Town Pump Charitable Foundation
Butte, MT · EIN 81-0523786. Reported 2,730 grants totalling $13.6M to 1,243 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,000median grant
$13.6Mgranted, 2021-2024
1,243organizations funded
51%of grantees funded again the next year
$95.8Massets, latest filing
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. Town Pump Charitable 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $600 and $5,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 1,243 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainstreet Uptown Butte | Butte, MT | $837,400 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montana Food Bank Network | Missoula, MT | $326,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Butte Rescue Mission | Butte, MT | $252,500 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Main Street Uptown Butte | Butte, MT | $234,500 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| Action Inc | Butte, MT | $233,500 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Education Foundation | Butte, MT | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montana Historical Society | Helena, MT | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Montana | Great Falls, MT | $165,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics of Montana Inc | Great Falls, MT | $160,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Billings Food Bank | Billings, MT | $156,500 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Butte Emergency Food Bank | Butte, MT | $151,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helena Food Share | Helena, MT | $137,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Flathead Food Bank Inc | Kalispell, MT | $112,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Poverello Center Inc | Missoula, MT | $111,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Missoula Family YMCA | Missoula, MT | $102,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Educational Foundation of Silver Bow | Butte, MT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Treasure State Foundation | Helena, MT | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great Falls Rescue Mission | Great Falls, MT | $90,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Producer Partnership Inc | Livingston, MT | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Polson Loaves & Fish Food Pantry Inc | Polson, MT | $81,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pintler Pets | Anaconda, MT | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montana Rescue Mission | Billings, MT | $79,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gallatin Valley Food Bank | Bozeman, MT | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sagebrush Food Pantry | Shelby, MT | $72,000 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Hope Inc | Laurel, MT | $71,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Libby Food Pantry | Libby, MT | $70,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montana Hope Project | Helena, MT | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Hope of Stillwater County | Columbus, MT | $60,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helping Hands in Hardin Inc | Hardin, MT | $57,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Anaconda Project Care | Anaconda, MT | $57,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Timber Food Bank | Big Timber, MT | $57,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montana Tech Foundation | Butte, MT | $57,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Missoula Food Bank | Missoula, MT | $55,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union Gospel Mission Dba Hope Rescue Mission | Missoula, MT | $55,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $53,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great Falls Community Food Bank | Great Falls, MT | $52,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vincent Depaul Society | Great Falls, MT | $52,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth Dynamics | Great Falls, MT | $52,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harvest Food Pantry | Cut Bank, MT | $51,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| An Ri Ra Montana Irish Festival | Butte, MT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Pool & Park Foundation | Chinook, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gallatin Foundation Inc | Bozeman, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hellgate High School | Missoula, MT | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montana Folk Festival | Butte, MT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mother Lode Theater | Butte, MT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Red Lodge Area Community Foundation | Red Lodge, MT | $49,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tobacco Valley Food Pantry | Eureka, MT | $48,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Yellowstone County | Billings, MT | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Montana Tech | Butte, MT | $48,000 | 12 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Richland County | Sidney, MT | $47,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Havre Community Food Bank | Havre, MT | $47,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Headwaters Area Food Bank | Three Forks, MT | $47,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Livingston Food Pantry | Livingston, MT | $47,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pondera Food Pantry Inc | Conrad, MT | $47,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Service Inc | Billings, MT | $47,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haven House Food Bank Inc | Hamilton, MT | $46,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Great Falls Fish Inc | Great Falls, MT | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bread Basket Food Pantry | Ronan, MT | $44,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Food Bank of Mineral County | Superior, MT | $44,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Broadwater Food Pantry | Townsend, MT | $43,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Food Pantry | Plains, MT | $43,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritans Pantry | Forsyth, MT | $43,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Livingston Food Pantry of Park County | Livingston, MT | $42,500 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Powell County High School | Deer Lodge, MT | $42,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beaverhead Community Food Pantry Inc | Dillon, MT | $42,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Columbia Falls Food Bank | Columbia Falls, MT | $42,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Missoula Interfaith Collaborative | Missoula, MT | $41,000 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Logan Health Foundation | Kalispell, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Missoula Food Bank & Community Center | Missoula, MT | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montana History Center | Helena, MT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prickly Pear Fireworks | Helena, MT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Vincent Depaul Billings | Billings, MT | $40,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Troy Food Pantry | Troy, MT | $38,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Richland County Food Bank | Sidney, MT | $38,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carbon County Community Food Bank | Red Lodge, MT | $35,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Laurel Middle School | Laurel, MT | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meagher County Nutrition Coalition | White Sulphur Springs, MT | $35,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montana Highway Patrol | Helena, MT | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prickly Pear Fireworks Celebration | Helena, MT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Montana Community Cupboard | Lewistown, MT | $34,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Miles City Soup Kitchen | Miles City, MT | $34,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Deer Lodge Food Pantry | Deer Lodge, MT | $34,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools | Billings, MT | $34,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Valley Food Bank | Whitefish, MT | $34,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helena Symphony | Helena, MT | $32,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation | Billings, MT | $32,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blackfeet Food Pantry | Browning, MT | $32,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Flathead Warming Center | Kalispell, MT | $32,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line | Havre, MT | $31,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritan House | Columbia Falls, MT | $31,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anaconda School District | Anaconda, MT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Backpack Assistance Program | Whitefish, MT | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church | Miles City, MT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hrdc District Ix | Bozeman, MT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lifeguard Group | Missoula, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montana Casagal Association | Missoula, MT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Red Ants Pants Foundation | White Sulphur Springs, MT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sanders County Public Health Department | Thompson Falls, MT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Land to Hand Mt | Whitefish, MT | $29,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chinook Food Bank | Chinook, MT | $29,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Custer County Food Bank | Miles City, MT | $29,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dawson County Food Bank | Glendive, MT | $29,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Shelter of the Bitterroot Inc | Hamilton, MT | $29,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Montana | Missoula, MT | $26,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Town of Whitehall | Whitehall, MT | $25,500 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Anaconda Skatepark Association | Anaconda, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Belt Food Bank | Belt, MT | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Devils Brigade Chapter 28 | Huson, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Helena Rodeo Association | East Helena, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fast Blackfeet Food Pantry | Browning, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montana Meth Project | Missoula, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morrison Backpacks | Troy, MT | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Mother Lode Theatre | Butte, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Wall That Heals - Butte | Butte, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Culbertson | Culbertson, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Cascasde County | Great Falls, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whitehall Area Food Pantry | Whitehall, MT | $24,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Harvest Food Bank | Thompson Falls, MT | $24,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Msu - Billings | Billings, MT | $24,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Polson Loaves & Fishes | Polson, MT | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hrdc (bozeman) | Bozeman, MT | $23,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hamilton School District | Hamilton, MT | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northern Cheyenne Food Bank | Lame Deer, MT | $23,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Day Eagle Hope Project | Harlem, MT | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Glendive Schools | Glendive, MT | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northwest Montana Veterans Stand Down & Food Pantry | Kalispell, MT | $22,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Montana Head Start | Lewistown, MT | $22,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leadership Montana | Bozeman, MT | $22,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Three Mile Community Senior Center | Stevensville, MT | $22,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southwestern Montana Family YMCA | Dillon, MT | $21,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tikkum Olam Ministries Inc | Livingston, MT | $21,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Browning High School | Browning, MT | $20,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cascade Community Food Bank | Cascade, MT | $20,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tongue River Emergency Shelter | Forsyth, MT | $20,500 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boulder Ambulance Service | Boulder, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brain Injury Alliance | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Music By People With Disabilities | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Montana Foundation Smiles | Lewistown, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coles Pantry | Billings, MT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Corvallis Primary School | Corvallis, MT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Education Foundaiton for Bps | Billings, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hardin School District 17H&1 | Hardin, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Helmville Community Club Inc | Helmville, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Helping HANDS1ST English Evangelical Lutheran Church | Great Falls, MT | $20,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| I15-90 Search and Rescue | Butte, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| K9 Care Montana Inc | Livingston, MT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronan Bread Basket | Ronan, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Smiles | Lewistown, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Spirit of Columbia Gardens | Butte, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Regis High School | St Regis, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Regis School District | St Regis, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stevensville High School | Stevensville, MT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Two Eagle River School | Pablo, MT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montana Chamber Foundation | Helena, MT | $19,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Darby Bread Box | Darby, MT | $19,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronan Bread Basket Food Pantry | Ronan, MT | $19,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stevensville Pantry Partners Food Bank | Stevensville, MT | $19,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stevensville Rural Fire District | Stevensville, MT | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Kootenai Fire Protection Company | Rexford, MT | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Coats for Kids Inc | Kalispell, MT | $18,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Nurturing Center | Browning, MT | $18,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Valley County Emergency Food Bank | Glasgow, MT | $18,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Museum of Mining | Butte, MT | $18,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Florence-Carlton School District | Florence, MT | $18,400 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Whitefish Fire Department | Whitefish, MT | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Montana East-West Shrine Game | Great Falls, MT | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Wolf Point Food Pantry | Wolf Point, MT | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dream Big Foundation | Butte, MT | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Glasgow High School | Glasgow, MT | $17,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Labre Youth & Family Servoces | Ashland, MT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Labre Youth and Family Services | Ashland, MT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Missoula Aging Services | Missoula, MT | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tumbleweed | Billings, MT | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Fork Food Bank | Big Fork, MT | $16,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Madison Valley Caring and Sharing | Ennis, MT | $16,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Hope | Columbus, MT | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northeast Montana Health Serices | Poplar, MT | $16,350 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Troy | Troy, MT | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stevensville