Seeley Lake Community Foundation

Seeley Lake Community Foundation

Seeley Lake, Montana, United States

Community developmentArts & CultureEducationNature & Wildlife conservationTax-deductible donations
Grant-making foundationFounded 2000Local reach1-10 staff50 volunteers
Profile last updated: July 10, 2026

About

Founded in 2000, Seeley Lake Community Foundation is a grant-making foundation based in Seeley Lake, United States working on community development, arts & culture, education +2 more.

The Seeley Lake Community Foundation is a locally driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Seeley Lake, a small, rural, unincorporated community in Western Montana. It collects charitable gifts of cash, assets and property, and holds permanently restricted endowment funds whose interest is distributed as annual grants to local charitable and public organisations. Beyond grant-making, it acts as a clearinghouse for community needs, provides a technical resource for local nonprofits, encourages philanthropy, and runs direct services including the I Ride medical appointment shuttle, Coffee & Computers tech support, and glass recycling events. The foundation was founded in 2000 by local residents, has grown its endowment to more than half a million dollars, and is based in the Foundation Building in downtown Seeley Lake. It is governed by a volunteer board of directors and works with the Montana Community Foundation to invest its endowment funds.

Location

Seeley Lake, United States

Founded

2000

Organisation type

Grant-making foundation

Legal form

501(c)(3)

Charity number

31-1711576

Staff

1-10

Focus areas

community foundationphilanthropyendowmentcommunity grantsSeeley LakeMontananonprofit resource centre

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentArts & CultureEducationNature & Wildlife conservationHealth

Works for

CommunitiesElderly peoplePeople with disabilitiesPatients

How they work

Grant-makingDirect servicesCommunity programmesVolunteer programmesCapacity building

Programmes

I Ride Seeley Lake

Health

Medical appointment shuttle providing rides to doctor visits in Seeley Lake and Missoula for people in need, staffed by volunteer drivers.

SLCF Community Grants program

Community development

Annual small grants to local organisations for projects in arts and culture, community and economic development, basic human needs, education, and natural resources and conservation.

Change Your Pace Challenge

Community development

Community-wide fundraiser each June or May that raises money for local nonprofits, with a Match Fund to incentivise giving.

Coffee & Computers

Community development

Monthly free tech support events where volunteers help residents with household technology questions.

Glass recycling events

Environment & Climate

Glass recycling events that divert glass from the landfill and raise funds for local schools.

Countries of operation

United States

Funding & support

Volunteers

50

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerLegacy giving

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Outstanding Foundation Award

Missoula Nonprofit Center2021Philanthropy Day

Best of the Valleys Readers Choice Award

Seeley-Swan Pathfinder2019Best nonprofit (runner up)

Partnerships

Montana Community Foundation, Missoula City-County Health Department

People

Management & team (3)

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