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Competitive Grant Awards 2021: PAWS of Jackson Hole

Helping Pets and Families of Teton Valley during COVID – Awarded $2,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to PAWS of Jackson Hole, as it supports families that are struggling to care for their pets due to COVID-related challenges. The Foundation strongly supports the organization’s efforts to support Teton Valley pets and people during these challenging times.  In 2020, PAWS launched its COVID Pet Fund to help people care for their pets and avoid relinquishing…

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Competitive Grant Awards 2021: Friends of the Teton River

Trout in the Classroom 2.0 – Awarded $1,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Friends of the Teton River (FTR) to expand its Trout in the Classroom program to three additional classrooms. The Foundation strongly supports FTR’s effort to further hands-on and online science education in every school in Teton Valley. This application also leveraged a partnership with the Idaho Department of Fish & Game and Teton Valley Trout Unlimited. FTR’s Watershed Education Program…

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Competitive Grant Awards 2021: Seniors West of the Tetons

Senior Center Ventilation Upgrades – Awarded $3,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Seniors West of Tetons to upgrade the ventilation system in the Senior Center. Proper ventilation is critical to mitigating the risk of aerosol-spread diseases, such as the coronavirus, to an already vulnerable population.  The Community Foundation understands the need to get our senior population back to social interactions in a controlled and safe environment and for the Seniors Center to reopen and…

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Competitive Grant Awards 2021: HAPI Trails – Horse Adoption Program

Horse Shelters – Awarded $4,967 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to HAPI Trails to purchase two portable horse shelters to increase their capacity by 8 animals. Hapi Trails is regularly at an “at capacity” status with pens full of horses looking for their forever home. They have additional space available, but this space does not have shelter for the horses. The horses are outdoors 100% of the time and to do that safely they…

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Competitive Grant Awards 2021: Teton Valley Aquatics

Portable Pool and Community Aquatics – Awarded $5,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Teton Valley Aquatics to purchase a portable swimming pool and support community aquatic programming.  Purchasing a portable pool will improve public access to water programs in the Teton Valley community and enhance public safety and wellness by providing water safety education, rehab sessions, and senior water aerobics.  The Foundation strongly supports this project, as it will result in a broader cross-section…

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Competitive Grant Awards 2021: Friends of Valley of the Tetons Library

Loaner Laptop Program – Awarded $3,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Friends of Valley of the Tetons Library to purchase five new loaner laptops for library patrons to use on a short-term basis. In mid-January 2021, with the Valley of the Tetons Library (VTL) serving patrons “curbside only” due to the high COVID rate, about 50+ patrons per week were asking to come in and use a computer “just to print a…

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Competitive Grant Awards 2021: Education Foundation of Teton Valley

Purchase of Hearing and Vision Screening Equipment – Awarded $5,066 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to the Education Foundation of Teton Valley to purchase two audiometers and two mobile vision screening machines to use in yearly screening of Teton School District 401 students, as well as any other nearby district or private schools. The Community Foundation strongly supports programs that ensure the health and wellness of our Teton Valley students and increase the ability…

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Competitive Grant Awards 2021: ABC — Above & Beyond the Classroom

Expanding Afterschool Programming Services to Victor Elementary School – Awarded $5,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award $5,000 to ABC – Above and Beyond the Classroom in Teton Valley that allows ABC to expand its afterschool program to Victor Elementary School. The new center will reduce barriers to participation and thus provide a supportive environment for those children who need help the most. The Community Foundation Grants Committee is proud to support this need for students…

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2021 Competitive Grant Awards

Thanks to the generosity of Tin Cup Challengers, the Community Foundation was able to award 15 Competitive Grants to Teton Valley nonprofits through this year’s Competitive Grant Program. In total, $56,645 was awarded to directly support programs and projects that will elevate lives in Teton Valley. Twenty-four organizations submitted applications for a total ask of $91,427. Applications were given equal weight and attention by our dedicated, volunteer Grant Committee who works together to determine this focused funding. By backing these projects today, we help support the…

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14TH ANNUAL TIN CUP CHALLENGE KICKS OFF ON MARCH 16TH

Tuesday, March 16th marks the opening of the Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s 14th Annual Tin Cup Challenge Application Period and the Tin Cup Kick-Off Meeting! The first half hour is a mandatory meeting for organizations that have never participated in the Tin Cup Challenge or have had an absence in participation of more than 2 years. The meeting will be held from 9 AM – 10 AM via Zoom. It is highly suggested that new Executive Directors or new staff responsible…

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NEW BOARD MEMBERS & OFFICERS

