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Grants paid by Moonlight Community Foundation, tax year 2019
EIN 80-0941705 · Big Sky, MT · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE C30
In tax year 2019, Moonlight Community Foundation (EIN 80-0941705) reported 22 grants paid totaling $254,813. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2019
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Big Sky Community Housing (hrdc) Big Sky, MT | A | $40,000 | paid | THE DPA (DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE) PROGRAM ASSISTS QUALIFIED BORROWERS WITH A 2ND MORTGAGE IN THE FORM OF A ZERO INTEREST LOAN, UP TO 20% OF PURCHASE PRICE OR $55,000 WHICHEVER IS SMALLER. THE LOAN IS REPAYABLE WHEN THE PROPERTY IS RESOLD. BORROWERS WILL SHARE IN PROPERTY APPRECIATION WITH THE BSCHT. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Gallatin River Task Force Big Sky, MT | A | $39,000 | paid | THROUGH THE HELP OF A CONSULTANT, GRTF WILL ADDRESS SEVERAL AREAS OF SUSTAINABILITY THAT WILL LEND THEMSELVES TO A STARTING POINT FOR FUTURE IMPROVED PRACTICES, PROTECTION OF RESOURCES, AND EDUCATION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO INSTILL A MORE SUSTAINABLE MINDSET AND WAY OF LIVING ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT INCORPORATES PLANS TO CREATE, PRODUCE, AND DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MARKETING MATERIALS THAT OUTLINE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES AND PRIORITIES IN BIG SKY, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING REDUCTION OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BY INSTALLING A WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION FOR PUBLIC USE. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Big Sky Discovery Academy Big Sky, MT | A | $19,269 | paid | MONEY WILL SUPPORT THE SUMMER SESSION OF ADULT EDUCATION LANGUAGE LEARNER PROGRAM AS WELL AS TO UNDERWRITE THE COMMUNITY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Hatch Experience Bozeman, MT | A | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE/STAFF, AND NEED TO HAVE THE BIG SKY STUDENTS UNDER-WRITTEN SO THOSE COSTS DO NOT BECOME PROHIBITIVE. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE ARE BEING APPROACHED TO MOVE HATCH TO OTHER PARTS OF MONTANA. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Friends of Big Sky Education - Warren Miller Performing Arts Center Big Sky, MT | A | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE BIG SKY CONSERVATORY IN THE SUMMER OF 2019. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | The Wilderness Society Bozeman, MT | A | $15,000 | paid | THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY (TWS) AND THE GALLATIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP (GFP) HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARD OUR GOAL OF PERMANENTLY PROTECTING BIG SKY'S CORNER OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. WORKING THROUGH THE CUSTER GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST'S (CGNF) FOREST PLAN REVISION PROCESS, WE ARE ON A TRAJECTORY TO SECURE STRONG PROTECTIONS, INCLUDING RECOMMENDED WILDERNESS AND INNOVATIVE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION AREAS, FOR THE GALLATIN AND MADISON RANGES WHILE ENSURING SUSTAINABLE RECREATIONAL ACCESS FOR AREA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Montana Land Reliance Helena, MT | A | $14,871 | paid | TO A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE ASSOCIATED COSTS OF THE WORK BEING DONE IN THE BIG SKY COMMUNITY ON LAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS. SUPPORTING LAND CONSERVATION IN BIG SKY BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY IN SEVERAL WAYS INCLUDING PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY, CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE HABITAT, PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE, BUFFERING OF PUBLIC LAND, AND MAINTAINING LANDSCAPES FORTOURISM, ALL OF WHICH LEADS TO MAINTAINING THE CHARACTER OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE INTEGRITY OF THE ECOSYSTEM. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Arts Council of Big Sky Big Sky, MT | A | $11,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THROUGH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES, CREATIVE EXPERIENCES WITH VARIOUS ART FORMS, AND FIELD TRIPS WITHIN THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTS COMMUNITY. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Friends of Big Sky Education Big Sky, MT | A | $11,000 | paid | BSSD LOCAL FOODS AND SUSTAINABILITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT. THIS GRANT CYCLE WE ARE CONTINUING WITH OUR INTEREST IN FEEDING STUDENTS AND STAFF LOCALLY GROWN FOODS FROM OUR BEAUTIFUL, AGRICULTURE-BASED STATE OF MONTANA, BUT WE ARE ALSO EXPANDING OUR MISSION AND GRANT REQUEST TO INCLUDE MORE OF THE 'MIND' PART OF OUR STATEMENT. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Big Sky Ski Education Foundation Big Sky, MT | A | $10,000 | paid | BSSEF IS SEEKING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR OUR NEW HEADQUARTERS TO HOUSE OUR COMMUNITY ALPINE AND FREERIDE COMPETITION PROGRAMS AND COMPETITION ADMINISTRATION. FOR MANY YEARS, WE HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE GENEROSITY OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BIG SKY RESORT ALLOWING US THE USE OF SPACE WITHIN THE MOUNTAIN MALL FOR OUR ALPINE AND FREERIDE ATHLETES AND COACHES TO GATHER AND MEET, EAT LUNCH, AND AS OUR HEADQUARTERS FOR COMPETITION REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATION. THE BUILDING IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE BEAVERHEAD CONDOS AND WILL INCLUDE LOCKERS/LOCKER ROOMS, GATHERING AREAS WITH TABLES AND CHAIRS, BATHROOMS, A SIMPLE KITCHEN (MICROWAVE, SINK, REFRIGERATOR), AND A SMALL OFFICE AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE COST OF THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE TO OUTFIT THE INTERIOR WITH THE LOCKERS, CUBBIES, BENCHES, TABLES AND CHAIRS, AND MORE. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Big Sky School District Gallatin Gateway, MT | U | $10,000 | paid | THREE YEARS AGO, CULTURAL EDUCATION (ART AND WORLD LANGUAGE) WAS NEARLY NON-EXISTENT AT THE ELEMENTARY (K-5) LEVEL. SINCE THAT TIME, THE DISTRICT HAS, THROUGH GRANT FUNDING AND GENERAL FUND DOLLARS, BEEN ABLE TO OFFER SPANISH AND STANDALONE ART ONCE A WEEK FOR ALL STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH. WE ARE ALSO WORKING TOWARDS STUDENTS IN GRADES 6,7 AND 8 HAVING DEFINED BLOCKS OF TIME IN WHICH THEY WILL ENGAGE IN THE STUDY OF ART AND WORLD LANGUAGE AS PART OF THEIR CULTURAL EDUCATION. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Big Sky Community Organization Big Sky, MT | A | $9,933 | paid | THE WORK HARD, PLAY HARD SUMMER CAMP. THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK HARD, PLAY HARD SUMMER CAMP IS TO INCORPORATE AN ACADEMIC ELEMENT INTO THE STANDARD AGE-APPROPRIATE RECREATIONAL CAMP OPPORTUNITIES. FOR NINETY MINUTES, THREE DAYS A WEEK (TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY), STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT WITH THE CLC BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO THE PLAY HARD (AFTERNOON) COMPONENT OF THIS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FACILITATED BY BSCO. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Thrive Bozeman, MT | A | $7,000 | paid | "BIG SKY CHILD ADVANCEMENT PROJECT: CAP CAREFULLY MATCHES NURTURING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WITH STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12. MENTORS PROVIDE WEEKLY SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO STUDENTS, HELP THE STUDENTS DISCOVER AND BUILD UPON THEIR INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS, AND AFFIRM STUDENTS' ABILITY TO RESILIENCE AND SHAPE THEIR OWN FUTURES. FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS, THRIVE HAS WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BIG SKY SCHOOL DISTRICT, THIS COLLABORATION IS INVALUABLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF CAP AND TAKES PLACE DAILY AND ON MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS. REGULAR MEETINGS OCCUR BETWEEN THRIVE AND THE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO GUARANTEE THAT CAP CONTINUES TO COMPLIMENT THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT. CAP STAFF WORK IN THE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE DAILY SUPPORT AND PUT INTO PRACTICE THE GOALS SET BY THRIVE. " | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Montana Wilderness School Bozeman, MT | A | $6,000 | paid | MWS IS REQUESTING FUNDING IN 2019 TO HELP WITH CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE YOUTH WILDERNESS PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR 2020. AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND DEVELOP INTO A MATURE ORGANIZATION WITH PLANS TO IMPACT HUNDREDS OF YOUTH IN THE FUTURE, WE ARE ASKING FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT TOWARDS OUR MISSION AND GOALS. