The Mountain Sky Guest Ranch Fund makes grants to
501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations eligible for funding under the United States
Internal Revenue Code. The Fund will consider one proposal from the same
organization within a twelve-month period. The Fund does not provide funding
for events, individuals, government agencies, municipalities, parochial/private
schools or therapeutic programs. The Fund considers secular programs and
focuses on programs that function during out-of-school time. A limited number
of in-school programs are considered, provided they involve teacher and
administration training. Organizations interested in applying for a grant in
Park or Gallatin Counties, Montana, should direct questions to:
Tawnya Rupe
Mountain Sky Guest Ranch Fund
P.O. Box 1219
Emigrant, MT 59027
(406) 333-4911
tawnyar@mtnsky.com
Criteria for Consideration
- Organizations must offer
programming in Park or Gallatin
Counties, Montana.
- Organizations must be
classified as 501(c)(3) by the IRS.
- Programs must provide
enhancement to (not replace) public support.
- Organizations may apply
once per calendar year.
- All programs must be
secular in nature and adhere to a nondiscriminatory policy.
- To be considered for funding in 2008, completed
applications must be received by Friday, Feb. 15, 2008.
Required Attachments
Attach two
copies of the following items to the grant application (incomplete proposals
will not be reviewed):
- An introductory letter
describing the purpose and amount of the request.
- A narrative (no more
than three pages) describing when the organization was founded, its
history, its goals and a list of organizational partners.
- A project budget (if
applicable).
- An operating budget.
- A list of other funding
sources for this request. Please list whether funding is committed,
pending or received from the additional sources.
- A list of the
organization's major funding sources for the past two years.
- A list of the
organization's board of directors and their community and professional
affiliations.
- An evaluation plan. What
goals does the organization hope to achieve with the help of this grant?
How will the organization measure the goals?
- Any recent printed
materials, including an annual report, media clippings or other items (no
more than five pages).
- An explanation of how
the organization heard about the Fund.
- If this is a
collaborative effort, please include a list of partners, a description of
the nature of the collaboration and contact information and a letter of
agreement from each partner.
- The organization's
501(c)(3) statement/letter from the Internal Revenue Service.
- The organization's most
recent audited financial statements or, if not available, a copy of the
most recent IRS Form 990 or 990EZ.