The Bill & Rosemary Gallagher Foundation
Missoula, MT · EIN 91-2138399. Reported 146 grants totalling $1,378,197 to 90 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. The Bill & Rosemary Gallagher 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $55,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Missoula Co | Missoula, MT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YMCA | Missoula, MT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Missoula Mt | Missoula, MT | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montana Food Bank | Missoula, MT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Partners Hope Foundation | Missoula, MT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth Homes Partnership | Missoula, MT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Butterfly House | Missoula, MT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Missoula County | Missoula, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missoula Children's Theatre | Missoula, MT | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mountain Home Montana | Missoula, MT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Missoula County | Missoula, MT | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Child Bridge | Missoula, MT | $28,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Missoula Aging Services | Missoula, MT | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Summit Career Center | Stevensville, MT | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The North Lake County Library Fdn | Polson, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Homes Inc | Missoula, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zootown Community Arts Center | Missoula, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Garden City Harvest | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Missoula Fairgrounds | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Missoula Fairgrounds Foundation | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Museum Forest Service Hstry | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Providence Mt Fdn for St Pat House | Missoula, MT | $18,880 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Missoula Symphony Association | Missoula, MT | $18,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Missoula Interfaith Collaborative | Missoula, MT | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Warm | Philadelphia, PA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Watson Children's Shelter | Missoula, MT | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Butte Spirit Center | Butte, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Children | Missoula, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Partnership for Children | Missoula, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Writing Coaches of Montana | Missoula, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Sky Film Institute | Missoula, MT | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Missoula Art Museum | Missoula, MT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tamarack Grief Resource Center Inc | Missoula, MT | $12,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Missoula Writing Collaborative | Missoula, MT | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA Missoula | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Home Resource | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maps Media Institute Inc | Hamilton, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Missoula Area Agency on Aging | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Providence Montana Health Foundation | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rialto Community Theatre Inc | Deer Lodge, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seeley Lake Community Foundation | Seeley Lake, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Summit for Parkinsons | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Angel Flight | Santa Monica, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Florence Crittenton Family Services | Helena, MT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Missoula Butterfly House | Missoula, MT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana Historical Society | Helena, MT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of Missoula | Missoula, MT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana Natural Hist Cent | Missoula, MT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mch (mt Center for Horsemanship) | Dillon, MT | $5,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Carousel for Missoula | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Kalispell, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Nw Montana | Kalispell, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club-Ronan Flathead Reservation & Lake Co | Ronan, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Missoula Parks Inc | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Granite County Med Foundation | Phillipsburg, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Healthy Acres Healthy Communities Founda | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Choral Festival Inc | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montana International Choral Fest | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Promise 686 | Kalispell, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ramp | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ramps | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summit for Parkinson's | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tamarack Grief Resource | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Target Range Foundation | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Producer Partnership | Livingston, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Superior | Superior, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| U of M Spectrum Um Discovery Area | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Ronan, MT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mainstreet Uptown Butte | Butte, MT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA Lake Sanders Counties | Polson, MT | $3,617 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts Missoula | Missoula, MT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Community Health | Missoula, MT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Polson School District #23 | Polson, MT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bitterroot Performing Arts Council | Hamilton, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brovold Community Orchard | Missoula, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Food and Agriculture Coalition | Missoula, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Families First Learning Lab | Missoula, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hamilton Players Inc | Hamilton, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Instrument Shop | Missoula, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Missoula Robotics Team #3216 | Missoula, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montana Natural History Center Inc | Missoula, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| PROMISE686 | Peachtree Corners, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Writing Coaches of Missoula | Missoula, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Support Community Montana | Bozeman, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center | Whitefish, MT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Garden City Ballet Company | Missoula, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane Society of Western Montana | Missoula, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Life Guard Group | Missoula, MT | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
31 of 90 (34%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- Garden City Harvest
GRANT FOR COMMUNITY GARDENS - Missoula Writing Collaborative
CREATIVE WRITING FLOR&DARBY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 80 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $336,880 | $5,300 |
| 2022 | 32 | $287,317 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 40 | $376,500 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 41 | $377,500 | $5,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% of this one's giving went to organizations in Montana. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 The Bill & Rosemary Gallagher Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: P O Box 4787, Missoula, MT, 59806. 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.
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