Montana Healthcare Foundation

Montana Healthcare Foundation is a US private foundation based in Bozeman, MT.

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Montana Healthcare Foundation makes strategic investments and provides funding, leadership and expertise to improve health in Montana. It prioritises the health and well-being of people and communities at increased risk because of income, geographic barriers, access to health and social services, and health disparities. Its initiatives include integrated behavioural health, American Indian health services, school-based health, housing and health care, and public health. It offers responsive grant opportunities, including an annual call for Montana organisations to design and pilot Montana-grown solutions to critical health challenges, and a small-grants opportunity for organisations serving rural Montana. Its approach combines funding with partnerships, convening and technical assistance, and values projects addressing unmet needs with sustainable, collaborative solutions.

Themes

• Integrated behavioral health
• American Indian health services
• School-based health
• Housing and health care
• Behavioral health crisis response

Geographic Focus

Montana.

What They Don't Fund

• Activities that do not qualify as a charitable contribution as described in section 170(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)
• Activities that may supplant government funding of existing programs
• Lobbying as defined by the U.S. IRC, section 4945(d)(1)
• Activities supporting political candidates or voter registration drives as defined in IRC section 4945(d)(2)
• Individuals
• Organizations that discriminate by reason of race, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, or political orientation
• Call for Proposals only: Medical research or research lacking a direct, targeted, and practical benefit to Montanans’ health; Capital campaigns, endowments, or fundraising events; Operating deficits or retirement of debt; Construction projects, real estate acquisitions; Large equipment purchases (for example: medical equipment, vans); Organizations or foundations for the redistribution of funds via sub-grants
• Rural Health Small Grants only: Medical research or research lacking a direct, targeted, and practical benefit to Montanans’ health; Capital campaigns, endowments, or fundraising events; Operating deficits or retirement of debt; Organizations or foundations for the redistribution of funds via sub-grants; Direct financial assistance programs

Applicants to the annual Call for Proposals submit a one-step application.

Deadlines: The Call for Proposals is an annual application opportunity.

• Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 77% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
• Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 468 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

• Strong proposals address an important health issue, fill an unmet need and set out sustainable benefits beyond the grant term.
• The strongest applications demonstrate an effective programme, strong partnerships and sustainability beyond the grant term.
• Preference may go to projects from organisations based in and serving rural and frontier communities.
• Projects should fit the culture, strengths, infrastructure and resource constraints of the community served.
• Projects focused substantially on American Indian populations must demonstrate collaboration with the appropriate tribal health authorities.
• The foundation favours proposals from communities with the greatest demonstrated need and values portfolio diversity and balance.
• Grantees submit progress reports every six months and a final report at the end of the grant term.