The Donald & Carol Roberts Foundation appears to focus its giving on local higher-education support, demonstrated by a single grant to MSU Billings for scholarships. Its activity suggests a preference for funding student aid at the regional public university, likely as a memorial or targeted scholarship program.
Highly concentrated and small-scale: a single grant in the dataset directed to one regional university scholarship program rather than diversified or multi-year commitments.
Scholarships for MSU Billings appear to anchor Donald & Carol Roberts Foundation in Memory of Virginia K Weston Inc’s recent giving. The largest listed award is a $20,000 grant in 2025 to the Msu Billings Foundation for scholarships, and the foundation has returned to that same recipient repeatedly for both scholarship and general-operating support. Beyond the university, its recent grants show a strong local pattern centered in Billings and nearby Montana communities, with support for family services, youth programs, housing assistance, and a Jewish cultural sponsorship. The foundation’s giving includes multiple grants to the Msu Billings Foundation across 2023, 2024, and 2025, ranging from scholarships to general operations. It also funded Florence Crittenton Home in Helena for general operations, Family Promise for affordable housing, and Billings Symphony for a Jewish composers concert sponsorship. The mix suggests a funder that combines student aid with unrestricted support for community organizations and targeted project support when a specific program fits its interests.
Higher education is a clear throughline in the foundation’s recent grants. In 2025, it gave $20,000 to Msu Billings Foundation for scholarships, following earlier scholarship grants of $10,000 in 2023 and $7,500 in 2024 to the same recipient. That recurring support points to sustained backing for student aid at MSU Billings. Outside higher education, the foundation has supported family and social-service organizations through general operations. Examples include $16,500 to Florence Crittenton Home for general operations and $8,000 to Family Promise for affordable housing. It has also given $7,500 to Family Tree Nurturing Center and $5,000 to Family Service Foundation Inc, both for general operations. Cultural giving appears in a 2024 grant of $5,000 to Billings Symphony for sponsorship of a Jewish composers concert, linking the foundation’s support to a specific community program.
The listed typical grant size is small and consistent: p25 $1,000, median $1,500, and p75 $2,000. Recent examples show larger awards as well, but most grants cluster around modest operating or program support amounts. The foundation has made repeated grants to the same organizations across multiple years, including Msu Billings Foundation, Family Service Inc, Congregation Beth Aaron, La Leche League USA, and Family Tree Nurturing Center. It also makes grants to individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The pattern reads as discretionary philanthropy rather than a formal open-application process, since no application mode is stated in the data.
$207K
$2.8M
$174K
$248K
Most grants fall between $1K and $2K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$2K
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Notable grantees: MSU Billings Foundation
Grantmaking is strongly concentrated in Montana, with 86% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state and Montana also the top state by grant count. Billings is the main recipient city in the recent grants list, alongside Helena and Columbus. The foundation’s only non-Billings Montana examples in the sample include Florence Crittenton Home in Helena and Special K Ranch Inc in Columbus. All listed grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
Recent grants show support for universities, family-service groups, youth organizations, housing-related nonprofits, and cultural organizations. Examples include Msu Billings Foundation for scholarships and general operations, Family Promise for affordable housing, Youth Dynanics for general operations, and Billings Symphony for sponsorship of a Jewish composers concert.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat awards across 2023 through 2025 to Msu Billings Foundation, Congregation Beth Aaron, La Leche League USA, Family Service Inc, Family Tree Nurturing Center, and Special K Ranch Inc. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts only.
The reported grant-size distribution is p25 $1,000, median $1,500, and p75 $2,000. Recent grants include larger awards such as $20,000 to Msu Billings Foundation and $16,500 to Florence Crittenton Home, but the distribution indicates that many awards are relatively small.
