ASPEN | Abuse Support & Prevention Education Network (located in Livingston, serving southcentral Montana) — $10,000 to support trauma-informed, client-centered care to empower victims to create the safe and healthy lives they deserve. ASPEN's services include a 24-hour support line, emergency housing, civil and criminal legal services, and more. ASPEN also provides prevention education and training to children and the public. 

Berry Medicine Native Birthwork Initiatives (located in Helena, serving statewide) — $25,000 to support an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to improving maternal, infant, and family well-being for Native communities across Montana. Work expands women’s access to culturally grounded health education, maternal mental health supports, breastfeeding resources, and Indigenous birthwork services. 

Bienvenidos! (located in Bozeman, serving Gallatin Valley) — $5,000 to support work that amplifies the voices of the Spanish-speaking community in the Gallatin Valley, fosters meaningful connections, and empowers individuals to access resources while creating a sense of belonging and welcome in Montana. 

Blue Bird Lifeways Inc. (formerly Yellow Bird Life Ways Center, located in Lame Deer, serving the Northern Cheyenne community) — $25,000 to support reconnecting women to Indigenous lifeways, language, and land. Blue Bird Lifeways builds a circle of care that guides people back to their ancestral foundation through healing and wellness, food sovereignty, youth leadership, and storytelling and culture. 

Bridgercare's Family Planning Network (located in Bozeman, serving statewide) — $25,000 to support Montana Family Planning, a program of Bridgercare, that provides sexual and reproductive healthcare and education across Montana through the Title X grant program, with a focus on increasing access to high-quality care and enhancing health outcomes for rural, frontier, low-income, uninsured, Indigenous, and other underserved populations. 

Butterfly Health & Lifeways Teachings (located in Missoula, serving Indian Country) — $10,000 to support an Indigenous-led initiative working to improve reproductive health education, reduce stigma, and strengthen culturally grounded wellness in Native communities. The organization creates safe spaces for conversations surrounding sexual and reproductive health, relationships, identity, body sovereignty, and healing. 

Central Montana Childcare Alliance (located in Lewistown, serving central Montana) — $25,000 to support multiple online and in-person training and professional development opportunities statewide, as well as individualized coaching for childcare business owners/directors, mentorship and recruitment of childcare workers, and coordination of childcare expansion efforts throughout central Montana to help improve quality and licensed childcare options.  

Code Girls United (located in Kalispell, serving statewide) — $20,000 to help build college and career pathways for fourth- through eighth-grade girls living in rural and tribal communities across Montana through leadership skills, self-empowerment, and hands-on experiences in coding, AI, technology, and business education. Code Girls United provides critical opportunities for girls in Montana to develop essential skills needed for successful future education and careers. 

Custer Network Against Domestic Abuse (located in Miles City, serving southeastern Montana) — $25,400 to sustain its work serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault across seven rural counties in southeastern Montana. Services expand access to basic needs through a community thrift store and pantry, reducing immediate barriers by providing clothing, hygiene items, and food while supporting long-term stability and dignity. 

Domestic and Sexual Violence Services (located in Red Lodge, serving southcentral Montana) — $25,000 to provide advocacy and resources to help individuals experiencing domestic or sexual violence reclaim power over their own lives. Work addresses disparities in the continuum of care for clients, prioritizes prevention education at no cost, and advocates for policies that protect and empower survivors, prioritizing their long-term success and self-sufficiency. 

Elk River Exchange, Inc. (located in Bozeman, serving Indian Country) — $10,000 to continue to bring goods to the Crow community through the Elk River Exchange, a nonprofit thrift store serving Montana’s tribal communities and dedicated to expanding access to essential goods and promoting economic security in historically underserved areas. The funding will also help expand services to other tribal areas in the state of Montana and develop a website. 

EmpowerMT (located in Missoula, serving statewide) — $50,000 to facilitate Montana’s first Young Women’s Advisory Council in partnership with the National Philanthropic Collaborative of Young Women’s Initiatives.  EmpowerMT's UpRising Fellowship will be composed of young women and gender-expansive youth of color to identify priority issues, create an action plan, and lead implementation. 

The Friendship Center of Helena, Inc. (located in Helena, serving the greater Helena area) — $5,000 to provide access to vital services for women and children who are experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Funding will be used to support the 24/7 emergency crisis line; an array of victim services including a 13-room emergency shelter, off-site shelter in motels and hotels, and more; and outreach, education, and prevention work. 

Good Medicine Wellness Center (located in Bozeman, serving greater Gallatin Valley) — $7,500 to support an Urban Indian Clinic opening in the fall with tele-behavioral health, then transitioning to in-person care and general telehealth in the future. The center also conducts community outreach to help build a community for the Natives residing in the greater Gallatin Valley.  

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, The Montana Coalition, Inc. (located in Helena, serving statewide) — $37,500 for general operating support to advance the health and well-being of moms, babies, and families through convening, communications, advocacy, training and workforce development. HMHB brings people, resources, and ideas together to help create a better Montana for families.  

Messengers for Health (located in Crow Agency, serving the Crow Reservation) — $10,000 for general support of staff and existing and growing programs. Messengers for Health develops, implements, and evaluates multiple health programs in the community, including in the areas of cancer screening and cancer prevention. It also operates a transportation program to help community members get to off-reservation medical appointments and a program to support elders.  

Montana Abortion Access Program (located in Missoula, serving statewide) — $10,000 to cover the cost of travel, lodging, childcare, and procedures, ensuring that people can make decisions about their reproductive health with dignity and support. MAAP works to ensure that all individuals in Montana can access abortion care, regardless of the financial or logistical challenges they face. 

Montana Advocates for Children (located in Helena, serving statewide) — $20,000 to support a project that provides an opportunity and structure for childcare providers/workers to connect with each other locally, during a time of significant change and reduction in previously existing local connection opportunities. Through this project, local providers will become aware of and connected to statewide membership-based organizations and to local coalitions and networks.  

Montana Budget and Policy Center (located in Helena, serving statewide) — $37,500 to conduct policy research and analysis to improve state policies and social safety net programs for Montana women and families. Work includes continued research and public education on the importance of paid family and medical leave for women and families, improving access to affordable childcare and housing for families, and protecting healthcare coverage policies for women.  

Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (located in Helena, serving statewide) — $37,500 to support a statewide coalition of individuals and organizations working together to uproot violence and oppression to end domestic and sexual violence in Montana. 

Montana Doula Collaborative (located in Helena, serving statewide) — $5,000 to promote the profession of doulas in Montana through education for medical institutions, care providers, and the public. Along with working to advocate for Medicaid and third-party reimbursement for doulas, the collaborative will create a central registry for the public to find doulas in their area of Montana. 

Montana Gender Alliance (located in Helena, serving statewide) — $10,000 to support major programs that provide support, advocacy, and community-building for currently and formerly incarcerated transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit Montanans; help people navigate name and gender marker changes; hold community- and resilience-building events; offer crisis prevention and support services; and create advocacy opportunities grounded in self-determination and resilience. 

Montana Innocence Project (based in Missoula, serving statewide) — $20,000 to support women experiencing wrongful conviction and unjust incarceration across Montana. MTIP provides free legal representation, reentry support, and advocacy for women seeking a second chance. The organization represents women who have experienced wrongful conviction, are serving excessive sentences for crimes of survival, and face other circumstances that raise serious questions about fairness and justice.  

