Community Foundation of Teton Valley
189 N. Main St., Ste. 112
Driggs, ID 83422
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1523
Driggs, ID 83422
Why It Matters: Teton Valley Aquatics
We believe in a community where everyone is a swimmer and has access to water safety education, and the health and wellness benefits of swimming. Access to swimming – for health, wellness, recreation, and safety – matters. It matters for the 6-month-old experiencing water for the first time. It matters for the 6-year-old in swim lessons building skills that will stay with them for a lifetime. It matters for the 16-year-old and their first summer job as a lifeguard. It…
Tinny Aims High
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”7859″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Keep Tinny Primed Make sure Tinny’s rocket-boosters are fully primed to collect Matching Funds that lift all of Teton Valley’s nonprofits to achieve their critical missions for the benefit of local residents, wildlife, and lands. The Community Foundation of Teton Valley hosts and continues to grow the Challenger Fund so all nonprofits can reach for the stars. Be sure there’s a solid Foundation to launch from — [/vc_column_text][dt_default_button border_radius=”6px” border_width=”0px” button_alignment=”btn_center” button_padding=”12px 18px 11px 18px” default_btn_bg_color=”#aa2323″…
Why It Matters: Teton Valley Community Recycling
The Tin Cup Challenge is not only the single biggest philanthropic event in Teton Valley, a chance to support your favorite local nonprofits with a significant match, but also a fantastic gathering bringing together so many different people in our community to celebrate, connect, learn, and support the good work being done by all. For Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR), donations through the Tin Cup Challenge provides 65% of our annual operating budget. It also gives us a great opportunity to…
Why It Matters: Teton Valley Food Pantry
Teton Valley Food Pantry (TVFP) leads the movement to end hunger in Teton Valley. Even in good times, many of our community members still live without a secure source of food on a daily and weekly basis. Last year more than 900 families in our valley needed to use the Food Pantry to supplement their food budget. The Teton Valley Food Pantry provides essential food for local low-income families and individuals at a safe, respectful, and convenient location. We partner with community organizations,…
Boots on the Ground
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”7881″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Here to Lend a Hand Tinny represents all of Teton Valley’s hard-working nonprofits. At the Community Foundation, we appreciate the opportunity to help elevate all sectors of the nonprofit landscape in Teton Valley. By supporting the whole, we ensure that community members always have access to ready resources, education, and opportunities. [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Donate Now!” color=”danger” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fcfjh.iphiview.com%2Fcfjh%2FDonorView%2FAccountInformation%2Ftabid%2F495%2Fdispatch%2Faccountselection_id%2410906_hash%241c0c71b9a8078a604dbdfa2c94b19b5566a479d2%2FDefault.aspx|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At the Community Foundation, we understand the need for a central support system for local nonprofits. Providing a hub for nonprofit staff &…
Why It Matters: Teton Valley Foundation
The Teton Valley Foundation works to make the good life in Teton Valley even better through cultural and recreational programs that connect the community and boost the economy, such as Music on Main, the Kotler Ice Arena, and Cutthroats Youth Hockey. The Tin Cup Challenge helps us each year to continue achieving this mission. We rely on the Tin Cup Challenge contributions to cover operating expenses like ice rink staff, Zamboni maintenance, sound production at concerts, and band costs. This support allows…
Why It Matters: Teton Valley Museum
When a second grader’s eyes light up as you tell them they can get in the wagon at the Teton Valley Museum, you understand what the museum means to the valley. It gives that young visitor a chance to imagine what it was like when his ancestors rode into the valley for the first time. When a family enters the Veterans exhibit on the second floor of the museum, it makes them proud to see their dad’s or granddad’s photo hanging…
Why It Matters: Education Foundation of Teton Valley
Each year, the Education Foundation of Teton Valley supports our teachers and our students by raising money to purchase basic needs not included in the district budget or fund innovative new programs that take learning beyond the classroom. In order to do this, we depend upon donations through the Tin Cup Challenge to sustain our work. Without these funds, we literally would not exist. It’s that simple. The State of Idaho funds education at the MINIMAL level. The supplemental levies, generously supported by…
Why It Matters: Teton Regional Land Trust
We are incredibly lucky to live within the largest intact ecosystem in the lower 48 states, where we have the opportunity to experience the rugged and vast landscape and see wildlife on a daily basis. The Greater Yellowstone not only provides refuge for wildlife, but also provides places for families to enjoy and connect. The Teton Regional Land Trust has been working for almost 30 years to protect what makes our valley so special. Despite our success – almost 35,000 acres…
Celebrating National Philanthropy Day & Our Generous Community
Happy National Philanthropy Day! Today is a special day. It’s National Philanthropy Day! Organized in the 1980s, this day is significant in recognizing the important role philanthropy has had on societal change. Today especially, we celebrate the change we’ve made, the change we’re making, and the change that is yet to come. Today we pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy – and those active in the philanthropic community, namely YOU – have made to our lives, our communities,…
