Bicentennial Apartments is a small, highly local funder that prioritizes basic needs, public safety, seniors, and community life in Dillon and surrounding Beaverhead County. Its grants consistently support food pantries and senior centers, volunteer fire departments, local cultural organizations (concerts and museums), and community infrastructure projects like trails and park programs. The foundation favors practical, project- and operating-focused awards that keep essential services running and community programming accessible to residents.
Bicentennial Apartments consistently backs the day-to-day services that hold Dillon and nearby Beaverhead County together: food pantries, senior centers, volunteer fire departments, and local cultural programming. In the most recent grants, the foundation gave repeated support to Beaverhead Food Pantry, including a $20,000 award in 2025 and another $20,000 grant in 2024, showing a steady emphasis on food access. It also funded community institutions that serve older adults and residents with practical needs, such as a $10,000 grant to Bass Bus for Meals on Wheels and an $8,000 award to Beaverhead Senior Center that split support between food and furnace needs. The foundation’s giving also reaches civic and cultural life. A $15,000 donation match to Friends of Bvhd Co Museum and a $10,000 grant to Dillon Concert Association for concerts, including tickets for BIC residence, show support for shared local programming rather than one-off projects alone. Across the recent record, the pattern is local, hands-on, and centered on keeping essential services operating in small Montana communities.
Food security is a clear theme. Bicentennial Apartments gave $20,000 to Beaverhead Food Pantry for food in 2025 and $10,000 to Ruby Valley Food Bank for food boxes the same year. Support for older adults is another recurring thread: the foundation awarded $10,000 to Bass Bus for Meals on Wheels and $8,000 to Sheridan Senior Center with a generator commitment tied to 2023. Public safety and emergency readiness also appear in the recent record. Grants went to Wise River Fire Department for a building fund and to Sheridan Fire Department and Twin Bridges Fire Department in prior years. Cultural and community programming round out the portfolio, including $8,500 to Friends of Jc Park for a concert in the park and $15,000 to Friends of the Museum as a donation match.
Typical grant size sits around the low five figures, with a p25 of $8,125, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $14,125. The recent record shows repeated support for some recipients across multiple years, including Beaverhead Food Pantry, Beaverhead Senior Center, and Friends of the Museum, which points to ongoing relationship-based giving rather than isolated awards. Bicentennial Apartments is a local funder and does not fund individuals. The grants also suggest a mix of operating support, program support, capital needs, and matching gifts, with purposes such as food, furnace work, building funds, and donation matches appearing in the recent list.
$127K
$5.3M
$150K
$232K
Most grants fall between $8K and $14K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$14K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MT.
JAMES MCISAAC
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Concentrated geographically in Dillon/Beaverhead County with mostly small-to-midsize grants; a mix of one-time project awards and a few repeat/grant commitments to core local service providers. Funding is practical and operationally focused rather than large endowments, aimed at sustaining essential services and visible community projects.
Notable grantees: Beaverhead Food Pantry, Beaverhead Senior Center, Sheridan Senior Center, Dillon Concert Association, Local volunteer fire departments (Dillon, Sheridan, Wise River, Twin Bridges)
Giving is concentrated entirely in Montana, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the state. Dillon appears frequently, alongside Sheridan, Twin Bridges, and Wise River. The recent grants also reach nearby rural communities in Beaverhead County and the Ruby Valley area, including Ruby Valley Food Bank in Sheridan and food pantry support in Sheridan and Twin Bridges. The pattern is tightly regional and local rather than statewide or national.
The recent grants show support for food pantries, senior centers, fire departments, museums, concert programming, a trails coalition, and the YMCA. That mix points to direct service, community life, emergency response, and basic infrastructure in small Montana towns.
Typical awards are in the low five figures. The reported grant-size distribution is p25 $8,125, median $10,000, and p75 $14,125, with several recent grants at $10,000 and $15,000 levels.
Yes. The grant record shows 22 grants to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants went to recipients in Montana. The recent list centers on Dillon, Sheridan, Twin Bridges, and Wise River.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Beaverhead Food Pantry, Beaverhead Senior Center, and Friends of the Museum. That pattern suggests ongoing support rather than one-time awards only.