Mountain Home Montana (located in Missoula, serving statewide) — $10,400 to support holistic, generational programs that include a residential program and housing support, a licensed mental health center, a supportive education and employment program, a community center, and a trauma-informed childcare center. Families are given the resources and skills to overcome generational poverty and trauma to build safe, stable homes of their own.  

NACDC Financial Services, Inc. (located in Browning, serving the Blackfeet Reservation) — $15,000 to operate the Inokesquetee Saki (Yellowbird Fellowship), a one-year pathway program to certify loan officers. Nurturing the well-being of fellows through this fellowship will greatly enhance the community development efforts they partake in. Similar to a kinship model, the fellows will belong to a community of learners that will continue throughout their careers in the Native CDFI (community development financial institution) field. 

North Valley Food Bank (located in Whitefish, serving northwest Montana) — $15,000 to the Meals for Moms program that nourishes women and families during pregnancy and the postpartum period when care, rest, and access to nutrient-dense food can shape long-term health for both mother and baby. This project also helps women access individualized case management and connection to essential resources, including referrals to local social service providers, assistance enrolling in benefits such as WIC or SNAP, and access to critical supplies like diapers, feminine hygiene products, and pregnancy tests. 

Northwest Montana Community Land Trust Inc. (located in Kalispell, serving the Flathead) — $7,500 to provide grants to women purchasing Northwest Montana Community Land Trust homes. The fund is used to cover purchase and closing costs for single women qualified to purchase homes that are part of the trust’s inventory. Homeownership provides an opportunity to build wealth, create financial and family stability, and secure housing in a highly unstable housing market.  

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana (located in Billings, serving statewide) — $37,500 to support Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana's work of equipping advocates to collect stories that show the impact of ensuring people can access quality and affordable reproductive and sexual healthcare and education.  

Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation (located in Crow Agency, serving the Crow Reservation) — $15,000 for general operating costs and to continue working with Spottedtail Holistic Health and to offer a similar mentorship project to other women-led nonprofit organizations. 

Pretty Eaglewoman Resource Foundation (located in Lame Deer, serving statewide) — $15,000 for general operating costs and an MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) Cultural Healing and Wellness Retreat. As a Native-led organization, the foundation supports families impacted by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit crisis through advocacy, education, collaboration, and culturally grounded healing.  

Red Ants Pants Foundation (located in White Sulphur Springs, serving statewide) — $10,000 to support the Flagship Girls Leadership Program, a seven-month leadership experience including three retreats, two webinars, mentorship meetings, and implementation of a community service project. The Eastern MT Girls Leadership Program offers an abridged, one-weekend retreat-based leadership experience for rural youth.  

Roots Family Collaborative (located in Bozeman, serving Gallatin and Park counties) — $5,000 to support programming including free weekly and monthly peer support groups, classes and special workshops, community events, and a trusted Perinatal Resource Guide. Roots Family Collaborative’s mission is to connect all families to the support they need from preconception to parenthood in Gallatin and Park counties. 

Snowy Mountain Development Corporation (located in Lewistown, serving central Montana) — $5,000 for Leadership Central Montana, a program of Snowy Mountain Development Corporation, that develops informed and engaged leaders across central Montana, equipping them to build confidence, connections, and leadership capacity, preparing them to take on leadership roles and contribute to their workplaces and communities.  

Women's Resource Center (located in Dillon, serving Beaverhead and Madison counties) — $20,000 to support the Women's Resource Center's mission of providing free, confidential, trauma-informed services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Beaverhead and Madison counties. As the only emergency shelter serving these counties, the center provides 24/7 crisis response, emergency shelter, and essential resources that remove barriers to safety and healing. 

YWCA Helena (located in Helena, serving the greater Helena area) — $20,000 for operational costs during completion of the renovation project of replacing windows, installing air conditioning, and launching the renovation of a Parenting Center. Funding also supports staff retention, overall general operating costs, and unanticipated expenses and repairs not included in the annual budget. 

Welcoming the Future (All Nations Health Center) (Missoula) – $10,000 to provide compassionate perinatal and postnatal care AIAN mothers and their families, addressing mental health challenges such as maternal and postpartum depression. These programs foster supportive family structures, engage extended family members, and offer transportation, childcare, and meals to remove barriers.

ASPEN | Abuse Support & Prevention Education Network (located in Livingston, serving southcentral Montana) – $10,000 in support for its Path to Independence Project, which provides trauma-informed, client-centered assistance to survivors of abuse. The program helps women and girls meet immediate safety needs and access services such as housing support, transportation, childcare, and financial literacy to build long-term independence and stability.

Baker Childcare and Early Learning Center (located in Baker, serving southeast Montana) – $10,000 in support for expanding access to licensed childcare in rural Baker, Montana. The project includes professional development for childcare staff, career readiness for teens, Safe Sitter courses for middle schoolers, and tuition discounts for families.

Blue Heaven Harnessing Hope (serving Indian Country) – $10,400 to support the Native Women’s Leadership Forum, which will develop and advance the leadership of Aaniiih, Nakoda, and Little Shell women and girls living on and around Fort Belknap Reservation community. The program will nurture the whole person, using a broad range of creative activities to inspire women to find creative ways to address community barriers.

Bridgercare's Family Planning Network (located in Bozeman, serving statewide) – $30,800 to support Montana Family Planning, Montana’s Title X network of 22 clinics. Funds will subsidize rural sexual and reproductive healthcare – ensuring everyone in need gets the timely and empowering care they deserve.

Butterfly Health & Lifeways Teachings (located in Missoula, serving Indian Country)– $10,000 in support for the Nakon Wicohage (Nakoda Way of Life) | ‘Iiθɔɔhɔ́ɔ́cɔhéihi ʔíínʔikiitʔɔ (Aaniiih Way of Life), a weeklong, all-girls camp for ages 8–12 that uses Aaniiih and Nakoda cultural teachings to support reproductive health, resilience, and mental wellness through intergenerational mentorship and hands-on learning.

Catalyst MT (located in Missoula, serving statewide)– $20,000 to support leadership development opportunities, including the Policy Leadership Institute, that engage low-income women voters across the state in community building, learning about policy issues, skill building, and supporting economic justice policies.

Central Montana Childcare Alliance (located in Lewistown, serving central Montana) – $26,000 to support work to partner with childcare providers, families, and stakeholders to improve the quality of programming and expand the availability of childcare options in Fergus, Judith Basin, and Petroleum Counties.

Code Girls United (located in Kalispell, serving statewide) – $20,600 to support the creation of pathways to college and other technical careers by educating and empowering young girls, particularly in rural, Tribal, and underserved communities, to participate in computer science and technology education at a young age. 

Custer Network Against Domestic Abuse (located in Miles City, serving southeastern Montana) – $25,400 to support services that empower victims of violence and empower the community to change conditions that allow violence to exist through crisis response, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related assistance to victims in Custer, Carter, Fallon, Garfield, Rosebud, and Treasure Counties.

Domestic and Sexual Violence Services (located in Red Lodge, serving southcentral Montana) – $31,000 for general operating expenses to offer direct services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Carbon and Stillwater County. DSVS also provides education and training to address gender-based violence statewide through their Power Up, Speak Out toolkit for middle school students in rural communities. 

Elk River Exchange, Inc (located in Bozeman, serving Indian Country) – $10,000 in support for providing essential goods to tribal women and families in Montana. This funding will help expand services to the Crow community and other tribal areas, removing barriers to accessing basic needs and supporting economic security. Additionally, it will enable the development of a website to strengthen outreach and boost donations.

