Since its inception in 1944, Soroptimists’ have worked to identify community needs and to develop projects and raise funds to meet those needs.  The past recipients of our support, to name a few include Family Tree, ZooMontana, Yellowstone River Parks Association, Yellowstone Art Museum, The Gateway House, and several projects at the Montana State Women’s Prison.  Many of these organizations rely on funds raised by service clubs such as ours. 

We are also the initiators of “Baby Think it Over!” a teen pregnancy prevention program.  Soroptimists continue supporting education with Awards for: teens through the Violet Richardson Award, for women seeking to improve their economic status by gaining additional training or college education through the Women’s Opportunity Award, and for women pursuing their post graduate studies through the Fellowship Award. 

Soroptimists’ own Young Artists Program for high school students, which gives art students a chance to have their work judged and displayed in a museum, with the further opportunity to win monetary prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd. We also include a $1000.00 scholarship award, to be applied towards higher education.