A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 81-0506868Environment

Who funds Prickly Pear Land Trust?

24 private foundations gave Prickly Pear Land Trust in Helena, MT $3.5 million across 77 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

77 grants

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

  1. The High Stakes FoundationMissoula, MT 2025

    General Operations

    $30,000
  2. Mainwaring Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General purpose

    $15,000
  3. Esther L Heit Foundation AgencyHelena, MT 2025

    General support

    $14,600
  4. Perkins Charitable FoundationGates Mills, OH 2025

    Philanthropic purposes.

    $1,500
  5. The Knobloch Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Avalanche Conservation Easement

    $700,000
  6. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2024

    Avalanche cultural conservation easement

    $220,000
  7. Willow Springs Charitable TrustMt Carroll, IL 2024

    General purpose

    $120,000
  8. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2024

    New communications staff

    $46,000
  9. The High Stakes FoundationMissoula, MT 2024

    General Support

    $30,000
  10. Esther L Heit Foundation AgencyHelena, MT 2024

    General support

    $12,500
  11. Mainwaring Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General purpose

    $10,000
  12. The Frazer Family FoundationHelena, MT 2024

    Unrestricted

    $5,500
  13. Lora L and Martin N Kelley Family Foundation TrustOakland, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $5,000
  14. Two Meadowlarks Foundation IncHelena, MT 2024

    To fund operations

    $2,966
  15. The Fanwood FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General purpose

    $1,600
  16. Perkins Charitable FoundationGates Mills, OH 2024

    Philanthropic purposes.

    $1,500
  17. Cordingley FoundationHelena, MT 2024

    General Support

    $1,500
  18. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    Charitable contribution through the matching gifts program

    $500
  19. Willow Springs Charitable TrustMt Carroll, IL 2023

    General purpose

    $120,000
  20. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2023

    Content creator position

    $66,500
  21. Esther L Heit Foundation AgencyHelena, MT 2023

    General support

    $12,500
  22. Mainwaring Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  23. The Frazer Family FoundationHelena, MT 2023

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  24. The Fanwood FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General purpose

    $1,600
  25. Perkins Charitable FoundationGates Mills, OH 2023

    Philanthropic purposes.

    $1,500
  26. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    Charitable contribution through the matching gifts program

    $500
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $132
  28. The Kendeda FundWilmington, DE 2022

    the Avalanche Project, land conservation easement fund

    $1,000,000
  29. Willow Springs Charitable TrustMt Carroll, IL 2022

    General purpose

    $120,000
  30. Esther L Heit Foundation AgencyHelena, MT 2022

    General support

    $14,000
  31. Lora L and Martin N Kelley Family Foundation TrustOakland, CA 2022

    To support the prickly pear greenway project

    $10,000
  32. Mainwaring Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  33. The Frazer Family FoundationHelena, MT 2022

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  34. Lora L and Martin N Kelley Family Foundation TrustOakland, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $5,000
  35. The Fanwood FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General purpose

    $1,600
  36. Cordingley FoundationHelena, MT 2022

    General Support

    $1,000
  37. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Charitable contribution through the matching gifts program

    $1,000
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $160
  39. Willow Springs Charitable TrustMt Carroll, IL 2021

    General purpose

    $120,000
  40. The High Stakes FoundationMissoula, MT 2021

    General Support

    $20,000
  41. Lora L and Martin N Kelley Family Foundation TrustOakland, CA 2021

    Outreach to underserved communities for prickly pear greenway project.

    $10,000
  42. Esther L Heit Foundation AgencyHelena, MT 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  43. Mainwaring Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  44. Two Meadowlarks Foundation IncHelena, MT 2021

    To fund operations

    $3,724
  45. Cordingley FoundationHelena, MT 2021

    General Support

    $2,000
  46. The Fanwood FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General purpose

    $1,600
  47. Perkins Charitable FoundationGates Mills, OH 2021

    Philanthropic purposes.

    $1,250
  48. First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncBillings, MT 2021

    General Operating Support

    $500
  49. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $153
  50. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2020

    Facility purchase

    $218,000
  51. Treacy FoundationHelena, MT 2020

    Support of capital campaign.

    $115,000
  52. Willow Springs Charitable TrustMt Carroll, IL 2020

    General purpose

    $50,000
  53. Cross Charitable FoundationBozeman, MT 2020

    General fund

    $25,000
  54. The High Stakes FoundationMissoula, MT 2020

    General Support

    $20,000
  55. Charles A Weyerhaeuser Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operating support

    $10,000
  56. Lora L and Martin N Kelley Family Foundation TrustOakland, CA 2020

    To fund connections for broader subsets of the community, including veterans and people with disabilities, to the outdoors.

    $10,000
  57. Esther L Heit Foundation AgencyHelena, MT 2020

    General support

    $8,400
  58. Two Meadowlarks Foundation IncHelena, MT 2020

    Operational support

    $2,711
  59. Cordingley FoundationHelena, MT 2020

    General support

    $2,500
  60. Mainwaring Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  61. McBride Family FoundationRapid City, SD 2020

    General support

    $2,250
  62. Two Meadowlarks Foundation IncHelena, MT 2020

    To fund operations

    $2,249
  63. The Fanwood FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General purpose

    $1,600
  64. Perkins Charitable FoundationGates Mills, OH 2020

    Philanthropic purposes.

    $1,250
  65. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $219
  66. Willow Springs Charitable TrustMt Carroll, IL 2019

    General purpose

    $50,000
  67. Lee and Donna Metcalf Charitable TrustHelena, MT 2019

    To provide matching grant for purchase of headquarters building

    $50,000
  68. Cross Charitable FoundationBozeman, MT 2019

    General fund

    $15,000
  69. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2019

    To support environmental projects.

    $13,000
  70. Lora L and Martin N Kelley Family Foundation TrustOakland, CA 2019

    To fund connections for broader subsets of the community, including veterans and people with disabilities, to conservation and the outdoors

    $10,000
  71. McBride Family FoundationRapid City, SD 2019

    General support

    $2,250
  72. Cross Charitable FoundationBozeman, MT 2018

    General fund

    $25,000
  73. Treacy FoundationHelena, MT 2018

    Assist with purchase of irrigation equipment.

    $20,000
  74. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2018

    To support environmental projects.

    $12,000
  75. Merlin Foundation IncMissoula, MT 2018

    Supportand conservation and local recreational trail

    $2,000
  76. Two Meadowlarks Foundation IncHelena, MT 2018

    Operational support

    $500
  77. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2017

    To support environmental projects.

    $3,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Helena, MT and are not among Prickly Pear Land Trust’s funders above.

  1. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 15 grants Preselected only $64,512 to similar organizations
  2. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 18 grants Accepts applications $1,000,000 to similar organizations
  3. Wilburforce FoundationSeattle, WA 10 grants Accepts applications $575,000 to similar organizations
  4. Cromley Messina FoundationWhite Sulphur Springs, MT 8 grants Preselected only $90,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Willinphila FoundationNew York, NY 14 grants Preselected only $66,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Llewellyn FoundationSpringfield, OH 4 grants Accepts applications $65,000 to similar organizations
  7. Elizabeth Wakeman Henderson Charitable Foundation XXX-XX-XXXXNew York, NY 3 grants Preselected only $12,500 to similar organizations
  8. Linda & Barry Allen FoundationBoca Grande, FL 9 grants Preselected only $7,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-0506868 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.