Moonlight Community Foundation
Moonlight Community Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
Moonlight Community Foundation supports initiatives for youth, education and conservation, and under-served needs benefiting Big Sky.
About
In 2019, the Moonlight Community Foundation continued to see tremendous growth in both the value of grant requests received and money awarded. The foundation had 39 grant requests over the two cycles, totaling over $455,185, and in turn gave $276,688 to area non-profits. These grants ranged in scope from the introduction of new classroom technology at Morningstar Learning Center, scholarship opportunities for local high school students to attend Montana Wilderness School's youth wilderness program, to Gallatin River Task Force's sustainability initiative and Upper Deer Creek Restoration Project, to increased support for the Big Sky Community Housing Trust Big Sky Workforce Down Payment Assistance Program and more. The foundation awarded 70 Camp Moonlight scholarships in 2019 to Big Sky youth, 35 full scholarships and 35 Big Sky Works partial scholarships, bringing down the total cost for local working families.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “The moonlight community foundation is organized to provide and enhance opportunities for education, conservancy and youth development both for residents of the big sky community, as well as all visitors to the big sky area and is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the code. notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, this corporation shall not engage in any activities, or exercise any powers not in furtherance of 501(c)(3) purposes.”.
When detailing its responsibilities, they were listed as: “The moonlight community foundation is organized to provide and enhance opportunities for education, conservancy and youth development both for residents of the big sky community, as well as all visitors to the big sky area and is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the code. notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, this corporation shall not engage in any activities, or exercise any powers not in furtherance of 501(c)(3) purposes.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is MT.
- The address of the non-profit for 2020 according to the filing is PO BOX 161013, BIG SKY, MT, 59716.
- The number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form as of 2020 is 0.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $112,822.
- The organization has 9 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2013.
- The organization pays $0 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.