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12 funders with a record of paying for “montana”

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Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → State of Montana - Montana Historical Society: $16M across 7 grants, latest 2024Otto Bremer Trust → Montana Community Foundation Inc: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2025Headwaters Health Foundation → Zero to Five Montana: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2022The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → The Nature Conservancy in Montana: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Friends of Montana Pbs: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023Montana Healthcare Foundation → Montana Public Health Institute: $1.1M across 6 grants, latest 2024Montana Community Foundation Inc → Southeastern Montana Development Corporation: $918K across 4 grants, latest 2024Town Pump Charitable Foundation → Montana Food Bank Network: $280K across 4 grants, latest 2024First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation → Special Olympics Montana: $214K across 2 grants, latest 2023O Temple Sloan Jr Foundation → University of Montana Western: $156K across 6 grants, latest 2022E A Hinderman Scholarship Memorial → Montana State Universityhanna Gawe: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2025Bottrelldolan Family Foundation → Stuart Smishek Memorial Fund: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → University of Montana Foundation: $3.9M across 10 grants, latest 2024Otto Bremer Trust → Montana Food Bank Network: $1.8M across 6 grants, latest 2025The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Montana Community Foundation: $1.2M across 7 grants, latest 2024Headwaters Health Foundation → Montana Nonprofit Association Inc: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024M J Murdock Charitable Trust → University of Montana Foundation: $815K across 3 grants, latest 2024Montana Healthcare Foundation → Providence Montana Health Foundation: $455K across 11 grants, latest 2023Montana Community Foundation Inc → University of Montana Foundation: $251K across 4 grants, latest 2024First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation → Special Olympics Montana Inc: $206K across 2 grants, latest 2025Town Pump Charitable Foundation → Montana Historical Society: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023O Temple Sloan Jr Foundation → Southwestern Montana YMCA: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2022E A Hinderman Scholarship Memorial → Montana State Universitybrooke Robe: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2024Bottrelldolan Family Foundation → Casey Kautzman: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → University of Montana Foundation - Edready: $2.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Otto Bremer Trust → Montana Children's Home & Hospital Dba Shodair Childrens Hospital: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2025M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Montana State University Bozeman: $811K across 5 grants, latest 2023The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Montana Technology Enterprise Center: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024Headwaters Health Foundation → University of Montana Foundation: $673K across 7 grants, latest 2024Montana Healthcare Foundation → Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana: $387K across 9 grants, latest 2024Montana Community Foundation Inc → Montana Professional Teaching Foundation: $238K across 4 grants, latest 2024Town Pump Charitable Foundation → Special Olympics of Montana Inc: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2023First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation → Leadership Montana Inc: $74K across 2 grants, latest 2023O Temple Sloan Jr Foundation → Jordyn Mckay: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2022E A Hinderman Scholarship Memorial → Montana State Universityolivia Pont: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2025Bottrelldolan Family Foundation → Maesy Bummer: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Montana Food Bank Network Inc: $1.7M across 10 grants, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Montana Rescue Mission: $1.5M across 7 grants, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Education Design Lab: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Montana Pediatrics: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education: $800K across 3 grants, latest 2024Otto Bremer Trust → Montana Rescue Mission: $715K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Montana Historical Society: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Montana Office of Public Instruction: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Montana Tech Foundation - Scholarships: $674K across 8 grants, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → University of Montana Foundation - 21st Century Teaching & Learning Initiat: $630K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → University of Montana Foundation: $583K across 7 grants, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Montana Meth Project: $558K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → Mountain Home Montana Inc: $555K across 4 grants, latest 2024M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Mountain Home Montana Inc: $509K across 2 grants, latest 2024M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Central Montana Medical Facilities Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Montana Food Bank Network Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023Headwaters Health Foundation → University of Montana: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2022Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation → University of Montana Foundation - Scholarships: $457K across 7 grants, latest 2024The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Montana State University Foundation: $448K across 4 grants, latest 2023Otto Bremer Trust → American Red Cross of Montana: $425K across 3 grants, latest 2025Headwaters Health Foundation → The Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation: $415K across 2 grants, latest 2024Otto Bremer Trust → St Patrick Hospital Foundation Dba Providence Montana Health Foundation: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2025Otto Bremer Trust → Mountain Home Montana Inc: $370K across 3 grants, latest 2024Otto Bremer Trust → Montana Homeownership Network Dba Neighborworks Montana: $360K across 4 grants, latest 2025Montana Healthcare Foundation → Northern Montana Health Care: $331K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Leadership Montana Inc: $325K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Montana Free Press: $313K across 3 grants, latest 2024Otto Bremer Trust → Friends of Montana Pbs Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation: $31M on this topic. Open the funder.Dennis & Phyllis Washington F…$31MOtto Bremer Trust: $8.