EmpowerMT (located in Missoula, serving statewide) – $50,000 to establish Montana’s first Young Women’s Advisory Council in partnership with the National Philanthropic Collaborative of Young Women’s Initiatives. In collaboration with EmpowerMT, the council will be composed of young women and gender-expansive youth of color to identify priority issues, create an action plan, and lead implementation. Training will focus on policy analysis, community organizing, and public advocacy to address gender and racial inequities in education, healthcare, and youth mental health.

Good Medicine Wellness Center (located in Bozeman, serving Greater Gallatin Valley) – $10,000 to provide culturally grounded, accessible, and community-centered health services for American Indian and Alaska Native people in the Greater Gallatin Valley, addressing profound health disparities in this historically underserved population.

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, The Montana Coalition, Inc. (located in Helena, serving statewide) – $45,000 to support improving the health, safety, and well-being of Montana families by supporting mothers and babies, age zero to three. HMHB will use this funding to explore options to increase access to doula services for Montana families. This will be achieved by convening those providing doula care and relevant stakeholders to advise on strategy to pursue insurance payment, including Medicaid, for doula services. Additionally, HMHB will continue convening Indigenous doulas in the state to address existing health inequities by strengthening business practices and increasing training opportunities.

Legal Voice (serving statewide) – $14,500 to support Legal Voice in building relationships with advocates and directly impacted individuals in rural and underserved Montana communities. The grant funded outreach on gender equity, privacy, and bodily autonomy, legal analysis on cases and legislation affecting the GLBTQ2S community, convening a working group on reproductive access in correctional facilities, and compiling statewide information on family planning and reproductive health programs.

Messengers for Health (located in Crow Agency, serving the Crow Reservation) – $20,800 to support growing, fostering, and supporting trusted and respected community leaders to improve the health of Apsáalooke men, women, and children using solutions that respect and honor Apsáalooke strengths, culture, and stories.

Montana Abortion Access Program (located in Missoula, serving statewide) – $10,000 in support for increasing access to abortion care for Montanans, especially those facing financial and geographic barriers. Funding will help cover the cost of travel, lodging, childcare, and procedures, ensuring that people can make decisions about their reproductive health with dignity and support.

Montana Advocates for Children (located in Helena, serving statewide) – $30,000 to expand access to affordable child care for Montana’s working families, strengthen recruitment and retention of the critical child care workforce, and ensure that the workforce is empowered, supported, and able to meet the needs of families and communities.

Montana Budget and Policy Center (MBPC) (located in Helena, serving statewide) – $25,000 to support advancing responsible tax, budget, and economic policies with a focus on research and outreach efforts to support paid leave and childcare policy development and to monitor Montana’s TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) cash assistance program.

Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (located in Helena, serving statewide) – $25,000 to support a statewide coalition of individuals and organizations working together to uproot violence and oppression in order to end domestic and sexual violence in Montana.

Montana Doula Collaborative (located in Helena, serving statewide) – $5,000 in support for expanding access to doula care in Montana by offering training and licensure scholarships, especially for rural and Indigenous doulas. Funding will also support general operations, advocacy for Medicaid reimbursement, and the development of a public registry to help families connect with local doulas.

Montana Gender Alliance (located in Helena, serving statewide) – $10,000 in support for expanding post-legislative session resources that promote healing, safety, and resilience for transgender, nonbinary, and Two Spirit people in Montana. This project will center the needs of trans women by providing affirming spaces, accurate information, and vital support in the face of ongoing attacks.

Mountain Home Montana (located in Missoula, serving statewide) – $10,400 to support providing a safe home and nurturing community where young mothers can discover their strengths and children can thrive. MHM does this through holistic, two-generational programs that include a residential program and housing support, a licensed mental health center, a supportive education and employment program, a community center, and a trauma-informed childcare center.

MT Indigenous Doula Program (HMHB) (located in Helena, serving statewide) – $30,000 to initiate a Native-led organization that supports Native birth work in rural and urban tribal communities in Montana. The organization will fund doulas, provide education and training for birth workers, and assist with community outreach. These efforts aim to preserve Indigenous Traditional Knowledge, strengthen cultural practices around pregnancy, birth, and parenting, and improve health and well-being for future generations.

Native American Community Development Corporation (NACDC) (located in Browning, serving the Blackfeet Reservation) – $15,000 to support the Yellow Bird Fellowship Program, a one-year professional development initiative that empowers Native leaders, strengthens economic well-being, and advances the Native CDFI sector. The program offers place-based opportunities for Tribal members, with a focus on empowering Native women.

North Valley Food Bank (located in Whitefish, serving northwest Montana) – $18,100 to support a postpartum meal kit and nutrition education program to ensure all mothers and babies in Flathead and Lincoln County communities are well-nourished during the critical periods of pregnancy and postpartum.

Northwest Montana Community Land Trust Inc. (located in Kalispell, serving the Flathead) – $15,000 to establish a fund for single women that closes the financial gap to homeownership, covering down payment costs and closing costs to purchase NWMTCLT homes in Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, and Sanders Counties.

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana (located in Billings, serving statewide) – $25,000 to support building long-term, sustainable, grassroots support for sexual and reproductive health care access, education, and advocacy across Montana with special focus on empowering PPAMTs Student Organizers, based in Bozeman and Missoula, and a Field Manager in Great Falls. 

Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation (located in Crow Agency, serving the Crow Reservation) – $15,000 to build the capacity of a Native female-led nonprofit, gather data, and begin a cleanup project to support affordable, sustainable housing in Crow Agency.

Pretty Eaglewoman Resource Foundation (located in Lame Deer, serving statewide) – $10,400 to support increasing awareness, providing education, fostering collaboration, and securing resources to aid those affected by the Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis.

Pretty Eaglewoman Resource Foundation (located in Lame Deer, serving statewide) – $10,000 in support for an Indigenous-led healing retreat for families impacted by the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit, and Transgender people in Montana. The retreat will offer mental health support, cultural restoration, and leadership development through land-based healing, grief circles, and community workshops.

REAL Co-Lab (located in Missoula, serving rural Montana) – $5,000 to conduct a pioneering research project in White Sulphur Springs, Montana—a uniquely matriarchal, thriving rural community. The study will explore common factors behind its economic success and broader community impact. White Sulphur Springs will serve as the initial pilot community for what we hope will become a national study series.

Red Ants Pants Foundation (located in White Sulphur Springs, serving statewide) – $15,600 to support the Girls Leadership Program, which builds highly competent and confident leaders, cultivated specifically to build upon the strength of girls from rural Montana, including the sovereign tribal nations within Montana. The Girls Leadership Program is growing to include a new pilot in Eastern Montana and the Girls Leadership Program Alumnae Network. 

Rocky Mountain Women’s Business Center (located in Missoula, serving statewide) – $15,600 to support empowering women in Montana to kick-start and growth their businesses. RMWBC does this through one-on-one coaching, learning events and courses, and a digital network of women and resources around the state. 

Roots Family Collaborative (located in Bozeman, serving Gallatin and Park Counties) – $10,000 in support for expanding perinatal care in Gallatin and Park Counties through programs like the Postpartum Doula Project and Corazón de Madres. Funding will help provide free, culturally responsive support to new mothers, including Spanish-speaking families, to ensure access to essential care from preconception through parenthood.

Snowy Mountain Development Corporation (located in Lewistown, serving central Montana) – $10,400 to support the reinitiation of Leadership Central Montana, a network of leaders in Fergus, Judith, Basin, Wheatland, Petroleum, Musselshell, and Golden Valley Counties, who can mentor and empower each other, amplifying their voices and advocating for issues that matter most to them.

