Likely funders for animal shelters in Montana
228 foundations gave to animal shelters in Montana in tax years 2024–2025: $5,702,834 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Montana has 79 small animal welfare nonprofits.
223 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 513 gifts to animal shelters in Montana in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to animal shelters in Montana was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 67 of 228 foundations funding animal shelters in Montana accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to animal shelters in Montana
- Missoula 47 foundations · 23 nonprofits
- Bozeman 39 foundations · 11 nonprofits
- Billings 32 foundations · 12 nonprofits
- Livingston 15 foundations · 5 nonprofits
More cities
- Great Falls 14 foundations
- Helena 14 foundations
- Red Lodge 11 foundations
- Hamilton 10 foundations
- Butte 8 foundations
- Anaconda 7 foundations
- Corvallis 6 foundations
- Whitefish 5 foundations
- Bonner 4 foundations
- Ennis 4 foundations
- Florence 4 foundations
- Gallatin Gateway 4 foundations
- Kalispell 4 foundations
- Stevensville 4 foundations
- Thompson Fls 4 foundations
- Clancy 3 foundations
- Dillon 3 foundations
- Forsyth 3 foundations
- Fort Benton 3 foundations
- Hardin 3 foundations
- W Yellowstone 3 foundations
- Wolf Point 3 foundations
Types of animal welfare funded in Montana
- Animal shelters & rescue 75 foundations · 78 nonprofits
- Wildlife 41 foundations · 24 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in Montana
- Funders that accept applications 67 funders
- Small-grant funders 160 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Montana 184 foundations · 73 take applications
What is a typical grant to animal shelters in Montana?
$10,000, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
13 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.