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Foundation Mission
This foundation honors Jerry Metcalf and celebrates his life and his abiding love of Montana.
He deeply appreciated Montana's history, culture, arts, and environment.
He treasured Montana's cities and towns, mountains and valleys, rivers and streams.
He enjoyed the ordinary things: work and laughter, creativity and compassion.
The Jerry Metcalf Foundation awards grants to individuals and groups working to enhance Montana's natural environment and diverse communities.
The Foundation supports projects in these areas:
The visual, performing, and literary arts - Historical research and preservation - Environmental research and conservation - Education and community health.
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Jerry Metcalf
Jerald Love Metcalf (1936-1995) was born in Billings,
Montana, on June 8th and spent most of his early years in his home state.
After a tour in the
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U.S. Navy, college at the University of Montana, graduate school at Northwestern University in Chicago, and
nine years working in advertising in New York, Jerry returned to Montana.
Here he became well known as a four-term Democrat in Montana's House of
Representatives and as a collector and authority on Montana art and
antiques. He also served as a volunteer and board member for many
community-building organizations such as the Montana Arts Council, the
Lewis and Clark Historical Society, and Big Brothers and Sisters of
Helena.
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