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Otto Bremer Trust$8.9MThe Arthur M Blank Family Foundation: $6.7M on this topic. Open the funder.The Arthur M Blank Family Fou…$6.7MHeadwaters Health Foundation: $4.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Headwaters Health Foundation$4.3MM J Murdock Charitable Trust: $3.8M on this topic. Open the funder.M J Murdock Charitable Trust$3.8MMontana Healthcare Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Montana Healthcare Foundation$2.2MMontana Community Foundation Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Montana Community Foundation…$1.4MTown Pump Charitable Foundation: $640K on this topic. Open the funder.Town Pump Charitable Foundati…$640KFirst Interstate Bancsystem Foundation: $494K on this topic. Open the funder.First Interstate Bancsystem F…$494KO Temple Sloan Jr Foundation: $218K on this topic. Open the funder.O Temple Sloan Jr Foundation$218KE A Hinderman Scholarship Memorial: $24K on this topic. Open the funder.E A Hinderman Scholarship Mem…$24KBottrelldolan Family Foundation: $13K on this topic. Open the funder.Bottrelldolan Family Foundati…$13KState of Montana - Montana Historical Society: received $16M on this topicState of Montana - Montana Hist…$16MUniversity of Montana Foundation: received $6.3M on this topicUniversity of Montana Foundation$6.3MMontana Community Foundation Inc: received $3.1M on this topicMontana Community Foundation Inc$3.1MMontana Rescue Mission: received $2.3M on this topicMontana Rescue Mission$2.3MMontana Food Bank Network Inc: received $2.2M on this topicMontana Food Bank Network Inc$2.2MUniversity of Montana Foundation - Edready: received $2.1M on this topicUniversity of Montana Foundatio…$2.1MMontana Food Bank Network: received $2.0M on this topicMontana Food Bank Network$2.0MZero to Five Montana: received $1.7M on this topicZero to Five Montana$1.7MMontana Children's Home & Hospital Dba Shodair Childrens Hospital: received $1.4M on this topicMontana Children's Home & Hospi…$1.4MMountain Home Montana Inc: received $1.4M on this topicMountain Home Montana Inc$1.4MThe Nature Conservancy in Montana: received $1.2M on this topicThe Nature Conservancy in Monta…$1.2MMontana Community Foundation: received $1.2M on this topicMontana Community Foundation$1.2MFriends of Montana Pbs: received $1.1M on this topicFriends of Montana Pbs$1.1MMontana Public Health Institute: received $1.1M on this topicMontana Public Health Institute$1.1MMontana Nonprofit Association Inc: received $1.0M on this topicMontana Nonprofit Association I…$1.0MEducation Design Lab: received $1.0M on this topicEducation Design Lab$1.0MMontana Pediatrics: received $1.0M on this topicMontana Pediatrics$1.0MSoutheastern Montana Development Corporation: received $918K on this topicSoutheastern Montana Developmen…$918KMontana Historical Society: received $900K on this topicMontana Historical Society$900KMontana State University Bozeman: received $811K on this topicMontana State University Bozeman$811KMontana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education: received $800K on this topicMontana Office of the Commissio…$800KMontana Technology Enterprise Center: received $750K on this topicMontana Technology Enterprise C…$750KMontana Office of Public Instruction: received $700K on this topicMontana Office of Public Instru…$700KMontana Tech Foundation - Scholarships: received $674K on this topicMontana Tech Foundation - Schol…$674KUniversity of Montana Foundation - 21st Century Teaching & Learning Initiat: received $630K on this topicUniversity of Montana Foundatio…$630KMontana Meth Project: received $558K on this topicMontana Meth Project$558KCentral Montana Medical Facilities Inc: received $500K on this topicCentral Montana Medical Facilit…$500KUniversity of Montana: received $500K on this topicUniversity of Montana$500KUniversity of Montana Foundation - Scholarships: received $457K on this topicUniversity of Montana Foundatio…$457KProvidence Montana Health Foundation: received $455K on this topicProvidence Montana Health Found…$455KMontana State University Foundation: received $448K on this topicMontana State University Founda…$448KAmerican Red Cross of Montana: received $425K on this topicAmerican Red Cross of Montana$425KThe Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation: received $415K on this topicThe Henry J Kaiser Family Found…$415KSt Patrick Hospital Foundation Dba Providence Montana Health Foundation: received $400K on this topicSt Patrick Hospital Foundation…$400KLittle Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana: received $387K on this topicLittle Shell Tribe of Chippewa…$387KMontana Homeownership Network Dba Neighborworks Montana: received $360K on this topicMontana Homeownership Network D…$360KNorthern Montana Health Care: received $331K on this topicNorthern Montana Health Care$331KLeadership Montana Inc: received $325K on this topicLeadership Montana Inc$325KMontana Free Press: received $313K on this topicMontana Free Press$313KFriends of Montana Pbs Inc: received $300K on this topicFriends of Montana Pbs Inc$300KMontana Professional Teaching Foundation: received $238K on this topicMontana Professional Teaching F…$238KSpecial Olympics Montana: received $214K on this topicSpecial Olympics Montana$214KSpecial Olympics Montana Inc: received $206K on this topicSpecial Olympics Montana Inc$206KSpecial Olympics of Montana Inc: received $160K on this topicSpecial Olympics of Montana Inc$160KUniversity of Montana Western: received $156K on this topicUniversity of Montana Western$156KLeadership Montana Inc: received $74K on this topicLeadership Montana Inc$74KSouthwestern Montana YMCA: received $50K on this topicSouthwestern Montana YMCA$50KJordyn Mckay: received $12K on this topicJordyn Mckay$12KMontana State Universityhanna Gawe: received $8K on this topicMontana State Universityhanna G…$8KMontana State Universitybrooke Robe: received $8K on this topicMontana State Universitybrooke…$8KMontana State Universityolivia Pont: received $8K on this topicMontana State Universityolivia…$8KStuart Smishek Memorial Fund: received $5K on this topicStuart Smishek Memorial Fund$5KCasey Kautzman: received $4K on this topicCasey Kautzman$4KMaesy Bummer: received $4K on this topicMaesy Bummer$4K
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