2025 CFGV Grantees
In 2025, the Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley partnered with generous community members to invest nearly $1.1 million in community projects and programs via grantmaking.
2025 Grants by Nonprofit Type
2025 Grants by Source
2025 Grantees by Nonprofit Type
Arts & Culture – $140,743
- Center for the Arts
- Crested Butte Arts Festival
- Crested Butte Film Festival
- Crested Butte Mountain Theatre
- Crested Butte School of Dance
- Elan Financial Services
- Grand Lodge of Colorado
- Gunnison Arts Center
- Gunnison Watershed School District RE-1J
Athletics & Recreation – $98,450
- Adaptive Sports Center
- CBCS PTA
- Crested Butte Avalanche Center
- Crested Butte Devo
- Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association
- Crested Butte Nordic
- Crested Butte Search and Rescue
- Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation
- Elk Mountains Backcountry Alliance
- The gO Initiative
- Gunnison Trails
- Special Olympics Colorado
- Titans Booster Club
- West Elk Hockey Association
- West Elk Soccer Association
Community Development – $97,631
- All Saints in the Mountains Episcopal Church
- American Legion Post 54
- Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services (Country Meadows)
- Colorado Public Radio
- Grand Circle Foundation, Inc.
- Gunnison Congregational Church – UCC
- Gunnison Country Food Pantry
- Gunnison Valley PTA
- Gunnison Valley Regional Housing Authority
- Habitat for Humanity Gunnison Valley
- Hispanic Affairs Project
- KBUT Community Radio
- Mountain Roots Food Project
- Public Policy Forum of Crested Butte
- Rocky Mountain Public Media, Inc.
- Union Congregational Church
- Valley Housing Fund
Domestic Animal Welfare – $25,000
- Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League
Education – $158,095
- 4-H Forever
- Alfred University
- Bright Futures for Early Childhood and Families
- CBCS PTA
- City of Gunnison Parks & Recreation
- Coldharbour Institute
- Colorado State University – Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Community Resource Center
- Crested Butte Friends of the Library
- Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
- Elan Financial Services
- Gunnison Country Food Pantry
- Gunnison County Libraries
- Gunnison Friends of the Library
- Gunnison Hinsdale Early Childhood Council
- Gunnison Watershed School District RE-1J
- Heritage School
- Imagination Library of Colorado
- Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
- Rotary Club of Gunnison
- Tenderfoot Child & Family Development Center
- The Trailhead Children’s Museum
- Wake Forest University
- Western Colorado University
- Western Colorado University Foundation
Environment – $87,200
- American Whitewater
- Carbon Leadership Forum
- Coal Creek Watershed Coalition
- Crested Butte Land Trust
- Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
- EarthJustice
- Environment America Research & Policy Center, Inc.
- Gunnison Ranchland Conservation Legacy
- High Country Conservation Advocates
Environment (continued)
- Natural Building Alliance
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- The Nature Conservancy
- Rocky Mountain Institute
- Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Health & Human Services – $415,130
- Cabo English Church, Inc.
- CASA – Youth and Family Advocacy Services
- Cathedral City Senior Center
- CB State of Mind
- City of Gunnison Parks & Recreation
- Crested Butte Fire Protection District
- Food Bank of Larimer County
- Gunnison Country Food Pantry
- Gunnison County Colorado
- Gunnison County Juvenile Services
- Gunnison Sanctuary Housing Inc.
- Gunnison Tough
- Gunnison Valley Health
- Gunnison Valley Health Foundation
- Gunnison Valley Mentors
- Gunnison Volunteer Fire Department
- International End of Life Doula Association
- Lighthouse Pregnancy Center
- Living Journeys
- Lost & Found Grief Center
- The Matthews House
- Mountain Roots Food Project
- Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department
- Project Hope of Gunnison Valley
- SIMS Foundation
- Six Points Evaluation and Training, Inc.
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Inc.
