GREAT FALLS, Mont.–Through a partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Montana Credit Union has awarded $96,000 in grants to eight local nonprofits.
The funds are available through the FHLB Des Moines Member Impact Fund, which is a matching grant program introduced in 2023.
The grants went to:
- Brothers Big Sisters of Central Montana: $10,000
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Cascade County: $12,000
- Family Promise of Great Falls: $10,000
- Great Falls Community Food Bank: $10,000
- Great Falls Development Alliance: $24,000
- NeighborWorks Great Falls: $10,000
- Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art: $10,000
- United Way of Cascade County: $10,000
‘Proud Partner’
“Montana Credit Union has been a proud supporter of these selected organizations for several years,” Becky Timmons, MCU vice president of marketing, said in a statement. “Together, they have been dedicated to affordable housing and community development initiatives, and made immeasurable progress in advocating for the vulnerable in our community. From addressing housing concerns to youth and family development, tackling hunger, and promoting healing through the arts, these eight organizations all play a critical role in lifting our community up. These grant dollars, in addition to Montana Credit Union’s donations, will make a measurable impact to the good work they do.”
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