Montana is the main giving state, and 86% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Billings appears most often among recipient cities, with additional Montana grants in Helena and Columbus.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU BILLINGS FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FLORENCE CRITTENTON HOME | HELENA, MT | $16,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ZOO MONTANA | BILLINGS, MT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MSU BILLINGS FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $7,950 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SPECIAL K RANCH INC | COLUMBUS, MT | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BOYS GIRLS CLUB FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CONGREGATION BETH AARON | BILLINGS, MT | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LALECHE LEAGUEVINTERNATIONAL | BILLINGS, MT | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FAMILIES |
| MONTANA AUDUBON CONSERVATION EDUCAT | BILLINGS, MT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY TREE NURTURING CENTER | BILLINGS, MT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GRATITUDE IN ACTION | BILLINGS, MT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY SERVICE INC | BILLINGS, MT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY SERVICE FOUNDATION INC | BILLINGS, MT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LA LECHE LEAGUE USA | LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RIVERSTONE HEALTH FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SCHOLARSHIP PLUS | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LYDIAS HOUSE | CINCINNATI, OH | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY PROMISE | BILLINGS, MT | $2,500 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT |
| ENERGY SHARE | HELENA, MT | $2,500 | 2025 | ENERGY ASSISTANCE |
| FAMILY PROMISE | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATION NEEDS |
| ANGEL HORSES | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MONTANA | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CASA OF YELLOWSTONE COUNTY | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PRE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ST LOUIS, MO | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MSU BILLINGS FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| EAGLE MOUNT BILLINGS | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BILLINGS CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BILLINGS LIBRARY FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ART HOUSE | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY PROMISE | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF YELLOWSTONE | BILLINGS, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MONTANA AUDUBON SOCIETY | HELENA, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ROTARY CLUB OF BILLINGS FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $1,845 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BILLINGS FAMILY YMCA | BILLINGS, MT | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BILLINGS EDUCATION FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND NEEDS |
| BILLINGS ROTARY FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ALBERTA BAIR THEATRE | BILLINGS, MT | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST JOHN'S FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LANDON'S LEGACY | BILLINGS, MT | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YELLOWSTONE VALLEY ANIMAL SHELTER | BILLINGS, MT | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FRIENDS OF MONTANA PBS | BOZEMAN, MT | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MONTANA 4H FOUNDATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SHODAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | HELENA, MT | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BILLINGS ROTARY FOUNDATION | BILLINGS, MT | $1,200 | 2025 | FOOD BASKETS |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA | IOWA CITY, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | DENTAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP |
| BILLINGS SYMPHONY | HELENA, MT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TUMBLEWEED | BILLINGS, MT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
MSU BILLINGS FOUNDATION
$20,000SCHOLARSHIPS
FLORENCE CRITTENTON HOME
$16,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
ZOO MONTANA
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
MSU BILLINGS FOUNDATION
$7,950GENERAL OPERATIONS
BOYS GIRLS CLUB FOUNDATION
$7,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
CONGREGATION BETH AARON
$6,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
LALECHE LEAGUEVINTERNATIONAL
$5,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FAMILIES
MONTANA AUDUBON CONSERVATION EDUCAT
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FAMILY TREE NURTURING CENTER
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GRATITUDE IN ACTION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FAMILY SERVICE FOUNDATION INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
LA LECHE LEAGUE USA
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
SCHOLARSHIP PLUS
$3,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
LYDIAS HOUSE
$3,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FAMILY PROMISE
$2,500ENDOWMENT
ENERGY SHARE
$2,500ENERGY ASSISTANCE
ANGEL HORSES
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MONTANA
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
CASA OF YELLOWSTONE COUNTY
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
MSU BILLINGS FOUNDATION
$2,000SCHOLARSHIPS
EAGLE MOUNT BILLINGS
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BILLINGS CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BILLINGS LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ART HOUSE
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FAMILY PROMISE
$2,000ENDOWMENT
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF YELLOWSTONE
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
MONTANA AUDUBON SOCIETY
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ROTARY CLUB OF BILLINGS FOUNDATION
$1,845GENERAL OPERATIONS
BILLINGS FAMILY YMCA
$1,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
BILLINGS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL FUND NEEDS
BILLINGS ROTARY FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
ALBERTA BAIR THEATRE
$1,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST JOHN'S FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
LANDON'S LEGACY
$1,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
FRIENDS OF MONTANA PBS
$1,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
MONTANA 4H FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
BILLINGS ROTARY FOUNDATION
$1,200FOOD BASKETS
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
$1,000DENTAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
BILLINGS SYMPHONY
$1,000GENERAL OPERATIONS