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"The Rebound: Montana" Relief Fund raises more than $326,000 for Montanans impacted by COVID-19

Posted at 7:51 AM, Jun 09, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-09 09:51:20-04

Thank you to everyone for contributing to The Rebound: Montana Relief Fund.

Your donations have helped it to reach $326,725 which includes matching funds from AMB West Philanthropies and MTN, plus a generous $100,000 contribution from BlueCross BlueShield of Montana.

The Rebound: Montana Relief Fund is a partnership between The Montana Television Network (MTN), AMB West Philanthropies, and the Montana Community Foundation to raise money to help Montanans affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

MTN will present this fundraising effort as part of The Rebound. The Rebound is a companywide, service-oriented content initiative from The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), MTN’s parent company.

“The Rebound” provides audiences with the information, tools, and resources they need as the country moves forward. Highlights can be found at scripps.com/rebound.

If you’d like to help fellow Montanans rebound, please go to kbzk.com/relief to make a donation today.

About the Montana Television Network

The Montana Television Network is the largest group of broadcast television stations in Montana. It includes KTVQ Billings, KBZK Bozeman, KXLF Butte, KRTV & KTGF Great Falls, KTVH & KXLH Helena, KAJ Kalispell, and KPAX Missoula. Known as Montana’s News Leader, the stations provide essential information on air seven days a week and online through their individual websites.

About AMB West Philanthropies

AMB West Philanthropies comprises the nonprofit interests of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation in the Western United States, which includes West Creek Ranch, AMB West Community Fund, AMB West Conservation, AMB West Base Camp, and AMB West Challenge Course. Through grant making, convening, advocacy and in-kind services, AMB West Philanthropies promotes positive change in peoples’ lives and builds and enhances the communities in which they live.

About the Montana Community Foundation

Since 1988, the Montana Community Foundation has worked tirelessly to create permanent philanthropy and build stronger communities. Their work with donors, charitable organizations, cities and towns plays a critical role in both philanthropic and community development. Since their founding, they have reinvested more than $68 million in Montana. In just the last 10 years, they have awarded more than $31 million in grants.

About Scripps

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) advances understanding of the world through journalism. As the nation’s fourth-largest independent TV station owner, Scripps operates 60 television stations in 42 markets. Scripps empowers the next generation of news consumers with its multiplatform news network Newsy and reaches growing audiences through broadcast networks including Bounce and Court TV. Shaping the future of storytelling through digital audio, Scripps owns top podcast company Stitcher and Triton, the global leader in technology and measurement services. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, “Give light and the people will find their own way."