Volume 9 Issue 2 August 2011

Face of Philanthropy

Eric Pierce & the Big Sky Carvers Endowment Fund

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ric Pierce, an entrepreneur who turned his love for the outdoors and hunting into a thriving business, was born in Burlington, Iowa on April 11, 1940. He grew up in rural Iowa and inherited his father’s love of guns and hunting and his mother’s love of fishing. When he was a senior in High School Eric’s family moved to Illinois, where he met his wife Nancy. For their first date, Eric took Nancy on a drive to Eric’s favorite duck hunting spot to watch the ducks come in. Eric and Nancy had three children: Marc, Kristan and Signe. They lived in Montgomery, Illinois, where Eric worked for 22 years as the Paint Lab Supervisor at Lyon Metal.

Eric Pierce

At the age of forty, Eric was ready for a change in career and location. “By the time I was in high school, Dad was becoming disenfranchised with his job at the factory—it just wasn’t what he saw himself doing the rest of his life,” said Marc Pierce, Eric’s son. “The area we lived in was being increasingly developed as part of suburban Chicago. We watched all these farms turning into housing developments and shopping malls and said ‘We need to get out of here!’” A friend who had recently moved to Montana described Bozeman as a “Mecca for those of us that love the outdoors.” After visiting Bozeman, the Pierce family decided to relocate. “In retrospect, it was an incredibly courageous thing to do,” Marc said. continued on page 4

Message from the President Board of Directors Jeff Bretherton Missoula, Chair Dan Clark Bozeman Mary Craigle Helena Mike Gustafson Billings Randy Hanson Havre Cinda Holt Stevensville Bill Kearns Townsend Stacey Mueller Missoula Stan Nicholson Seeley Lake Brian Patrick Townsend Betsey Weltner Big Sky Cynthia R. Woods Billings Dale Woolhiser Missoula

Staff Linda E. Reed President/CEO Cathy Cooney Program Director Jen Euell Program Director

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tan Nicholson, a board member of both the Seeley Lake Community Foundation and the Montana Community Foundation, recently defined community leadership as “working toward a community priority, a highly visible project that affects a lot of members of a community.” He added that community leadership “gives the board the courage to go on. And that’s not a small matter, because being a volunteer board member in a small community, you need some emotional support.” In the pages of this newsletter you’ll read about the inspiring leadership projects our affiliates have conceived over the past year. It’s even more impressive when you consider that most of these foundations are run entirely by volunteers in small, rural communities, where there are fewer people to fill the roles required, not only by community foundations, but every other nonprofit with a worthy mission to fulfill. The volunteers who serve on the boards of our affiliate community foundations have been working overtime this year. On top of their leadership work, our affiliates have collectively raised more than $455,000 for their endowments in the last fiscal year, an increase of more than $100,000 over last year’s total. Our incentive program will award them over $85,000 in matching funds to be used for grantmaking and operational support.

Emily E. Kovarik Controller Kathy Linton Donor Services Manager Nicole Rush Communications Manager P 406-443-8313 F 406-442-0482 www.mtcf.org

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Their leadership work is diverse and exciting, ranging from air quality improvement in Seeley Lake to a nonprofit resource center in Red Lodge. The Montana Community Foundation engages in leadership work and encourages our affiliates to do the same because of the unique position a community foundation holds in the framework of a city or town. Building a permanent financial resource to support future community needs and taking on important leadership projects tell us community members are beginning to understand their ability to create their future by design and not default. It seems clear that federal investment in rural America will decline. Most national and regional foundations are focusing on urban areas where higher populations appear to create opportunities for bigger impact. If we want our communities to remain places where people want to live and raise families, we have to take charge of building local leadership, financial assets, and infrastructure. We see several of our local community foundation affiliates taking bold steps to do just that. Linda E. Reed President/CEO

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Eric had always been an entrepreneur, running a fishing club and trading “He was a natural antiques in his spare time. After the mentor to young family resettled in Bozeman, he, Marc and a friend decided to start a carving people…nothing business. “We knew people in Illinois delighted him who made reproductions of antique more than to see a duck decoys and we had always admired them,” Marc said. “So we bought the young hunter take necessary equipment with our savings his first shot.” and we set up shop in Bozeman as Big Sky Carvers.” The business grew steadily —Marc Pierce Son of Eric Pierce and President of Big Sky Carvers through the 1980s, selling decoys in gift shops, galleries and antique stores. The Pierces formed connections with artisans and craftsman across Montana and hired them to be part of the creative team. Their product line expanded beyond ducks to carvings featuring bears, trout and other wildlife. By 1990, Big Sky Carvers had become more than a woodcarving business—it employed hundreds of people and produced gifts, collectibles and home décor for everyone who valued the outdoors and wanted that style reflected in their homes. Today, “any retailer that sells wildlife or sporting type gifts for home décor will carry Big Sky Carvers,” Marc said. “We’re really fortunate.” Eric’s philanthropy was a natural extension of his love for the outdoors. “I remember when I was a kid, Dad loved to hunt pheasants,” Marc said. “But when pheasant season was over, if the winter was really harsh he’d be out there feeding the pheasants to make sure the hens got through the winter. He wasn’t just a hunter; he was connected to wildlife in all ways.” Eric contributed his time and talents to Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and Pheasants Forever. “He really believed that a mature sportsman should give back to these resources we enjoy,” Marc said.

