The Future Fund is an endowed fund (only the interest will be utilized) to ensure the long term health and planning ability of MontanaPBS.  Interest income from this endowment will go to MontanaPBS to purchase programs, deliver its signal across the state, and operate its service on a daily basis.  It is the cornerstone of this campaign and will assure service beyond our lifetimes

Celebrating the individual spirit and beauty of Montana, this fund will continue and expand local programs like Backroads of Montana, 11^th and Grant with Eric Funk, Montana Focus, Hidden Fire:  The Great Butte Explosion and Class C.  This fund will support our producers and eventually provide seed money to partner with Montana’s ever growing population of independent producers.  A program advisory committee on the Friends of MontanaPBS board and community listening sessions will inform our choices for local programs and ensure our local programs tell the stories you want to hear.

The Signal Fund provides the means for MontanaPBS to fully enter the digital age and provide the programs and services that expand its vision.  These funds will support the construction of new digital transmitters and allow for the purchase of state of the art production equipment and investment in new technologies.

This fund will:

·        Give us data streams to deliver important information to state and local officials during emergencies

·        Provide interactive opportunities between audience members and MontanaPBS.

·        Ensure that every person with a television in the state can receive MontanaPBS.

·       Allow us to multicast several program streams at once so we can offer a variety of programming in addition to the program schedule you have come to expect.