Ways to Give

Every gift makes a difference during Missoula & Bitterroot Gives! Whether you’re donating your time as a volunteer or providing financial support for the life-changing work of our local nonprofits, you are helping make our community special. Ready to give? Use the chart below to find the giving method that works best for you. 

April 30th & May 1st, 2026

Offline Donation Form

Give Online

The simplest way to give is online at missoulagives.org during the giving window.

  • Support multiple nonprofits in one transaction
  • Use a credit or debit card
  • Give the minimum of $5 or any amount you choose
  • Help nonprofits qualify for prizes and matching funds

Online giving opens on April 20th (soft opening).  Missoula & Bitterroot Gives runs from 5pm on April 30th to 7pm on May 1st. 

Give by Check

You can give by check directly to a nonprofit or through the Missoula Community Foundation  

 1) Give directly to a nonprofit

  • Mail or hand deliver your check to the nonprofit you want to support
  • Ideally the check should arrive before 5pm on May 1st to be included in the giving day
  • Write Missoula Gives in the memo line (or Bitterroot Gives).

2) Give through Missoula Community Foundation

  • Use this option if you want to support multiple nonprofits with one check
  • Fill out the Offline Donation Form.
  • Write your check payable to Missoula Community Foundation.
  • We will divide it between your listed nonprofits and it will be visible to the nonprofits on the backend of the giving day software.
  • You will receive a donor receipt from Missoula Community Foundation after Missoula & Bitterroot Gives.

Give Through a Donor Advised Fund

1) You have a DAF outside Missoula Community Foundation

  • Complete the Offline Donation Form - Send payment from your DAF payable to Missoula Community Foundation. You'll provide one payment and we will divide it between your listed nonprofits and enter the donation in the backend of the giving day software. It will then be visible to the recipient nonprofits. 

2) You have a DAF at the Missoula Community Foundation

Important things to know about all offline gifts: 

  • Offline gifts do not count towards all prizes, but will be accounted for in the organization’s totals and the overall Missoula Gives totals.
  • Offline gifts do not incur any fees.
  • Offline gifts can be made completely anonymously through Missoula Community Foundation. Please clearly mark donations as anonymous when submitting them.