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About the Community Foundation
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley strives to improve lives through the generosity of donors, advocating for nonprofits, promoting a giving culture, and addressing crucial community needs in Teton Valley.
The Foundation manages community assets and coordinates community-wide giving over an 8-week period that culminates in the annual Tin Cup Challenge Fun Run, a major fundraising event for local nonprofits.
Our mission is to enhance lives through philanthropic leadership by providing excellent donor services, making impactful grants to benefit the community, ensuring sustainability within the philanthropic sector, and serving as a leader, catalyst, and resource.
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley provides comprehensive support to the community and local nonprofits through various programs, including Annual Nonprofit Grantmaking Awards, ongoing education for nonprofit staff and board members, and resources for local organizations like workshops, networking events, and learning opportunities.
Our Mission
To elevates lives through the power of generosity by:
- Providing superior donor services
- Making grants that positively impact the community
- Ensuring sustainability of the philanthropic community
- Acting as a leader, catalyst, and resource
Our Impact
we support our community & local nonprofits with the following programming:
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley works to elevate lives through the power of generosity by championing the nonprofit sector, empowering donors, promoting a culture of giving, and serving as a catalyst in addressing critical community needs.
In addition to grantmaking and workshops, the Community Foundation:
- Manages Donor Advised and Agency Funds.
- Maintains a free Nonprofit Community Space for meetings.
- Keeps nonprofit event costs low by offering free Equipment Rentals.
- Promotes nonprofit communications by hosting a Nonprofit Listserv.
- Promotes collaboration through various Nonprofit Networking opportunities.
- Serves a Community Catalyst to connect key stakeholders when facing community needs.
- Offers Program Sponsorship for fledging nonprofit programs.
- Provides one-on-one consultations for nonprofit board and/or staff members.
Tin Cup Challenge
Annual Campaign Fund Totals
$3,881,656
$30,862,434
Challenge Participants!
Donors
1,623
Challengers
228
Friends
69
Nonprofits
64
Percentage
52%
Our multi-faceted grant programs:
- Cultivate generosity as a cherished community value.
- Raises funds to help our local nonprofits meet their missions.
- Brings awareness to our hard-working nonprofit organizations.
- Serves as an efficient fundraising mechanism to save nonprofits time, money, and resources.
Meet Our Team
Get to Know the Faces Behind the Community Foundation
Our dedicated team is committed to making a difference in Teton Valley. Their committed staff oversee everything from donations and fund management to local volunteer opportunities and nonprofit workshops. They act as a consistent resource for local nonprofits and continually work to support the all valley organizations.
Board of Directors
Reports & Financials
Each year, we produce an annual report and share financial statements highlighting the Foundation’s activities and performance over the previous year. This report highlights services and programs we provide for donors, nonprofits and the community overall.
- Providing superior donor services
- Making grants that positively impact the community
- Ensuring sustainability of the philanthropic community
- Acting as a leader, catalyst, and resource
2024 Annual Report
Financial Overview:
- Total Assets: $1,000,000
- Total Gifts: $3,370,000
- Total Grants & Programs: $47,008,889
View a digital version here.
Contact us to request a printed copy of the report.
Reports & Financials
Annual Reports
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is in good standing with the Council on Foundations National Standards. These standards affirm our commitment to financial security, transparency, and accountability.
These standards establish legal, ethical, effective practices and assure donors, government and media of our commitment to best practices. To achieve this certification, foundations go through a rigorous peer review of organizational and financial policies and procedures. Community Foundations use these standards to promote self-regulation and set consistent expectations for their boards. These standards provide a framework for documenting, communicating and providing training and technical assistance to advance best practices.