What kinds of projects does Snowy Mountain Development Corp fund?

Its active programs focus on brownfields cleanup, downtown redevelopment, infrastructure, building rehabilitation, façade work, land assembly, and environmental remediation. The recent grants also show support for Bureau of Land Management-related projects and site cleanup work tied to redevelopment.

Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Yes for several active programs. Lewistown TIF Assistance, TED applications, TIF/TED district subsidies, and Lewistown TED Assistance all accept unsolicited applications, and the TIF/TED applications program uses published application forms. The Brownfields Program does not accept unsolicited applications.

What is the typical grant size?

The typical award is in the tens of thousands of dollars: p25 is $10,667, median grant size is $22,487, and p75 is $37,745. Recent awards range from smaller grants around $6,401 to larger cleanup grants above $100,000.

Where does Snowy Mountain Development Corp give most often?

Most grants go to recipients in Montana, which accounts for 79% of grants in the recent data. Recipient cities include Billings, Helena, Roundup, Lewistown, Hardin, Harlowton, and Hilger, with some grants also going to Sheridan and Laramie in Wyoming.

Do recipients appear more than once across years?

Yes. Wwc Engineering appears in both 2024 and 2025, Wgm Group appears in both 2024 and 2025, and Safetech Inc appears in both 2024 and 2025. That points to repeated project support rather than one-off awards only.

Snowy Mountain Development

Name: Snowy Mountain Development — grants, 990 financials & funding data
Creator: Kindora

ActiveCommunity Improvement

LEWISTOWN, MTWebsite4065352591

About Snowy Mountain Development

To build community and economic capital in a six-county area of central Montana by partnering with local governments, community organizations, businesses, and entrepreneurs to implement community and economic development projects.

Focus Areas

economic developmentcommunity developmentbusiness lendingbrownfields remediationfood and agriculture developmentworkforce & leadership traininggovernment contracting support

Who They Fund

federal land management agencies (Bureau of Land Management)communities adjacent to brownfield sitesfuture public land users / general public

Funding Style

About Snowy Mountain Development

Snowy Mountain Development Corp’s defining work is site-specific cleanup and redevelopment finance in central Montana, especially around brownfields and public financing districts. The latest grants show repeated support for contaminated-property cleanup, with large awards to Olympus Technical Services in Helena, Safetech Inc in Billings, and Schroeder Contracting in Billings for brownfield cleanup. The pattern is not limited to environmental work alone: the foundation also channels capital into redevelopment tools that can support infrastructure, building rehabilitation, land assembly, and other community improvements in Lewistown and the surrounding region. That mix fits its stated purpose of building community and economic capital in a six-county area by partnering with local governments, community organizations, businesses, and entrepreneurs. Recent awards also reach project partners such as Lower Musselshell Conservation District in Roundup and Fergus Conservation District in Lewistown, showing a project-based approach tied to local implementation. The grant record suggests a funder that works through specific projects, often using public financing mechanisms and cleanup funding rather than broad general operating support.

What Snowy Mountain Development Funds

Brownfield remediation is the clearest center of activity. Snowy Mountain Development Corp awarded $148,205 to Olympus Technical Services for brownfield cleanup and $115,688 to Safetech Inc for the same purpose, alongside a $31,949 award to Wwc Engineering in Sheridan, WY for brownfield cleanup. The foundation also supports conservation and land-management projects: Lower Musselshell Conservation District received $35,374 for a Bureau of Land Management project and $22,487 for Bureau of Land Management work, while Fergus Conservation District received $11,872 for a Bureau of Land Management project. Community and economic development funding appears through the district tools it administers, including Lewistown TIF and TED assistance for downtown redevelopment, infrastructure, building rehabilitation, site preparation, and public improvements. Recent grants to Environmental Contractors LLC and Wgm Group also fit the cleanup-and-redevelopment model.

How Snowy Mountain Development Gives

Typical grants are in the low tens of thousands, with a p25 of $10,667, a median of $22,487, and a p75 of $37,745. The recent record shows a mix of mid-sized project awards and smaller technical-assistance or cleanup grants. Grants recur across years for some recipients: Wwc Engineering appears in 2024 and 2025, Wgm Group appears in 2024 and 2025, and Safetech Inc appears in 2024 and 2025. Snowy Mountain Development Corp is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and it appears to operate through project-based grants, loans, and public financing tools. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, and published forms are used for TIF and TED applications.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$95K

Total Assets

$9.6M

Total Revenue

$3.2M

Total Expenses

$1.4M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $11K and $38K, with a median of $22K.

25th Percentile

$11K

Median

$22K

75th Percentile

$38K

Geographic Reach

Regional2 states funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

SARA HUDSON

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
PERFECT 10 ROOFING	BILLINGS, MT	$65,365	2026	BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP
TETRA TECH INC	DALLAS, TX	$15,699	2026	BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP
WWC ENGINEERING	SHERIDAN, WY	$14,039	2026	BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP
SCHROEDER CONTRACTING	BILLINGS, MT	$44,859	2025	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
WWC ENGINEERING	SHERIDAN, WY	$23,840	2025	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTORS LLC	BILLINGS, MT	$18,473	2025	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
WGM GROUP	MISSOULA, MT	$17,545	2025	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
LOWER MUSSELSHELL CONSERVATION DISTRICT	ROUNDUP, MT	$14,150	2025	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
SAFETECH INC	BILLINGS, MT	$6,401	2025	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
OLYMPUS TECHNICAL SERVICES	HELENA, MT	$148,205	2024	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
OLYMPUS TECHNICAL SERVICES	HELENA, MT	$148,205	2024	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
SAFETECH INC	BILLINGS, MT	$115,688	2024	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
SAFETECH INC	BILLINGS, MT	$115,688	2024	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
WWC ENGINEERING	SHERIDAN, WY	$31,949	2024	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
WWC ENGINEERING	SHERIDAN, WY	$31,949	2024	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
LOWER MUSSELSHELL CONSERVATION DISTRICT	ROUNDUP, MT	$22,487	2024	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
LOWER MUSSELSHELL CONSERVATION DISTRICT	ROUNDUP, MT	$22,487	2024	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
TRIHYDRO CORPORATION	LARAMIE, WY	$10,333	2024	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
TRIHYDRO CORPORATION	LARAMIE, WY	$10,333	2024	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
WGM GROUP	MISSOULA, MT	$10,320	2024	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
WGM GROUP	MISSOULA, MT	$10,320	2024	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
CROWLY BLOCKBIGHORN VALLEY HEALTH CLINIC	HARDIN, MT	$118,344	2023	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
LOWER MUSSELSHELL CONSERVATION DISTRICT	ROUNDUP, MT	$35,374	2023	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGMENT PROJECT
BIEGALS BARCITY OF HARLOWTON	HARLOWTON, MT	$22,765	2023	BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP
FERGUS CONSERVATION DISTRICT	LEWISTOWN, MT	$11,872	2023	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PROJECT
HILGER MEATSCOUNTRY STORE	HILGER, MT	$10,778	2023	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP
STOCKMANS BARCITY OF ROUNDUP	ROUNDUP, MT	$7,442	2023	BROWNFIELD CLEANUP

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