The Friendship Center of Helena, Inc. (located in Helena, serving the Greater Helena Area) – $5,000 to increase access to vital support services for women who have been victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking (DVSAS) crimes.

Two Rivers Economic Growth (located in Glasgow, serving Valley County) – $10,000 in support for the Valley County Women’s Leadership Lab, a mentorship and career development program for high school girls. Funding will help connect students with female leaders, provide leadership training, and create pathways to future careers, building confidence and strengthening the local workforce.

Women's Resource Center (located and serving Dillon) – $15,400 to support efforts to provide three essential services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Beaverhead and Madison counties: crisis intervention, advocacy, and education.

Yellow Bird Life Ways Center (located in Lame Deer, serving the Northern Cheyenne community) – $25,600 to support providing a space of reconnection, reclamation, and a reminder of shared culture, language, and tradition for The People, specifically youth, women, and elders in the Northern Cheyenne community. 

YWCA Helena (located in Helena, serving the Greater Helena Area) – $20,600 to support preventing homelessness, providing safe and supportive housing for women and children experiencing homelessness, and providing services that restore hope, self-sufficiency, and happy and healthy lives.

Blue Heaven Harnessing Hope – $10,000 to support the Native Women’s Leadership Forum, which will develop and advance the leadership of Aaniiih, Nakoda, and Little Shell women and girls living on and around Fort Belknap Reservation community. The program will nurture the whole person, using a broad range of creative activities to inspire women to find creative ways to address community barriers.

Bridgercare – $25,000 to support Montana Family Planning, Montana’s Title X network of 22 clinics. Funds will subsidize rural sexual and reproductive healthcare – ensuring everyone in need gets the timely and empowering care they deserve.

Central Montana Childcare Alliance – $25,000 to support work to partner with childcare providers, families, and stakeholders to improve the quality of programming and expand the availability of childcare options in Fergus, Judith Basin, and Petroleum Counties.

Code Girls United – $15,000 to support the creation of pathways to college and other technical careers by educating and empowering young girls, particularly in rural, Tribal, and underserved communities, to participate in computer science and technology education at a young age. 

Custer Network Against Domestic Abuse – $10,000 to support services that empower victims of violence and empower the community to change conditions that allow violence to exist through crisis response, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related assistance to victims in Custer, Carter, Fallon, Garfield, Rosebud, and Treasure Counties.

Domestic and Sexual Violence Services – $25,000 for general operating expenses to offer direct services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Carbon and Stillwater County. DSVS also provides education and training to address gender-based violence statewide through their Power Up, Speak Out toolkit for middle school students in rural communities. 

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, The Montana Coalition, Inc. – $35,000 to support improving the health, safety, and well-being of Montana families by supporting mothers and babies, age zero to three. HMHB will use this funding to explore options to increase access to doula services for Montana families. This will be achieved by convening those providing doula care and relevant stakeholders to advise on strategy to pursue insurance payment, including Medicaid, for doula services. Additionally, HMHB will continue convening Indigenous doulas in the state to address existing health inequities by strengthening business practices and increasing training opportunities.

Messengers for Health – $25,000 to support growing, fostering, and supporting trusted and respected community leaders to improve the health of Apsáalooke men, women, and children using solutions that respect and honor Apsáalooke strengths, culture, and stories.

Montana Budget and Policy Center – $10,000 to support advancing responsible tax, budget, and economic policies with a focus on research and outreach efforts to support paid leave and childcare policy development and to monitor Montana’s TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) cash assistance program.

Rocky Mountain Women’s Business Center – $15,000 to support empowering women in Montana to kick-start and growth their businesses. RMWBC does this through one-on-one coaching, learning events and courses, and a digital network of women and resources around the state. 

Montana Women Vote – $15,000 to support leadership development opportunities, including the Policy Leadership Institute, that engage low-income women voters across the state in community building, learning about policy issues, skill building, and supporting economic justice policies.

Mountain Home Montana – $10,000 to support providing a safe home and nurturing community where young mothers can discover their strengths and children can thrive. MHM does this through holistic, two-generational programs that include a residential program and housing support, a licensed mental health center, a supportive education and employment program, a community center, and a trauma-informed childcare center.

Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence - $15,000 to support a statewide coalition of individuals and organizations working together to uproot violence and oppression in order to end domestic and sexual violence in Montana.

North Valley Food Bank – $15,000 to support a postpartum meal kit and nutrition education program to ensure all mothers and babies in Flathead and Lincoln County communities are well-nourished during the critical periods of pregnancy and postpartum.

Northwest Montana Community Land Trust Inc. – $15,000 to establish a fund for single women that closes the financial gap to homeownership, covering down payment costs and closing costs to purchase NWMTCLT homes in Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, and Sanders Counties.

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana – $25,000 to support building long-term, sustainable, grassroots support for sexual and reproductive health care access, education, and advocacy across Montana with special focus on empowering PPAMTs Student Organizers, based in Bozeman and Missoula, and a Field Manager in Great Falls. 

Pretty Eaglewoman Resource Foundation – $10,000 to support increasing awareness, providing education, fostering collaboration, and securing resources to aid those affected by the Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis.

Red Ants Pants Foundation – $15,000 to support the Girls Leadership Program, which builds highly competent and confident leaders, cultivated specifically to build upon the strength of girls from rural Montana, including the sovereign tribal nations within Montana. The Girls Leadership Program is growing to include a new pilot in Eastern Montana and the Girls Leadership Program Alumnae Network. 

Snowy Mountain Development Corporation - $10,000 to support the reinitiation of Leadership Central Montana, a network of leaders in Fergus, Judith, Basin, Wheatland, Petroleum, Musselshell, and Golden Valley Counties, who can mentor and empower each other, amplifying their voices and advocating for issues that matter most to them.

Sovereign Bodies Institute – $25,000 to support Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) families and survivors of violence, with a focus on Indigenous women, girls, and LGBTQ2 individuals through violence intervention, MMIP-specific support, advocacy, basic needs assistance, and healing resources.

Women's Resource Center – $10,000 to support efforts to provide three essential services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Beaverhead and Madison counties: crisis intervention, advocacy, and education.

Yellow Bird Life Ways Center – $15,000 to support providing a space of reconnection, reclamation, and a reminder of shared culture, language, and tradition for The People, specifically youth, women, and elders in the Northern Cheyenne community. 

YWCA Helena – $10,000 to support preventing homelessness, providing safe and supportive housing for women and children experiencing homelessness, and providing services that restore hope, self-sufficiency, and happy and healthy lives.

Code Girls United ($10,000 general operating support) - Code Girls United's after-school coding programs provide 4th-8th grade girls in Montana with educational opportunities in computer science, business, and technology.

Domestic and Sexual Violence Services of Carbon County (DSVS) ($10,000 general operating support) - DSVS empowers those impacted by violence and works to foster healthy relationships. DSVS serves Carbon and Stillwater counties, offering a range of services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies: The Montana Coalition, Inc. ($10,000 general operating support) - Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, The Montana Coalition's mission is to improve the health, safety, and well-being of Montana families by supporting mothers and babies, aged zero to three.

Montana Budget & Policy Center (MBPC) ($10,000 general operating support) - MBPC's mission is to advance responsible tax, budget, and economic policies through credible research and analysis in order to promote opportunity and fairness for all Montanans.

Mountain Home Montana ($10,000 general operating support) - Mountain Home Montana's mission is to provide a safe home and nurturing community where young mothers can discover their strengths and children thrive.