- The Sterling Oles O’Hara Foundation – J.P. Morgan
- Tunnel to Towers Foundation
- Western Colorado University
- Wounded Warrior Project, Inc.
Historical Preservation & Tradition – $30,151
- Crested Butte Museum
- Gunnison County Pioneer & Historical Society
CFGV Community Grant Recipants
2025 Community Grants
Total awarded = $225,000
ARTS & CULTURE
Center for the Arts
General Operating
Crested Butte Film Festival
General Operating
Crested Butte Mountain Theater
General Operating
Crested Butte School of Dance
General Operating
ATHLETICS & RECREATION
Adaptive Sports Center
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Crested Butte Avalanche Center
General Operating-Two-Year (year two)
Crested Butte Development Team
General Operating
Crested Butte Nordic
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Elk Mountains Backcountry Alliance
General Operating
gO Initiative
General Operating
West Elk Hockey Association
General Operating
West Elk Soccer Association (WESA)
General Operating
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Habitat for Humanity Gunnison Valley, Inc.
General Operating-Two-Year (year two)
KBUT Community Radio
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Mountain Roots
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Valley Housing Fund
General Operating
DOMESTIC ANIMAL WELFARE
Gunnison Animal Welfare League
General Operating
EDUCATION
Crested Butte PTA
General Operating
Coldharbour Institute
General Operating
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Gunnison Friends of the Library
General Operating
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
General Operating
The Trailhead Children’s Museum
General Operating
ENVIRONMENT
Crested Butte Land Trust
General Operating
Coal Creek Watershed Coalition
General Operating
High Country Conservation Advocates
General Operating
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
CASA of the Seventh Judicial District
General Operating
Crested Butte State of Mind
General Operating
Gunnison Country Food Pantry
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Gunnison Sanctuary Housing
General Operating
Gunnison Tough
General Operating
Gunnison Valley Mentors
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Living Journeys
General Operating-Two-Year (year two)
Project Hope of Gunnison Valley
General Operating-Two-Year (year two)
Six Points Evaluation and Training, Inc.
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Special Olympics Colorado
General Operating
HISTORIC PRESERVATION & TRADITION
Crested Butte Museum
General Operating-Two-Year (year two)
COLLABORATIONS
Gunnison Congregational Church
Juntos Por Gunnison
Chats in the kitchen
Gunnison PTA
Bike Bus Group
Gunny Bike Bus
Gunnison Valley Regional Housing Authority
Gunnison Watershed School District
GV-HEAT/Pathways Internship
PROJECTS
GCSAPP/Choice Pass
Parent Education
Gunnison Watershed School District
Peer Mentors
Gunnison Watershed School District
Señorita Rita’s Rockin’ Reading Route Book Bus
Gunnison Valley Health
Mountain Mamas Cafe
Legacy Family Ministries/Lighthouse Pregnancy Center
Lighthouse Kids Car Seat Program
Western Colorado University
Adult Degree Completion Program for Local Teachers
Western Colorado University
Wellness Elevated
2024 Community Grants
Total awarded = $200,000
ARTS & CULTURE
Center for the Arts
General Operating
Crested Butte Film Festival
General Operating
Crested Butte Mountain Theater
General Operating
Crested Butte Arts Festival
General Operating
Firebird Theatre
General Operating
Gunnison Arts Center
General Operating
Gunnison Creative District
General Operating
The Trailhead Children’s Museum
General Operating
ATHLETICS & RECREATION
Adaptive Sports Center
General Operating
Crested Butte Avalanche Center
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Crested Butte Nordic
General Operating
West Elk Hockey Association
General Operating
West Elk Soccer Association (WESA)
General Operating
Western Colorado University
Junior Mountaineers Summer Camp Program
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Habitat for Humanity Gunnison Valley, Inc.
