Grants
Work the board has funded.
Edna Allen established the foundation in Miles City in 1992, and the board made its first grant in February 1993. This archive holds the detailed record of every award from Fall 2015 on, and it grows each spring and fall.
- Miles City, Montana
- Est. 1992
- Grants since Fall 2015
- 219
- Educational 85Charitable 79Literary & Arts 55
- Organizations funded
- 62
- Review cycles
- 22
Spring 2026 awards
14 grants
- Educational
Highland Park Elementary School — Cubetto robots
Miles City Unified School District · Miles City
Buys additional Cubetto robots for the early learning academy so all students get hands-on robotics experience.
$3,000
- Charitable
J&P's Pound Puppies — dog rescue support
J&P's Pound Puppies
Supports a small volunteer-run nonprofit dog rescue in Dawson County in its continued care of rescued dogs.
$3,000
- Educational
Rural Health Development — MedStart healthcare career camp
Rural Health Development Inc(NE MT AHEC) · Miles City
Supports the MedStart summer healthcare career exploration camp for local high school students.
$5,000
- Charitable
Custer County Recreation — Miles City skatepark
Custer County Recreation Inc
Helps build a professionally designed permanent concrete skatepark in Miles City.
$5,000
- Literary & Arts
Range Riders Museum — security upgrade and gun building carpet
Range Riders Inc · Miles City
Funds two projects: phase two of a security system upgrade and new carpet in the gun building.
$4,000
- Literary & Arts
Miles City Convent Keepers — emergency plumbing repairs
Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles City
Pays for emergency repairs to leaking pipes serving the boiler system, with any unused funds supporting other urgent maintenance at the convent.
$10,500
- Charitable
Coalwood Church — metal siding
Coalwood Church
Covers the building with metal siding (materials only) because the existing old siding does not hold paint well.
$5,000
- Literary & Arts
WaterWorks Art Museum — facility improvements
Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles City
Supports ongoing improvements to the WaterWorks Art Museum building that keep it safe and secure for visitors and staff.
$8,000
- Literary & Arts
Evelyn Cameron Heritage — upgraded photo displays
Evelyn Cameron Heritage Inc. · Terry
Upgrades the display of Evelyn Cameron's historic photographs of early Montana plains life with larger, better displays.
$2,500
- Educational
Ekalaka Public Library — adult programming
Ekalaka Public Library
Expands programming with more speakers, events and activities for adult patrons, plus monthly nursing home visits.
$1,000
- Charitable
Prairie County Economic Development Council — Badlands Event Center design
Prairie County Economic Development Council · Terry
Funds the schematic design phase of a new all-season multi-purpose facility, the Badlands Event Center, at the county fairgrounds.
$5,000
- Educational
Custer County Educational Foundation — annual Allen Foundation Scholarships
Custer County Educational Foundation Inc. · Miles City
Funds the annual Allen Foundation Scholarships at $6,500 per student, per school year.
$26,000
- Educational
Miles City Public Library — children's library projects
Miles City Public Library · Miles City
Supports the 2026 Summer Reading Program, art and science supplies, and new paleontology books.
$1,000
- Charitable
Custer County Food Bank — automatic door
Custer County Food Bank, Inc · Miles City
Installs an automatic door at the food bank.
$4,000
2025
21 grants
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Fall 2025
7 grants
- Miles City Convent Keepers — front door and storm windowsRestores and refinishes the front wood entry door and replaces storm windows.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$12,500
- Range Riders Museum — lighting, safety, security and displaysUpdates the museum's lighting, life and safety systems, security and displays.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$5,000
- Signal Butte — newspaper design tools and shippingCovers cloud-based design tools for the Custer County District High School newspaper and the cost of shipping the printed paper back to Miles City.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$1,500
- WaterWorks Art Museum — new pottery kilnPurchases, builds and installs a new pottery kiln.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$30,000
- Miles City Public Library — automated external defibrillatorPurchases and installs an automated external defibrillator (AED), in partnership with the Trust of Montana Libraries.Miles City Public Library · Miles CityCharitable$2,100
- Custer County Fund for Animals — spay, neuter and emergency careHelps cover spay and neuter costs, or emergency care and supplies, for county residents' pets.Custer County Fund for Animals - CCFA · Miles CityCharitable$3,000
- Friends of the Fairgrounds — food court tablesBuys six additional tables to complete the food court area at the Fair.Friends of the Fairgrounds · Miles CityCharitable$6,000
Spring 2025
14 grants
- Miles Community College Endowment — Ag Advancement Center loanPays off the loan that financed construction of the Ag Advancement Center.Miles Community College Endowment · Miles CityEducational$5,000
- Miles City Public Library — 2025 Summer Reading ProgramSupports the library's 2025 Summer Reading Program.Miles City Public Library · Miles CityEducational$500
- Range Riders Museum — country schoolhouse roofReplaces the roof on the museum's country schoolhouse.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$6,100
- WaterWorks Art Museum — art education and Van-Go outreachExpands art education programs, including the Van-Go outreach program.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$8,000
- Ekalaka Public Schools — Cultivating a Future education initiativeSupports the Cultivating a Future: Transforming Education at Ekalaka Public Schools initiative.Ekalaka Public SchoolsEducational$5,000
