Funding search · EIN 411524572 · Helena, MT

Cordingley Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

51
grants reported
$172,600
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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  • Helena Education Foundation4 grants · $41,500
  • Grandstreet Theatre4 grants · $35,000
  • University of Montana Foundation3 grants · $14,000
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters4 grants · $12,500
  • Helena Food Share3 grants · $12,500
  • Montana Free Press2 grants · $7,500
  • Davidson Honors College U of Mt3 grants · $6,000
  • Montana Public Radio4 grants · $5,750
  • Univ of Mt School of Journalism1 grant · $5,500
  • Shodair Childrens Hospital1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$39,000
2022
$47,250
2023
$45,350
2024
$41,000
2025

Grant history

All 51 reported grants, largest first.

  • $15,000

    Helena Education Foundation · Helena, MT · 2025

    General Support

  • $12,500

    Grandstreet Theatre · Helena, MT · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,500

    Helena Education Foundation · Helena, MT · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Grandstreet Theatre · Helena, MT · 2025

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Grandstreet Theatre · Helena, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Helena Education Foundation · Helena, MT · 2022

    General Support

  • $8,000

    University of Montana Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $6,000

    Helena Education Foundation · Helena, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $6,000

    Helena Food Share · Helena, MT · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,500

    Univ of Mt School of Journalism · Missoula, MT · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Helena, MT · 2025

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Montana Free Press · Helena, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Helena Food Share · Helena, MT · 2023

    General Suppport

  • $5,000

    Shodair Childrens Hospital · Helena, MT · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Mt Conservation Voters Education Fd · Helena, MT · 2022

    General Support

  • $3,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Helena, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $3,000

    University of Montana Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $3,000

    University of Montana Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $2,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Helena, MT · 2023

    General Support

  • $2,500

    Grandstreet Theatre · Helena, MT · 2022

    General Support

  • $2,500

    Montana Free Press · Helena, MT · 2022

    General Support

  • $2,000

    Montana Public Radio · Missoula, MT · 2025

    General Support

  • $2,000

    Univ of Mt Davidson Honors College · Missoula, MT · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $2,000

    Davidson Honors College U of Mt · Missoula, MT · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $2,000

    Davidson Honors College U of Mt · Missoula, MT · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $2,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Helena, MT · 2022

    General Support

  • $2,000

    Davidson Honors College U of Mt · Missoula, MT · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $1,850

    Ymca · Helena, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $1,500

    Upper 7 Law · Helena, MT · 2025

    General Support

  • $1,500

    Helena Food Share · Helena, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $1,500

    Montana Historical Society · Helena, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $1,500

    Montana Public Radio · Missoula, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $1,500

    Prickly Pear Land Trust · Helena, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $1,500

    Grandstreet Theatre School · Helena, MT · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $1,500

    Grandstreet Theatre School · Helena, MT · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $1,250

    Grandstreet Theatre School · Helena, MT · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $1,250

    Montana Public Radio · Missoula, MT · 2023

    General Support

  • $1,000

    Red Ants Pants Foundation · White Sulphur Springs, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $1,000

    Helena Kiwanis · Helena, MT · 2023

    General Support

  • $1,000

    Prickley Pear Land Trust · Helena, MT · 2023

    General Support

  • $1,000

    Upper Seven Law · Helena, MT · 2023

    General Support

  • $1,000

    Great Falls Clinic Legacy Foundatio · Great Falls, MT · 2022

    General Support

  • $1,000

    Monarch Volunteer Fire Department · Monarch, MT · 2022

    General Support

  • $1,000

    Montana Public Radio · Missoula, MT · 2022

    General Support

  • $1,000

    Prickly Pear Land Trust · Helena, MT · 2022

    General Support

  • $500

    Helena Public Schools Sunshine Fund · Helena, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $500

    Lewis and Clark Literacy Council · Helena, MT · 2024

    General Support

  • $500

    Lewis and Clark Library Foundation · Helena, MT · 2023

    General Support

  • $500

    Paris Gibson Square · Great Falls, MT · 2023

    General Support

  • $500

    Bridgercare · Bozeman, MT · 2022

    General Support

  • $250

    Montana Military Museum · Fort Harrison, MT · 2024

    General Support

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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.