000
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$47,500
2024Conservation Lands FoundationPromote conservation$30,000
2024Fund for a Better Future IncCLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY$25,000
2024Montana Community Foundation IncANNUAL DISTRIBUTION$24,352
2024Harder FoundationUNITING COMMUNITIES IN THE HIGH DIVIDE$20,000
2024The Wilderness SocietyCONSERVATION PROJECTS$20,000
2024Western Organization of Resource Councils Education ProjectGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2024Climate Conservation DBA Center for Large Landscape ConservationBUILDING NETWORKS$20,000

Showing 30 most recent of 187 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Montana Wilderness Association?

Montana Wilderness Association is funded by 63 grantmakers, led by Western Conservation Foundation ($900K), The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($710K), Resources Legacy Fund ($654K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.8M in grants to Montana Wilderness Association between 2018–2026.

Who is Montana Wilderness Association's largest funder?

Western Conservation Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Montana Wilderness Association, with $900K across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Montana Wilderness Association received?

IRS 990 filings record $6.8M in grants to Montana Wilderness Association across 187 grants from 63 funders between 2018–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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