- Custer County Educational Foundation — four Allen Foundation ScholarshipsSupports four Allen Foundation Scholarships.Custer County Educational Foundation Inc. · Miles CityEducational$26,000
- Miles City Public Library — hotspot loan and Wi-Fi programsSupports the library's hotspot loan program and Wi-Fi internet access.Miles City Public Library · Miles CityEducational$2,400
- WaterWorks Art Museum — Clear Water Well lightingInstalls permanent lighting for the museum's Clear Water Well project.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$6,000
- Custer County Senior Citizens — office equipmentBuys office equipment for the startup of the organization.Custer County Senior Citizens · Miles CityCharitable$2,000
- Custer County District High School — STEM and technology clubProvides funding to start up a STEM/Technology Club.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$3,300
- Gamma Beta Sorority — childcare and early learning centerFunds the startup of a childcare and early learning center in Baker.Gamma Beta SororityCharitable$10,000
- Carter County Museum — expansion campaignHelps the museum's campaign for expansion.Carter County MuseumLiterary & Arts$5,000
- Pregnancy Outreach Clinic of Miles City — fatherhood mentorship programSupports the clinic's Fatherhood/Men's Mentorship Program.Pregnancy Outreach Clinic of Miles City · Miles CityCharitable$5,000
- Highland Park Elementary School — inclusive early childhood playgroundFunds development and construction of an all-inclusive early childhood playground.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$6,000
2024
19 grants
Show 19 grants · Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Fall 2024
9 grants
- Washington Middle School — school-wide software licenseSecures a school-wide license for the CWpubonline computer program.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$500
- Miles City Convent Keepers — front columns and footingsHelps replace the building's front columns and footings, serving as matching funds for a Montana historic preservation grant request.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$15,000
- WaterWorks Art Museum — replacement computersReplaces four computers with compatible ones so they are interconnected.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$5,000
- Signal Butte — student newspaper publishing costsCovers the increased cost of publishing the Custer County District High School student newspaper, including access to Adobe Creative Cloud.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$1,500
- Keep Miles City Beautiful — downtown public art muralSupports installation of a public art mural in downtown Miles City featuring local landmarks.Keep Miles City Beautiful (Pine Hills Park) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$13,000
- Range Riders Museum — commercial-grade carpetReplaces worn carpet with updated commercial-grade carpet.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$4,500
- Miles City Public Library — Library of Things startupProvides startup funding for a Library of Things.Miles City Public Library · Miles CityEducational$500
- Custer County Food Bank — repacking room remodelRemodels a storage room into an appropriate repacking room.Custer County Food Bank, Inc · Miles CityCharitable$3,000
- Miles City Police Protective Association — protective equipmentBuys essential personal protective equipment such as ballistic shields, helmets, ear protection and radio communication systems.Miles City Police Protective AssociationCharitable$11,000
Spring 2024
10 grants
- Miles City Convent Keepers — south side paintingPays for preparation and painting of the windows, soffits and gable on the south side of the building.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$5,000
- Range Riders Museum — metal roof for main log entrance buildingReplaces the roof on the museum's main log entrance building with a metal roof.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$12,500
- Eastern Montana CASA/GAL — Imagination Library booksProvides books for children from birth to age five.Eastern Montana CASA GAL Inc / Imagination Library · Miles CityEducational$6,000
- Miles City Public Library — summer reading and art and science materialsSupplements the summer reading program and buys art and science materials.Miles City Public Library · Miles CityEducational$500
- Custer County Educational Foundation — Allen Foundation ScholarshipsFunds Allen Foundation Scholarships at $6,500 per year.Custer County Educational Foundation Inc. · Miles CityEducational$26,000
- WaterWorks Art Museum — youth arts education programsSupports the museum's ongoing youth programs focused on arts education.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$6,000
- Miles City Bluegrass Festival — festival expensesHelps with the expenses of putting on the festival, including rent and insurance.Miles City Blue Grass Festival Inc. · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$2,000
- Custer County Food Bank — final window replacementReplaces the last of the old windows in the food bank's downtown Miles City building.Custer County Food Bank, Inc · Miles CityCharitable$3,000
- Miles City Public Library — insulated panels for window archAdds one-inch bronze insulated panels to the half-arch portion of the library's newly replaced windows.Miles City Public Library · Miles CityEducational$1,850
- Rural Health Development (Montana Health Network) — MedStart CampSupports the MedStart Camp, an immersive program introducing high school students to the field of healthcare.Rural Health Development Inc(NE MT AHEC) · Miles CityEducational$2,000
2023
17 grants
Show 17 grants · Fall 2023, Spring 2023
Fall 2023
10 grants
- Custer County Sheriff's Protective Association — Shop with a Cop programsSupports the association's Shop with a Cop (Christmas) and Shop with a Cop Back to School programs.Custer County Sheriffs Protective AssociationCharitable$3,000
