About Bozeman Deaconess Health Services
Bozeman Deaconess Health Services concentrates its philanthropy on improving local health and wellbeing across the Bozeman/Gallatin Valley service area, funding a mix of clinical access, behavioral health, cancer support, and prevention/wellness programs. The foundation favors mission-aligned local institutions (including Montana State University and community clinics) and a range of human service partners that address social determinants of health, crisis response, and youth healthy-lifestyle programming. Grants skew toward place-based impact with several repeat recipients and a handful of large awards alongside many modest community grants.
Focus Areas
Expanding local healthcare access through hospitals, university health programs, and community clinics (e.g., MSU Foundation, Bridgercare)Cancer patient support and survivorship services in the service area (e.g., Cancer Support Community MT)Behavioral health, suicide/crisis prevention, and mindfulness programs (e.g., Wellness in Action, Suffer Out Loud, Montana Mindfulness Project)Safety-net and crisis services for low-income and vulnerable residents, including domestic violence support (e.g., HRDC, Haven, Help Center)Youth physical activity, outdoor recreation, and school-based healthy-lifestyle initiatives (e.g., Bridger Ski Foundation, Gallatin Valley Farm to School)
About Bozeman Deaconess Health Services
Three years in a row, Bozeman Deaconess Health Services made its largest recent award to Montana State University Foundation: $285,715 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to support improving access to health services in its service area. That recurring commitment signals how closely the foundation ties its philanthropy to local healthcare access, while also backing cancer support, crisis response, behavioral health, and youth wellness. The grant list shows a consistent pattern of place-based funding in Bozeman and the broader Gallatin Valley, with many awards directed to hospitals, clinics, university health programs, and community organizations serving residents within the same service area. The foundation also funds a range of direct-service partners that work on health-related needs beyond clinical care. Recent awards include support for human services, domestic violence programming, mindfulness education in schools, and healthy-lifestyle programming for youth. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent-grants list, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. Bozeman Deaconess Health Services also makes program-related investments, indicating a broader set of tools than grantmaking alone.
What Bozeman Deaconess Health Services Funds
Access to health services is a central theme. Bozeman Deaconess Health Services gave $54,500 in 2023 to Human Resource Development Council of District IX (HRDC) to support improving access to health services in its service area, and it also funded Community Health Partners with $26,000 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2024 for the same purpose. Cancer support is another recurring area. The foundation awarded $60,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to Cancer Support Comununity MT for cancer support services within its service area. Behavioral health and crisis response show up in several grants. Wellness in Action received $20,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for behavioral health services, while Suffer Out Loud received $10,000 in 2024 for crisis and suicide prevention. The foundation also supported Montana Mindfulness Project with $10,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024 for mindfulness-based education in schools.
How Bozeman Deaconess Health Services Gives
Bozeman Deaconess Health Services gives with a typical grant size of $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $12,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The pattern mixes many smaller community awards with a few much larger recurring grants, including repeated support to the same recipients across 2023 through 2025. That repeat pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation is a health-services organization with program-related investments, and the grant list shows direct support to local institutions and service providers.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$472K
Total Assets
$209.8M
Total Revenue
$193.2M
Total Expenses
$190M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Brad Ludford
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