The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is seeking applications for its 2026 AMB West Community Fund.
Donor Name: Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
State: Montana
County: Gallatin County (MT), Park County (MT)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The AMB West Community Fund is to enhance the quality of life for residents of Montana, particularly in Park and Gallatin Counties, as well as Indigenous communities across the state. Established in 2001, the Fund has awarded more than $12.5 million in grants.
The AMB West Community Fund is led by associates from AMB West and the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation in Montana. AMB West includes Mountain Sky Guest Ranch, West Creek Ranch, Paradise Valley Ranch and Auster at Dome Mountain. At AMB West, the team is committed to delivering exceptional and meaningful guest service, and we strive to uphold these principles by being supportive and engaged members of the community. Throughout the year, the associates give back to the communities in which they live and work through volunteerism, personal giving and grants made to nonprofit organizations by the AMB West Community Fund. AMB West associates develop priorities, identify and cultivate funding opportunities, review grant proposals, attend site visits, and provide recommendations for investments made by the AMB West Community Fund.
Funding Priorities
- Nurturing Childhood
- Early childhood is the foundation of the community’s future. The Fund seeks to support organizations that expand access to quality childcare and early childhood experiences, fostering preventative and upstream approaches. These experiences provide children, aged zero to five, with opportunities to prepare them for successful lifelong development. The Fund is particularly interested in projects that promote healthy parent-child relationships and connection to community resources.
- Thriving Youth
- Thriving youth are energized about their future and have a sense of purpose.
- The Fund seeks to support creative initiatives that help youth discover and develop their talents, attributes and passions; set goals; connect with pathways and support opportunities to achieve their aspirations; and build life skills to reach independence and achieve their goals. Unfortunately, many youth experience anxiety and depression, making it challenging to thrive. The Fund will consider projects that aim to connect youth to positive, dependable relationships, such as opportunities that foster mentorship relationships with senior citizens or encourage youth activities that promote connection and reduce the risk of suicide. Other projects may focus on early risk detection and intervention through improved coordination of services, access to crisis management or educational opportunities for community members to foster positive mental health or respond to mental health crises.
- The Fund is especially interested in programs that cultivate youth land and wildlife stewards through education, physical activity, wilderness experiences, introduction to regional natural resources and outdoor adventure. These opportunities not only connect youth to the land, enabling them to make more informed decisions about the natural landscapes in the future, but the outdoors also provides a unique healing space to promote well-being.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Fund will only consider proposals from organizations that build on community assets and demonstrate the ability to foster community coordination and collaboration. Nonprofit organizations focused on advocacy or policy shifts are eligible to apply and must demonstrate how their activities hold promise for large-scale systemic change.
- All applications should describe 1) the problem being addressed and/or community opportunity, 2) proposed efforts and 3) expected outcomes for children, families or communities. Applicants should articulate the logical connection between the problem identified and/or opportunity, the proposed solution and the anticipated outcomes. Additionally, proposals should describe how the organization will track and measure outcomes with specific indicator targets. For example, pilot or grassroots projects should track service goals and sustainability, whereas established programs should track progress toward long-term outcomes.
- The AMB West Community Fund will consider funding multi-year projects that are exceptionally high quality, address systemic needs and/or opportunities, and implement sustainable solutions that connect resources across sectors.
For more information, visit AMBFF.