- First Presbyterian Church — entry steps and carpet repairRepairs the entry steps and replaces worn carpet on the entry steps into First Presbyterian Church in Miles City.First Presbyterian Church · Miles CityCharitable$2,900
- Miles City Public Library — middle school and early reader outreachPromotes library use among middle school students and helps beginning and struggling readers become familiar with the library.Miles City Public Library · Miles CityEducational$400
- Pregnancy Outreach Clinic of Miles City — community education programsSupports the clinic's community education programs, including healthy relationship education, fertility awareness and related presentations.Pregnancy Outreach Clinic of Miles City · Miles CityCharitable$4,000
- Custer County Food Bank — window replacementReplaces old windows at the Custer County Food Bank's new site.Custer County Food Bank, Inc · Miles CityCharitable$3,500
- Signal Butte — student newspaper printing and softwareCovers shipping of the Custer County District High School student newspaper from the printer in Bozeman and the Adobe Creative Cloud software used to produce it.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$1,500
- Miles City Convent Keepers — exterior paintingScrapes, primes and repaints the soffits, windows, back door and basement entry of the historic convent building.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$17,000
- Miles City Unified School District — snack and backpack programsCovers the snack program for schools that do not qualify under the Office of Public Instruction grant, and supports the backpack program.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityCharitable$6,000
- WaterWorks Art Museum — wing concrete repair and roofingFunds concrete repair and new roofing to save a wing of the museum building.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$15,000
- Sacred Heart School — ukuleles for music programBuys 15 ukuleles to enhance the school's music program.Sacred Heart School · Miles CityEducational$1,000
Spring 2023
7 grants
- Friends of the Fairgrounds — Mid-Way concrete workAdditional funding for concrete work in the Mid-Way area of the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds.Friends of the Fairgrounds · Miles CityCharitable$7,500
- Miles City Bluegrass Festival — festival expensesHelps cover the costs of putting on the Miles City Bluegrass Festival, including rent, advertising and insurance.Miles City Blue Grass Festival Inc. · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$2,000
- Custer County Educational Foundation — Allen Family scholarshipsAnnual funding for four college scholarships of $6,500 per student per school year, awarded in the name of the Allen Family.Custer County Educational Foundation Inc. · Miles CityEducational$26,000
- Miles City Public Library — video conferencing and streamingUpgrades the video-conferencing and streaming capabilities at the Miles City Public Library.Miles City Public Library · Miles CityEducational$6,100
- Miles City Convent Keepers — exterior paintingPaints thirteen east windows, two dormers and the east porch of the historic Miles City convent.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$11,400
- Washington Middle School — student storeA larger popcorn machine for Washington Middle School, with remaining funds helping to establish a student store.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$1,000
- Custer County Senior Citizens — card tablesTen quality card tables for use at the Custer County Senior Center.Custer County Senior Citizens · Miles CityCharitable$700
2022
19 grants
Show 19 grants · Fall 2022, Spring 2022
Fall 2022
9 grants
- Custer County Fund for Animals — spay and neuter programSupports the Custer County Fund for Animals' program to spay and neuter cats and dogs, along with its education and outreach work.Custer County Fund for Animals - CCFA · Miles CityCharitable$4,000
- Highland Park School — early childhood learning centerFurniture, play equipment and learning materials for the early childhood learning center at Highland Park School in Miles City.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$5,000
- Miles City Convent Keepers — back porch restorationContinues the Convent Keepers' restoration of the historic Miles City convent, funding work on the building's back porch.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$10,000
- Custer County District High School — track timing systemA timing system for the boys' and girls' track programs at Custer County District High School.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$15,800
- Range Riders Museum — display case glassReplaces the glass in several of the Range Riders Museum's display cases.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$2,600
- Custer County Food Bank — window replacementReplaces the original windows at the Custer County Food Bank building in Miles City.Custer County Food Bank, Inc · Miles CityCharitable$2,700
- Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center — equine-assisted therapy trainingStaff training in the EAGALA equine-assisted therapy model, for a program serving Miles City grade school children.Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center · Miles CityCharitable$4,400
- Waterworks Art Museum — pottery roomCompletes the concrete floor repair in the Waterworks Art Museum's pottery room and installs pottery wheels.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$6,000
- Wake Up and Lace Up — Events Center spaceCovers three years of rent for Wake Up and Lace Up's use of space at the Custer County Events Center.Wake Up and Lace Up · Miles CityCharitable$3,100
Spring 2022
10 grants
- Prairie County Economic Development Council — wrestling matsPurchases wrestling mats for the community.Prairie County Economic Development Council · TerryCharitable$5,200