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In 1997, Eric and Marc used some of the profits from their thriving business to create the Big Sky Carvers Endowment Fund at the Montana Community Foundation. The fund supports the vocational education program at Manhattan High School, providing funding to purchase new equipment and expand the program. “Dad thought, and I agree, that there’s an overemphasis on university level education these days. People go to high school and learn that you either go to college or university or else you get a job. There’s a space between there that Dad felt was underserved, and that’s the student that wants to learn about the trades,” Marc said.

Marc Pierce, President of Big Sky Carvers, presents Mike Houghton, Industrial Technology Teacher at Manhattan High School, with a $10,000 grant to expand the school’s vocational program

Eric’s support of Manhattan’s students came naturally; he was a natural mentor to young people, teaching them gun safety and the art of hunting. After retiring and selling his interest in Big Sky Carvers in 2000 he spent his time hunting with not only his grandsons but other young people as well. Nothing delighted him more than to see a young hunter take his first shot. Eric passed away in the fall of 2010, leaving his wife Nancy, three children, and eight grandchildren. He also leaves a legacy in the form of Big Sky Carvers and the endowment fund at the Foundation. “It’s a fitting tribute for Dad,” Marc said. “He always wanted to give back to the community and have a positive effect on young people. We’re excited that it can be a tribute to him and do some good.”

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Good Granting

Local Community Foundation Leadership Grants

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very year, the Foundation invites affiliate community foundations across the state to apply for our Leadership Grant Program, which provides up to $15,000 for projects that create a positive impact in a rural community. More than $180,000 has been awarded since the program began in 2006 for a wide variety of projects, from building a school playground to holding community conversations about important issues. Each participating community foundation must take the lead in organizing the project, finding community support for it, fundraising, and finding partners to make it a reality. In 2011, we awarded $45,000 in Leadership Grants to six community foundations. The projects the grants funded are as diverse as the communities themselves.

Roberts Community Foundation: A Community Plan

“Among community groups there’s been discussion of community planning needs for the past twenty years,” said Joel Bertolino, a Roberts Community Foundation board member. “We felt there was an opportunity to take a role in creating a future planning document for Roberts.” Among the most pressing is the need for better signs and crosswalks across Highway 212 to allow for foot and bike traffic. “There’s also a lack of storm drainage and sidewalks along that road and others,” Bertolino said. $7,500 was awarded to the Roberts Community Foundation to sponsor two community forums to discuss potential community needs and assess growth potentials in Roberts. The Roberts Community Foundation is collaborating with the Roberts Rural Fire District and Roberts United Methodist Church to host the forums at two events in June and October. “It’s a collaborative effort with the entire community,” Bertolino said. “The most important thing is that we take everyone’s input, so we can define the strengths of the community and build on them.”

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Columbus Community Foundation: Nonprofit Education “We’re in our third year of grantmaking and we see the need for capacity building in our grant applications, and as a new organization it’s become a need for our board as well,” said Melissa Kramer, President of the Columbus Community Foundation Board of Directors. The Columbus Community Foundation received $2,500 to fund a series of workshops for local nonprofits on governance, fundraising, strategic planning and other topics of interest. The Columbus Community Foundation conducted a survey of nonprofits in the area to see if the idea was worthwhile and received an overwhelming response. “It would be helpful to have training and advice on management, effectiveness and motivation of our board members as each person contributes to the mission of their organization,” wrote Charles Egan, Chairman of the Stillwater Historical Society and Beartooth Area RC&D in a letter of support. “There’s a lot of information out there on building a better nonprofit organization, but we want to bring in local and regional experts and have a local resource that nonprofits could call tomorrow if they need to,” Kramer said. “And we want to learn along with them, because we’re growing too.”

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F.A.I.R. Community Foundation: Community Careers for Local Students “We’re all pretty aware of the rural brain drain, where the youth are leaving and people are getting older,” said Marvin Quinlan, Jr, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation Board member. “We’ve been looking at different ideas on how to deal with that issue.” F.A.I.R. plans to modify a program piloted by the University of Nebraska, which assigns local business owners as mentors to young people who are interested in business ownership in their community. “What they did is go to existing businesses and have a discussion with the owner about their succession plan,” Quinlan said. “Then they went to the schools and developed a course on Rural Career Development, so that students can explore the business opportunities where they live. We want to talk to kids and say there is an opportunity to make a living if you really want to stay here. We also want to reach out to people who have left the community and want to come back.” $2,500 was awarded to F.A.I.R. Community Foundation to fund their project to increase career opportunities for youth in northern Rosebud County and sustain existing rural businesses. The project is still in the planning stages, but Quinlan hopes the initial conversations with business owners and the Rural Career Development course can be finalized before the end of the year. “If we’re going to sustain our communities, we have to do this,” he said.

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Greater Polson Community Foundation: Envision Polson The Greater Polson Community Foundation received $6,000 to fund the Community Foundation’s community visioning project, Envision Polson. “This is a work in progress,” said Penny Jarecki, Greater Polson Community Foundation Board Chair. “We have a core group, which has written a vision statement that has some explicit statements about the key facets of our community. This very practical and down to earth statement is going to be published on the GPCF website and the Polson Chamber of Commerce website, inviting members of the community to read the statement, tell us what they think, add their suggestions, and join us as we work to make Polson all it can be.” “It’s a community-wide conversation based on what we envision Polson could be,” Jarecki said. “We want to improve the standard of living for all of our citizens, so that family members can stay here and make a living and not have to leave the area. Making Polson into a four-season town rather than a pretty place to enjoy summer will benefit residents and visitors alike.”

