The Phoenix - Gianforte Family Foundation

The Phoenix

November 25, 2022

A Sober Community

“I’ve always struggled with my relationship with alcohol. But it wasn’t until I found kickboxing this year that I realized I was just drinking because I was lonely and a little bored,” says Erin M. She discovered kickboxing through The Phoenix. “It wasn’t long until I was hooked on moving and hitting the bag with other people, so I became a volunteer and now lead a weekly kickboxing class at the civic center in Livingston,” Erin continues.

A nationwide program, The Phoenix offers a range of sober activities to those wanting to overcome their reliance on alcohol or other addictive substances. The nonprofit now operates in Missoula, Billings, Great Falls, and Livingston. The focus is on fostering a supportive and healthy community. To that end, The Phoenix offers crossift, kayaking, hiking, yoga, and weightlifting. Arts and crafts, family trivia challenges, recovery meetings, and online classes provide added outlets for socialization and communication. The only “cost” to participants is 48 hours of sobriety.

Erin says that she hasn’t had a drink since joining The Phoenix. “I feel amazing! I’m so grateful for The Phoenix and this opportunity to bring sober people together.”

Living sober and building friendships through The Phoenix begins here.

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:

Jobs, Education, and Entrepreneurship

Valuing Families and the Vulnerable

Christian Outreach and Discipleship

Bozeman Arts and Culture

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