Funding search · EIN 816075761 · Billings, MT
Charles M Bair Family Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 143
- grants reported
- $3.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $18,000
- 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
facilityeducationequipmentreplacementcampchildimprovementsplayground
Funder website ↗Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error
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.
Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Martinsdale Water & Sewer District1 grant · $132,582
- Wheatland Memorial Healthcare3 grants · $130,000
- Billings Catholic Schools3 grants · $125,000
- Billings Clinic Foundation3 grants · $120,248
- New Day1 grant · $100,000
- St Vincent Healthcare Foundation3 grants · $93,000
- Love and Sunshine Ministries3 grants · $90,000
- Ywca of Billings3 grants · $90,000
- Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation3 grants · $90,000
- Boys and Girls Club of Billings and Yellowstone County3 grants · $85,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 143 grants.
- $132,582
Martinsdale Water & Sewer District · Martinsdale, MT · 2022
Grant for waterline asbestos pile replacement.
- $100,000
New Day · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for replacement of aging mobile homes for foster kids.
- $80,000
Billings Catholic Schools · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for playground/classroom renovations.
- $75,000
Billings Clinic Foundation · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for seclusion room and psychiatric centre.
- $75,000
Rocky Mountain College · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for bair hall improvements.
- $71,924
Meagher County Senior Center · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2023
Grant for kitchen update.
- $50,000
Wheatland Memorial Healthcare · Harlowton, MT · 2024
Grant for capital replacement facility.
- $50,000
Wheatland Memorial Healthcare · Harlowton, MT · 2023
Grant for capital replacement facility.
- $50,000
Love and Sunshine Ministries · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for remodel of pregnant teens at risk home.
- $44,178
Upper Musselshell Historic Society · Harlowton, MT · 2024
Grant for building renovations.
- $40,000
Billings Family Ymca · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for childcare sensory upgrades.
- $40,000
Ywca of Billings · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for victims of violence case management.
- $40,000
Billings Family Ymca · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for raquet and basketball court remodels.
- $40,000
Chinook Horses · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant to expand operational team mental health.
- $37,800
Ymca of Billings · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for interior and exterior safety improvements.
- $37,700
Wheatland County Senior Citizens Center · Harlowton, MT · 2024
Grant for exterior senior center upgrades.
- $35,000
City County Preservation Committee · Harlowton, MT · 2024
Grant for enhancing community space.
- $35,000
City of Harlowton · Harlowton, MT · 2024
Grant for city pool revitalization.
- $35,000
Meagher County Ambulance Service · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2024
Grant for ambulance patient monitors.
- $35,000
Community Leadership Developement · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for connection recovery camp.
- $35,000
White Sulphur Springs School District #8 · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2023
Grant for new playground equipment/learning space.
- $35,000
Zoo Montana · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for ultra sound transport carrier.
- $33,000
St Vincent Healthcare Foundation · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for rapid infusers for trauma patients.
- $30,000
Alberta Bair Theater · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for ABT educational programs and workshops.
- $30,000
Boys and Girls Club of Billings and Yellowstone County · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for transportation ca[acity expansion.
- $30,000
St Vincent Healthcare Foundation · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for child life specialist program.
- $30,000
Yellowstone Art Museum · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for facility repairs.
- $30,000
Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for bathroom updates.
- $30,000
Big Sky Senior Services · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for helping hands older transportation.
- $30,000
Boys and Girls Club of Billings and Yellowstone County · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for facility heating system upgrades.
- $30,000
Meagher County Disaster and Emergency Services · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2023
Grant for emergency services side-by-side.
- $30,000
Montana Rescue Mission · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for kitchen hood replacement at shelter.
- $30,000
St Vincent Healthcare Foundation · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for fitness programs adults 65 and older.
- $30,000
Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for academy school safety project.
- $30,000
Youth Dynamics · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for maintenance/repairs on 4 youth homes.
- $30,000
City of Harlowton · Harlowton, MT · 2022
Grant for city pool revitalization.
- $30,000
Lavie - Billings Crisis Pregancy Center · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant to move to a new building.
- $30,000
Wheatland Memorial Healthcare · Harlowton, MT · 2022
Grant for capital campaign.
- $30,000
Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for exterior covering for equestrian center.
- $28,000
Yellowstone Art Museum · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for building maintenance and public safety.
- $27,660
Msu Billings Foundation · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for art facility.
- $27,540
Education Foundation of Billings Schools · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for speech pathology challenges program.
- $27,204
Alberta Bair Theater · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for ABT educational programs and workshops.
- $26,525
Riverstone Health Foundation · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for Alert GPS
- $25,000
Education Foundation of Billings Schools · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for summer mobile food program.
- $25,000
Friends of the Children - Eastern Mt · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for expanding mentorship.
- $25,000
Town of Judith Gap · Judith Gap, MT · 2024
Grant for bulk water system purchase and installation.
