Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Grants Over $685,000 to Montana Nonprofits

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Grants will support nurturing childhoods, thriving youth and infrastructure across Montana

LIVINGSTON, MONTANA – September 4, 2024 – In its latest round of grants, the AMB West Community Fund (the Fund), an associate-led giving committee of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, has committed $688,000 to nonprofits serving communities across Montana.

Established in 2001, the Fund has awarded more than $10 million in grants. The Fund is comprised of associates from Arthur M. Blank’s four ranches in Montana who visit over forty nonprofit organizations across the state and collectively recommend grants to enhance the quality of life for Montana residents, particularly in Park and Gallatin Counties and Indigenous communities across the state. After assessing the landscape of existing programs and areas of need and opportunity through data and conversations with community stakeholders, the Fund identified priority areas for grantmaking in 2024: nurturing childhood, thriving youth and infrastructure.

“I am proud of our latest round of grants to support nonprofits serving communities across Montana. By focusing on nurturing childhood, thriving youth and infrastructure, we aim to create lasting, positive impacts in Park and Gallatin Counties and among Indigenous communities throughout the state. This grantmaking cycle reflects our deep engagement with local stakeholders and our data-driven approach to philanthropy,” said Tawnya Rupe, AMB West Community Fund.

Grant Examples:

• Nurturing Childhood: $87,000 has been granted to four organizations that support nurturing childhoods, including a $50,000 grant to the Bozeman Schools Foundation for the Bozeman Reads Early Learning Center.
• Thriving Youth: More than $425,000 will support thriving youth in Montana, including a $140,000 grant to the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Cheyenne and $85,000 to support Big Sky Youth Empowerment’s youth mental health program.
• Infrastructure: $175,000 will support infrastructure in Montana, including a $75,000 grant to Northern Cheyenne Food Pantry to build a new facility and a $60,000 grant to Producer Partnership to increase storage capacity for local food donations.

The full 2024 AMB West Community Fund grant list is available on the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation website.

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation’s philanthropic initiatives in Montana are an example of the chairman’s approach to leveraging the Blank Family of Businesses for good. In addition to grantmaking by the foundation, opportunities are available for nonprofits and community organizations to access AMB West facilities. More information about the foundation’s Montana initiatives is available here.

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About the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation 

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is a philanthropy founded to help transform lives and communities by uniting people across differences to find common cause. Started in 1995 by Arthur M. Blank, co-founder of The Home Depot, the foundation has granted more than $1 billion to charitable causes. Our collective giving areas are Atlanta’s Westside, Democracy, Environment, Mental Health and Well-Being, and Youth Development. Across these areas, we take on tough challenges by uniting the courage and compassion of our communities so we can all thrive together.

In addition to the priority areas of giving, the foundation oversees a large portfolio of grants including support of essential Atlanta nonprofit institutions, such as Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Shepherd Center, and enduring founder-led initiatives, such as veterans and the military and stuttering, among others.

For more information, please visit www.blankfoundation.org.   

For more information about AMB West, please visit http://www.ambwest.com/.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Elena Cizmaric – ecizmaric@ambwest.com

Alexis Nwaiwu – alexis.nwaiwu@ambff.org