Gallatin County and One Valley Community Foundation Announce Grant Outcomes of the Gallatin County Nonprofit Vitality Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 8, 2023
CONTACT:
Gallatin County Commissioner Office
Gallatin County
(406) 582-3000
commission@gallatin.mt.gov
Bridget Wilkinson, President & CEO
One Valley Community Foundation
(406) 587- 6262
bridget@onevalley.org
Gallatin County and One Valley Community Foundation Announce Grant Outcomes of the Gallatin County Nonprofit Vitality Fund
Gallatin County, MT- Gallatin County and One Valley Community Foundation announce the final outcomes from the Gallatin County Nonprofit Vitality Fund. This fund was created from a redistribution of $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds from the Gallatin County Commission in January of 2022.
“One Valley Community Foundation has been proud to partner with Gallatin County to ensure that American Rescue Plan dollars were put to work in our local nonprofit organizations, promoting resiliency and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic”, said Bridget Wilkinson, President and CEO of One Valley Community Foundation.
In 2022, the Gallatin County Commission granted $500,000 of its American Rescue Plan Act funds through One Valley Community Foundation to nonprofit organizations throughout Gallatin County that were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Yellowstone Community Club Foundation partnered with One Valley to further leverage funding by providing matching dollars granted to organizations primarily serving Big Sky.
Following a competitive application process, the Gallatin County Nonprofit Vitality Fund provided grants to 18 nonprofit organizations, which used the funding to retain and support the resiliency of existing staff, hire new staff, expand organizational capacity, and create sustainability structures to ensure ongoing service and programming to Gallatin County.
Grant information and the Gallatin County Nonprofit Vitality Grant Impact Report are available at www.onevalley.org/nonprofitvitality.
About One Valley Community Foundation
One Valley Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Southwest Montana that connects people who care to the issues that matter most to them in order to address the priorities and concerns of residents and businesses in Gallatin County. One Valley does this by matching donors with causes they believe in, focusing financial resources to facilitate change, offering tools and opportunities to support other nonprofits, and acting as a community facilitator. One Valley hosts multiple community-wide initiatives, including Give Big Gallatin Valley, a 24-hour giving day that has raised over $11.4 million for local nonprofits, and the Gallatin County Regional Housing Coalition, a convening of diverse partners working to address local housing challenges. For more information, visit www.onevalley.org.
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