Primary School | Stevensville, MT | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Superior School District | Superior, MT | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Superior Schools Pantry | Superior, MT | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Westby School District #3 | Westby, MT | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Essential Eats | Missoula, MT | $15,100 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Butte-Silver Bow Council on Aging | Butte, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carroll College Food Pantry | Helena, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA of Montana | Missoula, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fisher River Valley Fire Service Area | Libby, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homeward for Heroes | Kalispell, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jeffco Food Share Inc | Boulder, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jefferson High School | Boulder, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jeremy Bullock Memorial Trust | Condon, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Libby Volunteer Ambulance Service Inc | Libby, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ministore Food for Heart Butte | Heart Butte, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seeley Swan Community Food Bank | Seeley Lake, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sheridan County Food Bank | Plentywood, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Smith Valley Fire District | Kalispell, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stevensville Middle School | Stevensville, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thompson Falls Ambulance | Thompson Falls, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Richey Volunteer Ambulance Service | Richey, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Townsend School District #1 | Townsend, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Absarokee Area Food Bank | Absarokee, MT | $14,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Services Fellowship Inc | Noxon, MT | $14,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gospel Mountain Assembly of God Food Pantry | Thompson Falls, MT | $14,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Granite County Food Pantry | Maxville, MT | $14,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hannah House Food Pantry | Billings, MT | $14,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Red Paint Food Pantry | Lodge Pole, MT | $14,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shepherd Food Pantry | Shepherd, MT | $14,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Labre Food Pantry | Ashland, MT | $14,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The County Cupboard | Culbeertson, MT | $14,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Great Falls | Great Falls, MT | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lavina Public School | Lavina, MT | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Hope Pregnancy Clinic | Butte, MT | $14,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Providence | Great Falls, MT | $14,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blackfeet Indian Nurturing Center | Browning, MT | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chouteau County Food Bank | Fort Benton, MT | $13,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pondera County Food Pantry | Conrad, MT | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arlee Community Development Corporation | Arlee, MT | $13,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Liberty County Library | Chester, MT | $13,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alberton Community Food Pantry | Alberton, MT | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Sky Bravery | Bozeman, MT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harvest Food Pantry of Cut Bank | Cut Bank, MT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter | Bozeman, MT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hellgate Elementary School | Missoula, MT | $12,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lockwood School Dist #26 | Lockwood, MT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lockwood School District | Lockwood, MT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northern Transit Interlocal | Shelby, MT | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Science Mine | Butte, MT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adult Resource Alliance | Billings, MT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Augusta Food Share | Augusta, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Butte 4 C's | Butte, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cancer Support Community Montana | Bozeman, MT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dahl Memorial Healthcare Ambulance | Ekalaka, MT | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eagle Mount - Bozeman | Bozeman, MT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fairfield Education & Community Assoc | Fairfield, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Glacier County Library | Cut Bank, MT | $12,000 | 6 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hot Springs Food Pantry | Hot Springs, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Judith Basin Food Pantry | Stanford, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loaves and Fishes Food Bank | Chester, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meagher County Rural Fire District | White Sulphur Springs, MT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mission Valley Food Pantry | St Ignatius, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Msu - Northern | Havre, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Native American Childrens Association | Red Lodge, MT | $12,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Hope Pregnancy Support Center of Dillon | Dillon, MT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ruby Valley Food Pantry | Sheridan, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teton County Food Pantry Inc | Choteau, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Joliet Food Bank | Joliet, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Yaak Food Cupboard | Troy, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Shore Food Bank | Lakeside, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Yellowstone Food Bank | West Yellowstone, MT | $12,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intermountain Childrens Home | Helena, MT | $11,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
559 of 1,243 (45%) 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 51%, 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.
- Montana Historical Society
CIVICS EDUCATION ENDOWMENT - Special Olympics Montana
WINTER/SUMMER GAMES & RAFFLE PRIZE - Prickly Pear Fireworks
2024 FIREWORKS MATCH GRANT - Poverello Center Inc
CLARK FORK INN VETERANS HOUSING - Red Lodge Area Community Foundation
SWIMMING POOL MATCH GRANT - American Legion of Montana
BOYS & GIRLS STATE PROGRAMS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 892 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 791 | $4,598,855 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 622 | $2,770,925 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 695 | $3,368,156 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 622 | $2,831,000 | $1,000 |
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. 100% 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.
Find more foundations like Town Pump Charitable Foundation
We email you newly filed foundations whose giving matches your state and cause, as the IRS publishes them. Free.
No spam, unsubscribe in one click. We never sell or share your address.
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.
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation137 shared recipientsFirst Interstate Bancsystem Foundation107 shared recipientsMontana Community Foundation Inc75 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund73 shared recipientsOtto Bremer Trust62 shared recipientsMontana Food Bank Network Inc61 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. 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 Town Pump Charitable 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: Po Box 6000, Butte, MT, 59702. 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 81-0523786 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.