Bicentennial Inc. Announces 2025 Grant Cycle To Support Senior Services In Beaverhead And Madison Counties

DILLON, Mont. — [September 30, 2025] — Bicentennial Inc. has officially opened its 2025

grant cycle to support programs and services that improve the lives of senior citizens in

Beaverhead County and the Ruby Valley of Madison County. Applications have been mailed

to past grant recipients, and new applicants are encouraged to apply before the deadline of

October 31, 2025.

From 2022 through 2024, Bicentennial Inc. distributed more than $640,000 in grant funding

to organizations serving local communities.

“Supporting senior citizens has always been at the heart of our mission,” said Fred

Morganthaler, spokesperson for Bicentennial Inc. “Through these grants, we are able to

continue investing in programs that make a meaningful difference in the lives of seniors

throughout Beaverhead County and the Ruby Valley.”

Bicentennial Inc. was formed following the 2022 sale of Bicentennial Apartments Inc. The

apartments were originally established in 1976 as a community collaboration to provide

safe, affordable housing for seniors in Dillon, Montana. The building was constructed on

the site once known as the “cabbage patch” on West Center Street and for decades served

as subsidized housing for countless local residents.

When the Board of Directors made the difficult decision to sell the property, proceeds from

the sale were used to establish Bicentennial Inc. as a foundation dedicated to continuing

this legacy of service.

Grant recipients for the 2025 cycle will be announced at the Bicentennial Inc. annual

banquet on December 5, 2025. Representatives of recipient organizations must be present

at the banquet to receive their awards.

For more information about the grant process, please contact:

Fred Morganthaler

Vice President

bicentennialinc@gmail.com

406-670-1586