Deadline: 15-May-25
Applications are now open for the Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund Program.
Priorities
- Community Responsive Fund Funding Priorities:
- Literacy: Organization and programs advancing literacy.
- Adoption and foster care services: Organizations and programs that support adoption and foster care.
- Children’s Health: Organizations and programs that provide health-related access and services for children.
- Children’s disability services: Organizations and programs focused on supporting children with physical/cognitive disabilities.
- Mental health: Organizations and programs that support access to and delivery of mental health services, with preference given to work that addresses the needs of children aged 5-15.
- Capital projects for hospitals and clinics: Activities supporting the maintenance of hospitals, construction of facilities, and purchase of medical equipment.
Funding Information
- Grants awards will be up to $75,000 to support operations, programming, and/or capital projects. Partial funding may be awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must be in Montana.
- The organization must have a 501(c)(3) determination from the IRS.
- Government entities, including public schools, are not eligible.
- Government-owned hospitals or joint powers healthcare systems are not eligible.
- The organization must have at least five years of successful operations.
- The organization’s last fiscal year’s actual expenses must have been $2 million or more.
- The organization may not have an open Otto Bremer Trust strategic grant.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Ineligible projects:
- Work to influence public policy
- Sponsorships or annual events
- Fiscal sponsorships
- Regranting
For more information, visit Montana Community Foundation.