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) - ($10,000 restricted grant to support state-based programming in MT) NIWRC provides national leadership to end violence against American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women by supporting culturally grounded, grassroots advocacy. 

Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV) ($10,000 general operating support) - MCADSV is a coalition of individuals and organizations working together to uproot violence and oppression in order to end domestic and sexual violence in Montana. 

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana (PPAMT) ($10,000 restricted grant) - PPAMT is a proud member of the Montana Sexual and Reproductive Health Collective (MTSRHC). The MTSRHC is a statewide group of organizations and individuals mobilizing and supporting inclusive, equitable grassroots advocacy, education, and outreach to uphold the fundamental right to bodily autonomy. 

Pretty Eaglewoman Resource Foundation ($10,000 general operating support) - Pretty Eaglewoman Resource Foundation’s mission is to advocate for and support the families of Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and Murdered and Missing Indigenous People (MMIP), by increasing awareness, providing education, fostering collaboration with individuals, organizations, and communities, and finding resources to aid them in their time of need. 

Red Ants Pants Foundation ($10,000 restricted grant to support the Girls Leadership Program) - The Red Ants Pants Foundation Leadership Program is designed to inspire hope for our youth, develop pride in our rural communities, and foster strength and courage in our leadership.

Women’s Entrepreneurship and Leadership Lab (W.E.L.L.) ($10,000 general operating support) - W.E.L.L. is growing Montana’s economy by supporting entrepreneurs and leaders through empowerment, education, and advocacy and we envision equitable success for all Montana Women.

Yellow Bird Life Ways ($10,000 general operating support) - Yellow Bird, provides programming to preserve our traditional life-ways and language; empower native communities through social change; protect Mother Earth; promote healthy lifestyles; and to create cultural understanding and integrity. 

The YWCA Helena ($10,000 general operating support) - The mission of The YWCA Helena is to prevent homelessness, provide safe and supportive housing for women and children experiencing homelessness, and provide services that restore hope, self-sufficiency, and happy and healthy lives.

NACDC Financial Services Inc.* ($2,500 general operating support) - NACDC Financial Services Inc.'s mission is to remove the barriers that exist in Indian Country that prohibit the flow of capital and credit. We address the critical needs in native communities related to the growth of family assets and sustainable economic development.

Native American Development Corporation* ($2,500 general operating support) - The Native American Development Corporation was established in 1996. The organization intends to act as a liaison for state, regional, national and international economic development organizations and agencies for American Indian-owned businesses in Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota.

People's Partner for Community Development* ($2,500 general operating support) - People's Partner for Community Development is a Native-led non-profit organization serving the communities of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana.

Montana Native Growth Fund* ($2,500 general operating support) - Montana Native Growth Fund is a Native Community Development Financial Institution with a mission to promote sustainable Tribal homeownership, building opportunities to improve the economic outlook for Native Americans by offering access to credit and capital blended with culturally empowered education.

Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation* ($2,500 general operating support) - Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation is devoted to creating thriving communities through a strong diverse economy while preserving the unique cultural and environmental qualities of our community.

Mountain | Plains Regional Native CDFI Coalition ($125,000 over 5 years to support Montana-based coalition members) - Funds from the Women's Foundation of Montana support the general work of the Montana-based members of the Mountain | Plains Regional Native CDFI Coalition to fortify the Indigenous Finance Industry by amplifying the strength of individual members, unifying the action of the Coalition, and sustaining generations.

*These CDFIs are Montana-based members of the Mountain | Plains Regional Native CDFI Coalition.

• Montana Budget and Policy Center (MBPC): $5,000
• Montana Native Growth Fund: $1,500
• Montana Women Vote: $3,500
• Mountain | Plains Regional Native CDFI Coalition: $25,000
• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana: $10,000
• Prospera Women's Business Center: $1,000
• Red Ants Pants Foundation: $1,000
• Susan Wicklund Fund: $10,000
• Thrive: $3,000

2021 Women’s Foundation of Montana Grants - $5,000 (as of 6/30/2021) 

• Girls Thrive: Sponsorship for Girls for a Change Summit 2021. $2,000
• Montana Budget and Policy Center: Support for Legislative Education Project. $1,000
• Montana Women Vote: Sponsorship for Women’s Policy Leadership Institute. $2,000

2020 Women’s Foundation of Montana Grants - $39,000

• AAUW – Montana: For Smart Start and Work Smart online wage negotiation classes, with new projects for tribal communities. $3,000
• Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming: In support of the girls’ STEM programming, especially for rural girls. $3,000
• Girls Thrive: In support of a sustainability for this girls’ leadership program for Helena girls. $3,000
• Hopa Mountain:In support of continuing programming for Indigenous Scholars of Promise. $5,000
• Mansfield Center at University of Montana – New Leadership Program: In support of a non-partisan leadership project for college-age women from across the state. $3,000
• Montana Budget and Policy Center: In support of continued policy-change work to support women and girls. $5,000
• Montana Women Vote: In support of continued policy-change work to support women and girls. $5,000
• Prospera Women’s Business Center: In support of women entrepreneurs in the state. $3,000
• Red Ants Pants Foundation: In support of leadership programming for rural girls. $3,000
• YWCA Missoula, GUTS!GRIT: In support of leadership and non-traditional trades program for girls. $3,000

2019 Women’s Foundation of Montana Grants - $4,900

• Bozeman Business and Professional Women: $1,500
• Girls STEM Round-up: $500
• Thrive, Girls For a Change 2019 Summit: $2,000
• University of Montana: $900

2018 Women’s Foundation of Montana Grants – $62,887

• AAUW Start Smart Training, Statewide: For specialized wage negotiation courses across Montana, with new projects and focus in tribal communities. $7,000
• Girls Thrive! Helena: In support of their new girls’ leadership program for girls in Helena. $4,000
• Girls Scouts of Montana and Wyoming, Billings, Statewide: In support of the girls’ LEGO robotics program, especially geared towards rural girls. $5,787
• Montana GEMS, Butte: This grant supports both a summer, and after-school, STEAM program for girls.  $4,600
• Montana Women Vote, Helena, Statewide: In support of the Women’s Policy Leadership Institute (WPLI) upcoming in 2019. $3,500
• NEW Leadership Program, University of Montana, Missoula: Directed in support of a non-partisan leadership project for college-age women from across the state. $5,000
• Prospera/Montana Women’s Business Network, Bozeman: Sponsorship for 2019’s Prosperity Party fundraiser to support women entrepreneurs in Montana. $5,000
• Red Ants Pants Foundation, White Sulphur Springs, Statewide: In support of their new leadership program for rural girls. $7,000
• Stevensville Community Center, Coding for Girls, Stevensville: For girl-specific summer STEAM programming, $3,000
• YWCA Missoula, GUTS/GRIT Programming: To engage girls in non-traditional work and trades, such as mechanics and welding. $2,500
• Missoula Foodbank Community Center, LEVL Women’s Leadership Program, Missoula: To support a new women’s leadership program for women in poverty. Granted in partnership with the Missoula Community Foundation Women’s Giving Circle. $10,000
• Institute for Women’s Policy Research: In support of an updated Economic Status of Women in Montana Report. $2,500
• Montana Budget and Policy Center: In support of a new interactive website with county specific data and the pre-legislative summit. $3,000

