The Ammon Foundation focuses its relatively small portfolio on a few high-dollar, program-specific grants that span higher education scholarships, medical research, veteran healing programs, and targeted international relief. They favor named or mission-driven initiatives (e.g., the Ted Ammon Scholarship, breast cancer research, veteran hunting/therapy trips, and Ukraine-related assistance) rather than broad general operating support. Grants are geographically diverse — domestic institutions and targeted international expenditure-responsibility awards — and often tied to discrete projects.
The Ammon Foundation’s most distinctive recent grant is a $200,000 award to The Northside Hospital Foundation Inc for breast cancer research, which signals a portfolio built around specific projects rather than broad institutional support. Across the latest grants on file, they back scholarships, medical and caregiver programs, veteran healing initiatives, and targeted relief work, often attaching funding to a named initiative or a defined purpose. That pattern appears in higher education support for Bucknell University, where one grant supported the Ted Ammon Scholarship Fund and another backed a new initiative led by Mark Elliott. It also shows up in mission-specific grants such as the veteran hunting expedition with Massachusetts Fallen Heroes and expenditure-responsibility support for Charity Fund Borzhavska Hope. The foundation’s giving is not limited to one sector or one geography; it moves between domestic nonprofits, scholarship funds, health-related organizations, and international projects. The common thread is specificity: grants are usually tied to a program, event, or project, and the recipients range from hospitals and schools to veteran service groups and Ukraine-related relief organizations.
In higher education, The Ammon Foundation gave Bucknell University $150,000 in 2024 to support a new initiative led by Mark Elliott, then added $75,000 in 2023 for the Ted Ammon Scholarship Fund. That emphasis on named education support also appears in the scholarship-oriented grant to Cherokee Employee Scholarship Foundation Inc. In health care, the foundation backed The Northside Hospital Foundation Inc with $200,000 for breast cancer research and gave Hairtostay $25,000 for cold caps for patients going through chemotherapy. They also supported Logan Health - Whitefish with $25,000 for The Birth Center, linking the portfolio to maternal care. On the veteran side, Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Inc received $75,000 for a new hunting initiative centered on a bonding and healing elk expedition, while Whitefish Veterans Support Team Inc received general support.
Typical grants cluster around a middle range: p25 is $10,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $50,000. The foundation’s recent record shows repeated support to some recipients across years, including Bucknell University, Cherokee Employee Scholarship Foundation Inc, and Youth Homes, which suggests an active multi-year pattern rather than isolated one-time awards. Their grants are usually program-specific, general and unrestricted, or tied to named funds and events. The Ammon Foundation is classified as a regular funder, and it also funds individuals. No application process is described in the data.
$735K
$13.9M
$675K
$906K
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MT.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Ammon Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 44 | $1.5M | 95.7% |
| 2 | Ukraine | 2 |
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Concentrated portfolio of a few large grants (many in the $75k–$225k range), occasional repeat funding to the same institution (e.g., Bucknell), and a mix of domestic program-specific grants and targeted international/expenditure-responsibility awards. The foundation prefers one-off, project-tied support rather than many small unrestricted grants.
Notable grantees: Bucknell University, The Northside Hospital Foundation, The Power of a Dream Foundation, Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Inc., Charity Fund Borzhavska Hope
Grants land across the United States, with New York state appearing most often by recipient count. Recent recipients include organizations in Atlanta, Whitefish, Fort Collins, and New York City, plus grants in Lewiston, Philadelphia, Boston, and San Francisco. The portfolio also includes two grants tied to Ukraine-based recipients or projects, including Charity Fund Borzhavska Hope in Zakarpattia Oblast and The Power of a Dream Foundation’s Basketball Federation of Ukraine project. The listed recipient countries are overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with a small international component.
Recent grants show support for higher education scholarships and initiatives, breast cancer research, caregiver programming, veteran healing activities, maternal health services, and targeted Ukraine-related relief. The foundation often ties money to a named fund or project rather than broad operating support.
Yes. Bucknell University appears more than once, with awards for the Ted Ammon Scholarship Fund and a new initiative led by Mark Elliott. Cherokee Employee Scholarship Foundation Inc and Youth Homes also received multiple grants across 2023 and 2024.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include larger awards such as $150,000 and $200,000 for named projects.
