Supporting Education & Awarding Scholarships
Montana Farm Bureau Foundation provided more than $18,000 in scholarships and educational materials that have a direct impact on agricultural education students and classrooms across Montana. This includes Ag Ed student teacher scholarships, two college scholarships, $4,500 in funding for three collegiate YF&R Clubs, over $1,000 in award money to youth speech contest winners, and support for elementary classrooms where volunteers & teachers utilize free books, activities, ag mags, and coloring contests to teach students about agriculture.
Foundation Fundraising Events
Join us for our Annual Foundation Dinner during our Summer Conference, which will take place June 14-17, 2026 in Kalispell, Montana. More details to come!
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The Annual "Hot Iron" Golf Scramble will also take place during our Summer Conference on the morning of June 17th. Golfers will tee off at 9:00 a.m.
Click here to register to play in the Hot Iron Golf Scramble
Click here to sponsor the 2026 Hot Iron Golf Scramble
Leadership Development
With the help of our partners, the Foundation was able to increase the amount awarded in tuition scholarships toward Montana's elite agricultural leadership programs. MFBF ACE (Advocate, Communicate, Educate) program and the REAL Montana (Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership) program are recognized for their work in building educated and passionate leaders for rural communities. MFBFo has invested over $88,000 in scholarships for ag industry leaders over the last eleven years! $5,000 is also given to bring in leadership development speakers at MFBF events, which host over 600 agriculture leaders annually.
Community Support
Each year, the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation awards ten $1,000 mini-grants to fund community-based programs. Most recently, the Foundation grants were awarded for:
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Meat cutting demonstration with Butcher Solutions in Ryegate
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Farm and ranch succession planning workshop "The Top Ten Mistakes that Break Up the Family Business" with Jolene Brown in Big Timber
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Support for a District-wide Fall Festival in Circle with speaker, JR Vezain
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A community seminar with a panel of experts on trends in the agriculture industry in Glasgow
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2,200 youth agriculture magazines for over 1,100 4th-grade students in Gallatin County
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Support for the Junior Ag Mechanics Project Show in Billings
During the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation Centennial Celebration, we issued $100,000 in economic development grants to support business development in rural Montana. MFBFo is a qualified charity under IRS tax code 501 (c) (3), making all donations tax-deductible for our supporters. For more information on ways you can “Invest in the Future of Agriculture” by supporting the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation, please call the office at 1-800-823-2676 or email Alena Standley, alenas@mfbf.org
