Buchanan Family Foundation
Private foundation · Great Falls, MT · EIN 46-1187037 · reported 2023–2025
64grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$103Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 64 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $7,500 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1643
Great Falls, MT 59403-1643
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Deliverfund | Dallas, TX | $5,000 |
| Partnerships for Change GENERAL OPERATING - FOR LAMA TENZIN-INDIA | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| CM Russell Museum | Great Falls, MT | $5,000 |
| Deliverfund | Dallas, TX | $5,000 |
| Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium | Missoula, MT | $5,000 |
| Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium | Missoula, MT | $5,000 |
| Child Bridge | Bigfork, MT | $4,000 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | $4,000 |
| Partnerships for Change GENERAL OPERATING - FOR LAMA TENZIN-INDIA | San Francisco, CA | $4,000 |
| Diocese of Helena ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL - ST FRANCIS XAVIER PARRISH | Helena, MT | $3,000 |
| Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium | Missoula, MT | $3,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $3,000 |
| CM Russell Museum | Great Falls, MT | $2,500 |
| Grizzly Riders International | Missoula, MT | $2,500 |
| Missoula Food Bank | Missoula, MT | $2,000 |
| Watson Children's Shelter | Missoula, MT | $2,000 |
| Diocese of Helena ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL - ST FRANCIS XAVIER PARRISH | Helena, MT | $2,000 |
| Intermountain | Helena, MT | $2,000 |
| Missoula Food Bank | Missoula, MT | $2,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP | Missoula, MT | $2,000 |
| Watson Children's Shelter | Missoula, MT | $2,000 |
| Child Bridge | Bigfork, MT | $1,746 |
| Great Falls Central Catholic High School | Great Falls, MT | $1,500 |
| Poverello Center | Missoula, MT | $1,500 |
| Flathead Lake Bio Station | Polson, MT | $1,000 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | $1,000 |
| Great Falls Central Catholic High School | Great Falls, MT | $1,000 |
| Montana Community Foundation FBO UM JOHN AND SHEILA BUCHANAN FND. FBO OF U OF M SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | Helena, MT | $1,000 |
| Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Assn | Miles City, MT | $1,000 |
| Neighborworks Great Falls | Great Falls, MT | $1,000 |
| Poverello Center | Missoula, MT | $1,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP | Missoula, MT | $1,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $1,000 |
| YWCA | Missoula, MT | $1,000 |
| American Legion Nat Headquarters | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 |
| Flathead Lake Bio Station | Polson, MT | $1,000 |
| Montana Community Foundation FBO UM JOHN AND SHEILA BUCHANAN FND. FBO OF U OF M SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | Helena, MT | $1,000 |
| Montana Sheriffs & Peace Officers Assn | Miles City, MT | $1,000 |
| Neighborworks Great Falls | Great Falls, MT | $1,000 |
| The USO | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars of United States | Milford, NH | $1,000 |
| YWCA | Missoula, MT | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $500 |
| Friends of Bigfork Fire Department | Bigfork, MT | $500 |
| Shodair Children's Hospital | Helena, MT | $500 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Ranson, WV | $500 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $500 |
| Students for Life of America | Fredericksburg, VA | $500 |
| The USO | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars of United States | Milford, NH | $500 |
| Friends of Bigfork Fire Department | Bigfork, MT | $500 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Shodair Children's Hospital | Helena, MT | $500 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Ranson, WV | $500 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $500 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $400 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $400 |
| Students for Life of America | Fredericksburg, VA | $400 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $300 |
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