Philipsburg Area Educational Foundation

Welcome the the Philipsburg Area Educational Foundation of Montana

We welcome you and hope you take the time to explore our website!

We invite you to share in the legacy!

An endowment is like planting a tree. You do not plant a tree with expectations of enjoying its shade or beauty today - you must wait until it grows, that it may be enjoyed by future generations.

Our Mission:

To generate and channel public and/or private resources to improve the quality of educational opportunity for the citizens of the greater Philpsburg area.

We Offer MANY Ways to Show Your Support

If you are interested in making a gift to the Foundation, you may contact us at your convenience

Our Brilliant Applicants

have shared many wonderful essays over the years.

Scholarship Essays – 2009

Title: Glenn Mackay – Scholarship Essay PFC Kyle Bohrnsen Scholarship EssayBy Glenn Mackay When a car is out of battery power or needs a new battery another car must lend aid by jumpstarting the dead car. This is the same idea for my college education. I have little or no upper level education. So I [...]

Summer 2009 Newsletter

Scholarship Recipients: Back Row: Megan Oberweiser, Glenn Mackay & Aaron Brashear. Front Row: Melanie Graham, Kalene Jacobsen, Anna Stitt, Lauren Anders & Brittney Jacobsen. Not Pictured: Jennifer Pitcher, Lorne Stitt, Justine Ray, Sandra McDonald & Jay Ce McClain. Photo Courtesy of Ann Mullen (Philipsburg Mail) 2009 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED On May 4th at a special session [...]

Winter 2009 Newsletter

Keith Graybeal Scholarship Fund Established In November, 2008, the family and friends of Keith Graybeal, a Hall rancher, donated $2,500 in PAEF’s Endowment Fund invested with the Montana Community Foundation. This donation is intended to be the first of many donations expected which will eventually endow a scholarship to be awarded to a Granite County [...]

September 2008 Newsletter

2008 Scholarship Recipients (left to right): Alissa Martin, Ben Hauptman, Sharon Christensen (Scholarship Chairperson), Sandra McDonald, Charley McDonald, Ashley Boomer, Kal Munis. Not present: Tyler La Tray, Alexandra McDonald, Anna Stitt and Kathryn Barsotti. PAEF AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2008 PAEF had the privilege of awarding $10,600 in post secondary education scholarships to ten (10) students [...]

2008 Scholarship Essay by Tyler LaTray

My name is Tyler LaTray. I am currently a senior at Granite High School. I have been raised in Philipsburg my entire life and attended Philipsburg Schools since Kindergarten. Recently I was accepted to attend the College of Technology at the University of Montana in the field of diesel mechanics. I am expected to begin [...]