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 20222024. 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

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$1.1M
2022
$1.0M
2023
$1.0M
2024

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.

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Source: 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.