 2017 Women’s Foundation of Montana Grants – $60,200 

• Hopa Mountain, Bozeman: This grant supports a mentoring program to increase the number of American Indian young women who apply for and stay in college. $5,000 Challenge
• AAUW Start Smart Trainings, Statewide: This grant supports statewide wage negotiation workshops with college women. This year focused on smaller and tribal colleges. $4,000
• Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, Statewide – Bozeman:This grant supports a new VISTA to grow the Collaborative, best practices trainings with STEM programs in the state, and marketing of their work. $5,000
• Montana GEMS, Butte: This program supports a new girls STEM afterschool program. $4,000
• Girl Scouts of Montana, Billings: This grants supports girls lego robotics teams. $5,000 Challenge
• Montana Code School, Missoula: This grant reduces tuition costs for women computer coding students ensuring this new pilot project has a healthy number of women in the program. $4,000
• YWCA Missoula – GUTS! GRIT: New project to engage girls in non-traditional work, such as mechanics and welding. $5,000
• NEW Leadership Program – University of Montana, Missoula: New statewide women’s leadership project focused on young college women. $5,000
• MSU Northern, Havre: Targeted recruitment and support to increase the number of women in non-traditional trade programs. $2,000
• Ecology Project International: Support for girls participation in a place-based outdoor STEAM program. $8,000
• Montana Women Vote, Helena, Statewide: This grant supports the WPLI Women’s Leadership Conference. $1,500
• STEM Roundup, Exploration Works, Helena: STEM Conference for girls in Helena. $700
• Ayana Ledford Negotiation Presentations, Bozeman: In support of wage negotiation workshops at the Athena Conference, for students at MSU, and for high school girls. $9,000
• Montana Financial Education Coalition: Annual membership sponsorship in support of outreach calendar. $500
• Statewide STEM Summit Sponsorship: STEM Summit to create a statewide STEM Hub. $1,000
• Last Best Conference Sponsorship: Entrepreneurship conference, in support of women attendees. $500 

2016 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants – $83,000

• Hopa Mountain, Bozeman
  • This grant supports a mentoring program to increase the number of American Indian young women who apply for and stay in college.  $7,500
• AAUW Start Smart Trainings, Statewide –
  • This grant supports statewide wage negotiation workshops with college women.  This year focused on smaller and tribal colleges. $4,000
• Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, Statewide - Bozeman
  • This grant supports a new VISTA to grow the Collaborative, best practices trainings with STEM programs in the state, and marketing of their work.  $5,000
• Montana GEMS, Butte
  • This program supports a new girls STEM afterschool program.  $4,000
• Montana Women Vote/ Montana Budget and Policy Institute – Statewide
  • This grant supports policy and strategy development work on a paid leave bill for 2017. $12,000
• Montana Women Vote, Helena, Statewide
  • This grant supports the WPLI Women’s Leadership Conference. $1,500
• Girl Scouts of Montana, Billings
  • This grant supports girls' LEGO robotics teams.  $5,000
• Thrive – Girls for a Change Conference, Bozeman, Statewide
  • This grant supports the Girls for a Change statewide conference. $1,500
• Equal Pay Summit, Butte, Statewide
  • This grant supports the second annual Equal Pay Summit in Butte. $500
• Montana Code School, Missoula
  • This grant reduces tuition costs for women computer coding students, ensuring this new pilot project has a healthy number of women in the program. $4,000
• YWCA Helena
  • Job training for women at the new Secret Seconds Helena Store. $5,000
• YWCA Missoula – GUTS!
  • New project to engage girls in non-traditional work, such as mechanics and welding. $5,000
• Prospera, Bozeman
  • Coaching for women entrepreneurs. $5,000
• NEW Leadership Program – University of Montana, Missoula
  • New statewide women's leadership project focused on young college women. $7,500
• MSU Northern, Havre
  • Targeted recruitment and support to increase the number of women in non-traditional trade programs. $5,000
• Aluutaalaahu Many Arrows Community Development Corporation, Pryor
  • Structured group training in financial education and empowerment for women on the Crow Indian Reservation. $7,500
• The Last Best Conference, Missoula/Statewide
  • Entrepreneurship conference, in support of women attendees. $500
• The Penny Conference, Statewide
  • Financial Education conferences for women in Missoula, Billings, Great Falls. $2,000
• Montana Financial Education Coalition Conference, Statewide
  • Financial education conference, primarily for educators. $500

2015 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants – $79,393

• Hopa Mountain, Bozeman
  • This grant supports a mentoring program to increase the number of American Indian young women who apply for and stay in college.  $10,000
• AAUW Start Smart Trainings, Statewide –
  • This grant supports statewide wage negotiation workshops with college women.  $5,000
• Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, Statewide - Bozeman
  • This grant supports a new VISTA to grow the Collaborative, best practices trainings with STEM programs in the state, and marketing of their work.  $6,193
• Montana GEMS, Butte
  • This program supports a new girls STEM afterschool program.  $3,500
• Montana Budget and Policy Institute – Statewide, Helena
  • This grant supports policy and strategy development work on a paid leave bill for 2017. $10,000
• Montana Women Vote, Statewide
  • This grant supports registering women to vote and including them in the legislative process, as well as policy work on paid leave.   $10,000
• Montana Women Vote, Helena, Statewide
  • This grant supports the WPLI Women’s Leadership Conference. $3,000
• Girl Scouts of Montana, Billings
  • This grants supports girls lego robotics teams.  $5,000
• Leadership Montana, Statewide
  • This grant supports a women’s leadership retreat to help launch a new women’s leadership project. $3,000
• Thrive – Girls for a Change Conference, Bozeman, Statewide
  • This grant supports the Girls for a Change statewide conference. $3,000
• Rural Dynamics, Inc, Great Falls
  • This grant supports the Prosperity Club financial education program. $9,200
• Equal Pay Summit, Butte, Statewide
  • This grant supports the second annual Equal Pay Summit in Butte. $1,500
• Montana Code School, Missoula
  • This grant reduces tuition costs for women computer coding students ensuring this new pilot project has a healthy number of women in the program. $10,000

2014 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants – $63,104

• Hopa Mountain, Bozeman
  • This grant supports a mentoring program to increase the number of American Indian young women who apply for and stay in college.  $10,000
• CodeMontana, Bozeman
  • This grant works to increase the number of girls learning computer coding skills in Montana. $10,000
• Montana State University Billings, Women’s Economic Research, Billings
  • This grant supports research and training for Montana businesses around equal pay for women.  $5,900
• Bitterroot Economic Development District (BREDD), Missoula
  • This grant supports mentoring and coaching for women entrepreneurs.  $5,000
• Montana Women Vote, Statewide
  • This grant supports registering women to vote and including them in the legislative process.   $5,000
• Women’s Resource Center, Dillon
  • This grant supports wage negotiation workshops for women.   $5,000
• Girl Scouts of Montana, Billings
  • This grants supports girls lego robotics teams.  $5,000
• Girls Using Their Strengths (GUTS!), Missoula
  • This grant creates a new financial education and entrepreneurship program for girls at the Willard alternative school.       $4,704
• AAUW Start Smart Trainings, Statewide –
  • This grant supports statewide wage negotiation workshops with college women.  $4,000
• Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, Statewide - Bozeman  
  • This grant supports best practices trainings with STEM programs in the state.  $2,000
• Montana GEMS, Butte
  • This program launches a new girls STEM afterschool program.  $2,000
• Institute for Women’s Policy Research - Statewide
  • Support for the latest Status of Women in Montana Report. $2,500
• Montana Budget and Policy Institute – Statewide, Helena
  • Sponsorship of the 2014 Legislative Convening. $1,000
• Montana Financial Education Coalition
  • Sponsorship of the 2014 Conference and Education Fair. $1,000

