Navigating New Laws

Opportunities for 2025 It’s more important than ever to stay informed about how changes in the tax law may affect your charitable giving. The recently-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) creates challenges as well as opportunities for structuring your...

Designated Legacy Funds

A Creative, and Strategic, Tool for Legacy Giving After a 33-year career as a CPA for Ernst & Young that spanned St. Louis, Cleveland, and Dallas, Gary and his wife Bettye retired to Mt. Crested Butte. They came for the skiing, hiking, and biking, and they have...

Match Your Giving Activities to Your Personality Type

In 2023, Americans gave over $550 billion to charitable organizations. Giving is a popular activity in today’s social impact culture. Not everyone likes to give in exactly the same way, though. The ways you like to give depend on your unique personality and how...

How to be a Catalyst

Smart Investment Leads to Ripples of Opportunity The Gunnison Valley is an extraordinary place. People, like you, who love it share a deep commitment to nurturing a vibrant community here. Our work at CFGV is guided by a vision of a Gunnison Valley where everyone has...

You and Your Community Foundation, Working Side by Side

Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley: Your Community Impact Partner When families embark on a journey to make philanthropy a part of their lives across generations, it often starts with simple concepts: Having fun as a family, getting in touch with nature,...