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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 45-0492824Education

Who funds Brightways Learning?

8 private foundations gave Brightways Learning in Missoula, MT $298,707 across 15 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

15 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncBillings, MT 2025

    Volunteer Day Project

    $500
  2. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2024

    New staff

    $53,500
  3. The Llewellyn FoundationSpringfield, OH 2024

    General

    $20,000
  4. First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncBillings, MT 2024

    General Operating Support

    $500
  5. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2023

    Resilient youth & educator expansion project

    $105,000
  6. First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncBillings, MT 2023

    General Operating Support

    $2,500
  7. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $66
  8. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $119
  9. Dennis & Phyllis Washington FoundationMissoula, MT 2021

    Western montana resiliency project

    $41,925
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $126
  11. Dennis & Phyllis Washington FoundationMissoula, MT 2020

    Western montana resiliency project

    $41,925
  12. Gianforte Family Charitable TrustBozeman, MT 2020

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $46
  14. The Steele-Reese Foundation XXXXX1004Chicago, IL 2019

    General

    $20,000
  15. Headwaters Health Foundation of Western MontanaMissoula, MT 2019

    General operating

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Missoula, MT and are not among Brightways Learning’s funders above.

  1. Max and Betty Swanson FoundationMissoula, MT 16 grants Accepts applications $73,000 to similar organizations
  2. Markovich Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 12 grants Preselected only $69,500 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 17 grants Accepts applications $27,575 to similar organizations
  4. The Ruth Pruitt Phillips Foundation IncMissoula, MT 6 grants Preselected only $27,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Bill & Rosemary Gallagher FoundationMissoula, MT 7 grants Accepts applications $26,500 to similar organizations
  6. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 4 grants Accepts applications $1,100 to similar organizations
  7. Louis L Borick FoundationHouston, TX 14 grants Accepts applications $551,430 to similar organizations
  8. Merlin Foundation IncMissoula, MT 10 grants Preselected only $142,100 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-0492824 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.