FromAmountPurposeYear
$30K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2024
$30K
BSSD#72 MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
2024
$30K
BIG SKY SCHOOL-BASED MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND MENTORSHIP FOR BIG SKY YOUTH
2024
$23K
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
2024
$16K
CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH MINISTRY
2024
$34K
YOUTH WELL-BEING THROUGH EXPANDED BBBS CAPACITY
2023
$25K
EXPANDING MENTORSHIP PROGRAMMING INTO RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA
2023
$17K
Unrestricted support.
2023
$10K
BIG SKY MENTORING PROGRAM
2023
$10K
BIG SKY YOUTH PROGRAMMING - MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH MENTORSHIP
2023
$8K
2023 OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$70K
GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2022
$49K
NEW PROGRAM STAFF
2022
$20K
BIG SKY MENTORING PROGRAM
2022
$10K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2022
$8K
2022 OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$16K
BIG SKY MENTORING PROGRAM
2021
$10K
TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE
2021
$9K
FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THE BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS PROGRAMS IN BIG SKY
2021
$75K
FOR BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GALLATIN, PARK, AND SWEET GRASS COUNTIES: SUICIDE PREVENTION THROUGH MENTORSHIP PROJECT
2020
$37K
CAPACITY BUILDING
2020
$27K
BIG SKY MENTORING PROGRAM
2020
$14K
Unrestricted support.
2020
$8K
2020 OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$7K
ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING SEEKS TO MATCH YOUTH WITH A PROFESSIONALLY-TRAINED MENTOR TO HELP YOUTH THRIVE AND BE THEIR BEST SELF. AMY HUNTER, OUR BIG SKY BRANCH COORDINATOR, HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK MODIFYING OUR PROGRAMS TO BE ABLE TO RUN VIRTUALLY WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CURRENT COVID-19 SCHOOL SCHEDULE TO ENSURE THAT YOUTH STAY CONNECTED THROUGH THIS TUMULTUOUS YEAR. THE SCHOOL AND BBBS AGREED TO BEGIN THE FALL SEMESTER WITH OUR 42 CONTINUING MATCHES (I.E. MATCHES THAT WERE ALREADY MATCHED IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR) WHICH INCLUDES 77 BIG SKY YOUTH THROUGH THE BIG & LITTLES, STEM SISTERS, AND BEYOND SCHOOL PROGRAM. AMY HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH PARENTS AND KIDS AND THEY ARE ALL EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO STILL MEET VIRTUALLY. FUNDING FROM MOONLIGHT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WOULD HELP US CONTINUE TO ENSURE YOUTH THRIVE THROUGH OUR THREE MENTORING PROGRAMS IN BIG SKY (DESCRIBED IN MORE DETAIL BELOW) AS WELL AS SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMMING AROUND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH.
2020
$36K
Capacity Building
2019
$23K
BIG SKY MENTORING PROGRAM
2019
$5K
"ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING SEEKS TO MATCH YOUTH WITH A PROFESSIONALLY-TRAINED MENTOR TO HELP YOUTH THRIVE AND BE THEIR BEST SELF. WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE ACTIVE PROGRAMS IN BIG SKY THAT THIS FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT: BIGS AND LITTLES: PAIRS ELEMENTARY "LITTLES" WITH HIGH SCHOOL "BIGS AND SOME MIDDLE SCHOOL "LITTLE BIGS" (MENTORS-IN-TRAINING). THEY MEET ONCE A WEEK IN THE SCHOOL. THIS PROGRAM HAS SEEN TREMENDOUS GROWTH THIS YEAR GOING FROM 16 MATCHES IN THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR TO 35 MATCHES IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. THERE ARE ALSO 12 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING AS "LITTLE BIGS", INCLUDING TWO LITTLES FROM LAST YEAR WHO ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS YEAR (THIS IS UP FROM 5 LITTLE BIGS LAST YEAR). STEM SISTERS: THIS PROGRAM, WHICH MATCHES 8TH GRADE GIRLS WITH A KINDER OR 1ST GRADE GIRL TO WORK ON A STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH) PROJECT EACH WEEK. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE WEEKLY FEMALE PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS THAT COME TO TALK WITH THE GIRLS EACH WEEK ABOUT THEIR CAREE
2019
$13K
BIG SKY BUDDIES PROGRAM/SPONSORSHIP
2018
$2K
TO MATCH CHILDREN WITH ADULT MENTORS. THESE MATCHES SPEND TIME TOGETHER OUT IN THE COMMUNITY ON THEIR OWN TIME. SOME MATCHES PLAY SOCCER TOGETHER; OTHERS BAKE OR GO FOR A HIKE. THEIR INTERESTS DICTATE THEIR WEEKLY ACTIVITIES, SO LONG AS PARENTS/GUARDIANS APPROVE.
2018