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Seeley Lake Community Foundation: Better Air Quality for All Recently installed air quality monitors in Seeley Lake recorded substantial air pollution from wood stoves in the town. The worst readings came from an air monitor installed at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. To address wintertime air pollution, the Seeley Lake Community Foundation is partnering with the Seeley Lake Community Council, Missoula City-County Health Department and other community groups to replace up to 25 high-emission wood stoves in 2011. “It’s not healthy,” said Loren Rose, President of the Seeley Lake Community Foundation Board of Directors. “In the winter, we have skiers and other visitors and we can see it start to hurt our economic base. If we can’t fix it, it will stymie economic development.” $13,500 was awarded to the Seeley Lake Community Foundation to support their project to improve air quality in Seeley Lake. Along with matching funds from the Seeley Lake Community Foundation, the grant will help to purchase EPA certified wood and pellet stoves and stovepipe, which will replace the stoves in Seeley Lake that emit the most pollution. In addition, the Seeley Lake Community Council will hold public education events to show stove users how to burn wood more efficiently. “If the poor air quality in Seeley Lake continues, the EPA can come into the community and require that things be done,” said Loren Rose, Seeley Lake Community Foundation Board President. “We want to get those readings to the place where the federal government isn’t looking at us.”

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Red Lodge Area Community Foundation: Education Now! The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation (RLACF) received $8,000 for Education Now!, a series of workshops for local nonprofits on governance, fundraising, volunteer management and other topics of interest. The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation has created a community-wide resource for nonprofits through the donation of a building by a generous donor. The community foundation has created a meeting and conference space, workstation and reference library for area nonprofits. RLACF will use the grant to host trainings for local nonprofits at the new Nonprofit Conference Center. “We had a donor who had a building available for donation,” said Tracy Timmons, RLACF Executive Director. “Our promise to the donor was that we would keep it open to the public, specifically nonprofits, to use to further their mission. So we’ve created the Nonprofit Conference Center. It’s open to nonprofits to have their meetings, and it has technology for presentations.”

The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Conference Center.

Red Lodge Area Community Foundation Executive Director Tracy Timmons in the new conference room.

Over the next twelve months, RLACF will host trainings on fundraising, volunteer management, financial stability and database management for nonprofits. “We tried some nonprofit trainings last year and found success with them. We receive positive comments and requests for more,” Timmons said. “So that was the most important reason that we decided to do more.”

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Charitable Giving Guide: Gifts of Retirement Plan Assets

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any people don’t know that they can use their retirement plans to make a gift to charity, and that using these funds can be an effective estate planning strategy. Retirement plans, including IRAs, Keoghs, 401(k)s and nonqualified deferred compensation may be subject to income, Federal and state estate taxes, and even excise taxes when plan holders die. These taxes can currently consume up to 75% of the assets in those plans. This tax makes retirement plans one of the worst assets to leave your heirs but one of the best vehicles for leaving a legacy to the charities you care about. For example, John was only taking the minimal annual distributions from his retirement plan. He know that not only would his estate pay taxes on any remaining funds, but also that his heirs would owe income tax on those assets—as high was 75%--as they received them. Since he had already provided for his children during his lifetime, John decided to use his retirement assets to establish a fund at the Montana Community Foundation. That way, not only would the assets escape estate tax, but no income tax would be due because the Foundation is a charitable organization. Through his fund at the Foundation, John would be able to leave a legacy and continue his tradition of giving back to Montana. Giving the remainder of a retirement plan is a way to make sure you have access to all your assets during your lifetime while protecting “left-over” funds from taxation.

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It is a way to give that is: n

Flexible: You can change your mind at any time.

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Economical: Your estate will be entitled to a tax deduction, and no income tax will be due on the assets that pass to the Foundation.

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Personal: Your children may carry on your family’s tradition of giving. You may designate a particular area of charitable interest or name specific charitable recipients, wherever they are located.

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Efficient: The only documentation required is a change of beneficiary form, which is available from your plan’s administrator.

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make a difference for Montana charities

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achieve the maximum impact with their charitable dollars

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redirect their dollars from taxes to the causes and organizations of their choice

By naming a fund at the Foundation as the beneficiary of your retirement plan assets, you can avoid taxes and create a lasting legacy for the causes and organizations you support. If you’d like to learn more about this type of gift, please give us a call. We would welcome the opportunity to meet with you and your financial advisor.