The recent grants include food, Meals on Wheels, furnace support, a generator commitment, building funds, and operating expenses. The foundation also supported a bridge replacement project, showing interest in both immediate services and local infrastructure.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAVERHEAD FOOD PANTRY | DILLON, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | FOOD |
| FRIENDS OF BVHD CO MUSEUM | DILLON, MT | $15,000 | 2025 | DONATION MATCH |
| BEAVERHEAD TRAILS COALITION | DILLON, MT | $14,500 | 2025 | NORMAL ST BRIDGE REPLACEMENT |
| RUBY VALLEY FOOD BANK | SHERIDAN, MT | $10,000 | 2025 | FOOD BOXES |
| WISE RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT | WISE RIVER, MT | $10,000 | 2025 | BUILDING FUND |
| DILLON CONCERT ASSOCIATION | DILLON, MT | $10,000 | 2025 | CONCERTS, INCLUDES TIX FOR BIC RESIDENCE |
| BASS BUS | DILLON, MT | $10,000 | 2025 | MEALS ON WHEELS |
| FRIENDS OF JC PARK | DILLON, MT | $8,500 | 2025 | CONCERT IN PARK |
| BEAVERHEAD SENIOR CENTER | DILLON, MT | $8,000 | 2025 | 3K FOR FOOD, 5K FOR FURNACE |
| SHERIDAN SENIOR CENTER | SHERIDAN, MT | $8,000 | 2025 | 2023 GENERATOR COMMITMENT |
| SWMT YMCA | DILLON, MT | $7,226 | 2025 | WATER AEROBIC EQUIPMENT |
| UNITED WAY | DILLON, MT | $5,500 | 2025 | OPERATING EXPENSES/GIVING TREE |
| Beaverhead Food Pantry | Dillon, MT | $20,000 | 2024 | — |
| Sheridan Senior Center | Sheridan, MT | $16,000 | 2024 | — |
| Friends of the Museum | Dillon, MT | $15,000 | 2024 | — |
| Dillon Fire Department | Dillon, MT | $13,000 | 2024 | — |
| Sheridan Fire Department | Sheridan, MT | $10,500 | 2024 | — |
| Ruby Valley Food Pantry | Sheridan, MT | $10,000 | 2024 | — |
| Concert Association | Dillon, MT | $10,000 | 2024 | — |
| Twin Bridges Fire Department | Twin Bridges, MT | $9,000 | 2024 | — |
| Twin Bridges Senior Center | Twin Bridges, MT | $8,000 | 2024 | — |
| Beaverhead Senior Center | Dillon, MT | $5,000 | 2024 | — |
BEAVERHEAD FOOD PANTRY
$20,000FOOD
FRIENDS OF BVHD CO MUSEUM
$15,000DONATION MATCH
BEAVERHEAD TRAILS COALITION
$14,500NORMAL ST BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
RUBY VALLEY FOOD BANK
$10,000FOOD BOXES
WISE RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$10,000BUILDING FUND
DILLON CONCERT ASSOCIATION
$10,000CONCERTS, INCLUDES TIX FOR BIC RESIDENCE
BASS BUS
MEALS ON WHEELS
FRIENDS OF JC PARK
$8,500CONCERT IN PARK
BEAVERHEAD SENIOR CENTER
$8,0003K FOR FOOD, 5K FOR FURNACE
SHERIDAN SENIOR CENTER
$8,0002023 GENERATOR COMMITMENT
SWMT YMCA
$7,226WATER AEROBIC EQUIPMENT
UNITED WAY
$5,500OPERATING EXPENSES/GIVING TREE
Beaverhead Food Pantry
$20,000Sheridan Senior Center
$16,000Friends of the Museum
$15,000Dillon Fire Department
$13,000Sheridan Fire Department
$10,500Ruby Valley Food Pantry
$10,000Concert Association
$10,000Twin Bridges Fire Department
$9,000Twin Bridges Senior Center
$8,000Beaverhead Senior Center
$5,000