About Us

The Women’s Giving Circle of Missoula County empowers women and non-binary people to be leaders in philanthropy and inspires collaborative giving to create positive change in our community. Every member, whether they give $10 per month or $1,000, has the opportunity to learn about community needs, hear how nonprofit organizations address those needs, and make decisions on how to give collective funds for maximum community impact. Our voices, too often muted in traditional philanthropy, are amplified by working together, so we can invest collective dollars for change. The WGC of Missoula County is a program of the Missoula Community Foundation.

The Giving Circle was started in 2018 as a collaborative effort by the Missoula Community Foundation and Women’s Foundation of Montana. Since then women and non-binary people have collectively given over $52,000 to support important work in our community.

Steering Committee

Dawn Payne, Chair, Steering Committee (wgcchair@gmail.com)

Katie Vaughan, Chair, Events Committee

Melisse Hunter, Chair, Marketing Committee

Veronica Kenney, Chair, Processes Committee

Kathy Witkowsky, Chair, Membership Committee

Diane Adami

Marci Bozeman

Karin Clark Kassens

Kim Davitt

Ginger Holmes

Jamie McConnell

Molly Stockdale

Katjana Stutzer

Hannah Zuraff

Ex Officio Member: Marcy Allen, Executive Director, Missoula Community Foundation