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Hispanic Affairs Project
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
KBUT Community Radio
General Operating
Valley Housing Fund
General Operating
EDUCATION
Coldharbour Institute
General Operating
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
General Operating
Gunnison Watershed School District
Peer Tutors
Gunnison Watershed School District
Rockin’ Reading Route Book Bus
Paradise Place
General Operating
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
Stepping Stones Children’s Center
General Operating
ENVIRONMENT
Crested Butte Land Trust
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
Coal Creek Watershed Coalition
General Operating
Gunnison Ranchland Conservation Legacy
General Operating
High Country Conservation Advocates
General Operating
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Crested Butte State of Mind
General Operating
Gunnison Country Food Pantry
General Operating
Gunnison County Multicultural Resource Services
Connecting and Celebrating Cultures
GCSAPP
Summer Programming
Gunnison Valley Health
Mountain Mamas Cafe
Gunnison Valley Mentors
General Operating
Living Journeys
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Project Hope of Gunnison Valley
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
Six Points Evaluation and Training, Inc.
General Operating
Western Colorado University
Mountaineer Marketplace
HISTORIC PRESERVATION & TRADITION
Crested Butte Museum
General Operating-Two-Year (year one)
COLLABORATIONS
Church of the Good Samaritan
Gunnison United Church of Christ
B’Nai Butte Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Gunnison Valley Regional Housing Authority
Gunnison Watershed School District
GV-HEAT/Pathways Internship
2023 Community Grants
Total awarded = $174,687
ARTS & CULTURE
Center for the Arts
General Operating
Crested Butte Film Festival
General Operating
Crested Butte School of Dance
General Operating
Gunnison Arts Center
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
ATHLETICS & RECREATION
Adaptive Sports Center
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
Crested Butte Avalanche Center
General Operating
Crested Butte Nordic
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
Gunnison Watershed School District
Gunnison High School Boys’ Soccer Team Camp
West Elk Hockey Association
General Operating
West Elk Soccer Association (WESA)
General Operating
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Habitat for Humanity Gunnison Valley, Inc.
General Operating
Hispanic Affairs Project
General Operating – Two-Year (year one)
KBUT Community Radio
General Operating
Valley Housing Fund
General Operating
DOMESTIC ANIMAL WELFARE
Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
EDUCATION
CBCS Parent Teacher Student Association
General Operating
CSU Extension – Gunnison County
Juntos 4-H Family Engagement Nights
Gunnison Watershed School District
Rockin’ Reading Route Book Bus
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
General Operating – Two-Year (year one)
The Trailhead Children’s Museum
General Operating
ENVIRONMENT
Crested Butte Land Trust
General Operating – Two-Year (year one)
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
High Country Conservation Advocates
General Operating
Western Colorado University M.E.M.
Characterizing Biochar for Use in Municipal, Agricultural, and Public-Lands Settings
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
CASA of the Seventh Judicial District, Inc.
General Operating
Gunnison Country Food Pantry
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
Gunnison County Substance Abuse Prevention Project
Choice Pass Parent Education
Gunnison Valley Health
Mountain Mamas Cafe
Gunnison Valley Mentors
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
Living Journeys
General Operating
Mountain Roots Food Project
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
Project Hope of Gunnison Valley
General Operating
Six Points Evaluation and Training, Inc.