- Miles City Bluegrass Festival — festival costsHelps defray the cost of putting on the Miles City Bluegrass Festival.Miles City Blue Grass Festival Inc. · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$1,500
- Highland Park Elementary School — book vending machinePurchases an Inchy's Bookworm vending machine for the school.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$6,050
- Broadus Volunteer Fire Department — battery-powered rescue toolPurchases a battery-powered "jaws of life" rescue tool.Broadus Volunteer Fire Dept Inc. · BroadusCharitable$15,200
- Custer County Educational Foundation — Allen Foundation ScholarshipsFunds the annual Allen Foundation Scholarships: four scholarships of $5,500 each.Custer County Educational Foundation Inc. · Miles CityEducational$22,000
- Fallon Village Council — Fallon Park border fencePurchases and installs a border fence around Fallon Park.Fallon Village Council · FallonCharitable$3,375
- Custer County Food Bank — building renovationHelps finish the facelift of the recently acquired Food Bank building.Custer County Food Bank, Inc · Miles CityCharitable$3,000
- Range Riders Museum — Pioneer Memorial Hall roof repairFunds roof repair over the Pioneer Memorial Hall at the Range Riders Museum.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$15,000
- Miles City Convent Keepers — plaster removal and back porch renovationPlaster removal and further work on the convent's back porch renovation.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$4,500
- WaterWorks Art Museum — clay studio upgradeUpgrades the clay studio with new lighting and cement floor repair, and includes a new computer.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$10,000
2021
18 grants
Show 18 grants · Fall 2021, Spring 2021
Fall 2021
7 grants
- Miles City Bluegrass Festival — festival costsHelps defray the costs of the Miles City Bluegrass Festival.Miles City Blue Grass Festival Inc. · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$1,500
- Knowlton Cemetery Association — toilets, shed and toolsReplaces the outdoor toilet facilities, covers shed repair and maintenance, and secures additional tools.Knowlton Cemetery Association · IsmayCharitable$5,000
- Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company — extraction equipmentPurchases extraction equipment and a portable power unit.Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company · Miles CityCharitable$10,000
- Range Riders Museum — Main Building maintenance and repairMaintenance and repair of the Main Building, including concrete work to improve drainage, sandblasting, staining, caulking and chinking.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$13,100
- Montana 4-H Foundation — fairground poultry barnHelps replace the 4-H poultry barn at the fairground.Montana 4-H Foundation Inc · GlendiveCharitable$14,000
- WaterWorks Art Museum — kilns, pottery wheels and gallery lightingHelps repair and replace old kilns, purchase pottery wheels, and add or upgrade lighting in the gallery.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$12,000
- Custer County District High School — athletic equipment and ticketsPays off basketball training equipment and new softball uniforms and covers financial aid student tickets.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$5,400
Spring 2021
11 grants
- Miles City Youth Football Club — Bender Park scoreboardsReplaces two scoreboards at Bender Park.Miles City Youth Football Club · Miles CityCharitable$2,500
- Miles City Garden Club — Blue Star Memorial GardenSupports volunteer work maintaining the Blue Star Memorial Garden, notably ten lilac bushes at $25 per plant, and other needs.Miles City Garden Club · Miles CityCharitable$1,000
- Keeping Our Kids First (ROCKS) — equipment upgradesImproves and upgrades existing equipment and recreation items at the facility.Keeping Our Kids First (ROCKS) · Miles CityCharitable$7,500
- Prairie County Economic Development Council — fairgrounds pavilionImproves facilities at the Prairie County Fairgrounds, notably the Fairgrounds Pavilion.Prairie County Economic Development Council · TerryCharitable$5,000
- WaterWorks Art Museum — VanGo outreach programSupports the museum's VanGo outreach program, which brings art education to 2,000 students across a 30,000 square mile area.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$15,000
- Custer County Educational Foundation — Allen Foundation ScholarshipsSupports the Allen Foundation Scholarships: four scholarships of $5,500 per student per year.Custer County Educational Foundation Inc. · Miles CityEducational$22,000
- Custer County District High School — pep band travelSupports the high school pep band's travel expenses to post-season athletic events.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,000
- Custer County District High School — student hygiene and suppliesPays for a display rack and for hygiene items and school supplies for students from low-income families.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$1,000
- Miles City Convent Keepers — sewer line replacementReplaces the sewer line from the kitchen sink to the boiler room.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$1,055
- Washington Middle School — STEAM team iPadsHelps buy two or three more iPads and Apple Pencils for the digital art programs and the coding and robotics tools.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$500
- Garfield County Museum — military uniform mannequinsPurchases display mannequins for military uniforms in the museum's standing exhibits.Heritage And Cultural Foundation Of Garfield County (Garfield County Museum) · JordanLiterary & Arts$3,000
2020
18 grants
Show 18 grants · Fall 2020, Spring 2020
Fall 2020
9 grants
- Powder River First Responders — advanced cardiac life support trainingBrings an Advanced Cardiac Life Support instructor to Broadus to teach a three-day class to the crew and crew members.Powder River First Responders Ltd · BroadusCharitable$1,000
