Funding search · EIN 810421425 · Missoula, MT

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Name: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

281
grants reported: $17.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $17,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

habitat heritage hunting stewardship management wildlife enhancement land

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

5 grants matching “weed” · $91,192

$9,846
Cowlitz County Noxious Weed Control Board · Kelso, WA · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$32,200
Tri County Cooperative Weed Management Area · La Grande, OR · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$21,492
Skamania County Noxious Weed Program · Stevenson, WA · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$17,500
Union County Weed Control · La Grande, OR · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$10,154
Cowlitz County Noxious Weed Control Board · Kelso, WA · 2023
Habitat stewardship

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Usda Forest Service3 grants · $2.5M
Utah Department of Natural Resources3 grants · $2.2M
Pennsylvania Game Commission3 grants · $1.0M
Nevada Department of Wildlife4 grants · $606,275
Doiblm3 grants · $519,084
Colorado Parks and Wildlife3 grants · $449,093
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency3 grants · $435,369
Illinois Conservation Foundation3 grants · $375,000
Pheasants Forever3 grants · $373,393
Montana Department of Fish Wildlife & Parks2 grants · $359,785

Giving over time

$4.0M

2022

$4.9M

2023

$8.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 281 grants.

$1.7M
Utah Department of Natural Resources · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Land protection
$1.1M
Usda Forest Service · Portland, OR · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$762,979
Usda Forest Service · Portland, OR · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$676,300
Usda Forest Service · Portland, OR · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$582,300
Pennsylvania Game Commission · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Land protection
$400,000
Pennsylvania Game Commission · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Land protection
$400,000
Nevada Department of Wildlife · Carson City, NV · 2022
Land protection
$358,655
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency · Morristown, TN · 2024
Land protection
$316,047
Montana Department of Fish Wildlife & Parks · Helena, MT · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$281,719
Colorado Parks and Wildlife · Grand Junction, CO · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$277,807
Doiblm · Washington, DC · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$265,766
Utah Department of Natural Resources · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$250,000
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy · Asheville, NC · 2024
Land protection
$250,000
Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit · Laramie, WY · 2023
Wildlife management
$232,893
Pheasants Forever · Janesville, WI · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$228,519
Utah Department of Natural Resources · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$224,626
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources · Frankfurt, KY · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$222,500
Idaho Department of Fish & Game · Idaho Falls, ID · 2024
Wildlife management
$200,000
Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies · Boise, ID · 2023
Wildlife management
$175,857
Wyoming Game & Fish Department · Jackson, WY · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$155,989
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$153,434
Arizona Game and Fish Department · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$150,000
University of Montana · Missoula, MT · 2022
Hunting heritage
$145,935
South Dakota Department of Game Fish and Parks · Rapid City, SD · 2024
Wildlife management
$138,750
Asotin County Conservation District · Clarkston, WA · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$134,740
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife · Ellensburg, WA · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$130,034
Doiblm · Washington, DC · 2022
Wildlife management
$125,030
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources · Green Bay, WI · 2024
Wildlife management
$125,000
Illinois Conservation Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2024
Hunting heritage
$125,000
Illinois Conservation Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2023
Hunting heritage
$125,000
Illinois Conservation Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2022
Hunting heritage
$124,700
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$120,000
Pheasants Forever · Janesville, WI · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$119,833
Colorado Parks and Wildlife · Grand Junction, CO · 2022
Wildlife management
$116,276
Nevada Department of Wildlife · Ely, NV · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$111,243
Doiblm · Springfield, OR · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$111,111
Arizona Game and Fish Department · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Wildlife management
$107,750
First Hunt Foundation · Kamiah, ID · 2023
Hunting heritage
$104,400
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources · Frankfurt, KY · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$103,854
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife · Pomeroy, WA · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$102,920
First Hunt Foundation · Kamiah, ID · 2022
