PCCF Had Over $10,000 in Contributions, and Invites Local Applications for Grants

Phillips County Community Foundation (PCCF) announces over $10,000 in annual contributions to local nonprofits from the Montana Community Foundation AND invites local applications for small grants. April 30, 2024, is the deadline to apply.

PCCF in partnership with the Montana Community Foundation (MCF) continues to build a permanent charitable endowment and community savings account for current projects and future generations. In addition to contributions from the PCCF endowment, earnings were distributed recently from MCF to the following designated funds: Little White Church, Malta Senior Citizens, Phillips County Historical Society, Phillips County Rural Fire Department and Saco Methodist Church. Total fund assets held by PCCF exceed $232,000 and direct contributions to PCCF and other local nonprofits in 2024 exceeded $10,000.

The Phillips County Community Foundation (PCCF) is also very pleased to announce our grant cycle for 2024 is open and we are currently inviting applications. The Foundation seeks to fund creative and collaborative community projects (not events or sponsorships) that will have broad benefit to residents and/or communities in Phillips County, Montana. The Foundation hopes to fund several worthy projects that meet their simple guidelines.

To apply for a PCCF Community Grant, please submit a simple letter of request to PCCF and include the following information:

1)Name, address, phone number and email of the organization, IRS exemption status (if any)

2)What are the primary goals/mission of your organization or group

3)Name, phone and email your contact person for this application

4)A brief summary of the project you are seeking funds for, please include project timeline (when does project start, how long will it take and when will it be done.)

5)A description of how the proposed project will benefit the community and its residents

6)A summary of the total project costs or project budget along with the amount you are requesting from PCCF and any amounts that have been received or requested from other sources. NOTE – PCCF grant funds are very limited, we have a total of $7,500 to grant in 2024 and hope to fund several projects, please plan accordingly.

The grant request letter must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm – Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Completed grant request letters can be dropped off at Bank of Malta (with Cheri Doll), First State Bank (with Terry Skones) or emailed to [email protected] on or before 5PM, April 30th. Grant awards will be announced within a 30-day period of the deadline with funding checks to follow.

To learn more about PC Community Foundation and their new endowment building opportunity, please see our PCN advertisement and Super Shopper Flyer insert. You can also visit or http://www.mtcf.org , email the Foundation at [email protected] or contact any of the following current board members: Anne Boothe, Cheri Doll, Terry Skones, Carol Kienenberger, or Sally Salveson.

PCCF welcomes any financial gifts and memorials, there is a simple online donation form via the Montana Community Foundation website.