Funding search · EIN 363726434 · Big Sky, MT
Knight 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.
- 57
- grants reported
- $173,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Eagle Mount3 grants · $22,000
- Bozeman Senior Center3 grants · $20,000
- Gallatin Valley Food Bank3 grants · $19,000
- Soldier'S Chapel3 grants · $16,000
- Cancer Support Community3 grants · $14,000
- Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter3 grants · $12,500
- Big Sky Community Housing Trus3 grants · $10,000
- Warriors and Quiet Waters3 grants · $8,000
- Gallatin River Task Force3 grants · $6,500
- Montana Hope Project3 grants · $6,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 57 reported grants, largest first.
- $10,000
Eagle Mount · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $9,000
Bozeman Senior Center · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $8,000
Gallatin Valley Food Bank · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $7,000
Eagle Mount · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $6,000
Bozeman Senior Center · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $6,000
Gallatin Valley Food Bank · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $6,000
Soldier'S Chapel · Big Sky, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $5,000
Cancer Support Community · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $5,000
Bozeman Senior Center · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $5,000
Eagle Mount · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $5,000
Gallatin Valley Food Bank · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $5,000
Soldier'S Chapel · Big Sky, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $5,000
Big Sky Community Housing Trus · Big Sky, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $5,000
Cancer Support Community · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $5,000
Soldier'S Chapel · Big Sky, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $4,500
Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $4,000
Cancer Support Community · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $4,000
Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $4,000
Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $3,000
Family Promise of Gallatin Valley · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $3,000
Family Promise of Gallatin Valley · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $3,000
Warriors and Quiet Waters · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $2,500
Big Sky Community Housing Trus · Big Sky, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $2,500
Warriors and Quiet Waters · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $2,500
Big Sky Community Housing Trus · Big Sky, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $2,500
Warriors and Quiet Waters · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $2,500
Gallatin River Task Force · Big Sky, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $2,500
Women in Action · Big Sky, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $2,000
Aware · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $2,000
Gallatin River Task Force · Big Sky, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $2,000
Montana Hope Project · Helena, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $2,000
Morning Star Learning Center · Big Sky, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $2,000
Wellness in Action · Gallatin Gateway, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $2,000
Aware · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $2,000
Big Sky Community Organization · Big Sky, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $2,000
Gallatin River Task Force · Big Sky, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $2,000
Montana Hope Project · Helena, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $2,000
Morning Star Learning Center · Big Sky, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $2,000
Wellness in Action · Gallatin Gateway, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $2,000
Aware · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $2,000
Big Sky Community Organization · Big Sky, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $2,000
Montana Hope Project · Helena, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $1,500
Big Sky Community Library · Gallatin Gateway, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $1,000
Big Sky Community Organization · Big Sky, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $1,000
Crail Ranch · Big Sky, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $1,000
Big Sky Community Library · Gallatin Gateway, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $1,000
Big Sky Community Library · Gallatin Gateway, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $1,000
Crail Ranch · Big Sky, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $1,000
Friends of Big Sky Education · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $1,000
Morning Star Learning Center · Big Sky, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $1,000
The Montana Land Reliance · Helena, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $500
Gallatin Historical Museum · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $500
Gallatin Valley Land Trust · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Program Support
- $500
Gallatin Historical Museum · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $500
Gallatin Valley Land Trust · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General Program Support
- $500
Gallatin Historical Museum · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Program Support
- $500
Gallatin Valley Ice Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Program Support
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