The Foundation makes grants to support capital campaigns, capital asset improvements, and maintenance.
The Foundation’s geographic area of interest is Montana.
Grant requests for $10,000 or less can be submitted to the Foundation at any time and should be addressing emergency situations.
Grants over $10,000 may be submitted up to and until this grant cycle’s due date of Thursday, October 1, 2026, by 12:00 pm.
Generally, the Foundation has four grant periods per year.
Letter of Intent
PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A GRANT APPLICATION, submit a ONE-page letter to the Foundation providing the following information:
- Your complete contact information (name, phone, email, & address)
- Brief description of the project
- Your IRS status
- Total project cost
- Amount requested
- Funds you have on hand and the source of that funding. The Foundation requires grant seekers to have raised a minimum of 50% of the project’s cost in hand or committed before submitting your letter of intent to us. This requirement does not imply that the Foundation will fund the remaining 50%. Rather it demonstrates your project’s viability and serves as a threshold to be considered for funding.
- Other funds you have applied for and from whom
Please provide only the information requested.
Following receipt of this letter a determination will be made if you will be invited to submit a grant application.
Letters of Intent may be emailed to director@treacyfoundation.org or sent via Postal Service to P.O. Box 1479, Helena, Montana 59624. Letters of Intent requesting above $10,000 must be received three weeks prior to the application deadline which will be posted on the website.