Nonprofits

2026 Grant Program

Tuesday, March 10Kick-Off Meeting* & Application Opening
Friday, April 3Application Deadline
Thursday, May 14Mandatory Marketing Meeting
Thursday, June 4Marketing Deadline
Friday, June 12Giving Period Opens
Saturday, July 18Event Day
Friday, July 24Giving Period Closes
Wednesday, August 26Awards Ceremony
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* Mandatory for new nonprofits and/or responsible staff.

The Community Foundation of Teton Valley hosts the Tin Cup Challenge Grant Program—an annual, six-week fundraiser that makes supporting local nonprofits easy and impactful. The Foundation promotes participating organizations and collects donations on their behalf. Fundraising culminates in a community celebration on the third Saturday in July, with races, nonprofit booths, and fun for all at Driggs City Park. Accept the challenge and make a difference!

One of the most inno­v­a­tive fundrais­ers in the nation, the Tin Cup Challenge is also one of the most successful:

Our Impact

Tin Cup Challenge
Annual Campaign Fund Totals

 $3,881,656

Raised in 2025

 $30,862,434

Cumulative Total

Challenge Participants!

Tin Cup
Donors

1,623

Tin Cup
Challengers

228

Challenger
Friends

69

Participating
Nonprofits

64

Match
Percentage

52%

Participating Nonprofits

Frequently
Asked Questions

Qual­i­fy­ing non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tions in Teton Coun­ty, ID, and Alta, WY, are invit­ed to par­tic­i­pate in the Tin Cup Challenge. See Eli­gi­bil­i­ty details in the Rules & Procedures and download the Important Dates.

The Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion pro­vides a secure web­page for your orga­ni­za­tion to view your Tin Cup donations. Click here to access your Tin Cup Gift Report. 

Dur­ing Giv­ing Period, your organization’s des­ig­nat­ed Tin Cup con­tact will receive an email with your user ID, as well as guid­ance on review­ing dona­tions. The Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion staff process­es gifts steadi­ly from the start of the Giv­ing Period through mid-August. 

All gifts are reviewed pri­or to post­ing, includ­ing online dona­tions, which cre­ates a delay between gift receipt and when gifts are vis­i­ble. Note that almost ⅔ of dona­tions arrive in the last week of the Giv­ing Period. You will be noti­fied when all gifts have been processed. We appre­ci­ate your patience!

The Foundation’s generous Challengers fund the Match Grant percentage that varies annu­al­ly based on the total amount of Chal­lenger dol­lars raised and the total amount of des­ig­nat­ed con­tri­bu­tions. The first $25,000 of each nonprofit’s des­ig­nat­ed gifts are eli­gi­ble for a Match Grant. In recent years, the Match Grant on these gifts has been approx­i­mate­ly 50%. This means the Match Grant for qualifying non­prof­its is approximately $12,500, depend­ing on the year’s match per­cent­age.

Join us for on the third Saturday in July at 9am at the Driggs City Park. The Tin Cup Challenge includes inter­ac­tive non­prof­it booths high­light­ing par­tic­i­pat­ing non­prof­its, competitive 10K, 5K, and Fun Run/​Walk, as well as a high­ly com­pet­i­tive Dia­per Der­by, and free snacks and beverages. Win­ners of each race receive prize mon­ey to donate to their favorite non­prof­its in the spirit of the day.

Par­tic­i­pat­ing orga­ni­za­tions are encour­aged to use the Tin Cup logo lead­ing up to and through­out the Giv­ing Period. Down­load the logo files and refer to the Tin Cup Rules and Pro­ce­dures and Brand Guide for brand­ing and logo usage infor­ma­tion. Con­tact Claire Vitucci with any questions.

The Marketing Guide, available in the Media Kit, is your one-stop shop for key dates, social media handles, hash­tags, mar­ket­ing tips and tricks, logos, booth infor­ma­tion, and more.

  • Donate dur­ing the Giv­ing Period.
  • Reg­is­ter to Run/​Walk (currently racentry.com, but should we eventually move this onsite? It does require payment for competitive registration) or have crawlers par­tic­i­pate in the Dia­per Derby.
  • Vol­un­teer before or dur­ing Event Day. 
  1. Receive and process all gifts to Tin Cup Fun Run and pro­vide tax receipts to donors.
  2. Pro­vide pro­mo­tion­al and mar­ket­ing pres­ence for Tin Cup and Event Day.
  3. Solic­it Chal­lengers to pro­vide a Match Grant.
  4. Pro­duce and exe­cute Tin Cup Event Day with the help of com­mu­ni­ty volunteers.

Tin Cup Challengers make this program and associated Match Grants, Competitive Grants, and Youth Philanthropy Grants possible.

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