About Park County Community Foundation
For the love of Park County, we inspire investment and leadership to cultivate resilient communities.
Focus Areas
Arts & CultureConservation / EnvironmentHousingEducationHealth & Human ServicesEconomic DevelopmentCommunity Capacity Building
Funding Style
unrestricted supportgeneral operating supportflexible fundingcore operating support
About Park County Community Foundation
Park County Community Foundation’s grantmaking is built around Park County nonprofits and public entities, with unrestricted support appearing repeatedly across its largest awards. In the recent grants list, several of the highest grants went to local organizations working in arts, education, environment, health, food access, and rural sustainability, showing a broad community portfolio rather than a single-issue strategy. The foundation’s largest listed grant was $184,535 to Shane Lalani Center for the A in Livingston for unrestricted support, followed by $170,420 to North Yellowstone Education F in Gardiner and $167,090 to Park County Environmental Cou in Livingston, also unrestricted. Other major recipients include Farm to School of Park County, Aspen, Livingston Health Care Founda, Counterpoint, and The Livingston Food Resource, each receiving support in the six-figure range. The pattern suggests a local intermediary that channels sizable general operating dollars to organizations already embedded in Park County’s civic and service network. Its active programs add another layer, pairing competitive annual grants with rapid-response funding, scholarships, and a community giving challenge.
What Park County Community Foundation Funds
Arts and culture are a visible part of the portfolio: Shane Ctr for the Arts in Livingston received $111,735 in 2024 and $91,060 in 2023, both for unrestricted support. Education is another steady area, with North Yellowston Ed Fdn in Gardiner receiving $153,567 in 2024 and $140,807 in 2023. The foundation also supports food access and basic needs; The Livingston Food Resource Ctr received $88,091 in 2024, while Livingston Food Pantry received $76,931 in 2023. Environmental and conservation work appears as well, including Western Sustainability Exch in Livingston at $79,587 in 2024 and $77,018 in 2025. Across these examples, the common thread is flexible support for local organizations serving Park County.
How Park County Community Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the middle five figures: the p25 is $11,133, the median is $19,196, and the p75 is $44,515. The recent list also shows a repeated pattern of unrestricted support, including awards that recur across multiple years for the same organizations, such as Farm to School of Park County, Counterpoint, Friends of Park County, and Western Sustainability Exchange. Park County Community Foundation is classified as a mixed community foundation and gives locally, with 98% of grants going to recipients in Montana. Some programs are competitive and accept unsolicited applications, while the Emerging Issues grants are selectively deployed.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.1M
Total Assets
$14.5M
Total Revenue
$4.1M
Total Expenses
$4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $45K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$45K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JEFF WELCH
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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