- $25,000
Billings Catholic Schools · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for humanities curriculum.
- $25,000
Friends of the Children - Eastern Mt · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for operational support.
- $25,000
Love and Sunshine Ministries · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for mothers and children program.
- $25,000
Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for new facility.
- $25,000
Ywca of Billings · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for trauma and victim support.
- $25,000
Alberta Bair Theater · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for ABT educational programs and workshops.
- $25,000
Boys and Girls Club of Billings and Yellowstone County · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for HVAC controls systems.
- $25,000
Friends of the Children - Eastern Mt · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for operational support of the intensive monitoring program.
- $25,000
Town of Judith Gap · Judith Gap, MT · 2022
Grant for storage facility interior improvements.
- $25,000
Youth Dynamics · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for youth case management.
- $25,000
Ywca of Billings · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for boiler repair.
- $25,000
Zoo Montana · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for parking lot repaving.
- $22,950
Billings Clinic Foundation · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for TraumaMan education project.
- $22,500
Yellowstone Art Museum · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for exhibitions and facility maintenance.
- $22,298
Billings Clinic Foundation · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for ligature resistance chairs.
- $22,020
Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Clinic · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for staffing operations and iPad purchases.
- $20,000
Billings Catholic Schools · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for teachers excellence programs.
- $20,000
Meagher County Sheriff'S Office · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2024
Grant for deputy safety equipment.
- $20,000
Veterans Navigation Network · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant to fund veterans assistance program support.
- $20,000
Gratitude in Action Foundation · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for sober living program.
- $20,000
Landon'S Legacy Foundation · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for playground surfacing.
- $20,000
Veterans Navigation Network · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant to fund veterans assistance program support.
- $18,117
Zoo Montana · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for cold laser and animal scale.
- $18,000
Cine Billings · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for live sound project.
- $18,000
Billings Public Library Foundation · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for library express lockers.
- $17,900
Meagher County Ambulance Service · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2022
Grant for chest compression device.
- $17,000
Meagher County Sheriff'S Office · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2023
Grant for vehicle radios.
- $16,500
Meagher County Rural Fire · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2022
Grant for UTV.
- $15,500
White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Dept · White Sulphur Spring, MT · 2024
Grant for bunker gear replacements.
- $15,000
Love and Sunshine Ministries · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for mothers and children program.
- $15,000
Msu Billings Foundation · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for art facility.
- $15,000
Off the Streets · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for expansion of services and beds.
- $15,000
Ronald McDonald House of Eastern Montana · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for heat assistance for housing.
- $15,000
Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for new facility.
- $15,000
Education Foundation of Billings Schools · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for summer mobile food program.
- $15,000
White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Dept · White Sulphur Spring, MT · 2023
Grant for 4 sets of turnout gear.
- $15,000
Community Leadership Developement · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for leadership program.
- $15,000
Meagher County 4-H Council · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2022
Grant for operations and general support.
- $15,000
Meagher County Disaster and Emergency Services · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2022
Grant for portable radios.
- $15,000
Meagher County Sheriff'S Office · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2022
Grant for thermal imagers patrol duties.
- $14,382
Wheatland County · Harlowton, MT · 2024
Grant for fairground improvements.
- $14,000
Western Heritage Center · Billings, MT · 2022
Grant for computer network upgrade.
- $12,392
Western Heritage Center · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for maintaining and updating museum artifacts.
- $12,000
Yellowstone Casa · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for volunteer training.
- $12,000
Meagher County City Library · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2022
Grant for ADA powered doors.
- $10,000
Community Leadership Developement · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for operations support.
- $10,000
Meagher County Health Dept · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2024
Grant for child immunization program.
- $10,000
Montana Rescue Mission · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for vocational training program.
- $10,000
Young Families - Early Head Start · Billings, MT · 2024
Grant for early education teacher training.
- $10,000
Big Brothers & Sisters of Yellowstone County · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for recruitment and support of volunteer mentors.
- $10,000
Family Services · Billings, MT · 2023
Grant for homeless needs in community.
- $10,000
Meagher County Arts Council · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2023
Grant for art events and education.
- $10,000
Meagher County Rural Fire · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2023
Grant for Homatro Jaws of Life purchase.
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Gianforte Family Charitable Trust687 grants · $33.9M
- Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation1,564 grants · $139.2M
- Scl Health - Montana57 grants · $62.0M
Similar purposes
- United States Tennis Association Incorporated368 grants · $195.1M
- M J Murdock Charitable Trust2,400 grants · $283.0M
- The Sunderland Foundation599 grants · $597.1M
Similar grant size
- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral16,278 grants · $1.08B
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
- Paypal Charitable Giving Fund32,081 grants · $1.40B
Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.
Search funders like this oneSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.

