Grants

Anaconda Community Foundation Spring Grant Round Opens May 1

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the Anaconda Community Foundation (ACF) is pleased to announce that our Spring Grant Round will open on May 1. Applications will be accepted until May 12 at 4:00 PM.

Since 2007, ACF has awarded over $380,000 to Anaconda nonprofits, supporting projects that strengthen our community both now and for the future.

Eligibility and Application Details:

• Who Can Apply: Tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations as defined under Section 501(c)(3), public agencies, or units of government operating within Anaconda/Deer Lodge County.
• Funding Priorities: Projects that benefit the broadest segment of the community, address critical needs, support ongoing operating expenses, or involve matching grants for endowment purposes.
• Grant Amounts: Awards typically range from $250 to $1,500.

Application Process:

• Review: All applications will be evaluated by the ACF Awards Committee and require approval from the ACF Board.
• Presentation Requirement: Grant recipients are expected to present their funded activities at a scheduled ACF Board Meeting.
• Acknowledgment: Recipients must acknowledge ACF support in all press and social media releases related to the funded project.

Ineligible Requests:

ACF does not fund grants to individuals, testimonial dinners, political organizations or purposes, religious organizations, discriminatory requests, or projects that present an unacceptable conflict of interest to the community.

How to Apply:

• Application Form: Download the ACF Grant Application Form
• More Information: Visit our Grants Page or contact Lydia Janosko at 406.563.5259.

 

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Anaconda Community Foundation is proud to announce the 2024 Fall Grant Recipients:

 

$800 to Copper Village Museum and Art Center for the Historical Museum and Archives project,
$2000 to Project Care for Food Bank Support,
$1500 to Discovery House,
$750 to the Open Theater Project
$750 to Southwest Montana Prevention for the 'Red Carpet Video' project.

 

The Anaconda Community Foundation thanks all that applied for our Fall Grant Round and we are excited to partner with you on the valuable work that you do for our community.

This totals $12500.00 given to our non-profit organizations in 2024. That is a reason to celebrate!!!

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2024 Fall Grant Round 

Thanks to many generous donors, Anaconda Community Foundation is announcing its Fall Grant Round is open on October 1st and applications are being accepted until October 11th, 4:00pm.  Over $320,000 has been awarded to Anaconda nonprofits since 2007 to build a stronger community...now and in the future. If you are a 501c3 at work in the Anaconda area, your project requests will be reviewed by the Awards Committee and reviewed by the ACF Board for approval. The application is available on the link below, or call Lydia Janosko for more information at 406.563.5259.

https://anacondacommunityfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ACF-Grant-Application-Form.doc

Applicants must be tax-exempt, non-profit organizations as defined under Section 501c(3), public agencies or a unit of government. Applications for projects of most interest to the Anaconda Community Foundation include those that benefit the most people within Anaconda/Deer Lodge County as possible, meet critical community needs and/or  requests for on-going operating expenses, with matching grants for endowment purposes.  Awards usually range between $250 - $1,500.

Items not eligible for Anaconda Community Foundation funding:  grants to individuals, testimonial dinners, grants to political organizations or purposes, religious organizations, requests that are discriminatory, or which pose an unacceptable conflict of interest to the community.