A Resource to Support Nonprofits

Support the Community Foundation of Teton Valley with a designated gift during the 13th Annual Tin Cup Challenge: Community Response This March marked a turning point in our lived history. From stay-at-home orders to masks, the pandemic has had a personal effect on all of us. While some have lost long-planned vacations and visiting loved ones, others have faced a reduction of work hours or complete job loss. The ramifications, both short-term and long were completely unknown in March.  Given that our rural county relies heavily…

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Community Counts! Rotary Club of Teton Valley

The biggest winner in the scholarship competition this year was our schools!  Each year the Rotary Club of Teton Valley raises money to grant scholarships to deserving high school seniors.  A testament to our student’s capacity for success in this time of Covid-19 was the record turnout of applicants, the high grade averages among our applicants, and some of the closest decisions since our scholarship competition began!  It is also a testament to the teachers who worked with the students to help them…

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Community Counts! Subs for Santa

Why does Subs for Santa matter?  Many living in our community would be quick to say that Subs for Santa brings our Valley together as one to help one another in our times of need.   In 1989, Subs for Santa was born because of a need to help a family in our community.  A group of volunteers put together a Christmas for this family.  The single mother of three wanted to give back to the generous community that made Christmas possible for her children.   Once she got back on her…

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Community Counts! Teton County Fair Board

Teton County Fair Board strives to produce an exceptional County Fair, administer year-round use of the Fairgrounds, and bring the community together to preserve and promote our Western heritage. The Fairgrounds is an incredible place with top-notch views for the community to celebrate life. Whether it is a small family picnic at the park, a volleyball game after work, a horse clinic, watching the rodeo, experiencing the Balloon Rally, entering a homemade favorite in open class during Fair, or buying…

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Community Counts! Teton Regional Land Trust

This summer, the Teton Regional Land Trust is celebrating its 30 Year Anniversary. We are so grateful for the dedicated community members that were compelled to give back to nature and founded the Land Trust to serve our community three decades ago! The impact of their vision, and of all those that supported them is evident in the protection of over 11,000 acres of habitat, working farms and ranches, and open space in Teton Valley. Here are just a few reasons that continuing…

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Competitive Grants Support Our Community

Consider supporting the Community Foundation of Teton Valley with a designated gift during the 13th Annual Tin Cup Challenge: Competitive Grants & Youth Philanthropy Local nonprofits rely on the Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s cyclical Competitive Grant programs to address current issues in real-time. In addition to funding necessary projects, our Youth Philanthropy program adds layers of philanthropic insight into nonprofits and the granting process for graduating high school seniors. Together these granting programs allow nonprofits to tackle problems in our rural community as they…

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Community Counts! Mountain Bike the Tetons

Your Trails: Our Purpose.  Trails bring us comfort, solace, and freedom. They are a means of celebration, a venue for mourning, and a quiet pathway for contemplation. Sometimes, they’re a welcome friend, sometimes a lingering nemesis. Often times, they’re a classroom. On our best days, we choose to ride. On our worst, we do the same. Through it all, they’re here for us. And through it all, we’re here for them: to keep them rolling and to keep them clear;…

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Community Counts! Teton Valley Health

Teton Valley Health provides a 7×24 emergency room; inpatient and outpatient lab, radiology, and hospital; and 3 clinics to support Teton Valley.  We offer a range of care, from family practice and pediatrics to orthopedics and specialized care such as dermatology and cardiology.  Our mission is to encourage and support a healthier community.  We focus on preventive care and wellness, as well as acute and chronic conditions.  As a community resource since 1939, we continue to grow and evolve to…

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Community Counts! The Learning Academy of Teton Valley

In sitting down to write our Why it Matters this year we read back over the pieces we’ve written for previous years and reflected upon the hundreds (maybe thousands!) of valley students we’ve had the privilege to serve over the past 16 years.  While our mission is still very much the same and our dedication to our students, our families, and our community remain steadfast, so much has recently changed. As we continue to navigate current events, the fact that our…

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Supporting the Foundation of Local Nonprofits

Consider making a designated gift to the Community Foundation of Teton Valley during the 13th Annual Tin Cup Challenge: The Community Foundation of Teton Valley offers Nonprofit Leadership Training over the Fall, Winter, and Spring. These workshops provide professional training opportunities that are specifically designed to make local nonprofits more effective. From a programming standpoint, the Community Foundation strategically aligns workshops so that each workshop builds upon the next with overarching themes over the course of both Spring and Fall offerings. In 2019, the Community Foundation focused on…

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Community Counts! Hispanic Resource Center