General Operating – Two-Year (year two)
Western Colorado University
Wellness Elevated
HISTORIC PRESERVATION & TRADITION
Crested Butte Museum
General Operating
COLLABORATIONS
Gunnison County Veteran Services
American Legion Post 54
American Legion Post 54 Accessible Restroom
Gunnison Valley Regional Housing Authority
Gunnison Watershed School District
GV-HEAT/Pathways Internship
2022 Community Grants
Total awarded = $162,300
ARTS & CULTURE
Gunnison Arts Center
General Operating – Two-Year
ATHLETICS & RECREATION
Adaptive Sports Center
General Operating – Two-Year
Crested Butte Avalanche Center
General Operating
Crested Butte Nordic
General Operating – Two-Year
West Elk Hockey Association
General Operating
West Elk Soccer Association
General Operating
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Habitat for Humanity Gunnison Valley
General Operating
KBUT Community Radio
General Operating
DOMESTIC ANIMAL WELFARE
Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League
General Operating – Two-Year
EDUCATION
Crested Butte Community School PTA
General Operating
Gunnison Watershed School District
Rockin’ Reading Route Book Bus
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
General Operating
Wonderland Nature School
General Operating
ENVIRONMENT
Coldharbour Institute
General Operating
Crested Butte Land Trust
General Operating
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
General Operating – Two-Year
High Country Conservation Advocates
General Operating
Sustainable Crested Butte
General Operating
Sustainable Development Strategies Group
General Operating
Western Colorado University – MEM
Researching Biochar Effectiveness for Productive Rangelands
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Cattlemen’s Days Tough Enough to Wear Pink
General Operating
Crested Butte State of Mind
General Operating
Gunnison Country Food Pantry
General Operating – Two-Year
Gunnison County Substance Abuse Prevention Project (GCSAPP)
Choice Pass Parent Education
Gunnison Valley Mentors
General Operating – Two-Year
Lighthouse Pregnancy Center
General Operating
Living Journeys
General Operating
Mountain Roots Food Project
General Operating – Two-Year
Project Hope of Gunnison Valley
General Operating
Six Points Evaluation & Training
General Operating – Two-Year
Western Colorado University – Mountain Rescue Team
Backcountry Response Vehicle Replacement
Youth & Family Advocacy Services (CASA)
General Operating
HISTORICAL TRADITION & PRESERVATION
Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum
General Operating
COLLABORATIONS
Coldharbour Institute
Habitat for Humanity Gunnison Valley
Building Materials Reuse Center Pilot
Gunnison County Veteran Services
Mountain Roots Food Project
Military Veteran Farming Project
2021 Community Grants
Total awarded = $161,055
ARTS & CULTURE
Celebrate the Beat
General Operating
Center for the Arts
General Operating
Crested Butte Arts Festival
General Operating
Crested Butte Film Festival
General Operating
Crested Butte Music Festival
General Operating
Gunnison Arts Center
General Operating
Gunnison Watershed School District
Crested Butte Community School Enrichment Program
ATHLETICS & RECREATION
Adaptive Sports Center
General Operating
Crested Butte Avalanche Center
General Operating
Crested Butte Nordic
General Operating
Gunnison Nordic Club
General Operating
West Elk Hockey Association
General Operating
West Elk Soccer Association
General Operating
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Habitat for Humanity Gunnison Valley
General Operating
Hispanic Affairs Project
General Operating
KBUT Community Radio
General Operating
DOMESTIC ANIMAL WELFARE
Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League
General Operating
EDUCATION
Gunnison Watershed School District
Rockin’ Reading Route Book Bus
Paradise Place
General Operating
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
General Operating
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
General Operating
Stepping Stones Children’s Center
General Operating
Wonderland Nature School
General Operating
ENVIRONMENT
Crested Butte Land Trust
General Operating
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
General Operating
Mountain Roots Food Project
General Operating
Sustainable Crested Butte
General Operating
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
CASA of the Seventh Judicial District
General Operating
Cattlemen’s Days Tough Enough to Wear Pink
General Operating
Crested Butte State of Mind
General Operating
Gunnison Country Food Pantry
General Operating
Gunnison County Substance Abuse Prevention Project (GCSAPP)
Choice Pass Parent Education
Living Journeys
General Operating
Six Points Evaluation & Training
General Operating
Western Colorado University – Exercise Sport Science
Wellness Elevated Program
HISTORICAL TRADITION & PRESERVATION
Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum
General Operating
COLLABORATIONS
Crested Butte School of Dance
Trailhead Children’s Museum
Center for the Arts
Former Building Reopening to Serve Local Arts
Coldharbour Institute
Habitat for Humanity Gunnison Valley
Construction Materials Recycling Center
Previous Year Grantees
These are the past 5 years of grantees. See earlier years.