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Gianforte Family Foundation | Inside Philanthropy OVERVIEW: This family foundation primarily supports Bozeman and other Montana communities with grants for human services and education. Many of its grantees are Christian or church-based groups. IP TAKE: The Gianforte Family Foundation’s supports organizations that adhere to conservative Christian values.
Churches, Christian schools and faith-based human services providers are the main components of its giving. While a few non-religious organizations do regularly receive support, this funder is not likely to make grants to those working with LGBTQ+ populations or supporting reproductive choice. This is, nevertheless, an accessible foundation.
Reach out via the contact page to schedule a consultation before applying to one of four annual grantmaking cycles. PROFILE: The Gianforte Family Foundation was established in 2005 and pursues a mission to “support organizations that equip Montanans to sustainably improve their lives, strengthen their relationships, and find hope. ” It is based in Bozeman and keeps a significant amount of funding within the city and state.
Greg Gianforte is an entrepreneur and the founder of RightNow Technologies, later sold to Oracle. Greg and his wife, Susan, are trustees of the GFF board, and their four children are the other board members. The foundation names three main areas of focus for its grantmaking: Equipping Montanans through Education, Strengthening Families through Ministries and Restoring Individuals through Relationship.
A significant portion of the foundation’s giving goes to Christian organizations, and a separate program supports church outreach through the foundation’s signature Community Building Packages, which aim to “help increase the capacity of local Christian churches and schools to reach out into their communities with the love of Christ.
” Grants for Human Services and Religious Causes Human services comprise the foundation’s largest giving area, with many grants supporting faith-based providers. The Strengthening Families through Ministries focus area targets Christian nonprofits that help at-risk youth and families improve their “relationships, spiritual lives, and ability to thrive.
The Restoring individuals through Relationship focus also targets faith-based groups, but emphasizes programs for people struggling with addiction, victims of trafficking and incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people.
The Church and School Outreach grant program offers grants of up to $3,300 to churches and schools in Montana for express purpose of running one of the foundation’s signature Community Building Packages, which are “courses” that teach parishioners and othe participants about the Gospel, marriage, family, addiction or trauma recover, and how to “flourish economically” from a Christian perspective.
Faith-based grantees include Mission Valley Christian Academy, One Heart Warriors, the Montana Family Institute, Grace Bible Church of Bozeman and Love in the Name of Christ, which helps churches organize community service projects. A few grants have supported non-religious organizations. These include the Montana Meth Project, Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley and Special Olympics Montana.
Grants for K-12 and Higher Education, Economic Opportunity The foundation’s Equipping Montanans through Education grantmaking awards grants to schools and educational organizations that help “disadvantaged individuals” develop careers through education and vocational training. While the foundation supports many Christian schools, non-religious schools and organizations have also received support.
The foundation indicates that it is not currently funding new grantees in this area; its education giving is “intentionally focused on key existing partners doing excellent work across the state. ” Education grantees include the Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corporation, Youth Entrepreneurs Montana, the Summit Career Center in Stevensville, Grace Falls Central Catholic High School and the University of Montana.
Grants range from about $1,000 to $1. 7 million, but most grants stay below $500,000. The foundation’s median grant size is about $10,000.
In a recent year, the foundation awarded close to $11 million in grants. This funder tends to stick with Christian organizations or organizations that support its strictly Christian values, including many conservative outfits. Most grants stay in Montana, but this is not a hard and fast rule.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Churches and schools in Montana. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $3,300. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Church & School Outreach Grants is funded by Gianforte Family Charitable Trust. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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