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 …
Foundation News
$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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
2020 Competitive Grant Program Open
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is pleased to announce that the Competitive Grant Application opened at 9 am on Monday, February 3, 2020, with grant applications due by 5 pm on Friday, February 21, 2020. Local nonprofit organizations seeking grant funding for programs or services benefitting Teton Valley are welcome to apply. Eligible nonprofit organizations …
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 …
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 …
Teton Valley Ski Education Foundation: Beacons are Lit!
$640 – Beacons are Lit! (Avalanche Beacons) Bridget Misch, Executive Director, accepts the Grant Award for Teton Valley Ski Education Foundation at the Awards Assembly. Student Philanthropists partially funded Teton Valley Ski Education Foundation’s proposal to purchase 3 avalanche beacons for freeride athletes in order to help keep programming affordable, provide proper avalanche safety …
Teton Valley Community Recycling: Education Programs
$500 – Recycling Education Programs for Elementary Students Iris Saxer accepts the Grant Award for Teton Valley Community Recycling. After calling Iris Saxer, Executive Director for Teton Valley Community Recycling, in for additional questions, participating Youth Philanthropy students understood the value in Teton Valley Community Recycling’s proposal to provide waste …
