Impact Grants

GPCF IMPACT grants are to assist in the building of a “robust and welcoming community where we all have the opportunity to be healthy, well-educated, creative, productive and prosperous”.   We provide grants to enhance and improve the lives of the people who live in our community.

Grants from the Greater Polson Community Foundation can make a significant difference. Over $1,000,000 has been contributed to meet needs in our community since grants were first awarded in 2009. Grants are funded annually by the earning’s from the foundation’s growing permanent endowment and other available GPCF funds. Past grant awards have supported a variety of youth and community projects.

“Our grant funding support to our community, non-profits, and their projects is a highlight of our year!”

-Jeanette Phillips, GPCF Grant Chairman

Grant Award History

  • Boys & Girls Club of Flathead Reservation
  • Code Girls United
  • Flathead Lake Bio Station (FLARE)
  • Flathead Lake International Cinemafest
  • Miracle of America Museum
  • Mission Valley Animal Shelter
  • Mission Valley Aquatics
  • Mission Valley Choral Society
  • Ninepipes Museum
  • North Lake County Library
  • Polson Boxing Club
  • Polson Parks Petra Project
  • Boys and Girls Club of Flathead Reservation

  • Flathead Lake Biological Station

  • Flathead Lake International Cinemafest
  • Flathead Lakers
  • Helping Hands
  • International Choral Festival
  • Lake County Youth Scholarship Program
  • Miracle of America Museum
  • Mission Valley Aquatics

  • Mission Valley Animal Shelter

  • Montana State Parks Foundation

  • Mission Valley Live
  • Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana

  • North Lake County Public Library
  • Polson Fairgrounds, Inc.

