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WESTERN MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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Mission
The Western Montana Community Foundation seeks to improve community vitality in the counties of Western Montana, especially Missoula, Ravalli, Granite and Mineral counties. Grants are made to charitable organizations in those areas from funds raised for this purpose and from interest on endowment funds.
History
The Western Montana Community Foundation was originally a regional committee of the Montana Community Foundation. As the Five Valleys Regional Committee, WMCF made grants to charitable organizations in the region. Due to the rural character of some of the counties in our area, the Five Valleys Regional Committee offered some services and programs beyond grantmaking to assist nonprofits in these counties. In seeking a nonprofit tax exemption, the Five Valleys Regional Committee became the Western Montana Community Foundation, and we received our exemption in 2008.
Board
Lou Ann Crowley
Orville Daniels
Betty duPont
Hal Fraser
Mike Kadas
Stan Nicholson
Diane Sands
Chris Siegler
Mark Sherouse
Susan Talbot
Don Thomas
Linda Tracy
Rt. Rev. Leigh Wallace
Jeanne Wolverton
GOOD WORKS
Grants by the Five Valleys Regional Committee/Western Montana Community Foundation have been made to:
RSVP Mineral County
Partnership Health Center
Montana Council for Families
Mo-Trans Dance Company
Friends of Two Rivers
Flagship Program
Five Valleys Land Trust
First Night Missoula
YMCA Nature Walks
Buy a Teacher’s Day – 13 rural schools
Natural History Center
WORD - Women’s Opportunity Resource Development
West End Valley Fire Department - Ravalli County
Bitterroot Ecological Resources
YWCA of Missoula
Healthy Families of Ravalli County
Corvallis Schools Foundation
Seeley Lake Elementary Schools
Seeley Lake YMCA
Hunger Coalition
Asian American Center
Forest Stewards Guild
Living Arts
Missoula Family Violence Council
North Missoula Community Development Corp.
Spirit At Play Early Childhood Program
Garden City Harvest Project
Rural Sustainability Organization (Drummond)
Drummond Community Hall
Poverello Center
Montana Committee for the Humanities
Osteoporosis Screening for Rural Communities
WIC Programs for Clinton and Drummond
Farmers Market Nutrition Coupons for Indigent Women and Children
Boys and Girls Club of Missoula
Travelers’ Rest of Lolo
Bitterroot Library
Alpine Artisans
Bitterroot Attention Home
Corvallis High School Classroom without Walls
Headwaters Dance Company
Hunters Helping the Hungry
Mineral County Community Foundation
Missoula Urban Demonstration Project
Missoula Aging Services
Missoula Writing Collaborative
Stevensville Rural Firefighters Association
Swan Ecosystem Center
The Parenting Place
Western Montana Area Agency on Aging
Life’s End Institute
Granite County Museum
Seeley Lake Historical Museum
HOW TO GIVE
Donations may be sent to the Montana Community Foundation with the memo line noting: "Western Montana Community Foundation".
HOW TO RECEIVE
The Western Montana Community Foundation and the Missoula Community Foundation seek to improve community vitality in the counties of western Montana, especially Granite, Mineral, Ravalli, and Missoula Counties. We award grants in amounts between $250 and a maximum of $2,500, based on the availability of funds and the number of grant applications we receive. These grants are funded from earnings from the two Foundations’ endowments, contributions we receive and any pass-through gifts or grants we receive.
We make grants to organizations or their fiscal sponsors that are non-profit, tax-exempt organizations with 501(c)(3) status, governmental units, or non-profit schools and hospitals.
We consider applications from organizations directly benefiting Western Montana in the following interest areas:
- Education, including Lifelong Learning
- Arts, Culture, and Historic Preservation
- Economic Development
- Environment, Natural Resources, and Conservation
- Basic Human Needs and Health
The Western Montana Community Foundation and the Missoula Community Foundation accept grant applications throughout the year and award in December and June. Please download our application form for further details:
Western Montana Community Foundation Grant Application
Grant Application Budget Form
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