Bright Spot in Montana

One of the “Bright Spots” featured in Philanthropy Northwest’s Democracy Lens highlights the role of philanthropically-supported nonprofit organizations in creating and maintaining a strong civic culture in Montana. As such, it was natural for Philanthropy Northwest to partner with two of its members, the Montana Nonprofit Association and the Kettering Foundation, to identify more precisely the opportunities for further strengthening this crucial feature of democracy in the state. In 2019, this deliberate partnership expanded to include a couple of other long-time contributors to the health of Montana’s democracy: Leadership Montana and Humanities Montana.