2013 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants – $39,140

• Thrive- Girls for a Change – Statewide, Girls for Change is an empowerment program that builds on the individual strengths of girls and the supports inherent in their family and community to develop awareness, leadership and self sufficiency. This grant supported their statewide leadership conference for girls. $2,500
• Montana Women’s Mural Project – Statewide, Support for a mural celebrating Montana women’s contribution to Montana history, to be painted in the State Capital Building in celebration of the centennial of Montana women’s suffrage in 2014.  $5,000
• Montana Women Vote – Statewide, Support for the annual Women’s Policy Leadership Institute, a training and mentorship network to facilitate the transfer of policy skills and experience from current women leaders to future women leaders. $3,000
• Montana State University – Statewide, Sponsorship for the Lilly Ledbetter event at the Montana Equal Pay Summit.  $500
• Great Falls Development Authority – Great Falls Area, The Fire Within is an award celebration honoring women in business and entrepreneurship.  This grant was a sponsorship of the event.  $1,000
• The Montana Girls STEM Collaborative – Bozeman/Statewide, This grant was made as a matching grant.  The STEM Collaborative and WFM collaborated to give out a pool of $20,000 in mini-grants of $2,000 or less to small STEM programs around the state.  $10,000
• The Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming – Billings/Statewide, This grant funded four lego robotics teams for girls across the state.  $8,060
• Exploration Works  - Helena, This grant funded new STEM curriculum and a pilot project for a partner program with the Girl Scouts.  $7,080
• The Girls Way - Missoula, This grant funded STEM programming and financial education programming for this new start-up organization.  $2,000

2012 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants – $5,000 

• Montana Women Vote – Statewide, Support for the annual Women’s Policy Leadership Institute, a training and mentorship network to facilitate the transfer of policy skills and experience from current women leaders to future women leaders. $1,500
• Thrive Girls For a Change – Statewide, Girls for Change is an empowerment program that builds on the individual strengths of girls and the supports inherent in their family and community to develop awareness, leadership and self sufficiency. This grant supported their statewide leadership conference for girls. $2,500
• Aspire Girls Grants – Statewide, Support to ensure girls’ were able to attend the 2012 Aspire Spring Convening. $1,000

2011 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants

• There were no grants made this year to facilitate the transition to a new strategic plan. 

2010 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants – $30,000

• Montana Women Vote – Statewide,  Operating support to engage unlikely voters through targeted voter registration, education, and mobilization; leadership development and policy advocacy.  $10,000
• Rural Dynamics, Inc. – Statewide,  
• Montana Credit Unions for Community Development –Statewide, Operating support to support current programs such as financial education, payday loan alternatives, individual development accounts, including Montana Students Save, Rural Montana Saves, Youth Experiencing Security and Success, volunteer income tax assistance, and Montana Free File.  $10,000
• homeWord  - Statewide, to support Financial Fitness classes in Missoula.  $5,000

2009 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants – $56,885

• NARAL Pro-Choice Montana Foundation, Statewide, Provide continuing support for Building a Healthy Future for Young Women In Montana project to promote legislative and administrative approaches to comprehensive sex education and  to improve Montana’s guidelines on sex education. $8,000
• Montana Credit Unions for Community Development, Statewide, Provide continued operating assistance to support current programs such as financial education including Montana Students Save, Rural Montana Saves, Youth Experiencing Security and Success, payday loan alternatives, individual development accounts, and volunteer income tax assistance. $5,000
• Planned Parenthood of Montana, Statewide, Provide support to meet the increased demand for family planning services in the current economic crisis and to expand education and outreach efforts to teens and women and to address the problem of pharmacists refusing to fill birth control prescriptions, $5,000
• Montana Women Vote, Billings, Missoula, Bozeman, Helena, and Great Falls, Provide operating assistance to support voter education and mobilization, leadership development and policy advocacy efforts, $5,000
• GUTS! YWCA Missoula, Missoula, Continued support for Girls Using Their Strengths (GUTS!) Girls Leadership Project a Missoula-based leadership and empowerment project designed by and for young women, ages 9-18, to encourage young women to explore their personal values and discover their strengths, $5,000
• Women’s Opportunity & Resource Development, Inc., Missoula, To support the Bridges to Learning Project, a vocational and educational preparation and support program for pregnant or parenting young women who are at risk for dropping out of high school, have already dropped out or are academically disadvantaged, $5,000
• ExplorationWorks Girl-Tech, Helena, Provide continuing support for Girl-Tech which encourages young girls to engage in technology and science, $4,500
• Rural Dynamics, Inc./Consumer Credit Counseling Service, Great Falls, Expand the membership and program offerings of Prosperity Club, a financial literacy education and peer support group for low-income families, $4,000
• Big Sky Youth Empowerment Project, Bozeman,Provide continuing support to disadvantaged teenage girls from Gallatin and Park Counties for the opportunity for personal empowerment through Girl Power 2009 featuring outdoor activity and life skills workshops, $3,000
• homeWORD, Billings and Missoula, To support the Financial Fitness Program, a financial literacy education course for low income women and families, $2,500
• Women’s Policy Leadership Institute, Helena, Provide support for a progressive training and mentorship network to facilitate the transfer of practical policy skills and experience from current women leaders to future women leaders, $2,500
• Blue Mountain Clinic, Statewide, Continued support for an outreach campaign to increase awareness of comprehensive family planning services and sexual health options to isolated and underserved populations, $2,000
• Celebrating Women Elected to Serve the State of Montana, Helena, Cover printing costs associated with publishing informational booklet, $1,385
• Missoula Housing Authority, Missoula, Support for the Essential Access Program, which helps low-income homeless women overcome barriers to accessing rental units, $1,000
• Women Making a Difference in Montana, Helena, “Women Making a Difference in Montana” event was a women’s roundtable discussion, $1,000
• Thrive - Girls for a Change Conference, Bozeman, Girls for Change is an empowerment program that builds on the individual strengths of girls and the supports inherent in their family and community to develop awareness, leadership and self sufficiency, $1,000
• Komen Montana Race for the Cure, Helena, Bronze sponsor of Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, $1,000

2008 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants - $64,500

• Big Sky Youth Empowerment Project, Bozeman, Provide continuing support to disadvantaged teenage girls from Gallatin and Park Counties for the opportunity for personal empowerment through Girl Power 2008 featuring outdoor activity and life skills workshops, $10,000
• GUTS! YWCA Missoula, Missoula, Support Girls Using Their Strengths (GUTS!) Girls Leadership Project a Missoula-based leadership and empowerment project designed by and for young women, ages 9-18, to encourage young women to explore their personal values and discover their strengths, $10,000
• Montana Credit Unions for Community Development, Statewide, Provide operating assistance to support current programs such as financial education including Montana Students Save, Rural Montana Saves, Youth Experiencing Security and Success, payday loan alternatives, individual development accounts, and volunteer income tax assistance, $10,000
• Working for Equality and Economic Liberation, Blackfeet Reservation, Provide assistance to support the development of a new American Indian chapter of WEEL on the Blackfeet Reservation, $10,000
• NARAL Pro Choice Montana Foundation, Statewide, Support Building a Healthy Future for Young Women In Montana project to promote legislative and administrative approaches to comprehensive sex education and to improve Montana’s guidelines on sex education, $5,000
• ExplorationWorks Girl Tech, Helena, Provide continuing support for Girl Tech which encourages young girls to engage in technology and science, $5,000
• Blue Mountain Clinic, Missoula, Support for an outreach campaign to increase awareness of comprehensive family planning services and sexual health options to isolated and underserved populations, $5,000
• YWCA of Helena, Helena, Aid in the purchase of a new boiler for the building, $5,000
• North-Missoula Community Development Corporation, Missoula, Support the development of the Real Meals and Community Kitchen Project by providing low-cost meals and a venue for exploring women-led food enterprises, $2,500
• Women’s Policy Leadership Institute, Helena, Provide support for a progressive training and mentorship network to facilitate the transfer of practical policy skills and experience from current women leaders to future women leaders, $1,000
• “Women In Gear” – Career Fair, Helena, The “Women in Gear” career fair is designed to highlight careers in trades by providing hands on activities in different trades and educational resources for careers in trades, $1,000

