2024 Grant Award Recipients
The Helena Area Community Foundation (HACF) is pleased to announce the grant recipients for our 2024 combined grant cycle. Grant Making is central to the mission of the Helena Area Community Foundation.Funding for 2024 totals $72,750 and is provided by HACF in the amount of $30,000; Lewis and Clark County in the amount of $23,750; and the City of Helena in the amount of $19,000. This grant cycle opened on January 24th, 2024 and closed on February 20th, 2024. Thirty-two applications received funding in the 2024 grant cycle.
Grant recipients for 2024 and their sources of funding are listed below.
American Jobs for America’s Youth MT, $600 from HACF, $1,500 from City of Helena, Total Funding: $2,100
AWARE Lewis and Clark Co. Children’s Advocacy Center, $500 from HACF, $2,000 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $2,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Montana, $1,500 from HACF, $2,000 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $3,500
Catholic Social Services of Montana, $500 from HACF, $1,500 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $2,000
Cottonwood ALC, $1,100 from HACF, Total Funding: $1,100
Disability Rights MT, $1,111 from HACF, $1,000 from City of Helena, Total Funding: $2,111
East Helena Historical Society, $500 from HACF, $1,500 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $2,000
ExplorationWorks, $1,975 from HACF, $2,000 from City of Helena, Total Funding: $3,975
Florence Crittenton Family Services, $500 from HACF, $1,500 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $2,000
GFWC Helena Women’s Club, $500 from HACF, $1,500 from City of Helena, Total Funding: $2,000
Good Samaritan Ministries, $2,000 from HACF, $2,000 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $4,000
Grandstreet Theatre, $1,300 from HACF, $2,000 from City of Helena, Total Funding: $3,300
Hands on Global, $500 from HACF, $500 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $1,000
Helena Community Gardens, $675 from HACF, $1,000 from City of Helena, Funding: $1,675
Helena Education Foundation, $500 from HACF, $1,500 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $2,000
Helena Food Share, $1,000 from HACF, $1,000 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $2,000
Helena Symphony, $800 from HACF, $1,000 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $1,800
Ironhorse Consortium for Young Musicians, $1,000 from HACF, $2,000 from City of Helena, Total Funding: $3,000
Last Chance Curling Club, $300 from HACF, $1,000 from City of Helena, Funding: $1,300
Lewis and Clark Historical Society, $2,000 from HACF, Total Funding: $2,000
Lewis and Clark Humane Society, $500 from HACF, $1,500 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $2,000
Mending Waters Montana, $250 from HACF, $500 from City of Helena, Funding: $750
Montana Living History Program, $250 from HACF, $250 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $500
Montana Playwrights Network, $762 from HACF, $2,000 from City of Helena, Total Funding: $2,762
Mountain Health Gives, $2,000 from HACF, $2,000 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $4,000
Myrna Loy Center, $500 from HACF, $1,500 from City of Helena, Total Funding: $2,000
Shop University, $2,000 from HACF, $2,000 from City of Helena, Total Funding: $4,000
The Angel Fund, $2,000 from HACF, $2,000 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $4,000
Treasure State Runners, $500 from HACF, $500 from City of Helena, Total Funding: $1,000
West Mont, $685 from HACF, $500 from City of Helena, Total Funding: $1,185
Wild Montana, $1,492 from HACF, $2,000 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $3,492
York Volunteer Fire Department, $200 from HACF, $1,500 from Lewis and Clark County, Total Funding: $1,700