- Miles City Convent Keepers — bat exclusionHires bat experts to find and seal the entry points so the convent is bat-proof.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$1,570
- Miles City Convent Keepers — south side brick repairBrick repair and repointing on the front of the building, continuing maintenance on the south side.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$8,800
- Range Riders Museum — Clarks Gun Building roofPays for a new roof on the Clarks Gun Building at the Range Riders Museum.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$8,520
- Range Riders Museum — parking lot resurfacingPays for resurfacing the Range Riders Museum parking lot.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$19,800
- Custer County Fund for Animals — spay and neuter vouchersFunds vouchers for people who need help to spay or neuter their pets.Custer County Fund for Animals - CCFA · Miles CityCharitable$2,000
- DEAP — laptops and computer services for educationProvides computers, primarily laptops, and computer services for educational purposes in line with the organization's goals.Developmental Educational Assistance Program Of Southeastern (DEAP) · Miles CityEducational$7,000
- Custer County Food Bank — new building fundHelps establish a building fund to support the Food Bank's move to a new location after the demolition of the old VA Hospital.Custer County Food Bank, Inc · Miles CityCharitable$5,000
- Pregnancy Outreach Clinic of Miles City — Healthy Relationships trainingTrains coaches, teachers, counselors, pastors and staff in a curriculum called Healthy Relationships.Pregnancy Outreach Clinic of Miles City · Miles CityCharitable$15,000
Spring 2020
9 grants
- Miles City Youth Coalition — teen eventsFunds major events for teenagers in and around Miles City.Miles City Youth Coalition · Miles CityCharitable$2,500
- Miles City Bluegrass Festival — festival costsHelps defray the cost of putting on the Miles City Bluegrass Festival.Miles City Blue Grass Festival Inc. · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$1,500
- WaterWorks Art Museum — VanGo outreach educationSupports the museum's VanGo outreach education program, which reaches more than 2,000 children.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$15,000
- Child Bridge — support for foster and adoptive familiesSupports ongoing efforts to equip foster and adoptive families who are caring for children from difficult circumstances.Child Bridge Inc · GlendiveCharitable$5,000
- Imagination Library of Eastern Montana — children's booksSupports the Imagination Library of Eastern Montana, projected to reach 437 children in Custer County.Eastern Montana CASA GAL Inc / Imagination Library · Miles CityEducational$6,000
- Custer County Educational Foundation — Allen Foundation ScholarshipsFunds the annual Allen Foundation Scholarships, $5,500 per year for each of four students.Custer County Educational Foundation Inc. · Miles CityEducational$22,000
- Miles City Area Economic Development Council — interchange landscapingCovers the cost of landscaping at the Highway 59-S interchange with the Bucking Horse Sculpture.Miles City Area Economic Development Council · Miles CityCharitable$7,000
- Range Riders Museum — Officers Quarters west side restorationSupports continued repair and restoration of the west side of the Officers Quarters at the Range Riders Museum.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$13,200
- Miles City Convent Keepers — back porch design and brick repointingPays for design work (drawings and specifications) for the back porch repair and for repointing bricks on the north side of the convent.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$12,550
2019
23 grants
Show 23 grants · Fall 2019, Spring 2019
Fall 2019
6 grants
- Highland Park School — accessible outdoor play spaceSupports construction of an outdoor play space at Highland Park School designed to accommodate children with mobility needs.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$3,000
- Miles City Bluegrass Festival — 22nd annual festivalSupport for the 22nd consecutive year of the Bluegrass Festival in Miles City.Miles City Blue Grass Festival Inc. · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$1,500
- Keep Miles City Beautiful — Riverside Park sculpture and gardenCompletes the Riverside Park horse sculpture and prairie garden, with funds also for signs and landscaping.Keep Miles City Beautiful (Pine Hills Park) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$12,000
- Range Riders Museum — Fort Keogh Officers Quarters repairsRepairs to the existing displayed rooms in the Fort Keogh Officers Quarters at the Range Riders Museum.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$6,800
- Miles City Convent Keepers — front porch columns and guttersRepairs and stabilizes the front porch columns and repairs the gutter downspouts at the old convent building.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$9,500
- Lil Buds Day Care — preschool educational activitiesProvides more educational activities for the preschool-age children enrolled at the Lil Buds day care center in Forsyth.Lil Buds Day Care Inc · ForsythEducational$1,500
Spring 2019
17 grants
- Lincoln and Garfield Elementary Schools — reading program licensesSchool licenses for the Read Live Naturally and Reading Counts programs.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$6,100
- Miles City Caledonian Society — drums and kiltsTwo tenor drums and five McRae tartan kilts.Miles City Caledonian Society Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$1,100
- Rural Health Development — Med Start campFunds the week-long Med Start camp, which encourages high school juniors and seniors to pursue careers in healthcare.Rural Health Development Inc(NE MT AHEC) · Miles CityEducational$2,000
- Waterworks Art Museum — VanGo art educationSupports the museum's art education programs, in particular VanGo, which takes art appreciation classes to rural and small-town schools.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$12,000
