The Powell County Community Foundation is accepting grant applications from non-profits throughout Powell County. The PCF awards grants, usually ranging from $500 to $2,000, for charitable purposes in the following focus areas: basic human needs, arts and culture, recreation, and economic development. The application deadline is Friday, Sept. 11.
The short application form is available by writing to the PCF at P.O. Box 834, Deer Lodge, MT, 59722 or by contacting board members Kirk Sandquist, Steve Owens, Mary Ann Fraley, Claudia Dippold, Cheryl Sandquist, or Gerald Bender in Deer Lodge, or leaving a message at 406-846-3413. Because of IRS regulations all applicants must be a 501(c)3 non-profit with an IRS letter, or a public agency.
Since it was established in 1999 the Powell County Foundation has awarded over $206,000 in 205 grants to 53 different organizations serving Powell County residents. In 2019 the Foundation had over $23,864 in requests and was able to provide $16,000 in 17 grants, helping projects ranging from $1,000 to the Kohrs Library for new chairs, $3,000 for the Deer Lodge Food Pantry, $500 to the Ovando School Cultural Enrichment Committee toward video- conference musical instrument class and $1,000 to the Blackfoot Challenge toward a bear-proof dumpster in Ovando. Others assisted included the Garrison School, Powell County Literacy, Rising Star Academy, Books for All and Powell County Literacy Program. Many of these grants have been funded by money brought in from outside the county to supplement endowment earnings.
The Foundation has built a permanent endowment of about $165,000, and uses the earnings from the endowment for grants, while the principal remains intact. The endowment grows with donations, memorials, bequests and other planned gifts. Since July, 2017 23 donors have contributed over $2,245 to the endowment.
The PCF is affiliated with the statewide Montana Community Foundation, and the local board makes all the grant decisions. Many types of planned gifts for the permanent endowment can be eligible for Montana’s unique Endowment Tax Credit. Inquiries and donations to help build the endowment can also be directed to P.O. Box 834, Deer Lodge, MT, 59722.
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