The Red Ants Pants Foundation announced Tuesday the awarding $21,000 to its Red Ants Pants Foundation Community Grant award winners.
Each year, with proceeds from the Red Ants Pants Music Festival, the Red Ants Pants Foundation awards grants to organizations and individuals whose projects further the organization’s mission.
“Our granting is focused on projects that align with our mission pillar of enriching and promoting rural communities,” a press release reads.
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Having completed their eleventh grant cycle, the Red Ants Pants Foundation has granted “$180,000 to well over 100 entities across nearly every corner of Montana!”
Eligible individuals or organizations must have a mission and values in alignment with the Foundation and demonstrate that the grant award will be used in a way that furthers the mission and values of the Red Ants Pants Foundation.
Below are the 14 recipients of the Red Ants Pants Foundation’s 2024 Community Grants:
Brovold Community Orchard is a forty year old apple and pear orchard with a fourfold mission: to give away free fruit to anyone who wants it, to provide youth and adult education on agricultural topics, to provide outdoor recreation in an orchard setting, and to provide a venue for community events. In 2023, they gave away over 6,700 pounds of delicious organic fruit to nearly 500 people within a 50-mile radius of the orchard.
Spirit of the Horse Leadership Initiative, a youth leadership horsemanship clinic to empower indigenous girls age 12-14 on the Blackfeet Reservation, is a gathering that will be curated and led by Tiffany St Goddard in service to youth on Blackfeet Land as part of Women in Ranching’s Rooted in the Land programming. A mixture of horsemanship, culture, and stories will provide profound space for learning, fun, and relationship building.
Get Your Kicks at 6 is a summer music series in response to what Choteau residents say they have been missing – affordable and local opportunities to dance to live music. A collaborative production of Teton County MSU Extension, Choteau Lions Club, and Choteau Chamber of Commerce, these events in July and August of 2024 will enliven the park and newly constructed bandshell on Thursday evenings.
This year the Forsyth Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture is expanding their downtown business district revitalization efforts by building partnerships with local farmers and agricultural organizations to kickstart a family-friendly Community Market. The goal for this market is to support local farmers, expand the community’s agriculture knowledge, and create a stronger sense of community with deeper ties to the community’s agricultural roots.
Location: Fort Benton, MT
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