Bill and Rosemary Gallagher Foundation Grant

The Bill and Rosemary Gallagher Foundation Grant supports charitable organizations in Western Montana, focusing on education, arts, community enrichment, healthcare, and assistance to youth and the aging. Established in 2001, it honors the legacy of Bill and Rosemary Gallagher by providing financial assistance to those in need, fostering community improvement, and enhancing quality of life for residents. Eligible organizations must be 501(c)(3) compliant and demonstrate effective fund usage.

The Bill and Rosemary Gallagher Foundation (previously known as the Gallagher Western Montana Charitable Foundation, Inc.) was established in 2001 to continue the work of the W.J. & Rosemary Gallagher Foundation. Bill and Rosemary Gallagher were long-time supporters of charitable organizations in Missoula and Western Montana. Though Bill and Rosemary are deceased, their spirit of community lives on through the foundation established in their name.
The Foundation is dedicated to benefiting the residents of Western Montana (defined as West of the Continental Divide and Helena). It is a source of financial support for charitable organizations that aid the unfortunate, ameliorate the sufferings of the disabled and afflicted, encourage and educate youth, assist and relieve the aging, improve medical care, aid battered persons, children in distress and single parents, and improve educational opportunities.
Program Areas of Interest
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• Education
• Improve educational opportunities for citizens of Western Montana
• Art and Culture
• Art programs
• Theatrical, artistic and educational programs for youth
• Creative and cultural expression
• Community Enrichment
• Programs and activities that improve the Missoula community
• Activities that enhance quality of life for families
• Parks and playgrounds
• Civic responsibility and exponent philanthropy
• Health Care
• Improve access to quality health care
• Promote healthy lifestyles through education and prevention programs
• Hospitals and health care clinics providing charitable health care services
• Assistance to Youth
• Encourage, improve and educate youth
• After-school programs
• Youth organizations
• Assistance to the Aging
• Support the assistance and relief of the aging
• Meals and other assistance to the home-bound
• Programs to assist the aged with their daily necessities
• Assistance to Organizations Serving Those in Need
• Abuse survivorsChildren in distress
• Single parents
• Youth
• The impoverished
• People with disabilities

Eligibility

Who Can Receive a Grant:The Foundation will award grants only to organizations exempt from taxation under §501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. A grant recipient will demonstrate that it will use the funds for the exclusive benefit of the residents of Western Montana in one of the areas described above. Grant recipients will be required to provide evidence that they have expended the funds for the purposes for which they were given. Organizations that fail to comply with Foundation reporting requirements may be ineligible for future funding opportunities.

Ineligibility

What Will the Foundation Generally Not Fund:Conferences, camps, publications, videos, films, television or radio programs
Special fundraising events
Religious programs that serve, or appear to serve, specific religious denominations