The Community Foundation of Teton Valley announced today that it has welcomed two new Board members and designated a new Board Emeritus, as well as established new Board and committee roles. Scott Pierson and Shawn Meisl join the Foundation Board, Nancy Siverd will continue her leadership role as a Board Emeritus, and several Board members have accepted new governance and committee roles. “Great teams are made through the collective and selfless work of individuals committed to a common goal and…

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14 Ways Nonprofits Shine in the Face of Adversity

Amid the grey skies of the pandemic, there have been moments of pure radiance for each of Teton Valley’s nonprofits. Staff and board efforts to accommodate necessary changes to programming have teased innumerable silver linings out of the original problems Covid posed. Organizations’ ability to respond and initiate work-arounds during this tenuous time has been a bright spot in the otherwise grey of the unknown. At the Community Foundation, we want to recognize 14 ways in which all local nonprofits have shown brightly throughout…

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Competitive Grants to Open

The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is pleased to announce that our annual Competitive Grant Applications will open at 9am on Monday, February 1, 2021 with grant applications due by 5pm on Friday, February 19, 2021. Local nonprofit organizations seeking grant funding for programs or services benefitting Teton Valley are welcome to apply.  Eligible nonprofit organizations include 501c3 public charities, local schools, and local government entities.  “We are grateful to Tin Cup Business & Community Challengers and Community Foundation donors who make the…

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Finding Magic

While turning the calendar hasn’t been the magic fix we were hoping for, we can look back on 2020 to see many silver linings. For the Community Foundation the year shows clear evidence of the generous community in which we live. Business & Community Challengers, as well as direct donors, charitably gave the most-ever during the Tin Cup Challenge. Through the generosity of Challengers, strategic planning, and a fiscally conservative approach, the Community Foundation was able to award our highest-ever Matching Grant of 60% to participating nonprofits. In addition to open and ready…

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Joselin Matkins Leaves an Indelible Legacy

It is with great sadness that we received the news of Joselin Matkins, Executive Director of the Teton Regional Land Trust, untimely passing this past Friday.  The Community Foundation of Teton Valley would like to express our most heartfelt sympathies to Jeremiah Keavney, John and Carol Matkins, and all of her loved ones that are mourning at this time.  Joselin was a leader among leaders in our tight-knit nonprofit community in Teton Valley.  She had established herself as someone that newer nonprofit leaders…

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Community Foundation Supports Incoming Board Members & Nonprofit Leaders

The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is excited to announce a new offering, the New Board Member Brief, for incoming board members of local nonprofits. This free, quarterly offering will back-up organizational board orientations with specific information regarding a board member’s legal role and the relationship of board members to staff, the rest of the board, and volunteers.   New board members have great passion and enthusiasm for the mission of the organization they join. As a new board member, they have likely…

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We LOVE Your LOVE!

This post first appeared on our blog on February 13, 2015. As Valentine’s Day approaches, we wanted to share this “love letter” to our community again because we remain in love with your love of Teton Valley. Candlelit dinner reservations are being made, bouquets of red roses are being scheduled for delivery and heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are flying off store shelves, which can mean only one thing…Valentine’s Day is almost here.  In honor of the holiday, we want to share…

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Community Foundation Youth Philanthropy Grants Now Being Accepted

2016 Youth Philanthropy Grant Recipients & Student Philanthropists. Photo Courtesy: Erica Rice The Community Foundation of Teton Valley, in partnership with Teton High School, is now accepting grant applications through Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 5:00 PM as part of the 2017 Youth Philanthropy Program. “This program is an excellent opportunity for introducing the concept of philanthropy to the next generation while helping them to better understand the significant and impactful roles that nonprofits play in our own community,” said…

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2017 Fall Grants: Teton Arts

Free Family-Friendly Community Art Workshops Teton Arts was the successful recipient of $1,000 in our 2017 Fall Competitive Grants process. This award plans to sponsor two free, Saturday family art workshops per month throughout the year. These workshops will be designed to engage parents and children together in a meaningful art experience. In addition to reaching a broader community base for the specific workshop experience, Teton Arts hopes these events generate further interest in ongoing art programs and available scholarships.…

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2017 Fall Grants: Teton County Idaho Search & Rescue

TCISAR Headlamps Through the 2017 Fall Competitive Grant cycle, Teton County Idaho Search and Rescue was the beneficiary of a $750 grant to supply headlamps to their members in good standing for future rescue missions. TCISAR approved to provide personal protection equipment to its Members in Good Standing (MIGS) in the coming year. As an organization, they want to ensure that their trained rescue members are provided with 24hr Summer/Winter Backpacks ready with all essential items to be used in the…

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