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Grants by Focus Area 3/1/11–6/30/11

Total Grants $902,943.26 Activity 3/1/11–6/30/11

Legacy Society

We’re eager to welcome donors who have remembered a Montana Community Foundation endowment in their will into our Legacy Society as a way of honoring those who have made a lasting commitment to Montana. If you currently have a provision in your estate plan to make a gift to a fund at the Montana Community Foundation and wish to participate in the Legacy Society, let us know about your gift! Betty Carroll, Carter County Community Foundation Llane Carroll, Carter County Community Foundation Tom Clump, Clump Family Fund Amanda L. Coker, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation Ellen L. Coker, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation Sarah Coker, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation Matthew Coker, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation John S. Cowan, Greater Polson Community Foundation Ethel Frye, Carter County Community Foundation

Planned Givers Nathan and Jane English

Honorariums

Glendive Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, Greater Glendive Community Foundation in honor of Eryn Rule Debra Court, Friends of the Pioneer Museum Endowment in honor of Hans & Marie Jensen and Nick & Olga Court Jean and Floyd Dahlman, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation in honor of Jean Larsen Jennifer and James Fewer, Fort Peck Theatre Preservation Endowment Fund in honor of Joe & Patt Etchart and Robert & Bev Hadley Thomas W. Hughes, Greater Glendive Community Foundation in honor of Flo Vashus Jeanne E. Wolverton, Women’s Foundation of Montana in honor of Linda Reed

Judith Gregory, Red Lodge Area Community Foundation John V. Hanson, John V. Hanson Charitable Endowment Fund Arn & Lois Hart, Greater Polson Community Foundation Charles M. & Henrietta M. Jarecki, Greater Polson Community Foundation June Jordan, June Jordan Endowment for Empowerment

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Stephen C. Owens, Powell County Community Foundation Sue Riley, Spirit of Wibaux - Fox Riley Family Fund

David D. Werner, David D. Werner, Jr. Opportunity Fund Dale Woolhiser, Missoula Community Foundation

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Paul V. Wright, Paul V. Wright Endowment

Memorials

Art’s Tires & Service, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation in memory of Frannie Nile and Art Polich

Mary Ann Comstock, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock

B&C Farms, Inc., Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock

Wava Danbrook, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock

First State Bank of Forsyth, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation in memory of Constance Jones and Arthur Polich

Gordon Dean, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation in memory of Mary Adams and Don Ayers

Galt String Gallery, Red Lodge Music Festival Endowment in memory of Bessie Parobeck

Nancy and Ralph Doggett, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock

Jax Properties, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation in memory of J.E. (Jack) & Marceline C. Clifford

Elaine and Gene Etchart, Fort Peck Theatre Preservation Endowment Fund in memory of Elmer Gilchrist

Smith Law Firm, P.C., Punk Ward Endowment Fund in memory of Gary Davis

Randy and Diane Fauque, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock

Sonny Todd Real Estate, Cowboy Christmas Ball Scholarship Fund in memory of Lois Arlian and Jodi Fuller

Melva Foster, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock

Valley Auto Supply, Inc, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation in memory of Fran Nile Kathy Ackerman, Redwater Community Foundation in memory of Gerard Murphy Mary and John Alstad, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Scott Anderson, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation in memory of Art Polich James E. Baldwin, Culbertson Area Community Foundation in memory of Eleanor A. Baldwin, Violet Huckaba, Joan Strozzi, Gary Ingram, Margaret Scott, Rose Ruckdaschel

Angie and Darren Hagen, Greater Glendive Community Foundation Endowment in memory of Leona Kutzler Jean Hansen, Friends of the Pioneer Museum Endowment in memory of Daniel Feda and Les Stepper Tawna Hanson, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Ervin and Judith Hedegaard, Jefferson Valley Community Foundation in memory of Joann Strozzi Beth and Larry Hekkel, Culbertson Area Community Foundation in memory of J.A. & Mildred Nicholson and Walter & Nina Nelson

Camilla Baycroft, Jefferson Valley Community Foundation in memory of Violet Huckaba

Delaine Helvik, Wibaux Endowment Fund in memory of Alf Helvik

John and Chris Browning, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock

Eve and Tim Hennessy, Culbertson Area Community Foundation in memory of Eleanor Baldwin

Llane Carroll, Carter County Community Foundation in memory of Kevin Armstrong, Nelle Dean, Bill Johnstone and Don Knapp

Peg Hunter, Culbertson Area Community Foundation in memory of Mary & Tucker Moore

Lloyd and Betty Carroll, Carter County Community Foundation in memory of Mescal Greer Mary Chamberlain, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Margaret Choate, Wibaux Endowment Fund in memory of Terry Brown and Rose & Tom Parker Edith J. Clark, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Charles and Sally Clark, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Ellen L. Coker, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation in memory of Gale, Rose, & Carol Youngbauer

Peggy and Mike Iba, Greater Glendive Community Foundation Endowment in memory of Frank Sir and Arlene Kniepkamp Wendy Ihde, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund in memory of Rita Wambaugh Marian Irgens, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Linda and Maury James, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Harriet Karst, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock

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David Kasten, Redwater Community Foundation in memory of LeRoy Jordan David Kasten, Redwater Community Foundation in memory of Robert Wolff J William and Anita Kearns, Broadwater Community Foundation in memory of JoAnn Marks and Jack Smith Patricia Kirkpatrick, Wibaux Endowment Fund in memory of Lena Swingle Lucille and Harry Knaup, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Carrie and Dean Lerum, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Craig and Twila Lunde, Wibaux Endowment Fund in memory of Bonnie Duncan, Terry Brown and Leroy Amunrud Nancy Marks, Canton Church Endowment in memory of Jo Ann M. Marks, Audrey Plymale Quist and Velma McElravy Woolery Jenell Martens, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation in memory of Don Ayers, Margaret Kanta, Frannie Nile, and Carol Youngbauer Milo and Laurie Mattelin, Culbertson Area Community Foundation in memory of Nellie Beck and Phil Thompson Mary Mielke, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Dorothy Mundt, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Phyllis and William Owan, Friends of the Pioneer Museum Endowment in memory of Axel & Martha Pearson

