Montana Community Foundation

About Montana Community Foundation

Montana Community Foundation Inc’s grantmaking is anchored by large, recurring support for local Montana institutions and community foundations. A single organization appears repeatedly at the top of the recent grants list: West Yellowstone Foundation received multiple annual distributions, including $220,692 in 2024, $183,800 in 2025, and $167,223 in 2023. That pattern points to a funder that uses repeated distributions to sustain place-based infrastructure over time. The foundation also backs rural service systems and regional community development. One of its largest recent awards was $969,883 to Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association in Ekalaka for a 2021 annual distribution, and it gave $325,000 to Rural Health Development Inc in Miles City for the Telepsychiatry Urgent Care Network. Alongside health-related grants, it supports community foundations and town-centered assets such as Greater Polson Community Foundation, Valley County Community Foundation, and Red Lodge Area Community Foundation. Its recent awards show a strong Montana focus, with funding flowing to organizations in small towns, reservation communities, and regional hubs across the state. The mix includes operating support, annual distributions, and project-specific grants tied to local facilities and services.

What Montana Community Foundation Funds

Rural health access is a clear throughline in the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $325,000 to Rural Health Development Inc in Miles City for the Telepsychiatry Urgent Care Network, and another major health grant went to Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association in Ekalaka for an annual distribution. Community development also shows up in projects tied to local infrastructure. Southeastern Montana Development Corporation in Colstrip received $209,750 for the Moose Lodge renovation and local business development, while Stanford Open in Stanford was funded for the Judith Basin Fairgrounds project. The foundation likewise supports Native community and family services. In 2025, it gave $75,000 to Mountain Shadow Association in Bozeman for restorative services for Apsaalooke families, $75,000 to Fast Blackfeet in Browning to improve food security, and $130,347 to Boys and Girls Club Northern Cheyenne Nation in Lame Deer for general support.

How Montana Community Foundation Gives