Billings Community Foundation Endowment Fund
Chinook Horses
Bighorn; Rosebud; Yellowstone
Planning for Growth Capacity Building Grant – Operations support for organizational strategic planning and sustainable growth.
Montana History Foundation
Bighorn; Custer
Carnegie Libraries Traveling Exhibit Community Grant – Program support to bring the Montana Carnegie Exhibit and The Best Gift: Montana’s Carnegie Libraries”, author Kate Hampton to Hardin, Miles City, and Billings. One permanent panel will stay in each community Library following the presentation and exhibit.
Montana Non-profit Association
Bighorn; Carbon; Custer; Ferguson; Musselshell; Rosebud; Stillwater; Treasure; Yellowstone
Non-profit Leadership Development Community Grant – Sponsorship support for the Annual MNA Leadership Conference, BREAKTHROUGH, to be held in Billings, MT on October 2-4, 2019.
The Matthews-Dousman Memorial Endowment in partnership with the Montana Community Foundation
In 1999, a bequest from Judith Dousman Matthews laid the groundwork for what would eventually become the Billings Community Foundation. Today, earnings from Judith’s gift are integral in funding our granting program. Following are the recipients of this year’s grants from the Matthews-Dousman Memorial Endowment Fund of the Montana Community Foundation:
Billings Community Foundation
Bighorn; Carbon; Custer; Fergus; Musselshell; Rosebud; Stillwater; Treasure; Yellowstone
Non-profit Training Community Grant – Operations support for monthly Non-profit Networking and training events in the Billings area.
CASA of Yellowstone County
Yellowstone
Recruitment and Growth Community Grant – Operations support for Volunteer Recruitment and Retention of 100 new Court Appointed Special Advocates to serve children in the foster care system.
Alzheimer’s Association
Bighorn; Carbon; Custer; Fergus; Musselshell; Rosebud; Stillwater; Treasure; Yellowstone
Volunteer-Powered Program Delivery Community Grant – Program support for expanding the Volunteer-Powered Program Delivery Initiative, to expand the reach of care and support programs to better serve the escalating number of individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s and related dementia throughout the region.
Billings Cultural Partners
Bighorn; Yellowstone
The Big Read Community Grant – Program support to bring The Big Read with US Poet, Laureate Joy Harjo, to under-served populations in the Yellowstone Valley and to teach the importance and value of individual life stories.
Helping Hands in Hardin Inc.
Bighorn
Emergency Food Program Community Grant – Program support to help fight hunger in Big Horn County by providing emergency food boxes and healthy food choices to at risk families.
Montana Audubon Center
Yellowstone
Nearby Nature and Outdoor Classrooms Community Grant – Program support to assist the Montana Audubon Society and the Yellowstone River Parks Association in habitat restoration and outdoor classroom development.
Muryl and Lu Myhre Family Foundation Endowment
Billings Community Foundation
Bighorn; Carbon; Custer; Fergus; Musselshell; Rosebud; Stillwater; Treasure; Yellowstone
Capacity Building Grant – Operational support to assist in securing matching funds for the MJ Murdock Charitable Trust grant, allowing the Foundation to continue building capacity within the organization and expanding services and training opportunities to non-profits throughout the community.
Boys and Girls Club of Yellowstone County
Yellowstone
Summer Scholarship Community Grant – Program support to allow families who are struggling to participate in club activities and child care, which provides children and a safe, positive, and educational environment, as well as adult mentors to tutor and give guidance on healthy living for life-changing opportunities.
Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley
Yellowstone
Wrap Around Community Grant – Program support to expand the Wrap Around and Break the Cycle of Poverty program, which assists homeless families in achieving self-sufficiency and sustainable independence through housing, case management, and needs assessments to overcome barriers to success.
Family Service
Bighorn; Fergus; Yellowstone
Rent and Utility Assistance Community Grant – Program support to continue and expand the Rent and Utility assistance program, which provides one time emergency assistance to at-risk individuals and stabilizes families by preventing hunger and homelessness and alleviating poverty.
Friendship House of Christian Service
Yellowstone
Summer Enrichment Scholarship Community Grant – Program support of the Summer Enrichment program which provides quality, safe, and affordable childcare options to working parents that also assists children with academic success and charter building.
Great Plains Gathering
Yellowstone
Kids and Teens Summer Enrichment Community Grant – Program support to expand opportunities for youth to experience fun and mentoring in nature through overnight camping and guided exploration of our natural environment.
