22 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in Montana on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2024–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2024–2025, 22 private foundations reported 37 grants for scholarships & financial aid totaling $951,742 to 27 organizations in Montana. The most-funded Montana communities were Butte, Billings, Bozeman. Ralph Haugse Memorial Trust reported the most scholarships & financial aid giving — $322,000 across 6 grants. The median grant was $20,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Haugse Memorial Trust | 6 | $322,000 |
| Helen Davis Scholarship Fund MT Tech | 1 | $85,500 |
| Gladys E Knowles Charitable Trust | 4 | $83,758 |
| Agnes Masonis Irrv Charitable TUA | 1 | $58,855 |
| Helen Graham Charitable Foundation | 1 | $50,000 |
| James T Mills and Jean D Mills Charitable | 1 | $42,108 |
| Marvin O Palmer Trust | 1 | $35,573 |
| AMY Heryford Ousley and James Heryford Ousley | 2 | $34,200 |
| Signal Peak Community Foundation | 5 | $31,000 |
| Baracker Flynn Foundation | 1 | $30,000 |
| Tammy Hladky Foundation | 1 | $26,750 |
| Nibs and Edna Allen Foundation | 1 | $26,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State University | 3 | $138,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation | 4 | $119,398 |
| Montana Technological University | 3 | $113,300 |
| ST Labre Indian School | 1 | $58,855 |
| Carroll College | 2 | $53,400 |
| Perc | 1 | $50,000 |
| Discovery SKI Education Foundation | 1 | $42,108 |
| University of Providence | 1 | $42,000 |
| Livingston School Board Dist NO 1 | 1 | $35,573 |
| Whitefish Christian Academy | 1 | $30,000 |
| BIG Horn Cnty Memorial Hosp | 1 | $28,882 |
| ST Lukes Episcopal Church | 1 | $28,882 |
| Montana Tech University | 1 | $28,000 |
| Montana Tech | 1 | $26,750 |
| Custer County Educational FD Inc | 1 | $26,000 |
22 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in Montana on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $951,742. The largest by reported dollars were Ralph Haugse Memorial Trust, Helen Davis Scholarship Fund MT Tech, Gladys E Knowles Charitable Trust. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
27 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Montana, led by Montana State University, University of Montana Foundation, Montana Technological University. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported scholarships & financial aid grant in Montana was $20,000, and the largest single reported grant was $112,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2024–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
