Moonlight Community Foundation

2023 was a banner year for Moonlight Community Foundation (mcf). $748,457 was awarded in grants and scholarships. The impact of those dollars makes a true difference in big sky. The lack of workforce and affordable housing in general is a huge challenge in big sky with the ripple effects felt throughout the entire Community. Mcf awarded $40k to big sky Community housing trust funding for their rent local incentive program, which aims to create more rental opportunities for local workers to reside in big sky. Additionally, the housing trust received $75k for the good deeds program this year. Big sky Community food bank received $23k for their emergency food and social services program, which served 900 households this year. Wellness in action received $30k for their affordable counseling program, which aims to reduce barriers to care by providing expanded access to mental health services. Big sky sustainability network organization received funding for the river view rooftop solar installation project, climate action plan speaker series, and a new initiative to promote greener building practices. Thrive and big brothers big sisters received funding to operate their programming in the big sky school district, impacting 83 local students. These are just a few examples of programs and projects mcf grants support. In addition to supporting core initiatives through grants, mcf also continued to be active assisting local families by providing $41,617 in scholarships for local kids to attend camp Moonlight.