Make an Impact
If you love living here, you’ll love giving here.
We help donors align their charitable goals with the greatest needs in our community.
We offer both breadth and depth of experience in Park County to match giving opportunities with donors’ wide range of interests, tax situations, and legacy wishes.
Let’s make an impact together.
Which causes are your favorite?
Consider our Community Priority Areas. Which ones match your goals?
Our extensive and regular citizen surveys have identified the following five areas of need. As a community-led foundation, we focus our grantmaking on these community concerns.
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Landscapes & Natural Amenities
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Housing & Affordability
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Health, Safety & Education
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Small Town & Rural Lifestyle
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Economic Performance
Ways to Give Now
You may feel a sense of urgency to make a difference this year, or you may need to achieve charitable tax benefits right away. Consider the following ways PCCF can help put those plans into action.
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Service to Community
Support the Foundation’s four programs that foster generosity and collaboration to address challenges in Park County.
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Join Circle 49
A circle of philanthropists who wish to support the place they love while gathering socially with like-minded residents and gaining a deeper understanding of Park County.
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Annual Grant Program
Support annual grants awarded competitively to select nonprofits who are most effectively addressing the issues identified by the We Will survey and data.
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Create A Fund
The Park County Community Foundation hosts Donor Advised Funds, scholarship funds, and more. We can tailor each to your giving goals.
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Sponsorship
The Foundation’s sponsorship opportunities provide vital resources for our local community and leadership opportunities for you.
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Donate to an Existing Fund
The Park County Community Foundation already hosts a number of funds that may interest you.
Ways to Give Later
Join our Legacy Giving program to learn about the tax-wise ways to take care of yourself, your family, and your community through bequests, charitable annuities, life estates and more. Anyone can leave a legacy and at any level, and in a way that is appropriate for you. Here are some examples.
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Bequests
Leave any amount, percentage, or a remainder of your estate to charity in your will.
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Beneficiary
You can name a charity as the beneficiary of assets from a donor’s estate.
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Charitable Annuities
Charitable annuities provides you with a lifetime income, and the remainder goes to a charity upon your passing.
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Life Estate
You can occupy your property for the rest of your life while arranging for it to be donated to charity upon your passing.
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Forever Fund
The Montana Tax Endowment Credit incentivizes donors to support a permanent endowment whose annual earnings will sustainably support grants to local nonprofits, forever.
Start A Conversation
Connect with our Philanthropy Director
We can assist by setting up a fund to support a particular organization or cause. The Park County Community Foundation receives your donation, handles tax receipts, and processes payments to disburse the funds back into the community.
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