  • Polson Flathead Lake Museum
  • Polson Business Community

  • Women for Wellness

  • Flathead Lakers (Citizen’s Science Program)
  • Flathead Lake Biological Station
  • FLiC (Flathead Lake International Cinemafest)
  • Lake County Youth Scholarship 
  • LCCDC Leadership Development
  • Miracle of America Museum
  • Mission Valley Animal Shelter
  • Mission Valley Aquatics
  • Mission Valley Live
  • North Lake County Public Library
  • Polson Flathead Lake Museum
  • Polson Loaves & Fish Food Pantry
  • Polson School District (special need’s playground)
  • SKC STEM Academy 
  • Welcome Home Veteran’s (Equine Therapy)
  • SKC STEM Academy (Salish Kootenai College)
  • Flathead Lake International Cinemafest
  • Cheerful Heart
  • Proactive Living Facility
  • Mission Valley Live
  • Flathead Lakers
  • L.C.C.D.C. ( Flathead Reservation Leadership Course)
  • Polson Farm to School
  • Ninepipes Museum
  • Loaves & Fish Food Pantry
  • North Lake County Public Library District
  • YWAM (Youth With a Mission – Tribal Waves)
  • CASA of Lake & Sanders Counties
  • Mission Valley Aquatics
  • Lake County Youth Scholarship Program
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation
  • CASA of Lake & Sanders County
  • Flathead Lakers
  • Friends of Lake County Fairgrounds
  • International Choral Festival
  • Lake County Community Development (LCCDC)
  • Miracle of America Museum
  • Mission Valley Aquatics
  • Mission Valley Ice Arena Association
  • Mission Valley Live
  • Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana
  • North Lake County Public Library District
  • P.E.A.C.E.
  • Polson Loaves & Fish (Backpack Project)
  • Polson Pickleball Courts (City of Polson)
  • Polson School District -Farm to School Program
  • Seventh Avenue Skatepark Association
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation
  • Flathead Lake International Cinemafest
  • Friends of Lake County Fairgrounds
  • Helping Hands Fund (Baby-Box-project)
  • Lake County Community Development (LCCDC)
  • Miracle of America Museum
  • Mission Valley Ice Arena Association
  • Mission Valley Live
  • Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana
  • North Lake County Public Library District
  • PEACE
  • Polson Fairgrounds, Inc
  • Polson – Flathead Historical Museum
  • Polson School District Gifted & Talented Program
  • PYSA – Polson Youth Soccer Association
  • Sunburst Community Service Foundation
  • U of M Foundation – Flathead Lake Biological Station
  • Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation
  • Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC)
  • Friends of Lake County Fairgrounds
  • Lake County Parks Board
  • Mission Valley Aquatics
  • Mission Valley Christian Academy
  • Mission Valley Ice Arena & Polson
  • Winterfest
  • North Lake County Public Library
  • Onward & Upward
  • Polson Middle School – Media Mania project
  • Polson Youth Soccer Association (PYSA)
  • Dayton Proctor Park Association
  • Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC)
  • Flathead Lakers
  • Lake House Project
  • Mission Valley Mariners
  • Mission Valley Aquatics
  • Onward & Upward
  • Sandpiper Art Gallery
  • Boys and Girls Club
  • Dayton Proctor Park Association
  • Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC)
  • Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry
  • Mission Valley Aquatics
  • Polson School District
  • Polson Fairgrounds
  • Polson Youth Soccer
  • Polson Ski Club
  • Safe Harbor
  • Big Brothers, Big Sisters
  • Boys and Girls Club
  • Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC)
  • Helping Hands
  • Miracle of America Museum
  • Mission Valley Animal Shelter
  • Mission Valley Aquatics
  • Ninepipes Museum
  • North Lake County Public Library
  • Polson Chamber, Beautification Committee
  • Polson School District
  • Loaves & Fish Food Pantry
  • Community Gardens
  • Carl A. Ross Memorial Foundation—Red Cross swim program
  • Foster Grandparents Program
  • Boys & Girls Club
  • Miracle of America Museum
  • Polson Flathead Historical Museum
  • North Lake County Public Library
  • Polson Community Development Agency
  • Big Brothers and Big Sisters
  • CASA
  • Cheerful Heart
  • Dayton Proctor Park Association
  • DOVES
  • Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC)
  • Flathead Lakers
  • Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry
  • Mission Valley Animal Shelter
  • Mission Valley Aquatics
  • North Lake County Public Library
  • Family Matters/Coalition for Kids
  • Loaves and Fishes Pantry
  • Mission Mountain Enterprises
  • Big Arm Association
  • Carl A. Ross Foundation—2011 swim program
  • Miracle of America Museum
  • Foster Grandparents Program
  • CASA
  • Polson City Library

At the conclusion of our first year, we are able to award our first grants in 2009:

  • Girls ages 11 to 14 will learn leadership skills at a summer camp that lead to productive, meaningful, violence-free lives. (Domestic Violence Education Services: DOVES).
  • Residents in the greater Polson area will receive clearer details on numerous benefits gained by establishing a North County Public Library District. (Polson City Library grant.)
  • Parents will learn how to capture teachable moments that enhance their child’s language, social development, and motor skills. (Coalition for Kids.)
  • An educational series will be held next summer at Polson Flathead Historical Museum in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of homesteading on the Reservation.
  • A Saturday night hang-out for youth looking for good clean fun with like-minded peers will receive matching funds for a projector to provide more activities at the Zone Café.
  • Mission Valley Aquatics will be assisted in printing the “Case for Support” folders, a marketing tool to complement their capital campaign.
  • Cancer patients and families will have a more spacious, private and accessible area used for weekly oncology visits. (St. Joseph Medical Center.)
  • The John Dowdall Theatre will soon be enhanced with more spacious and beautiful landscaping for intermission enjoyment. (Mission Valley Friends of the Arts.)
  • A community art studio will be available through a remodel of Sandpiper Gallery.

Grant Workshops

The GPCF is planning Grant Application Workshops at the GPCF offices.  These workshop sessions will walk an applicant through the basic grant application process which is beneficial to non-profits writing grants or foundation requests for funding.

If you have questions or would like to register, please contact Jennifer at the GPCF office at (406) 883-4723.