2007 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants - $34,899

• Anaconda PCA Family Resource Center, Anaconda, Provide continuing support for “Plugged In,” a math tutoring program for middle and high school girls, $8,299
• Bridger Clinic, Bozeman, Provide continuing support for an advertising campaign to increase awareness of family planning services, $5,000
• Big Sky Youth Empowerment Project, Bozeman, Provide disadvantaged teenage girls from Gallatin and Park Counties the opportunity for personal empowerment through Girl Power 2007 featuring outdoor activity and life skills workshops, $3,000
• homeWORD, Billings, Provide continuing support for financial education courses for women who are first-time homebuyers, including three tailored classes for underserved populations such as Native Americans and Hispanics, $5,000
• Montana Women Vote, Billings, Missoula, Bozeman, Helena, and Great Falls, Provide continuing operating funds to support voter education and mobilization, leadership development and policy advocacy efforts, $5,000
• Network Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse, Bozeman, Provide continuing support for a financial literacy program for women in domestic violence situations, $4,890
• ExplorationWorks Girl-Tech, Helena, Provide support for the expansion of a program that encourages young girls to engage in technology and science, $3,710

 2006 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants - $35,510

• Anaconda PCA Family Resource Center, Anaconda, Support a new math tutoring program for middle and high school girls,   $4,120
• Bridger Clinic, Bozeman, Fund an advertising campaign to increase awareness of family planning services, $6,000
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Montana, Statewide, Provide a financial education course to assist women to establish bank accounts after experiencing prior credit problems, $4,500
• homeWORD, Billings, Provide financial education course for women who are first-time homebuyers, $5,000
• Montana Women Vote, Statewide, Provide operating funds to support their voter registration drive and 2007 legislative agenda, $5,000
• Network Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse, Bozeman, Begin a new financial literacy program for women in domestic violence situations, $4,890
• Thrive, Bozeman, Sponsor the annual conference for girls in Bozeman, $1,000
• YWCA of Great Falls, Great Falls, Hire a coordinator for the TechGYRLS program, $5,000

2005 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants - $5,000

• Working for Equality and Economic Liberation, Helena, Provide operating Support, $5,000

2004 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants - $34,500

• Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Washington, D.C., Production and dissemination of The Status of Women in Montana report, $2,500
• YWCAs of Billings, Great Falls, Helena, & Missoula, Support organizational capacity building and networking, $10,000
• Girl Scouts Treasure Trails Council, Billings, Provide support for leadership training, $5,000
• Working for Equality and Economic Liberation, Helena, Provide operating Support, $5,000
• Women’s Resource Center of Glasgow, Glasgow, Sponsor Girls Rock/Talk Seminars, $4,000
• YWCA of Great Falls, Provide for the implementation of TechGYRLS program, $4,000
• YWCA of Helena, Provide support for TechGYRLS program, $4,000

2003 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants - $54,500

• American Association of University Women, Statewide, Provide support for “Are We There Yet?” conference, $2,000
• Anaconda PCA Family Resource Center, Anaconda, Expand organizational capacity by adding women’s support group, $2,500
• Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne, Lame Deer, Implement a girls mentoring program, $10,000           
• Career Futures, Butte, Provide support for girls’ participation in The Company program, $5,000
• Career Training Institute, Helena, Provide funding for financial literacy training, $6,000
• Career Transitions, Inc., Belgrade, Provide continuing support for Learning Center programs, $5,000
• Dress for Success, Billings, Expand clothing line with Maternity sizes, $1,500
• Enterprise Opportunities, Glendive, Expand women’s revolving loan fund, $10,000
• Human Resource Development Council, District IX, Bozeman, Provide support for WISE Women, $7,500
• Working for Equality and Economic Liberation, Missoula, Provide operating support, $5,000                      

2002 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants - $55,500

• Anaconda PCA Family Resource Center, Anaconda, Expand capacity through a new women’s support group, $2,500
• Career Development Workforce Center, Miles City, Implement Pulling Your Own Strings program, $5,000
• Career Transitions, Inc., Belgrade, Provide Community Learning Center programs for 20 women, $3,000
• Center for Policy Analysis and Community Change, Missoula $10,000      
• Dress for Success, Billings, Expand clothing line to plus-sizes, $1,000
• Enterprise Opportunities, Inc., Glendive, Implement a women-owned business revolving loan fund, $10,000
• Montana Center on Disabilities, Billings, Fund expenses for girls to attend Montana Youth Leadership Forum, $1,000
• North Central Montana RC&D, Shelby, Expand construction technology curriculum for women, $5,000
• Working for Equality and Economic Liberation (WEEL), Missoula $5,000
• Women’s Resource Center of Glasgow, Glasgow, Implement Expressions of Northeastern Montana Women And Girls, $3,000
• YWCAs of Billings, Great Falls, Helena, & Missoula, Support organizational capacity building and networking, $10,000                  

2001 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants - $56,000

• Working for Equality and Economic Liberation (WEEL), Missoula, Provide support for innovative programming to promote economic opportunities for low income women and families, $8,000
• Career Transitions, Belgrade, Provide support to make the computer education services of Career Transitions Community Learning Center available to 25 to 30 women, $8,000
• Career Training Institute, Helena, Provide support for financial literacy training programs for women, $8,000
• North Central Montana RC&D, Shelby, Provide continuing support for the rural construction technology program which promotes non-traditional employment opportunities young women, $8,000
• Women’s Opportunity and Resource Development (WORD), Missoula, Provide support for innovative programming to promote economic self-sufficiency for women, $8,000
• Human Resources Development Council, District IV, Havre, Provide support for a women/girls mentoring program, $8,000
• Career Development Work Force Center, Miles City, Provide support for We Can Do It! and Women on the Cutting Edge training programs, $8,000

2000 Women’s Foundation of Montana grants - $35,600

• Dress for Success, Billings, Provide funds to help low-income women seeking a first job or reentering the workforce, $5,000
• Women’s Opportunity and Resource Development (WORD), Missoula, Support strategic planning efforts to address board diversity, community outreach and collaboration with other organizations, $5,000
• Working for Equality and Economic Liberation (WEEL), Missoula, Support of statewide advocacy efforts for Montana’s low-income individuals and families, $4,000
• North Central RC&D, Shelby, Provide funding to develop a pilot curriculum of construction education for girls in rural schools, $3,000
• Career Development Program of Miles Community College, Miles City, Provide support to enhance and continue pre-vocational program in high-wage, high-demand, non-traditional employment for girls and women, $5,000
• Montana Feminist History Project, Missoula, Support efforts to collect, interpret and disseminate the history of the second wave of feminism in Montana, $10,000
• Lincoln County Help Line, Libby, Provide support for necessary expenses to operate Shelter/Safe House, $3,600