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2024 Accomplishments

For North Yellowstone Education Foundation

 

Teacher Housing

  • In 2024, we remodeled the attic apartment in collaboration with our community. We received donations from Community Closet, Livingston Ace Hardware, Livingston Flooring, and Hepburn Electric. NYEF Board, First Interstate Bank and many other community members assisted with the demolition. The Honor Society students help paint the apartment. In May, we welcomed Ryan Perkins, Gardiner School’s new Special Education teacher.

  • We received a $28,000 grant from the Park County Community Foundation for our next housing project.

  • In July, with the help of one of our major donors, we acquired another teacher house with a two-bedroom and studio unit.

  • At the beginning of the 2024 school year, we could house a student teacher for Gardiner at no cost to her.

  • In November, we began renovations on the studio apartment to convert to a one-bedroom unit. 

  • In December, we began conversations with the school about moving forward with a lease of their property to add additional teacher housing units.

  • Five Gardiner School employees continue to live in our subsidized housing.

 

Connect! Grants

  • 2023-2024 school year: 20 Connect! Grant Applications received.

  • For the 2023-2024 school year, we funded fourteen applications totaling $57,014.

  • Four additional applications were carried into the fall of 2024.

 

Mental Health

  • We received a Connect! Grant application for Rural Resilience for $10,000. The board approved $20,000, which Rural Resilience was able to match with a grant from AMB West Philanthropies.

 

Year-End Donation Drive Cafetorium Project - Stage Lighting and Sound System

  • In August, NYEF was made aware that the sound system was not working properly. We also found out about a new grant opportunity with Park County Community Foundation Art Council.

  • NYEF collaborated with EPAC and the Gardiner Bruin Booster Club and we submitted a grant application to PCCF Art Council.

  • In December, NYEF was notified that we received $50,000 from Park County Community Foundation Art Council. EPAC and Gardiner Bruins Booster Club each committed $2,000 towards the project.

  • Our year end campaign raised an additional $14,773.

  • The project will occur during the 2025 Spring break.

 

 Funding

  • NYEF received grant awards from the Park County Community Foundation, Greater Gallatin United Way, George L. Ohrstrom Jr. Foundation, Gardiner Resort Area District, First Interstate Bank, Northwestern Energy, Whole Kids, Kars4Kids, plus private foundations and amazing local donors.

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