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Community Impact

Gather with like-minded changemakers to enrich nonprofits – and yourself.

From a speaker series to Durango’s largest wine tasting, the Community Foundation is proud to partner with community members to ignite action for the greater good. These events and special programs not only help fund our work with nonprofits, but also create awesome memories that inspire us to dream bigger and better together. We demonstrate impact through grant facilitation, scholarships, emergency funding, and more!

CAUSES OUR DONORS CARE ABOUT

The Community Foundation facilitates grants through our own programming and on behalf of our fundholders. Click on any year below to see a recent list of nonprofits benefiting from the generosity of our community. Approximately 95% of our grants stay in SW Colorado.

2023 Grants

$5.69 Million

2022 Grants

$3.96 Million

2021 Grants

$5.31 Million

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Community Foundation offers a scholarship opportunity for low-income, first-generation college students called the MOLAS scholarship. We also facilitate scholarships for other organizations.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE SPEAKER SERIES

The Community Foundation’s Making a Difference Speaker Series is designed to inspire conversation, prompt action, and bring a new perspective. We look for speakers who propel philanthropy – an idea, event, or action that is done to better humanity.

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DURANGO WINE EXPERIENCE

The Community Foundation will uncork another fabulous Durango Wine Experience, April 25 – 26, 2025.

Visit the Durango Wine Experience

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

The Community Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) is designated for broad-based community emergencies in Southwest Colorado. 

Donations are accepted and deployed to community-based organizations directly responding to the needs of our community.

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS

The Community Foundation is honored to have outstanding relationships with dozens of community-minded individuals and organizations that support our work to create a thriving community. We couldn’t be successful without our amazing partners.

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

Herman Melville