Raising Montana Spring 2024

 

Cindy Williams
Dear Friends

Your generosity has a profound impact every day. Read how your giving fosters potential, brings ideas to life and lifts up UM's students and faculty.

Kolter Stevenson
From Montana to Oxford

Rhodes Scholar Kolter Stevenson reflects on how the UM Office of External Scholarships and Fellowships is helping him prepare for a bright future.

University of Montana Main Hall
Donor Impact Highlights

Learn about the impact of your giving in the Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report (PDF).

UM students pet a dog at Stress Less Days
Well-Being for All

A new program that embeds student well-being support coordinators across campus recently grew, thanks to an award from the Flagship Fund. This initiative is made possible through private support to the Excellence Fund.

Grizzly statue
Special Tax Updates

Learn about updates to the Qualified Endowment Credit and new qualified charitable distribution gift limits.

Suzanne Peterson '78
2023 Neil s. Bucklew Presidential Service Award Recipient

Suzanne Peterson '78 was honored with the Neil S. Bucklew Presidential Service Award in fall 2023. Learn more about her remarkable service and leadership.

Graphic rendering of the Grizzly Athletics indoor practice facility
Built to Inspire

Donors are enriching our campus through the growth and enhancement of facilities that will benefit students, all of campus and the broader community. Read more about Grizzly Athletics facilities and the new Montana Museum of Art and Culture.

A person studies a grizzly bear
Yellowstone Tapestry

A major gift from Joe Ricketts' Jackson Fork Ranch will fund biodiversity research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecoystem.

Terry Payne, Montana Commissioner of Higher Education Clay Christian and UM President Seth Bodnar
Leadership in Service

The University of Montana established the Terry Payne Catalyst Award in fall 2023 to honor the UM alumnus. UM will bestow the award upon leaders who demonstrate Payne’s level of commitment to community and business leadership, volunteerism and philanthropy, and who inspire others to improve lives and serve communities.