Family Service collaboratively assists individuals & families facing hunger, homelessness, and poverty in Yellowstone County and surrounding areas.
The Family Service of Billings Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated operating support to Family Service Inc in Billings: grants of $66,747 in 2024 and 2025, plus $60,000 in 2023. That pattern fits a foundation tied closely to direct service delivery in Yellowstone County and surrounding areas, where Family Service collaborates with individuals and families facing hunger, homelessness, and poverty. The organization’s active programs show how that work is carried out in practice: food assistance through a client-choice food room, emergency rent and utility help, education support for job training and GED completion, and furniture and clothing assistance through vouchers and thrift store operations. Seasonal efforts also appear in the program mix, including back-to-school backpacks and holiday food boxes. The foundation’s giving is local and fully concentrated in Montana, which matches the county-level service area described for Family Service. The overall picture is of a funder that supports basic needs, housing stability, and employment-related assistance through one primary operating relationship.
Food security is a core part of the foundation’s work. The client-choice food room serves individuals and families in Yellowstone County and Billings, and the senior commodities program extends food support to older residents. Housing stability is another clear focus: the rent and utility assistance program helps with emergency bills to prevent homelessness and instability during service hours, subject to program resources. Workforce support also appears in Education For Better Employment, which offers limited funding and support to Yellowstone County residents pursuing a GED or job certifications in fields such as accounting, office management, medical specialties, and web design. Basic-needs support is rounded out by furniture and clothing assistance through vouchers, along with thrift-store operations that include donation drop-off and free-day practices.
The typical grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $63,374, and both the median and 75th percentile are $66,747. Recent giving also shows a recurring relationship rather than one-off support, with the same operating grantee funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is a family foundation associated with direct service work, and it funds organizations rather than individuals. Its grantmaking is local and entirely within Montana, with the recent record showing a consistent operating pattern.
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Most grants fall between $63K and $67K, with a median of $67K.
25th Percentile
$63K
Median
$67K
75th Percentile
$67K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MT.
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Grantmaking is concentrated in Montana, and every recent grant in the data went to a recipient in Billings. The recipient country distribution is entirely US-based. The service footprint described for the foundation’s programs centers on Yellowstone County and surrounding areas, with Billings appearing repeatedly as the main city for food assistance, rent and utility help, education support, and clothing and furniture vouchers.
The foundation supports direct-service programs tied to hunger relief, homelessness prevention, poverty alleviation, emergency financial assistance, employment education, and clothing and furniture assistance. Active programs include a client-choice food room, rent and utility assistance, Education For Better Employment, and furniture and clothing vouchers.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals. Its giving is directed through grant support to organizations, including recurring operating support to Family Service Inc in Billings.
Its grant sizes are tightly grouped. The 25th percentile is $63,374, and both the median and 75th percentile are $66,747.
Its giving is local and fully concentrated in Montana. The recent grants in the data all went to Billings, and the broader service area described for the programs is Yellowstone County and surrounding areas.
The recent record shows recurring support. The same operating grantee received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all at the same general level.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAMILY SERVICE INC | BILLINGS, MT | $66,747 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY SERVICE INC | BILLINGS, MT | $66,747 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY SERVICE INC | BILLINGS, MT | $60,000 | 2023 | OPERATIONS |
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