Alice Lee Lund, affectionately called Ali, was born in Williston, North Dakota on January 27, 1944. She grew up on the family farm outside off Williston, North Dakota and attended local elementary and high schools in Williston. At age 18, Ali moved to Missoula, Montana to attend the University of Montana. At the UM, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Education in 1966 and continued on to complete her master’s degree in Health & Physical Education at UM in 1969. Ali married and traveled extensively with her husband, eventually settling in Tipp City, Ohio where she and her husband adopted a daughter, Jessica. While in Ohio, Ali completed a master’s in elementary education at the University of Dayton in 1989. Ali also worked as a teacher during these years. Ali later moved back to Missoula, Montana, where she lived until she passed away from cancer in 2001.
Those who knew Ali knew that she loved life, including children, pets and the welfare of those in her community. As part of her legacy, Ali Lund created a Charitable Trust through which the Trustee helps fund various charitable organizations in carrying out their missions. It is not surprise to those who knew and loved her that the woman who dedicated her life to helping others would continue to do so after she passed away.
Ali Lund, 1988
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Alice Lee Lund Charitable Trust to carry out the wishes and interests of its original founder, Alice Lee Lund, to assist charitable organizations selected by the Trustee in the fulfilment of their individual missions. The Trustee focuses on charitable organizations whose programs or projects are in the areas of Education, Healthcare, Relief of Poverty, Public Services, and Animal Welfare. Other than with respect to the area of Animal Welfare, the Trust places particular emphasis on charitable organizations whose programs and projects significantly impact and enhance the lives of children. In the area of Healthcare, the Trust focuses its distributions on charitable organizations serving cancer patients and their families and end of life care. Geographically, the Trust focuses its distributions on charitable organizations located in or serving the State of Montana; Tipp City, Ohio; and Western North Dakota. It is the intent of the Trust to carry out its mission in perpetuity and to accumulate the resources to do so. The Trust may modify this Mission Statement from time-to-time as needs and interests change.