Humanities Montana serves communities through stories and conversation, nurturing imagination and ideas by speaking to Montanans’ diverse history, literature, and philosophy. The organization acknowledges the Indigenous homelands it operates on, showing respect for their history and culture, while aiming to provide programs that tell diverse stories, facilitate pressing conversations, support cultural institutions through grants and partnerships, and offer humanities education.
Humanities Montana's Mini-Grants are aimed at nonprofit organizations and public institutions throughout Montana, supporting public humanities programs that engage people in meaningful discussions about the human condition. These grants aim to strengthen cooperative relationships among communities and cultural organizations (such as museums, libraries, schools, and tribal organizations), and to enrich civic discourse among Montana's diverse cultures across its geographical distances. The grants support a wide range of projects from film screenings and panel discussions to cultural festivals and youth literacy programs, encouraging bold, innovative projects that are meaningful to local communities and inspire timely conversations.