For the benefit of the students and citizens of Montana.
The Treasure State Foundation was founded in 2021 by First Lady Susan Gianforte to ensure future First Spouses in Montana can promote the public good with their causes.
Boosting Literacy
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Montana mails free, age-appropriate books to Montana children from birth to age five every month. An initiative of the Treasure State Foundation, the program is helping Montana’s youngest citizens be ready to read and ready to learn in Kindergarten.
Promoting STEM Education
First Lady Gianforte is committed to increasing opportunities for Montana kids to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education.
“Oh Montana, give this child a home. Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own. Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes. Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Montana skies.”
— John Denver, Wild Montana Skies
First Lady Susan Gianforte
Susan Gianforte is the First Lady of Montana and serves in a volunteer capacity as the president of the Treasure State Foundation, which she founded in 2021. She is passionate about education, specially early literacy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Susan earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (ME) from Cornell University, a master's degree, also in ME, from UC Berkeley, and a Master of Business Administration from New York University. The Governor and First Lady have four grown children and five grandchildren. She considers herself blessed and honored to serve as Montana's First Lady, working alongside her husband.