The High Stakes Foundation
Private foundation · Missoula, MT · EIN 20-5815274 · reported 2023–2025
195grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$160smallest grant
$4.0Mtotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 195 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $40K 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
129 W Alder St
Missoula, MT 59802-4225
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bitter Root Land Trust | Hamilton, MT | $60,000 |
| Garden City Harvest | Missoula, MT | $60,000 |
| Maps Media Institute | Hamilton, MT | $60,000 |
| Mountain Mamas | Bozeman, MT | $60,000 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | $60,000 |
| Tiny News Collective | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council | Billings, MT | $55,000 |
| National Forest Foundation | Missoula, MT | $50,000 |
| Climate Smart Missoula | Missoula, MT | $48,000 |
| Montana Environmental Information Center | Helena, MT | $41,200 |
| Missoula Interfaith Collaborative | Missoula, MT | $40,000 |
| Montana Land to Hand | Whitefish, MT | $40,000 |
| Montana Watershed Coordination Council | Helena, MT | $40,000 |
| Western Native Voice | Billings, MT | $40,000 |
| Arlee Community Development Corporation | Arlee, MT | $38,760 |
| Montana World Affairs Council | Missoula, MT | $35,000 |
| Community Food and Agriculture Coalition | Missoula, MT | $32,500 |
| Common Good Montana | Missoula, MT | $30,000 |
| Maps Media Institute | Hamilton, MT | $30,000 |
| Montana Free Press | Helena, MT | $30,000 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council | Billings, MT | $30,000 |
| Prickly Pear Land Trust | Helena, MT | $30,000 |
| Seeley Lake Community Foundation | Seeley Lake, MT | $30,000 |
| Upper Seven Law | Helena, MT | $30,000 |
| Western Landowners Alliance | Denver, CO | $30,000 |
| Montana Wilderness Association Dba Wild Montana | Helena, MT | $30,000 |
| Bitter Root Land Trust | Hamilton, MT | $30,000 |
| Forward Mt Foundation | Missoula, MT | $30,000 |
| Garden City Harvest | Missoula, MT | $30,000 |
| Leadership Montana | Bozeman, MT | $30,000 |
| Montana Environmental Information Center | Helena, MT | $30,000 |
| Montana Free Press | Helena, MT | $30,000 |
| Montana Land to Hand | Whitefish, MT | $30,000 |
| Park County Environmental Council | Livingston, MT | $30,000 |
| The Vital Ground Foundation | Missoula, MT | $30,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation - Evst | Missoula, MT | $30,000 |
| Community Food and Agriculture Coalition | Missoula, MT | $30,000 |
| Empowermt | Missoula, MT | $30,000 |
| Heart of the Rockies Initiative | Missoula, MT | $30,000 |
| Montana Free Press | Helena, MT | $30,000 |
| Wild Montana | Helena, MT | $30,000 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council | Billings, MT | $30,000 |
| Park County Environmental Council | Livingston, MT | $30,000 |
| Piikani Lodge Health Institute | Browning, MT | $30,000 |
| Prickly Pear Land Trust | Helena, MT | $30,000 |
| Seeley Lake Community Foundation | Seeley Lake, MT | $30,000 |
| The Vital Ground Foundation | Missoula, MT | $30,000 |
| Thunderheart Media Inc | Gallatin Gateway, CO | $30,000 |
| Winnett Aces | Winnett, MT | $30,000 |
| Bitter Root Water Forum | Hamilton, MT | $28,750 |
| Western Enviromental Law Center | Eugene, OR | $26,300 |
| Code Girls United | Kalispell, MT | $25,000 |
| Community Food and Agriculture Coalition | Missoula, MT | $25,000 |
| Continental Divide Trail Coalition | Golden, CO | $25,000 |
| Mainstreet Uptown Butte | Butte, MT | $25,000 |
| Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation (mist) | Missoula, MT | $25,000 |
| Montana Budget and Policy Center | Helena, MT | $25,000 |
| Montana Freshwater Partners | Livingston, MT | $25,000 |
| Montana Watershed Coordination Council | Helena, MT | $25,000 |
| Neighborworks Montana | Great Falls, MT | $25,000 |
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