- Custer County District High School — counseling center snacks and suppliesHealthy snacks and basic school supplies for students who struggle with poverty and hunger, provided through the high school counseling center.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,000
- Miles City Community Orchestra — concert program (2019)Helps underwrite the concert program of the Miles City Community Orchestra.Miles City Community Orchestra Inc. · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$3,000
- Miles Community College — Kids Kollege scholarshipsScholarship funding for low-income children to attend the college's Kids Kollege summer reading program.Miles City Community College · Miles CityEducational$1,000
- Custer County District High School — AED, microphones and suppliesFunding for several projects, including a portable automated defibrillator ($3,100), microphones ($401), athletic trainer supplies ($500) and counseling department support.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$1,600
- Miles City Convent Keepers — porch columns and power linesRepairs and stabilizes the front porch columns ($9,500) and buries power lines ($2,000).Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$2,000
- Miles Community College Endowment — Ag Advancement Center pledgePayment of an earlier pledged commitment to the Ag Advancement Center.Miles Community College Endowment · Miles CityEducational$5,000
- Miles Community College — Med Lab Tech and Phlebotomy lab equipmentAdditional lab equipment for the Med Lab Tech and Phlebotomy programs.Miles City Community College · Miles CityEducational$5,000
- First United Methodist Church — Lunch On Us programFood supplies for the Lunch On Us Wednesday noon meals for high school students and other hungry individuals.First United Methodist Church · Miles CityCharitable$1,000
- Highland Park Elementary School — guided reading librarySupports the school's Guided Reading Library.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$6,500
- Jefferson Elementary School — SPIRE reading programAdditional elements of the SPIRE reading program.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$1,000
- Evelyn Cameron Heritage — Cultural Center floor restorationFunds the final restoration of the main floor of the Evelyn Cameron Cultural Center.Evelyn Cameron Heritage Inc. · TerryLiterary & Arts$2,500
- Powder River First Responders — ambulance cardiac monitorA cardiac monitor for the responders' ambulance.Powder River First Responders Ltd · BroadusCharitable$2,000
- Custer County Educational Foundation — scholarships (spring 2019)Funds the four annual Allen Foundation scholarships.Custer County Educational Foundation Inc. · Miles CityEducational$16,000
2018
18 grants
Show 18 grants · Fall 2018, Spring 2018
Fall 2018
6 grants
- Miles City Public Schools — band programSupports the band program, particularly repair, maintenance and rental of band instruments.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,500
- First Presbyterian Church — front door restorationHelps restore and renovate all of the church's front doors.First Presbyterian Church · Miles CityCharitable$3,000
- Range Riders Museum — Fort Keogh Officers' Quarters restorationRestoration of the Fort Keogh Officers' Quarters.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$16,700
- Middle School Counseling Office — student needs and kindness programsAdds to a fund covering miscellaneous student needs, from clothes and food to curriculum programs such as anti-bullying, Red Ribbon drug-free, suicide prevention and kindness programs.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$500
- Miles Community College — Med Lab Tech and Phlebotomy equipmentEquipment for the Med Lab Tech and Phlebotomy programs, including a reclining phlebotomy chair, a serofuge and rotor assembly, agglutination equipment and a dry bath.Miles City Community College · Miles CityEducational$11,000
- Pumpkin Creek Community Club — Sonnette Hall repairsRepairs to the Old Community Hall, including the outside roof and structure.Pumpkin Creek Community (Sonnette Hall) · BroadusCharitable$14,300
Spring 2018
12 grants
- Miles City Bluegrass Festival — advertising and expensesFunds advertising, promotion and expenses for the annual musical event.Miles City Blue Grass Festival Inc. · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$1,500
- Garfield Elementary School — Chromebook charging cartsCharging carts for Chromebook computers at Garfield Elementary School.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,500
- Waterworks Art Museum — outreach education program (2018)Supports the museum's Outreach Education Program.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$8,000
- Powder River First Responders — safety equipmentSafety equipment including helmets and turnouts.Powder River First Responders Ltd · BroadusCharitable$2,400
- Garfield County Health Center — kitchen equipmentKitchen equipment for the kitchen that serves the Garfield County Health Center.Garfield County Health Center via Garfield County Commissioners · JordanCharitable$20,000
- Keep Miles City Beautiful — West End Trail phase 3Starts Phase 3 of the West End Trail Project.Keep Miles City Beautiful (Pine Hills Park) · Miles CityCharitable$8,000
- Miles City Area Economic Development Council — computers and projectorA laptop, a desktop computer and a projector.Miles City Area Economic Development Council · Miles CityCharitable$1,550
- Custer County District High School — athletic and gym equipmentAn ice machine for the athletic training room, larger flags for the gym, and a commercial washer and dryer for the gym.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$10,000
- Custer County Educational Foundation — scholarships (spring 2018)Funds the four annual Nibs & Edna Allen Foundation scholarships.Custer County Educational Foundation Inc. · Miles CityEducational$16,000