THE HISPANIC RESOURCE CENTER SEEKS SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY The Teton Valley Hispanic Resource Center is seeking the support of the community through the Tin Cup Challenge. The Giving Period ends on July 24th. Since the Hispanic Resource Center’s foundation in 2008, the not-for-profit organization has been committed to fulfilling their mission to “promote cultural heritage, provide education opportunities, connect people to resources, and advocate within and for the Hispanic community.”  These have been trying times for the Hispanic community…

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Community Counts! Family Safety Network

Around Teton Valley, you’ll find restaurants, grocery stores, bathrooms, doctor’s offices, and even our playgrounds with blue stickers and the words “Are You Safe?”. These stickers serve as an ever-present reminder of those in our valley who are in fact not safe and experience fear as part of their daily lives.  The impact of Covid-19 has imposed even greater threats to these individuals and their children. The pandemic has introduced not only fear of contracting and spreading the virus but of stay at…

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Community Counts! Full Circle Education

Full Circle Education champions holistic living practices through education for all people surrounding the Teton Mountains. Starting from the ground up, we provide children and adults with hands-on educational experiences on farms, in gardens, and throughout the wild landscapes surrounding us. All of our workshops and school programs are taught by local masters and enthusiasts because we believe that it takes a village to support one another. Subjects vary season to season but are always focused around health, self-sufficiency, and…

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Community Counts! Friends of the Teton River

In these challenging and uncertain times, our small staff at Friends of the Teton River (FTR) has been fortunate to keep working on our highest priority watershed conservation projects and programs remotely from our homes, on the river, or in the field. As our community grapples with Covid-19 impacts and cutbacks, we believe it’s of the utmost importance to renew our commitment to you—that we will continue to protect and improve the water resources we all share by working collaboratively with our community partners, using science and place-based solutions. …

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Joselin Matkins, Executive Director of the Teton Regional Land Trust Receives the Dawn Banks Nonprofit Leadership Award

The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is pleased to announce that Joselin Matkins, Executive Director of the Teton Regional Land Trust, is the 2020 recipient of the Dawn Banks Nonprofit Leadership Award. Dawn Banks was an incredibly passionate advocate for the nonprofit community and worked tirelessly to support their efforts to elevate life in Teton Valley and fulfill their missions. This award, now in its fourth year, recognizes a local nonprofit leader who exemplifies excellence in nonprofit best practices. This…

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Community Counts! Education Foundation of Teton Valley

With distance learning now behind us this school year, what parent or grandparent did not gain a greater appreciation for our students’ teachers? Most of us were frustrated just trying to get our students to focus on their lessons. Imagine the skills and endurance a teacher must have to handle a classroom of students all with different needs? Teachers are our true heroes!  This year, more than any prior year, donations to the Education Foundation during Tin Cup are vital…

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Community Counts! Earthfire Institute Wildlife Sanctuary & Rehabilitation Center

Earthfire is at the forefront of the movement to bring people, animals and nature together to inspire joy and wonder, reawaken our deep connections to all living beings, moving us to save habitat for wildlife.  Earthfire has created the Reconnection Ecology model which gives people the opportunity to form a deep connection with individual rescued animals and their unique stories, leading to our own reconnection with all that is wild—including ourselves. While the pandemic has required millions of us to…

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Tin Cup is a Foundation for our Community

Creativity, Consistency, & Support Consider making a designated gift to the Community Foundation of Teton Valley during the 13th Annual Tin Cup Challenge – Giving ends on Friday, July 24th at 5 PM. Tin Cup Challenge Grant Program This year more than ever, local nonprofits are relying on the efforts of Tin Cup fundraising. Numerous friend and fundraisers have been canceled or postponed in light of community safety during the pandemic. This year, with nonprofits reimagining programming, funding alternatives, and budgets, there’s been additional pressure on…

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Community Counts! Driggs Head Start

Head Start programs promote school readiness of children ages birth to five from low-income families by supporting the development of the whole child. Head Start and Early Head Start programs offer a variety of service models, depending on the needs of the local community. Head Start programs support children’s growth and development in a positive learning environment through a variety of services, which include early learning, health, and family well-being. Driggs Head Start is a duration preschool program that holds class…

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Community Counts! Downtown Driggs Association

Beautiful, creative, lively downtown Driggs! In these challenging times, it is our community togetherness, even apart, that creates a sense of knowing that this truly is OUR ‘place’. The Downtown Driggs Association’s mission, to foster a vibrant and thriving downtown Driggs, drives our programming to strengthen and revive our downtown and remind us why we love this community.  Since our start in 2003, our programming has provided free art, music, theater programs, and main street activities for all to enjoy. In 2019 we hosted 185…

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