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short stories about our partners’ impact

Read how our partners are working to inspire, innovate, and improve the lives of people across Montana!

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Service through Compassion

“We had to get creative,” says Development Director Carrie Matter, discussing how the Great Falls Rescue Mission rethought its fundraising banquet last spring. Forced to forgo the event, the mission raised equivalent donations (over $54,000) through the new Week of Compassion, which encouraged community members to support the mission by giving up a meal and donating […]

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Supporting Montana LEOs

Getting away from it all may not be for everyone, just coming out of a pandemic. But law enforcement officers have faced one of their toughest years in recent memory and just might be ready for a retreat. Our new partner, Protectors’ Peak, is expanding their reach this summer to offer a July 8-11 Retreat […]

Aubrey Parker Butte Literacy

More than Mere Tutoring

Aubrey Parker moved to Montana from Colorado in early 2020, one math exam shy of her GED. Despite COVID-19 shutdowns at the Butte Silver Bow Public Library and the fact that Montana doesn’t offer GED testing, the Butte Literacy Program provided a tutor and arranged for her exam at the library. Parker passed. She was […]

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Expanding Reach in Montana

When many Montana organizations curtailed services in 2020, Royal Family Kids expanded their outreach. “We’ve offered more activities to more kids than ever before,” says Amy Rowan, who with husband Joseph runs the RFK programs in Three Forks. Royal Family Kids offers foster children a summer camp as well as a mentoring program. “Multiple donors […]

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Responding to New Needs

When COVID-19 struck this spring, Young Life Montana was opening new chapters across the state. Restrictions on group meetings, however, prompted the youth outreach organization to pivot, according to Montana-Wyoming Director Keith Dow. Young Life members still wanted to meet and Young Lives teen moms needed increased help. Both groups responded. “Kids today have a whole life […]

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors

How do you really know the issues your neighbors are facing? Simple—you talk to them. The Missoula Interfaith Collaborative (MIC) is partnering with congregations, nonprofits, and community organizations to assess and address the needs of Missoula residents during the current COVID-19 health crisis. “It’s all about neighbors connecting with each other,” says Rebecca Pettit, development […]

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Setting the Pace

Though many organizations went online this spring, Montana’s Code Girls United is setting the pace in a cyber-based world: With their annual, regional Northwest Challenge canceled May 2-3, teams instead are competing in the Technovation Challenge, an online competition of 20,000 girls worldwide. Faced with canceling their summer fundraising event, they’re now planning not one, but […]

Camp Child Sal Army Helena

Embracing God’s Love

Communal city living at God’s Love homeless shelter in Helena became a community concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. County health leaders, nonprofit organizations, and government officials joined forces to find a safe solution. Major Philip Smith, Corps Officer for Salvation Army of Helena, and his team are playing a vital role. The Salvation Army assisted […]

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Keeping Spirit Alive

When student athletes and coaches suddenly saw their sports season shelved, the Montana Fellowship of Christian Athletes upped their game. The organization is keeping spirit alive through their FCA Virtual website, connecting with 900 coaches and thousands of athletes across Montana. Weekly Huddle Up programs feature NFL players, PGA pros, and others, and Montana Virtual Huddles […]

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The Play’s the Thing

After a month or more of homeschooling, even the best parent-teachers may need some fresh ideas for engaging their students. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) is making it easy, by bringing the Bard’s work straight to your living room or home office. Their Montana Shakes traveling program for elementary schools is now presenting Virtual Shakes, […]

Eligibility Criteria

Tax status:  We only fund work done by organizations ruled to have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Geographic location:  In most cases, our funding is limited to organizations in Montana.  We will occasionally provide funding to organizations that operate nationally, when their work aligns with our focus areas and impacts the nation as a whole.  We rarely fund work overseas unless we have a personal connection with the group doing the work.

Funding amounts:  We do not generally fund projects where we are the sole providers of funding, nor do we like to account for more than 50% of the budget for a project (and in most cases, less).  In addition, we prefer to start with smaller amounts for organizations that we have not worked with in the past.

Focus areas: We limit our funding to work that falls within one of our focus areas:

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