Taking the long view since 1998

Our Values

One Valley Community Foundation relies on five operational values that we embrace to meet our goals and fulfill our mission. Those values are: integrity, collaboration, innovation, empowerment, and impact. Personally, our employees and representatives are expected to embrace personal values, including: abundance, joy, and hope.

Mission

We connect people who care to causes that matter to ensure that all can thrive in Gallatin County.

Vision

We envision a Gallatin County where people work alongside neighbors to invest in and build vibrant and equitable communities.

One Valley’s History

One Valley Community Foundation has grown and changed over the years, adapting to the needs of the Gallatin Valley and its residents. Established in 1998 as the Planned Giving Foundation of Montana by Stephen R. Hample, CFP who wrote the legal organizational papers, obtained the IRS 501c3 tax status, donated the original funding, and recruited others to follow. The foundation offered financial services for donors to support local nonprofit organizations and managed endowments for nonprofits.

In 2002, it was renamed the Bozeman Area Community Foundation to better describe its expanding mission. Over the next several years, the foundation added staff and board members, hosted nonprofit trainings and resources, facilitated community conversations and giving circles, administered grants to local nonprofits, and managed endowment funds.

In 2020, the foundation went through a rebranding process, adopting the name One Valley Community Foundation to support its growing mission to address the unique needs of each community in the Gallatin Valley, while uniting residents together in common goals of enhancing and further improving the quality of lives here. Today, One Valley Community Foundation is proud to be the community foundation serving the Gallatin Valley.

One Valley: A Timeline

1998 – Established as the Planned Giving Foundation of Montana
2002 – Renamed the Bozeman Area Community Foundation
2008 – Undergoes strategic planning process to enhance its role to meet the area’s needs
2013 – Foundation’s first staff member, Bridget Wilkinson, is hired
2015 – Foundation launched first Give Big Gallatin Valley initiative
2020 – Rebranded as One Valley Community Foundation to encompass the foundation’s work in all Gallatin County communities

“One Valley Community Foundation is committed to continuing the work of thinking, planning, and acting local, to empower our community’s greatest resource: our people.”

— Bridget Wilkinson, One Valley President & CEO

Board and Staff

Get to know the people behind the foundation. We are proud to serve the communities in the Gallatin Valley that we call home.

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Impact

For over 25 years, the foundation has galvanized and distributed more than $21 Million to more than 425 local nonprofit organizations. See what else has been accomplished.

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