The foundation gives nationally, with recent recipients in many states including NY, GA, MT, CO, PA, MA, CA, TN, and WY. It also made two grants connected to Ukraine-related projects, showing a small international component alongside U.S. giving.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
| $200K |
4.3% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY | LEWISBURG, PA | $150,000 | 2024 | Aid to support the new initiative led by Mark Elliott |
| CHARITY FUND BORZHAVSKA HOPE | ZAKARPATTIA OBLAST, Uk | $100,000 | 2024 | Expenditure Responsibility Grant |
| MASSACHUSETTS FALLEN HEROES INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2024 | new veteran hunting initiative: this initiative centers around bringing a group of veterans on a bonding and healing elk hunting expedition in UT and the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes established program Innovets. |
| GARRETT SNIDER FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| LOVE TRIBE PROJECT INC | CORONA DL MAR, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| KINGS RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC | ALPHARETTA, GA | $50,000 | 2024 | Annual Fund |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| ARCH CORPORATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $35,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHEROKEE EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| HAIRTOSTAY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | For Cold Caps for patients going through chemotherapy |
| THE PINK AGENDA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2024 | Emerging Leaders of CHOA |
| TOUCHDOWN CLUB OF ATLANTA INC | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| YOUTH HOMES | MISSOULA, MT | $20,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MONTANA LAND TO HAND | WHITEFISH, MT | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | WHITEFISH, MT | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | Charitable Event |
| THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $200,000 | 2023 | Breast Cancer Research |
| THE POWER OF A DREAM FOUNDATION | BETHEL, CT | $100,000 | 2023 | Basketball Federation of Ukraine Project |
| BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY | LEWISBURG, PA | $75,000 | 2023 | The Ted Ammon Scholarship Fund |
| YOUTH HOMES | MISSOULA, MT | $50,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| NO BARRIERS USA | FORT COLLINS, CO | $50,000 | 2023 | Caregiver Program |
| CHEROKEE EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| WHITEFISH VETERANS SUPPORT TEAM INC | WHITEFISH, MT | $25,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| SCORE HOCKEY INC | DORCHESTER, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | Alexa and Justin Nevins Scholarship Fund |
| HOUSE OF UKRAINE | LA MESA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| LOGAN HEALTH - WHITEFISH | KALISPELL, MT | $25,000 | 2023 | The Birth Center |
| NORTH VALLEY FOOD BANK INC | WHITEFISH, MT | $25,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | WHITEFISH, MT | $20,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| JACKSON YOUTH SKATING INC | JACKSON, WY | $15,000 | 2023 | Charitable Event |
| PROJECT WHITEFISH KIDS INC | WHITEFISH, MT | $15,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| ARCH CORPORATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED | MARIETTA, GA | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| MONTANA LAND TO HAND | WHITEFISH, MT | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE PINK AGENDA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| WHITEFISH LAKE INSTITUTE | WHITEFISH, MT | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| JACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST | JACKSON, WY | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| MONTANA KAYAK ACADEMY INC | WHITEFISH, MT | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF THE FLATHEAD AVALANCHE CENTER INC | WHITEFISH, MT | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| WHITEFISH LEGACY PARTNERS INC | WHITEFISH, MT | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| GLACIER INSTITUTE INC | COLUMBIA FLS, MT | $4,821 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| S Brown | Birmingham, AL | $2,500 | 2023 | Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant |
| STUMPTOWN ART STUDIO | WHITEFISH, MT | $2,500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
CHARITY FUND BORZHAVSKA HOPE
$100,000Expenditure Responsibility Grant
new veteran hunting initiative: this initiative centers around bringing a group of veterans on a bonding and healing elk hunting expedition in UT and the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes established program Innovets.
GARRETT SNIDER FOUNDATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted
LOVE TRIBE PROJECT INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
ARCH CORPORATION
$35,000General & Unrestricted
CHEROKEE EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
THE PINK AGENDA INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION
$25,000Emerging Leaders of CHOA
TOUCHDOWN CLUB OF ATLANTA INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
MONTANA LAND TO HAND
$10,000General & Unrestricted
CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
$10,000General & Unrestricted
SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
$10,000Charitable Event
THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC
$200,000Breast Cancer Research
THE POWER OF A DREAM FOUNDATION
$100,000Basketball Federation of Ukraine Project
NO BARRIERS USA
$50,000Caregiver Program
CHEROKEE EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
WHITEFISH VETERANS SUPPORT TEAM INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
SCORE HOCKEY INC
$25,000Alexa and Justin Nevins Scholarship Fund
HOUSE OF UKRAINE
$25,000General & Unrestricted
LOGAN HEALTH - WHITEFISH
$25,000The Birth Center
NORTH VALLEY FOOD BANK INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
$20,000General & Unrestricted
JACKSON YOUTH SKATING INC
$15,000Charitable Event
PROJECT WHITEFISH KIDS INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
ARCH CORPORATION
$10,000General & Unrestricted
COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED
$10,000General & Unrestricted
MONTANA LAND TO HAND
$10,000General & Unrestricted
THE PINK AGENDA INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
WHITEFISH LAKE INSTITUTE
$5,000General & Unrestricted
MONTANA KAYAK ACADEMY INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
FRIENDS OF THE FLATHEAD AVALANCHE CENTER INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
GLACIER INSTITUTE INC
$4,821General & Unrestricted
S Brown
$2,500Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant
STUMPTOWN ART STUDIO
$2,500General & Unrestricted