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 …
Foundation News
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) 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 instruction, and ensure the safety of athletes. Our community’s lifestyle centers around the mountains for which the …
Teton Valley Community Recycling: Education Programs
$500 – Recycling Education Programs for Elementary Students 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 reduction/recycling education programs for all valley 4th and 5th graders. Teton …
Teton County 4-H: Pig to Feed the Hungry
$600 – Teton 4-H Pig donation to help feed the Hungry The full-circle nature of this project’s impact spoke to the full funding Teton High School Seniors awarded during this year’s Youth Philanthropy Progam. Teton County Idaho 4-H connects youth with how their food is grown through hands-on learning. They’ve also stepped in to help reduce local food insecurity through youth-driven donations …
Seniors West of the Tetons: Fish Fund
$500 – Fish Fund Teton High School Seniors declared, “Let them eat fish!,” after hearing from Executive Director, River Osborn speak about specific benefits seniors would glean from the proposed Fish Fund, during this year’s Youth Philanthropy Program. Seniors West of the Tetons provides health, nutrition, and social connections for seniors in Teton Valley. One of their …
HAPI Trails: Veterinarian Stock
$1,000 – Veterinarian Stock Teton High School Seniors called on some of their more experienced peers to conclude the importance of a Veterinarian Stock for HAPI Trails during this year’s Youth Philanthropy Program. Given that HAPI Trails takes in abused, abandoned and neglected horses, Seniors understood the importance of a solid veterinarian stock for horses that are not …
Family Safety Network: Counseling for Clients & their Children in Need
$960 — Counseling for Clients and their Children in Need Participating Seniors at Teton High School were touched by the work Family Safety Network does in their community. Through their quiet dedication, Family Safety Network works to partner with individuals and communities to eliminate violence, abuse, and oppression. Victims of domestic violence and sexual assault can be …