We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
On September 9, a spokesperson for the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation announced that they had received a generous financial gift from the Davies Family Endowment.
The endowment was established by Jack, Mark, Rick, and Dan—the sons of Reg and Vonnie Davies—who entrusted the Montana Community Foundation to establish a donor-advised fund to support charitable purposes for non-profits in Blaine County. The Davies Family Endowment not only provides a way to honor their parents’ legacy and the life they spent in Blaine County but to give back to the community.
Since its establishment in 1988, the Montana Community Foundation (MCF) has worked to build stronger communities. With offices in both Helena and Missoula, the organization’s efforts with donors, charitable organizations, cities, and towns have played a critical role in both philanthropic and community development. From the time of their founding, the MCF has reinvested more than $90 million in Montana through scholarships, grants, and programs. According to their website, the MCF is committed to keeping wealth in Montana and to building permanent wealth for the state by securing a portion of the intergenerational transfer of wealth for community reinvestment. Their mission is to cultivate a culture of giving so that Montana communities can flourish.
Anyone interested in giving, learning more, or setting philanthropic goals to ensure a strong future for Montana is encouraged to visit the MCF website at mtcf.org. That website features a quote from Sara Walsh that accurately describes the state: “Montana is just a small town with really long streets.” Although the speaker of the quote could not be clarified, Montana Senator Mike Mansfield, who served as Senate Majority Leader longer than any person in U.S. history, once described Montana as a small town with an 800-mile long Main Street.
Through the MCF, the Davies Family Endowment donated $4,000 to the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation (FPPF). About the donation, President of the FPPF, Heather DePriest stated, “Without such amazing gifts, we could not achieve our goal of rehabilitating the Chinook pool and park. Thank you, Davies Family, for your very generous donation. We are ever so grateful.”
