The Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s Youth Philanthropy Program, in partnership with Advanced Placement Dual Enrollment Government classes at Teton High School, announced this year’s Youth Philanthropy grant winners at an Awards Assembly on Wednesday, November 15. In its thirteenth season, this year marks a total of over 500 students engaged and $65,000 in grant awards via this multifaceted …
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Introducing the Richard Grundler College Scholarship
Richard Grundler has generously created a 4-year scholarship worth a total of $40,000 to be awarded annually to a Teton High School Latino Senior in good standing who has been accepted to an out-of-state university. The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is honored to steward these funds in partnership with the Education Foundation of Teton Valley, who will administer the scholarship. …
Bound for Success (Pilot Program)
$800 - Education Foundation of Teton Valley High School Seniors from this year's Youth Philanthropy program partially funded the Education Foundation of Teton Valley's proposed Bound for Success college and career readiness pilot program. Funds will be used to provide expert coaching to both students and teachers over the course of a 10-week program to build scalable, long-term support in …
Community Counts: Rotary Club of Teton Valley
Help us Offer Opportunity The biggest winner in the scholarship competition is our community! Each year the Rotary Club of Teton Valley raises money to grant scholarships to deserving high school seniors. A testament to our students’ capacity for success last year was the record turnout of applicants, the highest grade point average among our applicants, and some of the …
2020 Youth Philanthropy Awards
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s Youth Philanthropy Program, in partnership with the Dual Enrollment Government class at Teton High School, planned to announce this year’s Youth Philanthropy grant winners at a small Awards Assembly at Teton High School today. However, late Monday afternoon Governor Little announced the rollback of the Rebound Idaho Plan to Stage 3 statewide to …
Youth Philanthropy in Action
Part of the Tin Cup Challenger Fund goes directly to support the Youth Philanthropy Program at Teton High School. Now in its 10th year, this fall's participating seniors have 16 grant applications to weigh over the course of two class periods, with a total ask of nearly $14,000. With the additional generosity of Challenger Richard Grundler, this year students have a total of $7,000 to …
Youth Philanthropy Celebrates 10 Years
Now in its 10th year, the Youth Philanthropy 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. Students gain a keen understanding of the granting process as they thoughtfully review grant applications, meet with nonprofit …
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 …
ABC – Above and Beyond the Classroom: Computer Lab
$800 - Computer Lab: Engaging Students During this year's Youth Philanthropy Program, participating Teton High School Seniors readily signed on to help the students enrolled in ABC by fully funding their ask for a computer lab. ABC - Above and Beyond the Classroom in Teton Valley provides academic, enrichment and wellness programs in a safe and supportive environment for at-risk children …
2018 Youth Philanthropy: Teton Valley Education Foundation
Spanish Language for K-3 Students The Community Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy students awarded $1,000 to the Teton Valley Education Foundation towards the continuation of Spanish Language classes for elementary students. The program teaches Conversational Spanish to all TSD401 K-3 students not enrolled in the Dual Immersion Program. While the current Conversational Spanish Program is still in …