Red Lodge Area Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation supports youth, arts and culture, community and nonprofit capacity building in Montana.
FUNDING AREAS: Youth, arts and culture, community, nonprofit capacity building
IP TAKE: This community funder has well-defined focus areas, so make sure new grant pitches fall within those specific categories.
PROFILE: Established in 1999, the Red Lodge Area Community Foundation (RLACF) is a community foundation based in Red Lodge, Montana. RLACF receives support from the O.P and W.E. Edwards Foundation, Sidney E. Frank Charitable Foundation, Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and Tippet Rise Foundation. The foundation aims to “connect people and build community by catalyzing change and sharing resources to build a strong, vibrant, resilient, inclusive community.” It funds local efforts for youth, arts and culture, community and nonprofit capacity building.
The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation sticks to these four program areas with its grantmaking. Youth grants address early childhood needs, youth volunteering, youth enrichment, youth workforce development and girls’ athletics. RLACF’s arts and culture grants support the local region being a destination for arts, culture and conferences. Community-focused grants address mental health, transportation, housing, age-friendly initiatives and connections to resources. RLACF also funds efforts to help nonprofits thrive through capacity building grants for education, technology, volunteers, professional services and financial assistance.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $50,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the city of Red Lodge and Carbon County in Montana. Past local grantees include the Beartooth Billings Clinic Foundation, Beartooth Recreational Trails and the Carbon County Historical Society.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for some of its grant programs. Each grant program has its own unique set of guidelines and deadlines. RLACF also shares downloadable documents for current requests for proposals on its website. Direct general questions to the staff at 406-446-2820 or via online form.
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