- Miles City Convent Keepers — sprinkler system and electricalInstalls an underground sprinkler system and hooks up electrical power.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$8,170
- Custer County District High School — Vo Tech programSupports the Vo Tech program linked to the high school, including training and travel for participating students.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,000
- Miles Community College Endowment — Ag Tech CenterInstallment support for the Ag Tech Center.Miles Community College Endowment · Miles CityEducational$5,000
2017
21 grants
Show 21 grants · Fall 2017, Spring 2017
Fall 2017
7 grants
- Range Riders Museum — display glass and window repairsInstalls glass in displays to protect artifacts and repairs and repaints several windows in the Officers' Quarters and other buildings.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$8,400
- Miles City Bluegrass Festival — annual festivalFinancial support for the annual Bluegrass musical event.Miles City Blue Grass Festival Inc. · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$1,500
- Lincoln Elementary School — reading program licenses (2017)School licenses for the Read Live Naturally program ($2,470) and the Reading Counts program ($1,140).Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$3,610
- Miles City Public Schools — band instrument repair and rentalFunds repair, maintenance and rental assistance for band instruments.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,500
- Hammond School and Hawks Home School — program leadersCovers the cost of two leaders, one at each school, for one day per week for 36 weeks per year at each school.Carter County School District · HammondEducational$5,400
- Sacred Heart School — Smart BoardA Smart Board to enhance student learning at Sacred Heart School.Sacred Heart School · Miles CityEducational$3,900
- Garfield County Sheriff's Office — speed indicator signsTwo solar-powered speed indicator units to slow traffic passing through Jordan on Highway 200.Garfield County Sheriff's Office · JordanCharitable$5,180
Spring 2017
14 grants
- Billings Symphony Society — school concerts and band visitsBrings Billings Symphony musicians to work with the Miles City band and perform school concerts.Billings Symphony Society · BillingsLiterary & Arts$2,500
- Miles City Community Orchestra — concert programHelps underwrite the concert program of the Miles City Community Orchestra.Miles City Community Orchestra Inc. · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$1,500
- Miles Community College Endowment — Ag Advancement CenterContinuing support for the development of the Miles Community College Ag Advancement Center.Miles Community College Endowment · Miles CityEducational$5,000
- Waterworks Art Museum — roofing projectSupport for the museum's roofing project.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$5,000
- Waterworks Art Museum — outreach education programSupport for the museum's Outreach Education Program.Custer County Art & Heritage Center (Waterworks Art Museum) · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$7,000
- Garfield Elementary School — Chromebook charging cartA charging cart for Chromebook computers at Garfield Elementary School.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,000
- Powder River First Responders — spinal injury equipmentCombi-Carrier and Vac-U Splint systems to help reduce spinal injuries.Powder River First Responders Ltd · BroadusCharitable$1,570
- Lincoln Elementary School — reading program licensesTwo software licenses, Reading Naturally and Reading Counts, for the Lincoln Elementary School reading program.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$3,610
- Rural Health Development — healthcare careers campSupports a week-long camp for high school juniors and seniors interested in the healthcare field.Rural Health Development Inc(NE MT AHEC) · Miles CityEducational$2,000
- Custer County Educational Foundation — scholarships (spring 2017)Supports four scholarships at $4,000 per student per year.Custer County Educational Foundation Inc. · Miles CityEducational$16,000
- Miles City Convent Keepers — accessible restrooms (2017)Funds to make the restrooms on the first floor and in the basement handicap accessible.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$2,500
- Kinsey Elementary School — state books setA set of books highlighting each state of the Union for Kinsey Elementary School.Kinsey Elementary School · KinseyEducational$1,150
- Town of Terry — swimming pool fenceReplaces the aged and weak fence around the 80-year-old Terry swimming pool for public safety.Town of Terry (Support Our Pool) · TerryCharitable$5,000
- Eastern Montana CASA/GAL — ACE trainingSupports Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) training for a wide range of participants, including teachers, parents and daycare providers.Eastern Montana CASA GAL Inc / Imagination Library · Miles CityCharitable$1,000
2016
20 grants
Show 20 grants · Fall 2016, Spring 2016
Fall 2016
9 grants
- Miles Community College Endowment — Ag Advancement CenterSupports the Miles Community College Ag Advancement Center.Miles Community College Endowment · Miles CityEducational$5,000
- Garfield County Commissioners — nursing home cement workRemoves defective cement and replaces it around the Jordan nursing home and health center.Garfield County Commissioners · JordanCharitable$10,000
- Garfield Elementary School — playground balls, science and softwarePlayground balls, science materials, support for the Rusty program and Sum Dog computer programs for Garfield Elementary School.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,500
- First Presbyterian Church — Mothers of PreschoolersSupport and materials for the church's Mothers of Preschoolers program.First Presbyterian Church · Miles CityCharitable$1,200