Montana Rescue Mission
Yellowstone
Walk in Food Locker and Freezer Community Grant – Operations support to replace the malfunctioning compressor in two of the cooling units, which ensure the safe storage of donated and purchased food that is provided to homeless and hungry individuals.
Special K Ranch
Yellowstone
Technology Capacity Building Grant – Operational support to purchase laptops and programs which will allow for greater efficiency and effectiveness for development and program implementation.
United Campus Ministry at MSU Billings
Yellowstone
Relationship Building Community Grant – Program support of the many opportunities that facilitate diversity Education and connections between university students with different backgrounds. This grant will also fund student participation in the 2020 Habitat for Humanity Build in Denver, CO.
YWCA Gateway House
Yellowstone
Gateway House Community Grant – Operational support of the Gateway House which provides safe housing to victim of domestic violence, and transitional services that empower individuals to break free of the cycle of violence, including case management, employment training, and counseling.
Rose Family Donor Advised Fund
Humanities Montana
Civic Engagement Capacity Building Grant – Operational support for leadership to attend two state-wide conferences with a focus on strengthening civil engagement and civil society in Montana.
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Foundation
Voices from Yellowstone Community Grant – Operational support of the publication of Voices from Yellowstone’s Capstone: A Narrative Atlas of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness to raise awareness about the wealth of, and the risks to, this soul-stirring place in the heart of Montana.
Montana Audubon, Montana Wilderness Association, & Montana Wildlife Federation
Executive Leader Capacity Building Grant – Operational funding to send Executive Leadership from each of these three organizations to Washington, D.C. to sit down together with our own congressional delegation, staffers, and lobbyists.
Tancy and Ralph Spence Family Endowment
Billings Depot, Inc.
Yellowstone
STEAM Fest Collaborative Grant – Program support of the 2019 SteamFest to provide hands-on learning activities for children and champion the concept of STEAM learning to excite future generations.
The Family Tree Center
Yellowstone
Voices of Incarceration Project Community Grant – Program support to assist in the reunification of families after incarceration and decrease recidivism rates in our community.
Obert Undem Community Vitality Endowment
Child Bridge
Bighorn; Carbon; Custer; Fergus; Musselshell; Rosebud; Stillwater; Treasure; Yellowstone
Endowment Challenge Grant – Matching funds will be added to the Child Bridge Permanent Endowment fund held at the Billings Community Foundation. Child Bridge will have until the end of the year to raise matching funds on a 1:2 basis (Each dollar from the Foundation leverages two additional dollars.)
Thomas and Amoretta Wilkens Endowment
The Thomas and Amoretta Wilkins Endowment was established in 2007 to be used for the capital funding of building projects that benefit the general public in the city of Billings. Each year, the Billings Community Foundation is honored to award grants organizational projects that align with the original donor’s intent.
Family Service
Bighorn; Fergus; Yellowstone
The Launching Place Building Campaign Community Grant – Operational support to replace two fire doors and complete the capital campaign which has allowed for increased services, new programming and expanded programs to be developed.
MSUB Foundation
Bighorn, Yellowstone
Healing Sweat Lodge Community Grant – Operational support to build a sweat lodge at MSUB’s Native American Achievement Center (NAAC) which will connect students to their rich heritage and promote healing and growth to foster an environment where education can occur.
James A. Wrightson Educational Endowment
Burlington Elementary School
Yellowstone
Embracing our Community Academic Success Community Grant – Program support to our special needs students with proper equipment and learning activities to meet their sensory, auditory, physical and social needs while strengthening relationships with 4th and 5th grade peer tutors.
Institute for Peace Studies
Bighorn; Carbon; Musselshell; Stillwater; Yellowstone
Festival of Cultures Community Grant – Program support to improve and expand the annual Festival of Cultures event at RMC which educates our community on the variety and history of cultures that make our community diverse and inclusive place to live.
Western Heritage Center
Bighorn; Carbon; Custer; Musselshell; Rosebud; Stillwater; Treasure; Yellowstone
The Fight for Women’s Rights Community Grant – Program support to create an educational traveling exhibit to various libraries, museums, schools, and public spaces in south-central and southeast Montana highlighting, Hazel Hunkins, local suffragette, and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which provided women and men with equal voting rights.
