Browning Kimball Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 94-2766079. Reported 232 grants totalling $4,883,508 to 99 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Browning Kimball Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $14,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $336,033. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cm Russell Museum | Great Falls, MT | $1,150,701 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special K Ranch | Columbus, MT | $242,780 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Montana State University Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $221,053 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Pool & Park Foundati | Chinook, MT | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Producer Partnership Inc | Livingston, MT | $149,500 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montana FFA Foundation | Lewistown, MT | $126,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Dept | Havre, MT | $125,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services Inc | Great Falls, MT | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Western Sustainability Exchange | Livingston, MT | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Aware | Anaconda, MT | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Saint Dominic Savio Academy Inc | Chandler, AZ | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Rural Montana Foundation | Roy, MT | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Mary Catholic Church | Box Elder, MT | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hudson David Mcneel Memorial Fund | Issaquah, WA | $86,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Access Unlimited | Bozeman, MT | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Producers Partnership Inc | Livingston, MT | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of Beaver Creek Park Inc | Havre, MT | $78,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA-Can | Great Falls, MT | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Red Ants Pants Foundation | White Sulphur Springs, MT | $67,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Montana Food Bank Network | Missoula, MT | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Great Falls Clinic Legacy Foundatio | Great Falls, MT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oak Hall Espicopal School | Ardmore, OK | $60,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Great Falls Rescue Mission (v) | Great Falls, MT | $57,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Youth Inc | Great Falls, MT | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ranchers Stewardship Alliance | Malta, MT | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Montana School Deaf & Blind Founda | Great Falls, MT | $49,254 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montana Farm Bureau Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Operation Warm | Philadelphia, PA | $46,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YWCA Great Falls | Great Falls, MT | $45,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montana School for the Deaf and Bli | Great Falls, MT | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line | Havre, MT | $43,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Sky Youth Empowerment Project | Bozeman, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Line | Havre, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hill County Weed District | Havre, MT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intermountain Deaconess Children's | Helena, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Parents Education Center Inc | Great Falls, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Benefis Health System Foundation | Great Falls, MT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Peace Place | Great Falls, MT | $35,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Great Falls Childrens Receiving Hom | Great Falls, MT | $31,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| American National Cattlewomen Inc | St Cloud, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Scottish Rite Childhood Language Di | Great Falls, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Big Sandynew Pool Committe | Big Sandy, MT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Youth Services of Souther | Ardmore, OK | $29,500 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lewistown | Lewistown, MT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Montana Historical Society | Helena, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare | Roundup, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sweet Memorial Nursing Home | Chinook, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding and | Harvard, IL | $23,000 | 7 | 2 | 2022 |
| Florence Crittenton Home & Services | Helena, MT | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Help Committee and Boys & Girls Clu | Havre, MT | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Montana Stockgrowers Foundation | Helena, MT | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American National Cattlewomen Inc | Auburn, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Sky Youth Empowerment Project I | Bozeman, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hudson David Mcneel Foundation | Issaquah, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mental Health America Montana | Bozeman, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Montana | Bozeman, MT | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service | Ardmore, OK | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Great Falls Children's Receiving Ho | Great Falls, MT | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barrett Hospital Foundation Inc | Dillon, MT | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Inc | Big Sandy, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ncha Charities Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Great Falls-Senior Center | Great Falls, MT | $12,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Because We Care | City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central | Helena, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Music- People W Disabili | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Great Falls Rescue Mission | Great Falls, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Havre Beneath the Streetsinc | Havre, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Havre Public Schools Education Foun | Havre, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| He & M Turner Clack Memorial Museum | Havre, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heart of Montana Farm in the Dell | Lewistown, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montana 4-H Foundation Inc | Bozeman, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Museum of the Rockies | Bozeman, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Research Fn | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Quality Life Concepts Inc | Great Falls, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Northcentral | Falls, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Havre Beneath the Streets | Havre, MT | $7,520 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Research Fo | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden Circle of Champions | Santa Maria, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Food and Resource Center of South C | Ardmore, OK | $6,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Noble Research Institute LLC | Ardmore, OK | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Big Brotherbig Sister Helenagreat | Helena, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blaine I Inc (v) | Chinook, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cutting Fences Foundation | Laurel, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hill County 4-H Foundation | Havre, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Montana Empowerment Center Inc | Great Falls, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National High School Rodeo Assn | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Box Elder Volunteer Fire Department | Havre, MT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Phillips Episcopal Church | Ardmore, OK | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Shelter of So Oklahoma Serv | Ardmore, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Phillips Church | Ardmore, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aggieland Humane Society | Bryan, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ardmore Animal Care Inc | Ardmore, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gildford Rural Fire Department | Gildford, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hingham Volunteer Fire Department | Hingham, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inverness Volunteer Fire Department | Inverness, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kremlin Volunteer Fire Department | Kremlin, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Joe Volunteer Fire Department | Havre, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wildhorse Rural Volunteer Fire Depa | Havre, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Pool and Park Founda | Chinook, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
56 of 99 (57%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 59%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Cm Russell Museum
BROWNING FIREARMS EXHIBIT - Montana State University Foundation
BEARPAW EXCELLENCE IN AGRICULTURE SC - Producer Partnership Inc
PRODUCERS FEEDING MONTANANS IN NEED - Montana FFA Foundation
HELPING HANDS CHAPTER FUNDING - Special K Ranch
1)TUITION SUPPORT 2) VALLEY PROPANE - Saint Dominic Savio Academy Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE 20
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 88 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | $1,021,833 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 67 | $1,123,398 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 45 | $1,012,612 | $14,000 |
| 2024 | 30 | $964,479 | $20,000 |
| 2025 | 34 | $761,186 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
90% of its giving went to organizations in Montana. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $14,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Montana.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Browning Kimball Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1024 E Britton Rd Ste 200, Oklahoma City, OK, 73131. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 94-2766079 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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