Opportunity Overview
The Bill and Rosemary Gallagher Foundation accepts semiannual grant applications benefiting residents of Western Montana, which the Foundation defines as communities west of the Continental Divide and Helena. Health Care is an express program area, including improving access to quality health care, prevention and healthy lifestyle education, and support for hospitals and health care clinics providing charitable health care services.
Funding and Deadline
Applications for the fall cycle must be postmarked by October 31, 2026. The Foundation does not publish a clock time or time zone because the controlling requirement is a postmark date.
The Foundation does not publish a formal applicant maximum or fixed award range on its controlling pages. Its official FAQ reports average small program grants of about $3,000, average program grants of $8,000 to $10,000, and average capital campaign grants of about $50,000. These are historical averages, not ceilings or guaranteed award amounts.
Eligibility and Application Process
Prospective applicants should first review the Foundation guidelines and contact the Foundation Executive Director for preliminary review. Applicants determined eligible through that process receive password access to the formal application, and a site visit may be scheduled.
The Foundation generally does not fund conferences or camps, publications or media productions, endowment campaigns, pass through regranting, fundraising events, denominational religious programs, existing debts or liabilities, individuals, or organizations already funded by the Foundation in the current calendar year.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 82/100. This is a verified, recurring Western Montana funding source with an explicit health care focus and a clear fall deadline, but the Foundation does not publish a formal award ceiling and requires preliminary screening before formal application access.
N9+ Fit: 76/100, conditional. A qualifying Western Montana hospital, clinic, or charitable health access organization could potentially propose a focused access project using the Nonagon N9+ device and platform, but the Foundation does not expressly confirm remote examination technology or equipment allowability. Project fit should be validated during the Foundation preliminary review before any applicant outreach or package positioning. QC Healthcare fit: 52/100, conditional.
Next Action
Qualified Western Montana health organizations should review the Foundation guidelines and complete preliminary contact early enough to obtain application access and prepare a postmarked submission by October 31, 2026.
Verified Sources
Bill and Rosemary Gallagher Foundation application process, guidelines, and FAQ.