Brian Patrick, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund in memory of Rita Wambaugh John and Lori Rains, Broadwater Community Foundation in memory of Sheila Sullivan Linda E. Reed, Lewis & Clark Library Endowment and Helena Education Foundation Endowment Fund in memory of Gary Davis Sandra S. Riley, Wibaux Endowment Fund in memory of Ernie & Alice Fox Darrell and Judy Rud, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund in memory of Rita Wambaugh Randi and Don Samsal, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Richard Schock, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock John and Lanee Sokoloski, Wibaux Endowment Fund in memory of Tom Capp Mike and Peggy Tobin, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Allan and Diane Underdal, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Marylyn Weeks, Culbertson Area Community Foundation in memory of Nellie Beck, Phil Thomsen and Howard & Mary Ann Smith Lucille Wittmuss, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock Norma and Jon Wood, Sunburst Community Foundation in memory of Esther Schock

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Donations 3/1/11–6/30/11 Charles M. Aagenes, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Doris Abarr, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Absarokee Community Foundation, Absarokee Community Foundation Endowment Fund; Kathy Ackerman, Greater Glendive Community Foundation Endowment, Redwater Community Foundation; Jennifer and Scott Anderson, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Tom and Bev Anderson, Musselshell Valley Community Foundation; Anonymous, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund, Carter County Community Foundation, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation, Prickly Pear Land Trust Endowment Fund, Sunburst Community Foundation, Travelers for Open Land; Sidney O. Armstrong, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Tanya Ask, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Shanny Augare, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Janice and Craig Bacino, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Bank of America, Musselshell Valley Community Foundation; Bank of the Rockies, Montana Bankers Education Foundation Endowment; Lizbeth Barnea, Red Lodge Music Festival Endowment; Uri Barnea, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Richard N. Barrett, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Ed Bartlett, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Wibaux Endowment Fund; Batey Charolais, Inc, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Carole W. Baumann, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Beverly Baze, Broadwater Community Foundation; Ellen Beach, Carter County Community Foundation; Kay and Henry Bedford, Roundup Memorial Hospital & Nursing Home Endowment; The Honorable Tony Belcourt, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Susan M. Beley, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund; Belt Valley Bank, Montana Bankers Education Foundation Endowment; Otto Bendewald, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Cheryl and Randy Bentley, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Benton Avenue Cemetery Association, Benton Avenue Cemetery Association Endowment Fund; Rocky and Kay Berdahl, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Laura Bergum, Culbertson Area Community Foundation; Libby and Randy Berndt, Richland County Community Foundation; Christy and David Bierlein, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Big Sky Resort, Travelers for Open Land; Big Sky Siding & Window, Inc, Richland County Community Foundation; Wendy Bird, Redwater Community Foundation; Judith and Noel Blakesley, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; The Honorable Anders Blewett, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; John C. Board, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Karen Bohlinger, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; John and Bette Bohlinger, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; The Honorable Carlie C. Boland, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Mark and Tina Boone, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Ina and Tim Bousquet, Culbertson Area Community Foundation; Janet and Robert Braico, Grant-Kohrs Ranch Endowment; The Honorable Gary Branae, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Broadwater County Historical Society, Broadwater County Historical Society Endowment; Randall Brodsho, Sunburst Community Foundation; Hart W. Broesel and Linda Crosby, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Carol A. Bronson, Great Falls Area Community Foundation; Wayne and Lane Buck, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Dan and Jane Bucks, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Bucks T4 Hospitality Group LLC, Travelers for Open Land; Pamela Bucy and Mark Piskolich, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Anita Burch, Musselshell Valley Community Foundation; ButteSilver Bow Community Foundation, Butte Silver-Bow Community Foundation Endowment; Cathy Byron, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Dave and Fleda Campbell, Broadwater Community Foundation; Earl and Cheryl Campbell, Broadwater Community Foundation; Brent Campbell and Carla Davis, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Carl and Esther Gerstacker Fund, Montana Community Foundation; Linda S. Carlson, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund, Women’s