The foundation’s giving is overwhelmingly focused on supporting a Catholic health system and its affiliated institutions in Montana, with the largest dollars directed to St. Vincent Healthcare, SCL Health–Montana and the Sisters of Charity. Outside of these core institutional commitments, the foundation makes smaller, locally focused awards to organizations that advance community health, disability services and faith-based education in the Billings/greater Montana region. Grants reflect a mix of operational/support funding for the healthcare mission plus targeted support for community wellness, adaptive sports and local nonprofits.
St Vincent Healthcare Foundation Inc. centers its grantmaking on a Catholic health system in Montana, with multi-year support flowing to St Vincent Healthcare, SCL Health - Montana DBA St Vincent Healthcare, and the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The largest recent awards are in the millions, showing that the foundation’s core role is to sustain institutional charitable mission work rather than only make small project grants. In 2025, it also directed six-figure support to Special Olympics Montana Inc and additional funding to Montana Rescue Mission, extending its reach beyond the hospital system into community service organizations in the Billings area and broader Montana. Its recent grants show a strong preference for Montana recipients, especially organizations tied to health care, disability services, community wellness, and Catholic education. The foundation also funds selected local nonprofits and mission-related partners such as Billings Catholic Schools Foundation, Billings Symphony Society, and Friends of Montana Pbs. Across the record, the pattern is steady: large institutional support sits alongside smaller awards to organizations serving patients, students, and local communities.
Health system and mission support is the foundation’s defining theme. It gave $6,977,653 to St Vincent Healthcare in 2023 and $3,639,699 to SCL Health - Montana DBA St Vincent Healthcare in 2024, both for charitable mission support. The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth also received repeated million-dollar awards, including $2,235,192 in 2024 and $1,765,136 in 2025, again for charitable mission support. Beyond the core hospital and religious-affiliate grants, the foundation backs disability and adaptive sports work. It awarded $100,000 to Special Olympics Montana Inc in 2025 and $9,543 to Montana Youth Disabilities Alliance in 2025. Community wellness is another visible line of giving, with $20,549 to Montana Amateur Sports Inc in 2024 and $12,500 to Surgical Review Corp in 2024. It also supports Catholic and local education, including $6,850 to Billings Catholic Schools Foundation in 2023.
Grant sizes are highly skewed. The p25 is $10,625, the median is $19,706, and the p75 rises to $1,531,977, reflecting a mix of modest local awards and very large institutional support. The recent record shows repeated support to the same core recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially for charitable mission funding. The foundation appears to operate as a health-system-related grantmaker rather than a DAF or program-investment vehicle, and the data shows no individual giving. Its giving is regional, with a pronounced concentration in Montana.
$3.4M
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$10.5M
$5.2M
Most grants fall between $11K and $1.5M, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$1.5M
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Highly concentrated: a majority of total dollars go to a few core institutional grantees (hospital system and sponsoring religious order) with the remainder distributed among many modest, local grants. The foundation makes repeat grants to its primary partners while also funding a range of small, community-focused organizations across Billings and Montana.
Notable grantees: ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE, SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH, SCL HEALTH - MONTANA (DBA ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE), SPECIAL OLYMPICS MONTANA INC, MONTANA RESCUE MISSION
Montana dominates the recipient map: 79% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Billings is the main recipient city, with awards to St Vincent Healthcare, Montana Rescue Mission, Montana Amateur Sports Inc, Billings Catholic Schools Foundation, and Billings Symphony Society. Other Montana recipient cities include Great Falls, Columbia Falls, Big Sky, Bozeman, and Red Lodge. Outside Montana, the recent grants list includes Broomfield, Colorado, and Raleigh, North Carolina, but all listed grants are to US recipients.
The foundation concentrates on charitable mission support for a Catholic health system in Montana. It also funds disability and adaptive sports organizations, community wellness groups, Catholic education, and a small amount of medical research and education support.
