Billings Community Foundation
Our mission: To enhance the capacity of donors and
charitable organizations to meet the needs of the greater Billings community
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Billings Community Foundation is a non-profit,
tax-exempt innovative community fund governed by local citizens
promoting philanthropy and charitable giving in the Billings area.

Billings Community Foundation is a 501c)(3) non-profit organization.

 

2009 GRANT GUIDELINES

BCF Grant Application 2009 Cover Sheet
BCF Grant Information Sheet
BCF Grant Report Form

Criteria:       The Billings Community Foundation makes grants for a wide variety of charitable purposes in the following focus areas:

  • Education

  • Basic human needs

  • Arts and culture

  • Natural resources and conservation

  • Economic development

  • Endowment building

Eligibility:     Applicants must:

  • Be a 501(c) (3) organization.

  • Submit only one application per organization, per year.

  • Organizations in Yellowstone, Bighorn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Stillwater and Treasure counties are eligible to apply.

About the Grants:

  • Average grant size is $500 to $2,000.

  • Recommendations for funding are made by a grants review committee with final approval made by the Billings Community Foundation Board of Directors.

  • Applications for operating funds will not be considered.

Application Package:

  • Cover sheet (enclosed)

  • Copy of 501(c)(3) designation letter

  • List of board members

  • One-page project budget

  • No more than a two-page narrative description of the project explaining tangible community impact and how this project will help the community address its future.

  • Supplemental materials as deemed appropriate.

Where to Send the Application:

Mail six copies of the package to:

Billings Community Foundation
PO Box 1255
Billings, MT 59103-1255
                    

Grant Cycle Schedule:      

Date                                Action

                     February 1                      Applications Available

                     April 1                             Applications Due

                     April 14 -  May 16             Grant Review Process

                    First week of June            Grants Awarded

 

           2008 Grant Recipients:
Living Water Church
YMCA Writer's Voice
YWCA of Billings
Yellowstone County Museum
Billings Symphony
People's AIDS Network
Montana Big Sky March of Dimes
Domestic and Sexual Violence Services of Carbon County
Montana Rescue Mission
Friendship House
Rimrock Opera Co.
Community Hope Inc.
Beartooth Mountain Ranch
Rocky Mountain College's Institute of Peace Studies
Yellowstone Art Museum

The Billings Community Foundation has awarded $12,000.00
in grants to 15 non-profit organizations that serve people
in Yellowstone, Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass and Big Horn counties.

The grants range from $500 to $1,000 and
will help charitable organizations with programs such as violence prevention, technology enhancement, and a community-wide reading program program.

 



Billings Community Foundation

PO Box 1255   Billings, MT  59103

info@billingscommunityfoundation.org
(406) 839-3334