RED LODGE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
PO BOX 1871, RED LODGE, MT 59068 www.rlacf.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE RED LODGE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVES OUR COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING PEOPLE AND BUILDING COMMUNITY BY CATALYZING CHANGE AND SHARING RESOURCES TO BUILD A STRONG, VIBRANT, RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. WE ARE FOUNDED IN THREE FACETS: GRANT MAKING, LEADERSHIP AND DONOR SERVICES.

OUR OUTCOMES IN 2019 CLEARLY ILLUSTRATE THAT THE FOUNDATION CAN PROVIDE LONG TERM PROGRAMMING AND RESPOND TO EMERGENT "GAP" OPPORTUNITIES SIMULTANEOUSLY. OUR TEAM RESPONDED TO A ROLLER COASTER OF COMMUNITY DYNAMICS. REQUESTS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD FINANCIAL SUPPORT DOUBLED, 38 FAMILIES APPLIED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND THE NEW ROOSEVELT CENTER REACHED 82% OF TENANT SPACES OCCUPIED. WE GRANTED A TOTAL OF $471,212 TO COMMUNITY PROJECTS. OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE GRANTS TO 59 CHARITIES THROUGH THE FUN RUN FOR CHARITIES, RAISING $2.9 MILLION FOR THESE CHARITIES IN 16 YEARS. WE ALSO FOCUSED ON BUILDING AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING, CREATING THE FIRST COUNTY WIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, AND REPURPOSING THE OLD ROOSEVELT SCHOOL INTO AN ARTS, CULTURE, EDUCATIONAL AND CONFERENCE CENTER. IN 2019, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 7,529 HOURS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, SAVING THE FOUNDATION AN ESTIMATED $70K IN STAFFING DOLLARS.

THE RED LODGE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THRIVING NONPROFITS THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE ANNUAL FUN RUN FOR CHARITIES. 59 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITED FROM THE $278,281 IN GRANTS FROM THE FUN RUN, TO FURTHER THEIR INDIVIDUAL MISSION IMPACTS WITHIN THE COUNTY. WE HAVE GRANTED A CUMULATIVE $2.9 MILLION IN 16 YEARS. WE GRANTED $60,898 TO 18 LOCAL CHARITABLE FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS AND ANOTHER $42,500 TO AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT. WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE NONPROFIT SHARED SERVICES CENTER THAT PROVIDED SPACE FOR 555 MEETINGS FOR CHARITABLE EFFORTS TO MEET, PLAN AND TRAIN. THE FOUNDATION GENERATES OTHER FUNDING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH DONOR ADVISED FUNDS, FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS, FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS, AFFILIATED GRANT MAKING AND PERMANENT ENDOWMENT BUILDING. WE ALSO OBTAIN GRANTS THAT BENEFIT MULTIPLE NONPROFIT PROGRAMS IN SINGLE APPLICATIONS. THE ROOSEVELT CENTER HOSTED 129 EVENTS IN THE SECOND FULL YEAR OF OPERATIONS. 470 VOLUNTEER HOURS HELPED TO REMODEL AND PAINT A VARIETY OF SPACES AT THE CENTER, INCLUDING THE NEW ARTS GUILD SATELLITE GALLERY, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO DISPLAY MORE ARTIST WORK AT THIS NEW LOCATION FOR THEM. WE REACHED 82% OCCUPATION OF AVAILABLE ROOMS AND CREATED A NEW SPACE, THE ARTS GUILD ANNEX SO THAT ARTISTS OF ALL TYPES CAN TEACH CLASSES.

THE RED LODGE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOCUSED ON BUILDING A RESILIENT COMMUNITY THROUGH A HOST OF PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH SALVATION ARMY, RAISING $6,878.21 FOR THOSE WITH EMERGENCY NEEDS IN CARBON COUNTY. CARBON COUNTY CONNECT, AN ONLINE RESOURCE DIRECTORY, DISTRIBUTED 1,500 PRINTED COPIES ACROSS THE COUNTY TO SUPPORT THOSE IN POVERTY AND LOW INCOME SITUATIONS. WITH THE CLOSURE OF OUR LOCAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, WE TRAINED 12 VOLUNTEER NAVIGATORS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN FILLING OUT COMPLICATED RESOURCE APPLICATIONS, RESULTING IN 120 CALLS FOR NAVIGATION AND 52.25 HOURS OF TIME SPENT HELPING PEOPLE TO ACCESS RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM. FURTHER DEVELOPED WORKFORCE HOUSING BY CREATING A LAND TRUST APPROACH THAT WILL KEEP THE HOMES AFFORDABLE WELL AFTER ITS FIRST FAMILY. PROCESSED 38 APPLICATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES. PROVIDED FOUR COMMUNITY EVENTS FOCUSING ON GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND CREATED THE RESILIENT RAMS, AN IN-SCHOOL MINDFULNESS PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. GRANTED $90,146.00 TO THE LOCAL PARA MEDICINE PROGRAM, A DIVISION OF THE RED LODGE FIRE RESCUE. CREATED CART-CARBON COUNTY RIDE & TRANSIT TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES NEEDED BY THE ELDERLY, AND PEOPLE IN POVERTY AND LOW INCOME SITUATIONS IN RURAL CARBON COUNTY, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN NEED OF MEDICAL SERVICES. PROVIDED 40 PALLETS OF FIREWOOD TO LOW INCOME HOMES, GRANTED $8K TO SENIORS WITH EPISODIC, EMERGENCY NEEDS, TO SUPPORT AGING IN PLACE OF CHOICE. 43 SENIORS WERE PROVIDED WITH $50.00 TO ACCESS FRESH FOOD AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS.

THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON CONNECTING YOUTH THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE FUTURE OF MONTANA VOLUNTEER CORPS WHICH STIMULATED 2,860 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VOLUNTEER HOURS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A VARIETY OF NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. WE WORKED ALONGSIDE SEVERAL RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE OVER 142 FREE SUMMER LUNCHES TO YOUTH IN THE PARKS. HEAD START PULLED OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE CREATED A NEW GRANT MAKING PROGRAM AND AWARDED A WHOPPING $22,868 TO 23 FAMILIES, OVER DOUBLE OF WHAT WE DID THE YEAR BEFORE. WE INCREASED THE AMOUNT GRANTED TO $3,745 TO 23 AREA YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THEY COULDN'T OTHERWISE AFFORD, THROUGH THE YOUTH ENRICHMENT FUND. CREATED 10 EDUCATIONAL BACKPACKS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AT THE LOCAL LIBRARY THAT WERE CHECKED OUT 106 TIMES. IMPLEMENTED THE HIGH SCHOOL PILOT MINDFULNESS PROGRAM, RESILIENT RAMS. THE ZOE FUND PROVIDED EVERY YOUTH REQUEST WITH A HELMET, AND HELPED TO FUND HERO'S STEAM ENGINE, THE EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND, THE SOCCER FIELDS, AND THE RED LODGE SCHOOL OF DANCE.

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