The grant-size distribution is split between small awards and very large institutional grants: p25 is $10,625, median is $19,706, and p75 is $1,531,977. That pattern reflects both modest community awards and multimillion-dollar mission support.
Montana is the main giving state, accounting for 79% of grants in the recent data. Billings appears most often among recipient cities, followed by other Montana locations including Great Falls, Columbia Falls, Big Sky, Bozeman, and Red Lodge.
Yes. The recent record shows repeated grants to the same core institutional partners across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including St Vincent Healthcare, SCL Health - Montana DBA St Vincent Healthcare, and the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth.
Smaller awards go to organizations in community wellness, education, and service. Examples in the recent grants include Montana Amateur Sports Inc, Surgical Review Corp, Billings Catholic Schools Foundation, Billings Symphony Society, and Montana Rescue Mission.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH HEALTH SYSTEM INC | BROOMFIELD, CO | $1,841,721 | 2026 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SCL HEALTH - MONTANA DBA ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE | BILLINGS, MT | $1,594,928 | 2026 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH | BROOMFIELD, CO | $1,765,136 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SCL HEALTH - MONTANA DBA ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE | BILLINGS, MT | $1,572,643 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS MONTANA INC | GREAT FALLS, MT | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| MONTANA RESCUE MISSION | BILLINGS, MT | $70,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| NATUROPATHIC EDUCATION & RESEARCH CONSORTIUM INC | BILLINGS, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION OF MONTANA | GREAT FALLS, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| MONTANA RESCUE MISSION | BILLINGS, MT | $14,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| MONTANA YOUTH DISABILITIES ALLIANCE | COLUMBIA FALLS, MT | $9,543 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| THE BIG SKY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION | BIG SKY, MT | $8,079 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SCL HEALTH - MONTANA DBA ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE | BILLINGS, MT | $3,639,699 | 2024 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH | BROOMFIELD, CO | $2,235,192 | 2024 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| MONTANA AMATEUR SPORTS INC | BILLINGS, MT | $20,549 | 2024 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS |
| NATUROPATHIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC | BILLINGS, MT | $20,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR BILLINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | BILLINGS, MT | $15,500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS |
| SURGICAL REVIEW CORP | RALEIGH, NC | $12,500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS |
| BILLINGS SYMPHONY SOCIETY | BILLINGS, MT | $6,500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS |
| ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE | BILLINGS, MT | $6,977,653 | 2023 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH | BROOMFIELD, CO | $2,035,786 | 2023 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| NATUROPATHIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC | BILLINGS, MT | $20,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| MONTANA AMATEUR SPORTS INC | BILLINGS, MT | $19,412 | 2023 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS |
| FRIENDS OF MONTANA PBS | BOZEMAN, MT | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION |
| BILLINGS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $6,850 | 2023 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS |
| RED LODGE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RED LODGE, MT | $5,200 | 2023 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS |
SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION
SCL HEALTH - MONTANA DBA ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE
$1,594,928SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION
SCL HEALTH - MONTANA DBA ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE
$1,572,643SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION
NATUROPATHIC EDUCATION & RESEARCH CONSORTIUM INC
$20,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION
SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION OF MONTANA
$20,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION
MONTANA YOUTH DISABILITIES ALLIANCE
$9,543SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION
SCL HEALTH - MONTANA DBA ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE
$3,639,699SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION
MONTANA AMATEUR SPORTS INC
$20,549COMMUNITY WELLNESS
NATUROPATHIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC
$20,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR BILLINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$15,500COMMUNITY WELLNESS
SURGICAL REVIEW CORP
$12,500COMMUNITY WELLNESS
BILLINGS SYMPHONY SOCIETY
$6,500COMMUNITY WELLNESS
ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE
$6,977,653SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION
NATUROPATHIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC
$20,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
MONTANA AMATEUR SPORTS INC
$19,412COMMUNITY WELLNESS
FRIENDS OF MONTANA PBS
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION
BILLINGS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$6,850COMMUNITY WELLNESS