Supporting the communities that support us
Our featured film connects Montana Kush’s history of community support with the Foundation’s statewide grant opportunity, including local arts, food drives, adult athletics, and service.
By Montana Kush Community Foundation · Published · 60 seconds
Community support and the 2026 grant cycle
The Montana Kush Community Foundation supports community projects across Montana through local partnerships, grants, and sponsorships. Focus areas include veterans and service, athletics and recreation, education, community events, Montana storytelling, and local partnerships.
The 2026 grant cycle has $15,000 available, with awards of $500, $1,000, or $1,500. Applications are open for projects statewide. The deadline is December 15, 2026, with awards announced in January 2027. Awards are subject to review.
These grant-cycle details reflect the October 2026 announcement. The Foundation makes $15,000 available each quarter, with deadlines on March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15. See the quarterly calendar or apply for a grant.
Complete video transcript
Spoken words, with punctuation and proper-name spelling standardized for readability.
When flooding hit Butte's Covellite Theatre, Montana Kush stepped up. A forty-eight-hundred-dollar gift. A relationship built through years of concerts and community events.
Across Montana, that commitment supports food and winter-clothing drives, blood drives, adult athletics, and local arts. From Helena's Alive at Five to Bozeman's Music on Main. Up to three hundred fifty thousand dollars in estimated community support.
Now, the Montana Kush Community Foundation is building the next chapter: local partnerships, veterans, education, and community service. And your idea could be next. Applications are open for projects statewide.
Fifteen thousand dollars is available, in awards of five hundred, one thousand, or fifteen hundred dollars. Apply by December fifteenth, twenty twenty-six. Awards announced January twenty twenty-seven.
The Montana Kush Community Foundation. Supporting the communities that support us.
Context and sources
The Foundation’s published estimate of $350,000 in estimated historical community support describes Montana Kush’s history of giving, including grants, sponsorships, scholarships, and in-kind support. It is an estimate, not an audited total of Foundation cash grants. Read the published impact overview.
The campaign’s featured check documents $4,800 in support for Butte’s Covellite Theatre following basement flooding. Local examples were compiled from submitted store-manager reports and public event records. Public references include Downtown Bozeman’s Music on Main sponsor recap, the Montana Performing Arts Consortium showcase, and the Covellite’s St. Patrick’s Day concert listing.
Photo sources and illustrative imagery
Original check, store, market, and volunteer images come from Montana Kush’s archive. Venue and activity images come from Covellite Presents, Missoula Food Bank & Community Center, and Hellgate Roller Derby. The WET/Vitalant blood-drive image is an illustrative Butte event; the film does not claim Montana Kush sponsored that specific drive. Other illustrative archive photographs: food drive, Alexander Frank / U.S. Air National Guard; veteran service, Raekwon Jenkins / U.S. Army; adult softball, A. Carrara / U.S. Air Force. Archive imagery illustrates program themes and does not identify grant recipients or imply government endorsement.