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | American Rivers Bozeman, MT | A | $5,000 | paid | THE GOAL OF THE WRFT IS THREEFOLD: (1) TO INSPIRE PARTICIPANTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL WILD RIVERS-THEMED FILMS; (2) TO EDUCATE AUDIENCES ABOUT THE CHALLENGES RIVERS FACE IN MONTANA, ACROSS THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD; AND (3) TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT RIVERS DURING THE EVENT. LAST YEAR, WE SCREENED THE WRFT IN TEN COMMUNITIES ACROSS MONTANA, IDAHO AND WYOMING, INCLUDING BIG SKY, BILLINGS, BOZEMAN, BUTTE, LIVINGSTON, MISSOULA, RED LODGE, WHITEFISH, JACKSON, WY AND VICTOR, ID, DRAWING A CUMULATIVE AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 1,500 PEOPLE. THIS YEAR, WE PLAN TO ADD SCREENINGS IN DURANGO, CO; TELLURIDE, CO; MOAB, UT AND SALT LAKE CITY, UT. WE WILL USE MOONLIGHT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FUNDS SOLELY FOR OUR WILD RIVERS FILM TOUR SCREENINGS IN MONTANA, IDAHO AND WYOMING, WITH A FOCUS ON THE SCREENINGS IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Big Brothers and Sisters of Gallatin County Bozeman, MT | A | $5,000 | paid | "ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING SEEKS TO MATCH YOUTH WITH A PROFESSIONALLY-TRAINED MENTOR TO HELP YOUTH THRIVE AND BE THEIR BEST SELF. WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE ACTIVE PROGRAMS IN BIG SKY THAT THIS FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT: BIGS AND LITTLES: PAIRS ELEMENTARY "LITTLES" WITH HIGH SCHOOL "BIGS AND SOME MIDDLE SCHOOL "LITTLE BIGS" (MENTORS-IN-TRAINING). THEY MEET ONCE A WEEK IN THE SCHOOL. THIS PROGRAM HAS SEEN TREMENDOUS GROWTH THIS YEAR GOING FROM 16 MATCHES IN THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR TO 35 MATCHES IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. THERE ARE ALSO 12 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING AS "LITTLE BIGS", INCLUDING TWO LITTLES FROM LAST YEAR WHO ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS YEAR (THIS IS UP FROM 5 LITTLE BIGS LAST YEAR). STEM SISTERS: THIS PROGRAM, WHICH MATCHES 8TH GRADE GIRLS WITH A KINDER OR 1ST GRADE GIRL TO WORK ON A STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH) PROJECT EACH WEEK. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE WEEKLY FEMALE PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS THAT COME TO TALK WITH THE GIRLS EACH WEEK ABOUT THEIR CAREE | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Msu Alumni Foundation Bozeman, MT | A | $5,000 | paid | TO HELP BRING MONTANA SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS' TWO EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS: SHAKESPEARE IN THE SCHOOLS AND MONTANA SHAKES! TO LONE PEAK HIGH SCHOOL AND OPHIR SCHOOL RESPECTIVELY. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Gallatin Invasive Species Alliance Bozeman, MT | A | $4,000 | paid | THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REINTRODUCE NATIVE VEGETATION INTO THE AREA AND RESTORE THE SITE FROM INVASIVE WEEDS, WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EMBRACE SUSTAINABLE GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING PRACTICES. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Big Sky Community Food Bank (hrdc) Gallatin Gateway, MT | A | $4,000 | paid | EMERGENCY FOOD AND NUTRITION: THE BIG SKY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK SEEKS FUNDING TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS FOOD ON MONTHLY BASIS TO BIG SKY CLIENTS IN NEED. CLIENTS MAY UTILIZE THE FOOD BANK ONCE PER MONTH TO ACCESS FREE COMMODITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CANNED GOODS, PASTAS, AND SOUPS AS WELL AS FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY AND FROZEN MEATS. FUNDS WILL GO TOWARD SOURCING NUTRITIOUS FOOD, STORING IT AT OUR LOCATION, AND DISTRIBUTING IT TO CLIENTS IN NEED. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Big Sky Skating and Hockey Association Big Sky, MT | A | $3,500 | paid | "CHILDREN'S EQUIPMENT PROGRAMTHE COST OF SKATES AND HOCKEY EQUIPMENT IS VIEWED AS AN OBSTACLE TO PARTICIPATION IN THE BSSHA CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS. THE BSSHA HAS ATTEMPTED TO ELIMINATE THIS OBSTACLE OVER-THE-YEARS BY RAISING FUNDS TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN AN INVENTORY OF SKATES AND HOCKEY EQUIPMENT THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN OUR PROGRAMS AT A LITTLE OR NO COST. WE NOW NEED TO REPLENISH AND EXPAND OUR CURRENT INVENTORY OF EQUIPMENT. " | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Big Sky Futbol Club Big Sky, MT | A | $3,000 | paid | EQUIPMENT, COACHES AND REFEREE/COACH CERTIFICATION. | 202041789349301104 |
| 2019 | Morningstar Learning Center Big Sky, MT | A | $2,240 | paid | DUE TO COVERING OVER $10,000 AND DEPLETING ALL OF MLC'S RESERVE FUNDS, MLC IS STILL IN NEED OF A NEW INFANT PLAYGROUND THAT IS DEVELOPMENTALLY AGE APPROPRIATE AND LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE DAILY ENROLLMENT. THE NEW INFANT PLAYGROUND WOULD BE LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE 16 INFANTS (THE MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT OF THE INFANT FACILITY). WHEREAS, THE CURRENT INFANT PLAYGROUND ACCOMMODATES 6 INFANTS. TO COMPLETE THE INFANT PLAYGROUND THE AREA WILL NEED EXCAVATION, A RETAINING WALL BUILT, AND FENCING AND TURF INSTALLED. | 202041789349301104 |
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