Foundation of Montana; Pamela Carlson, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Katie Carlson, Women’s Foundation of Montana; Christopher R. Cavazos, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Jannette and Elton Chorney, Broadwater Community Foundation; Helen M. Christensen, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Ruth B. Christie, Broadwater Community Foundation; Chutney Foundation, Inc., Chutney Fund; Joel Clairmont, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Daniel W. Clark, Montana Community Foundation; Robert and Jeanne Clark, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Lynda Clark, Sunburst Community Foundation; Claudia A. Clifford, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Dorothy Clifton, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Janice Clinard, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Donna Coate, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Vicki Cocchiarella, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Teresa Cohea, Women’s Foundation of Montana; Matthew Coker Jr., F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Amanda L. Coker, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Charlotte E. Coker, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Sarah Coker, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Ellen L. Coker, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Commercial Bar, Broadwater Community Foundation; Tim Coulter and Samantha Sanchez, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Linda J. Cousineau, Broadwater Community Foundation; Deborah Crennen, Greater Glendive Community Foundation; Scott Crichton, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Sonja Crocker, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Culbertson Pharmacy, Inc., Culbertson Area Community Foundation; Marguerite and Leonard Dahl, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Marsha Davis, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund; Lucy B. Dayton, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Gordon Dean, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Barbara Decock, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Claudia and Martin Dippold, Powell County Community Foundation Endowment; Maureen R. Dolan, Hill County Community Foundation Endowment; Duffield Express, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Dwight O’Hara Investment Services Inc, Powell County Community Foundation Endowment; Dorothy Eck, Women’s Foundation of Montana, Social Justice Montana; Jo Ann Eder, Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, Hopa Mountain Foundation Fund; Ekalaka Lion’s Club, Carter County Community Foundation; Sarah Elliott, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Fay H. Ellis, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; EMC Insurance Foundation, Greater Glendive Community Foundation; Roger and Mary Jo Engle, Travelers for Open Land; The Honorable Ron Erickson, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Patricia L. Erickson, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Susan and Lawrence Erickson, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; F. T. Reynolds Co., Richland County Community Foundation; The Honorable Tom Facey, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Al and Joyce Faechner, Great Falls High School Class of 1951 Scholarship; Farm Equipment Sales, Inc., Culbertson Area Community Foundation; Julia Ferguson, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Erin and David Fincham, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Dorothy Fink, Richland County Community Foundation; First Community Bank of Glasgow, Montana Bankers Education Foundation Endowment; First Security Bank - Thompson Falls, Montana Bankers Education Foundation Endowment; First Security Bank of Malta, Montana Bankers Education Foundation Endowment; First Security Bank of Missoula, Missoula Community Foundation Scholarship Fund; First State Bank of Forsyth, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; First State Bank of Malta, Montana Bankers Education Foundation Endowment; Fjelstad Accounting Service & Taxes, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; John and Debbie Flynn, Broadwater Community Foundation; Debralee and Franklin Flynn, Broadwater Community Foundation; Forsyth Feed & Ag Supply, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Forsyth Hardward and Home Center, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Forsyth Lions Club, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Fort William Henry Harrison Museum, Montana Military Museum Endowment Fund; Mary Ann Fraley, Powell County Community Foundation Endowment; Eliza and Barry Frazer, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Julie French, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Timothy and Susanne Furey, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Gambill, Inc., F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Leonard L. Garrison, Red Lodge Music Festival Endowment; A. Gilkey, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; The Honorable Kim Gillan, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Elizabeth and Jeff Goldes, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; George and Gayla Golie, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Grant Creek Inn, L.L.C., Travelers for Open Land; Greater Polson Community Foundation, Greater Polson Community Foundation; Kathy Griffith, Carol Griffith Williams Award

