Yellowstone Club Community Foundation
Bozeman, MT · EIN 27-1974255. Reported 161 grants totalling $10.1M to 69 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Yellowstone Club Community Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 69 distinct organizations, with 28% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 68% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $48,662; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest $1,445,377. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Sky Community Organization | Big Sky, MT | $2,814,575 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Big Sky Community Housing Trust | Big Sky, MT | $1,300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Sky School District | Gallatin Gatewa, MT | $844,480 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Morningstar Learning Center Inc | Big Sky, MT | $670,452 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Human Resource Development Council of District Ix Inc | Bozeman, MT | $392,900 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wellness in Action | Big Sky, MT | $322,223 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bozeman Deaconess Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Sky Ski Education Foundation | Big Sky, MT | $224,920 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greater Gallatin United Way Inc | Bozeman, MT | $203,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| One Valley Community Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $173,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gallatin River Task Force | Big Sky, MT | $170,580 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arts Council of Big Sky | Big Sky, MT | $165,153 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $139,685 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Reach Foundation | Boston, MA | $131,155 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Big Sky Education | Big Sky, MT | $131,039 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Big Sky Sno Inc | Big Sky, MT | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Help Center Inc | Bozeman, MT | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Belgrade Community Library Foundation Inc | Belgrade, MT | $103,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Eagle Mount Bozeman | Bozeman, MT | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| World Language Initiative Mt | Bozeman, MT | $86,202 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Sky School District | Gallatin Gatewa, MT | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rimrock Foundation | Billings, MT | $73,662 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Big Sky Country | Bozeman, MT | $73,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| South North Nexus | Bozeman, MT | $68,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Sky Youth Empowerment Project Inc | Bozeman, MT | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Crosscut Mountain Sports Center Inc | Bozeman, MT | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thrive Inc | Bozeman, MT | $64,900 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Climate Conservation | Bozeman, MT | $64,315 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridgercare | Bozeman, MT | $61,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bienvenidos a Gallatin Valley | Bozeman, MT | $58,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Sky Discovery School Inc | Big Sky, MT | $56,406 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rileys Urgent Fund for Friends | Gallatin Gateway, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Psia-Nrm Educational Foundation Inc | Big Sky, MT | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Montana Childrens Home and Hospital | Helena, MT | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Challenged Athletes Inc | San Diego, CA | $44,872 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Sky Skating and Hockey Association | Big Sky, MT | $41,650 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Family Promise of Gallatin Valley Inc | Bozeman, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center | Bozeman, MT | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gallatin Valley Food Bank | Bozeman, MT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bridger Ski Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hatch | Bozeman, MT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Haven | Bozeman, MT | $28,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Windhorse Equine Learning | Bozeman, MT | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heart of the Valley Humane Society Inc | Bozeman, MT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Big Sky Community Library | Big Sky, MT | $22,795 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montana Wilderness School | Bozeman, MT | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Dirt Concern | Bozeman, MT | $20,750 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gallatin Valley Land Trust | Bozeman, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grow Wild Inc | Bozeman, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mental Health America of Montana Inc | Billings, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gallatin Gateway Youth Group | Gallatin Gtwy, MT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gallatin Valley Young Mens Christian Association Inc | Bozeman, MT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Sky Rotary Foundation | Big Sky, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childcare Connections | Bozeman, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Civil Air Patrol | Maxwell Afb, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montana Land Reliance | Helena, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Sky Futbol | Big Sky, MT | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Willing Workers Ladies Aid Inc | Gallatin Gtwy, MT | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yellowstone Mountain Club Public Safety and Privacy Inc | Bozeman, MT | $11,003 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Opportunities | Big Sky, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women of Winter Inc | Bozeman, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pickle Barrel of Bozeman LLC | Bozeman, MT | $9,435 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gallatin Development Corporation Inc | Bozeman, MT | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch | Billings, MT | $8,750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Firehouse Subs | Bozeman, MT | $8,280 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Commit Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Western Montana Mental Health Center | Missoula, MT | $7,300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Child Bridge Inc | Bigfork, MT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gallatin Gateway School Foundation | Gallatin Gtwy, MT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
44 of 69 (64%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Big Sky School District
HEALTH AND TINY HOUSE PROJECTS - Bozeman Health Foundation
BIG SKY MEDICAL CENTER SUPPORT - Morningstar Learning Center
STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Hrdc
KIDSPACK PROG/FOOD BANK/DOWN PYMT - Wellnes in Action
AFFORDABLE COUNSELING PROGRAM - Belgrade Community Library Ft
Campaign for the Belgrade Libra
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 51 of 69 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40 | $2,556,567 | $20,806 |
| 2021 | 42 | $3,305,727 | $15,500 |
| 2022 | 37 | $1,935,368 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 42 | $2,262,620 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Montana. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
Down to the city
Foundations that fund only organizations they pick gave to this one
47 private foundations that told the IRS they contribute only to organizations they select themselves reported 118 grants totalling $4,386,200 to Yellowstone Club Community Foundation. That is 55% of the 85 funders we can see giving to it. Those 47 foundations do not take unsolicited requests -- their own returns say so. The IRS classifies this organization as a community foundation.
31 of them gave in more than one tax year, which is the only durability signal the filings carry.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application here reaches that money. A grant from a closed foundation is often a designated gift or a donor-advised fund earmarked by whoever gave it, and has nothing to do with any open programme this organization runs. Neither tax return says which, so neither do we. The list below is who put money in. It is not a route to it.
| Foundation | State | Reported | Grants | Years | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Bush Foundation | Massachusetts | $1,050,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Russell Mace Foundation | Nevada | $642,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Elm Street Foundation | California | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Rieschel Foundation | Montana | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Wiggins Foundation Inc | Delaware | $210,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Richard Riney Family Foundation | New York | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Prince Family Foundation | Florida | $197,044 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Morgridge Family Foundation | Delaware | $150,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Daily Family Foundation | Tennessee | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marc and Diane Spilker Foundation | New York | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
The 10 largest by reported dollars, of 47.
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Both the count and the total are floors. A foundation appears here only where its return named this organization clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows. There are more; we cannot name them.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Montana.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Yellowstone Club Community Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 35 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 7 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1111 Research Dr Unit B, Bozeman, MT, 59718.
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