Hunting heritage
$102,425
Ruffed Grouse Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$100,000
Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies · Boise, ID · 2024
Wildlife management
$100,000
Wildlife Management Institute · Cabot, VT · 2024
Wildlife management
$100,000
Ruffed Grouse Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$100,000
Wildlife Management Institute · Cabot, VT · 2023
Wildlife management
$100,000
Wildlife Management Institute · Cabot, VT · 2022
Wildlife management
$97,880
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks · Helena, MT · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$92,232
National Wild Turkey Federation · Edgefield, SC · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$85,000
Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow · Dundee, IL · 2023
Hunting heritage
$85,000
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation · Dundee, IL · 2022
Hunting heritage
$84,716
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources · Vansant, VA · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$83,115
South Dakota Department of Game Fish and Parks · Rapid City, SD · 2023
Hunting heritage
$80,000
Oregon Wildlife Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Wildlife management
$79,800
Wyoming Game & Fish Department · Cheyenne, WY · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$76,760
Wyoming Game & Fish Department · Pine Top, AZ · 2022
Wildlife management
$75,000
One Montana · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Hunting heritage
$75,000
One Montana · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Hunting heritage
$75,000
One Montana · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Hunting heritage
$73,049
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Land protection
$72,555
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Gatlinburg, TN · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$72,186
United States Fish and Wildlife Service · Challis, ID · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$69,999
The Sierra Fund · Nevada City, CA · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$69,924
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency · Morristown, TN · 2023
Wildlife management
$64,500
Congressional Sportsmen'S Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Hunting heritage
$61,054
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife · Pendleton, OR · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$55,320
University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY · 2022
Wildlife management
$53,233
University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY · 2024
Wildlife management
$50,000
Tacoma Sportsmen'S Club · Puyallup, WA · 2024
Hunting heritage
$50,000
Mule Deer Foundation · Clearfield, UT · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$50,000
Platte River Basin Environments · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022
Land protection
$49,999
Nevada Department of Wildlife · Ely, NV · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$48,124
Perkins Ranch · Chino Valley, AZ · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$47,718
Buffalo Bill Memorial Association · Cody, WY · 2024
Wildlife management
$47,541
Colorado Parks and Wildlife · Grand Junction, CO · 2023
Wildlife management
$45,013
Swva Sportsmen · Vansant, VA · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$45,000
Lightning Bolt Cattle Company · Joseph, OR · 2024
Wildlife management
$45,000
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Wildlife management
$45,000
Larimer Conservation District · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$44,435
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife · Olympia, WA · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$44,000
Plumas Corporation · Quincy, CA · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$43,738
Montana Department of Fish Wildlife & Parks · Helena, MT · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$42,500
Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow · Dundee, IL · 2024
Hunting heritage
$41,444
Wildlife Ecology Institute · Helena, MT · 2023
Wildlife management
$40,560
Clearwater Basin Collaborative · Lewiston, ID · 2024
Wildlife management
$40,000
First Hunt Foundation · Kamiah, ID · 2024
Hunting heritage
$40,000
Property and Environment Research Center · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Wildlife management
$40,000
Perrin Ranch · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$40,000
Sportsmen'S Alliance Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Hunting heritage
$40,000
Nevada Department of Wildlife · Ely, NV · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$40,000
Sportsmens Alliance Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Wildlife management
$39,996
Siskiyou County Fish and Game Commission · Yreka, CA · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$38,000
Raised at Full Draw · Winterset, IA · 2022
Hunting heritage
$37,575
Siskiyou County Fish and Game Commission · Yreka, CA · 2022
Habitat enhancement
$37,367
Heart of the Rockie Initiative · Missoula, MT · 2023
Habitat stewardship
$37,000
Rail Lazy H Ranch · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Wildlife management
$35,000
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Wildlife management
$34,878
Wyoming Migration Initiative University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY · 2023
Wildlife management
$33,443
Nature Conservancy · Ovando, MT · 2024
Habitat stewardship
$33,000
West Virginia Dept of Natural Resources · South Charleston, WV · 2022
Habitat enhancement

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.