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Fund; Darrell and Steffani Grogan, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Mary E. Grovemiller, Grant-Kohrs Ranch Endowment; Jean L. Gubser, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Tamie Hahn, Broadwater Community Foundation; The Honorable Bradley M. Hamlett, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Vivian Hammill, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Elizabeth Hands, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Janet and Hal Harper, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Pat and Rusty Harper, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Donald and Shirley Harr, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; K’Lynn and Zach Harris, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Allen and Connie Hartman, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Vicki L. Harvey, Broadwater Community Foundation; Harvey Realty LLC, Broadwater Community Foundation; The Honorable Bob Hawks, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Heads Up Beauty, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Jim and Barb Heal, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Hedstrom Complete Auto Repair, INC, Broadwater Community Foundation; Pearl and Edward Hein, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Jacqueline Helt, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Philip A. and Bonnie J. Henault, Philip A. and Bonnie J. Henault Blackfoot Valley Foundation Fund; Wayne A. Hendrickson, Culbertson Area Community Foundation; Cheryl Hert, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Rosemary Hertel, Grant-Kohrs Ranch Endowment; Greg Hertz, Greater Polson Community Foundation; Cheryl and Douglas Heser, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Julianne and David Hill, Broadwater Community Foundation; The Honorable Ellie Hill, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Teresa Hill, Sunburst Community Foundation; Tabitha Hillman, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Merril Hoebelheinreich, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Sheila Hogan, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; BJ and Gordon Hoven, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Michael and Ella Mae Howard, Powder River Community Endowment Fund; Janet L. Hubber, Broadwater Community Foundation; Rose Hughes, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Cynthia and David Hummel, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; David Hunter, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Barbara J. Hunter, Women’s Foundation of Montana; Diane B. Inbody, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund; Anne M. Inghram, Broadwater Community Foundation; Integrated Weed Service, LLC, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Danna Jackson and Sanjay Talwani, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Judith Jacobson, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; The Honorable Larry Jent, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Diane Jerhoff, Red Lodge Music Festival Endowment; Ruthie and Rusty Johnson, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Judy Johnson, Women’s Foundation of Montana; Don Judge, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Denise M. Juneau, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Holly Kaleczyc, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; J William and Anita Kearns, Broadwater Community Foundation; Patricia and Stephen Keebler, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; P. Kemp, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Eloise R. Kirk, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Michele and John Klara, Broadwater Community Foundation; Gene and Bonnie Knight, Great Falls High School Class of 1951 Scholarship; Dennis Kopitzke, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Jo Ann C. Kuhns, Montana Society of CPAs Education Endowment Fund; Anna L. Kunkel, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Mary Ladas, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Celinda Lake, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Joseph and Laurie Lamson, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Judith and Michael LaPan, Richland County Community Foundation; The Honorable Cliff Larsen, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Grant Larsen, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Lane Larson, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Eva and Harold Lasater, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Jill and Jesse Laslovich, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; J.R. and Mariellen Lee, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Robert and Marlys Lee, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; David Lehnherr, Red Lodge Music Festival Endowment; Marilyn Lemm, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Jacquline and Peter Lenmark, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Lewis & Clark County Community Foundation, Lewis and Clark County Community Foundation, Lewis and Clark County Community Foundation Seed Endowment, Steve Browning Fund for Community Service & Philanthropy; Lincoln County Community Foundation, Lincoln County Community Foundation; Stanley M. Lindblom, Richland County Community Foundation; Monica and David Lindeen, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Luchelle A. Livermont, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Jan and William Lombardi, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Carolyn and David Lopez, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Sally and Larry Lynam, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Alice E. Lyon, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; The Honorable Margaret MacDonald, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Magpie Guest House, Travelers for Open Land; The Honorable Sue Malek, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Cathy and Kelly Maloney, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund; Manhattan State Bank, Montana Bankers Education Foundation Endowment; Nancy Marks, Broadwater Community Foundation; Robert Martelle, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Jenell Martens, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Judy and Richard Martin, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund; Gay Ann and Robert Masolo, Broadwater Community Foundation; Leslie and Russ McAffee, Broadwater Community Foundation; Nancy McCaffree, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Curt and Maureen McCamish, Carter County Community Foundation; The Honorable Edith McClafferty, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Chantel McCormick, Women’s Foundation of Montana; Linda McCulloch, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Juanita J. McDonald, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Kathleen McGowan, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Mary McNally, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Judy Meadows, Women’s Foundation of Montana; Mees Ranch, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Dawn Miars, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Ellen W. Miller, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Ann and Paul Miller, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Milne Implement Company, Greater Glendive Community Foundation Endowment; Dana F. Milton, Musselshell Valley Community Foundation; L. M. Minich and Denise C. King, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Missoula County Scholarship Fund, Missoula Community Foundation Scholarship Fund; Missoula Electric Cooperative, Missoula Community Foundation Scholarship Fund; Carol and Ron Mjelde, Powell County Community Foundation Endowment; Montana Building Industry Association, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Montana Nurses Association, Montana Nurses Association Endowment Fund; Montana Professional Photographers Association, Montana Professional Photographers Association Education Endowment; Montana Professional Teaching Foundation, Montana Professional Teaching Foundation Endowment; Montana Public Employees Association, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Montana Society of CPAs, Montana Society of CPAs’ Education Endowment Fund; Montana State AFL-CIO, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Montana State Bank, Montana Bankers Education Foundation Endowment; Montana State Bank, Sheridan County Community Foundation; Montana State Council of Pro Fire Fighters, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Montana Trial Lawyers Association, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Robert Moodry, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Connie and Lance Moreland, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Ryan Morton, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Betty and Charles Moses, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; The Honorable Lynda B. Moss, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; John and Michelle Mudd, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Mary D. Munger, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Katherine K. Murphy, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Kay Lynn Murray, Broadwater Community Foundation; Musselshell Valley Community Foundation, Musselshell Valley Community Foundation; Laura and Grant Nagel, Broadwater Community Foundation; National Center for Appropriate Technology, National Center for Appropriate Technology Endowment; Douglas Neil, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Jay and Anne Newell, Musselshell Valley Community Foundation; Howard and Johnna Newman, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Nancy Nicholson, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Lori A. Nicolaus, Red Lodge Music Festival Endowment; Patricia A. Nile, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; The Honorable Pat Noonan, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Julie and Tom Nordstrom, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Margaret and Michael Novak, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Nye Community Foundation, Nye Community Foundation; Laura G. Obert, Broadwater

