Montana Conservation Elders
The site https://mtconservationelders.org is an organization site for Montana Conservation Elders with About, Contact (P.O. Box Helena, MT), Speakers Bureau, NextGen pages and a downloadable 2025 Annual Report. Site content shows dated posts (2024) and a 2026 copyright, indicating recent maintenance.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Montana-based conservation or youth-development nonprofit running summer camp or outdoor education scholarships with an existing local profile or referral into the foundation’s network.
Good Fit
- • Programs that provide summer camp scholarships or youth outdoor education in Montana.
- • A prior relationship or an introduction from a current or past grantee.
- • Ability to demonstrate local impact and fiscally responsible use of modest grants.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in Montana, with about 80% of dollars going to in-state recipients and only small shares to Idaho and Iowa; grants in the latest year were recorded across three states but the footprint is effectively local.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 13 distinct grantees (and prior years show 7–11), indicating a moderate spread of independent recipients for this funder; however the top five recipients captured roughly 70% of dollars, so financial concentration coexists with a reasonably broad recipient list.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly states it funds only preselected applicants and in the latest year added only two new recipients, so unsolicited applicants are unlikely to be accepted despite occasional new entrants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
