The Otto Bremer Trust is seeking applications for its 2026 Community Responsive Fund.
Donor Name: Otto Bremer Trust
State: Montana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/18/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
As a trusted partner to the Otto Bremer Trust, this year the Montana Community Foundation will grant $2 million to Montana organizations through the Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund.
Priorities
- Food
- Organizations and programs that directly operate meal sites and food pantries to meet basic daily needs. (Large, region- and state-wide food bank activities are not included.)
- Shelter
- Organizations and programs that provide short-term and emergency shelter beds for people who are housing insecure or facing homelessness.
- Low-income health care clinics
- Organizations and programs that primarily provide affordable medical, dental, and mental health services to people with limited financial resources or who are uninsured/underinsured.
- Disability services
- Organizations and programs that support people with physical/cognitive disabilities.
- School-based mental health
- Organizations and programs that have established school-based mental health services.
Funding Information
Grants may be up to $75,000 to support operations, programming, and/or capital projects.
Grant Period
Funded programs must spend the funds within 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Required of all applicant organizations:
- The work must align with the OBT Community Responsive Fund focus areas for 2026.
- Beneficiaries of the grants must reside in Montana.
- The organization must have a 501(c)(3) determination from the IRS. (Government entities, including public schools, are not eligible. Non-public schools are eligible.)
- The organization may not have an open OBT strategic grant
- The majority of awards will be made to organizations that meet all the eligibility criteria listed below. Some funds, however, will be made available for organizations that do not meet one or more:
- The organization must have at least five years of successful operations during which they have continuously held 501(c)(3) status.
- The organization must complete annual audited financial statements prepared by an independent CPA.
- The organization’s actual operating expenses must have been $2 million or more in the last fiscal year, excluding in-kind expenses.
- The amount awarded may not exceed 10 percent of the organization’s previous fiscal year’s public philanthropic financial support.
For more information, visit Otto Bremer Trust.