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Community Foundation; John and Alexa O’Dell, Broadwater Community Foundation; Sandra Oitzinger, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Andrea J. Olsen, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Olson Plumbing & Heating, Richland County Community Foundation; Stephen Owens, Powell County Community Foundation Endowment; Bob Pancich, Great Falls Area Community Foundation; Tawna Parisot, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Jolena and William Parker, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund; Brian Patrick, Broadwater Community Foundation; Raymond Peck, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Sharon Peregoy, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Lawrence Pettit, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Jennifer Phalen, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Albert and Linda Picchioni, Musselshell Valley Community Foundation; Alicia and Michael Pichette, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Marc and Sherrie Pierce, Big Sky Carvers Endowment Fund; Nancy Pierce, Big Sky Carvers Endowment Fund; Margaret Ping, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Plants Etc., Broadwater Community Foundation; Charles Plymale, Broadwater Community Foundation; Virginia and R. Jeff Poole, Broadwater Community Foundation; Darrell Potts, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Honorable Jean L. Price, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Nancy Putz, Broadwater Community Foundation; The Honorable Lois Quade, Wibaux Endowment Fund; Gilbert and Kathleen Quade, Wibaux Endowment Fund; Patricia and David Quenzer, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Madalyn Quinlan and Brian Garrity, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Marvin Quinlan Jr., F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Susan and Howard Quinlan, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; R & K Design, Red Lodge Music Festival Endowment; Missy Racht, Broadwater Community Foundation; Gabriele Ramsbrock, Musselshell Valley Community Foundation; Barbara and Ric Ranf, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Carl Rath, Red Lodge Music Festival Endowment; Robert R. Ream, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Velma Reber, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Red Lodge Area Community Foundation, Red Lodge Area Community Foundation; Linda E. Reed, Women’s Foundation of Montana; The Honorable Michele Reinhart, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Richland Federal Credit Union, Culbertson Area Community Foundation; Michael J. and Linda K. Richter, Broadwater Community Foundation; Janell Purcell Robischon, Broadwater Community Foundation; Alan Roller, Culbertson Area Community Foundation; Barb Rolston, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Ron Higgins Construction, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund; Laura M. Rotegard, Grant-Kohrs Ranch Endowment; Rueb’s Super Valu, Inc., Sheridan County Community Foundation; Mary Ann Salladay, Broadwater Community Foundation; Samantha Sanchez, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Linda Sandman, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Kirk L. Sandquist, Powell County Community Foundation Endowment; Robert and Joan Saxby, Broadwater Community Foundation; Saxby’s Mustang Motel, Broadwater Community Foundation; Marcia and William Scharnweber, Culbertson Area Community Foundation; Fred Schenk, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Joseph J. Schiffer, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Robert Schleicher, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Marcyes Schmaus, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; The Honorable Trudi Schmidt, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; School Administrators of Montana, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund; Powder River Community Endowment, Powder River Community Endowment Fund; Sally Schrank and Travis Horton, Travelers for Open Land; Andy Schulenberg, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Walter Schweitzer and Cindy Palmer, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Christiana Schweitzer, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Scottie Booster Club, Glasgow Scotties Endowment Fund; Seed Source Inc, Broadwater Community Foundation; Seeley Lake Community Foundation, Seeley Lake Community Foundation; Paula Seliski, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; The Honorable Jon C. Sesso, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Kathy Sewell, Broadwater Community Foundation; Mary Sexton, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; The Honorable Frank J. Smith, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Anna and Francis Sorrell, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Jeanne-Marie Souvigney, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Gary Spaeth, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Spanwell Service, Inc., F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; The Honorable Carolyn Squires, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Jim and Creuza Squires, Greater Glendive Community Foundation; Laura L. Stafford, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Sheila and Hal Stearns, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Steinke & Hausler, GrantKohrs Ranch Endowment; Robin Stephens, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Sharon Stevens, Friends of the Pioneer Museum Endowment; Emma J. Stevenson, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Stockman Bank, Wibaux Endowment Fund; Linda Stoll, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; John L. Stoner, Broadwater Community Foundation; Summit National Bank of Ekalaka, Carter County Community Foundation; The Honorable Kathy Swanson, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Linda and Walter Tadsen, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Susan and John Talbot, Matthew Hansen Endowment Fund; Carol S. Tasset, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Vernon Taylor, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Vivian Taylor, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund; The Cotter Charitable Foundation, Broadwater Community Foundation; The Doll Family Foundation, Women’s Foundation of Montana; Pat and Bev Thiele, Musselshell Valley Community Foundation; Cary L. Toepke, Richland County Community Foundation; Johanna and Ryan Tooke, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Ruth and Thomas Towe, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Town of Fairview, Richland County Community Foundation; Townsend Rotary Club, Broadwater Community Foundation; Triangle Nite Club, Richland County Community Foundation; Rhonda Tucker, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Helen C. Turcotte, Broadwater Community Foundation; Karen and John Tyra, Columbus Community Foundation; Uall Creek Ranch, Inc., F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; John Ulberg, Broadwater Community Foundation; United Parcel Service - Great Falls, Sunburst Community Foundation; University of Montana, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Valentine Foundation, Valentine Fund; Valley Bank of Glasgow, Montana Bankers Education Foundation Endowment; Valley County Community Foundation, Feda Scholarship for the Trades, Clarence & Charlotte Fuhrman Memorial Scholarship Fund, Valley County Community Foundation Endowment; Valley Foods, Inc., Powell County Community Foundation Endowment; Jane Van Dyk, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; Tara Veazey, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Vigilante Electric Cooperative, Inc., Ray Doig Memorial Fund; The Honorable Gene Vuckovich, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Waber Ranch, School Administrators of Montana Youth Endowment Fund; John E. Walsh and Joslyn Murphy, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Hazel and Harvey Walter, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Glenna Walters, Broadwater Community Foundation; Carla Wambach, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; The Honorable David E. Wanzenried, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Robert Warren, Grant-Kohrs Ranch Endowment; Daniel and Rita Watson, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; James and Anne Watson, Musselshell Valley Community Foundation; Wendy K. Wedum, Great Falls Area Community Foundation; Michelle Weight, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Western Plains Inc., Wibaux Endowment Fund; Whitehall Community Center, Jefferson Valley Community Foundation Endowment Fund; Kari Williams, Broadwater Community Foundation; Kathleen Williams, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Patricia and Roger Williams, Uri Barnea Music Scholarship; The Honorable Franke Wilmer, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund, Women’s Foundation of Montana; Sheena M. Wilson, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Susan C. Witte, Carol Griffith Williams Award Fund; Linda Wolff-Bowen, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Jeanne E. Wolverton, Women’s Foundation of Montana; Buffy Woodring, Broadwater Community Foundation; Dale Woolhiser, Missoula Community Foundation; Yellowstone Pharmacy, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Yellowstone Valley Veterinary Clinic, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Beverly Yerger, F.A.I.R. Community Foundation; Tammy Zemliska, Musselshell Valley Community Foundation;

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