2019 Youth Philanthropy Grant Award Ceremony
— announced at a Teton High School Assembly — The Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s Youth Philanthropy Program, in partnership with the Dual Enrollment Government class at Teton High School, announced this year’s grant award winners today at an Awards Assembly at Teton High School. Now in its 9th year, today’s award ceremony marks the granting of $37,000 in total via this multifaceted program. Youth Philanthropy provides an excellent opportunity to introduce the concept of philanthropy to the next generation while helping them better understand the…
New Leadership Named for the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole today announced the appointment of Laurie Andrews to the position of President. The Foundation conducted a national search to fill the position in partnership with Koya Leadership Partners, an executive search firm that specializes in recruiting mission-driven clients. “Laurie will assume the leadership of a vibrant and healthy organization on March 1, 2020. We are thrilled to welcome her to the Community Foundation,” said Bill Hoglund, Community Foundation Board Chair. “Laurie…
Start-up Intensive Nonprofit Scholarship
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley and Central Wyoming College are teaming up to offer a $2,000 scholarship for a local nonprofit to take the Spring 2019 Start-Up Intensive. The Community Foundation of Teton Valley and Central Wyoming College are offering one $2,000 scholarship for a local nonprofit to take the Spring 2020 Start-Up Intensive. The Start-UpIntensive is an in-depth entrepreneurial training program designed to provide participants with proven tools, frameworks, and skills that winning companies utilize to launch successful business ideas. Developing and maintaining clarity around mission, priorities, fundraising, multiple stakeholders…
A New Decade, a New Year, and a New Nonprofit Community Space!
It is with deep gratitude that we thank those who gave to our year-end campaign to build a new Nonprofit Community Space within our office. The doors are ordered and plans are being made to begin in earnest the first week of February! With many nonprofits operating out of small, or even home-based offices, finding a monthly place to hold Board meetings after 5 pm can be difficult – let alone an annual Board Retreat, or an impromptu donor meeting… The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is excited…
Updated Information: 13th Annual Tin Cup Challenge Kicks Off on March 17th
Please join us on Tuesday, March 17th for our Tin Cup Kick-Off meeting! All organizations are welcome. Circumstances are such that we will provide this year’s meeting via Video & Conference Call Dial-In. The Kick-Off Meeting is mandatory for organizations that have never participated in the Tin Cup Challenge or have had an absence in participation for more than 2 years. It is highly suggested that new staff who are responsible for Tin Cup Challenge participation attend. At 9:30 am we…
COVID-19: Foundation Update
Dear Teton Valley, In response to COVID-19 and the recommendations made through the Center for Disease Control regarding COVID-19 best practices “Community Mitigation Strategies,” the Community Foundation of Teton Valley will be closing our office to the public beginning Monday, March 16th. Staff will be working from home until April 20th, at which time we will reassess the situation. All Foundation business will continue as normal until our return to the office. Emails will be addressed and phone calls will be returned in…
Community Emergency Response Fund Announcement
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley has activated a Community Emergency Response Fund to support local nonprofits helping those directly impacted by COVID-19. As a preparedness measure, the Community Foundation of Teton Valley, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole and our Tin Cup Challengers, has committed $30,000 to initiate this fund. As needed, the Foundation will rapidly deploy grants to enable nonprofits to focus on providing vital, frontline services associated with preparing for and addressing the coronavirus…
$60,000 Raised for the Community Emergency Response Fund
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is grateful to announce that an outpouring of support, over the course of one week, has doubled the newly activated Community Emergency Response Fund now totaling $60,000. Initial contributions came from the Community Foundation of Teton Valley, the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, and Tin Cup Challengers to support local nonprofits in helping those directly impacted by COVID-19. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, the Community Foundation is striving to ensure that the Response Fund’s resources increase in…
Community Foundation of Teton Valley Awards Competitive Grants
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley respectfully announces that it has awarded this year’s Competitive Grant funds a week before scheduled. With grant applications due on February 21st, all proposals and grant decisions were made before the onset of COVID-19. In light of the recent turn of events, the Community Foundation understands how much more meaningful and important these funds are today. Thanks to the generosity of Tin Cup Challengers, the Foundation was able to award 20 Competitive Grants to…
Foundation Updates
Dear Community Foundation Partners & Supporters, With so much changing in the news every day, I want to keep you abreast of our work at the Community Foundation and within the nonprofit community. A truly awesome outpouring of support from community members has grown the Community Foundation’s Community Emergency Response Fund to $98,500. With the initial focus of this fund on immediate health and human service needs, money has already been released to local nonprofits on the frontlines, including the Community Resource Center of…