- Miles City Public Schools — band equipment rental assistanceFree band equipment rental for students unable to pay, plus one or two new instruments and repairs to rental instruments.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,500
- Cohagen School — school yard improvementsFollow-up to an earlier request this year, helping fund improvements to the school yard facilities, including playground equipment.Cohagen School (Country School) · CohagenEducational$15,000
- Custer County Community Table — kitchen appliancesReplaces a dishwasher, a freezer and a refrigerator at the Custer County Community Table (Miles City soup kitchen) to maintain safe operations.Custer County Community Table (Miles City Soup Kitchen) · Miles CityCharitable$5,000
- Custer County High School Science Club — competitions and equipmentTravel to the Science Bowl and Science Olympiad, plus a new buzzer system, for the Custer County High School Science Club.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$3,724
- Washington Middle School — counseling fundHelps meet a range of student needs at Washington Middle School through the counseling office, from clothes and food to curriculum programs.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$500
Spring 2016
11 grants
- First United Methodist Church — Lunch for Us programSupports the Lunch for Us school lunch program, which serves a weekly lunch to 50 to 60 students, mostly high schoolers, during the school year.First United Methodist Church · Miles CityCharitable$2,000
- Custer County Educational Foundation — scholarships (spring 2016)Funds four scholarships of $4,000 per year. This is an annual grant.Custer County Educational Foundation Inc. · Miles CityEducational$16,000
- Miles City Bluegrass Festival — 2016 festivalAnnual support for the September 2016 Miles City Bluegrass Festival.Miles City Blue Grass Festival Inc. · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$1,500
- Kinsey Elementary School — hands-on STEM activitiesTwo activities that enhance hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering and math at Kinsey Elementary School.Kinsey Elementary School · KinseyEducational$130
- Miles City Convent Keepers — accessible restroomsMakes the restrooms on the first floor and in the basement of the historic Miles City Academy building handicap accessible.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$4,850
- Range Riders Museum — bronze nurse photo labelsBronze labels for the photographs of nurses in the museum's medical display.Range Riders Inc · Miles CityLiterary & Arts$2,000
- Garfield Elementary School — printers and classroom suppliesFour printers with ink supplies, kindergarten books, and pen pal stamps and prizes for Garfield Elementary School.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,000
- Custer County Senior Citizens — center interior repairsRepair and painting of the interior walls of the Senior Citizen Center in Miles City.Custer County Senior Citizens · Miles CityCharitable$1,000
- Miles City Youth Hockey Association — ice rink compressorRepairs the compressor that keeps the ice cold at the skating rink.Miles City Youth Hockey Association Inc. · Miles CityCharitable$10,000
- Keep Miles City Beautiful — Pine Hills Park improvementsContinued landscaping at Pine Hills Park, plus materials for park benches and picnic tables and a covered structure such as a gazebo.Keep Miles City Beautiful (Pine Hills Park) · Miles CityCharitable$5,000
- Custer County Food Bank — operating costsCovers rent and other necessary operating costs of the Custer County Food Bank.Custer County Food Bank, Inc · Miles CityCharitable$2,000
2015
11 grants
Show 11 grants · Fall 2015
Fall 2015
11 grants
- Garfield Elementary School — printers and iPadsPrinters and iPads for Garfield Elementary School in Miles City.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,000
- Miles City Public Schools — band rentalSupports the band rental program for Miles City students.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,500
- Miles City Convent Keepers — computerA computer for the Miles City Convent Keepers, the group that maintains the historic convent and academy building.Miles City Convent Keepers/ Academy · Miles CityCharitable$500
- Lincoln Elementary School — site licensesSite licenses for educational software at Lincoln Elementary School in Miles City.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$2,600
- Custer County Community Table — pasta machineA pasta machine for the Custer County Community Table, the Miles City soup kitchen.Custer County Community Table (Miles City Soup Kitchen) · Miles CityCharitable$1,420
- Keep Miles City Beautiful — Pine Hills Park landscapingLandscaping for Pine Hills Park in Miles City.Keep Miles City Beautiful (Pine Hills Park) · Miles CityCharitable$5,000
- Highland Park School — education materialsEducational materials for Highland Park School in Miles City.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$1,000
- Jefferson Elementary School — intervention programSupports an intervention program at Jefferson Elementary School in Miles City.Miles City Unified School District · Miles CityEducational$1,000
- Rural Health Development — healthcare campSupports a healthcare camp run by Rural Health Development (Northeast Montana AHEC).Rural Health Development Inc(NE MT AHEC) · Miles CityEducational$2,000
- Sacred Heart School — iPadsSix iPads for students at Sacred Heart School in Miles City.Sacred Heart School · Miles CityEducational$2,825
- Ismay Rural Fire District — brush truckA brush truck for the Ismay Rural Fire District.Ismay Rural Fire DistrictCharitable$30,000
1993–2015
The first grant. On February 6, 1993, the board’s first award was $1,000 to the Miles City Community Orchestra. The orchestra has been funded again since; see its later grants.
Awards made between 1993 and Spring 2015 are recorded in the board’s minutes and will be added to this archive as they are verified.