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.
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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!
2025 Grants through Quarter 2 | $2,653,386
Animal Protection ( $122,749)
- Bear Smart Durango Fund
- Parker’s Animal Rescue
- Colorado Pet Pantry
Education ($577,232)
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ACLU of Colorado
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American University
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Amos Tuck School of Business
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Berry College
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Cause Internship Fund
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Christiana Faith Foundation
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Colorado School of Mines
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Colorado State University
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Durango Adult Education Center
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Durango Education Foundation
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Durango Montessori School
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Durango School District 9-R
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Early Childhood Council of Archuleta County
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Gonzaga University
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High Noon Rotary Scholarship Fund
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Ian Cover Memorial Scholarship
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Imagination Library of Colorado
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Joel Zucker Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Know Your Dough
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Luther College
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MOLAS Scholarship Fund
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Montana State University
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National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
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Oklahoma State University
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The University of Texas at El Paso
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University of Colorado Boulder
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Western Colorado University
Youth ($368,153)
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Audubon-Rockies
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado
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Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County
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Boys & Girls Club of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe
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Dolores Rotary Club Foundation Inc.
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Durango Baseball and Softball
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Durango Devo
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Durango Nordic Ski Club
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Fort Lewis College
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Four Corners Rainbow Youth Center
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Karma Tutors Impact Fund
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La Plata Youth Services
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Sail Durango
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Sail Durango Fund
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San Juan Mountains Association
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School Community Youth Collaborative (Onward)
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Silverton Youth Center
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Students Tackling Unhealthy Decisions (Onward)
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Team Up (United Way of SW CO)
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The Hive DGO
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Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Arts & Culture ($376,275)
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America 250/ Colorado 250
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Bayfield Heritage Day & Sheep Trailing
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Dancing Spirit Community Arts Center
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Dolores County Fair & Fairgrounds
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Durango Arts Center
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Durango Botanic Gardens
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Durango Friends of the Arts
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Durango Independent Film Festival
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Durango Playfest
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Durango Playfest – Christina Erteszek Fund
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iAM Music
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KDUR
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MakerLab
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Mancos Creative District
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Maria’s Literary Foundation
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Merely Players
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Mountain Light Music Festival c/o Brent Phillips
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Music in the Mountains
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Powerhouse Science Center
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Rocky Mountain PBS
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San Juan Symphony
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Silverton Creative District
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Stillwater Music
Environment ($62,900)
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4Core
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Chimney Rock Interpretive Association
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Earth Day Durango Fund
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Give A Dam
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Greater Dolores Action
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350.org
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Bears Ears Partnership
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Durango Trails
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Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc.
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La Plata Open Space Conservancy
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Southwest Conservation Corps
County/Impact ($498,662)
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100+ Women Who Care La Plata Fund
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Adaptive Sports Association
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Archuleta County Fund
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Archuleta Food Coalition
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Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado
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Leadership La Plata Fund
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La Plata County Fund
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SPUR Fund
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Mt. Lookout Grange
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Boys and Girls Club Great Futures Fund
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Durango Area Association of Realtors Fund
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Impact Investing Fund
Human Services ($710,194)
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4 the Children
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Alternative Horizons
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American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc.
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
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American Red Cross
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Anti-Defamation League
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Archuleta Food Coalition Fund
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Archuleta Housing for the Elderly
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Archuleta Seniors, Inc.
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Café Au Play
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Christ the King Lutheran Church
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Community Compassion Outreach
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Community Emergency Assistance Coalition (CEAC)
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Community Emergency Relief Fund
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Community Investment Alliance
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Community Treehouse Fund
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Community United Methodist Church
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Compañeros
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Dove Creek Care and Share Food Pantry
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Durango Daybreak Rotary Navajo Solar Lights
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Durango Derailers
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ECDC African Community Center
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Families Forward
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FORCE Facing Hereditary Cancer Empowered
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Four Corners Food Coalition
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
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Friends and Neighbors in Need
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Good Sam’s
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Healthy Archuleta
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High Noon Rotary Scholarship Fund
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Hoag Hospital Foundation
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Housing Solutions for the Southwest
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Pagosa Catholic Church
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In The Weeds
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Mancos Valley Resources
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Manna
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Mercy Corps
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Mercy Health Foundation
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Moms Demand Action
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Neighbors In Need Alliance
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Oak Tree Youth Resources
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Our Own Lives
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Pagosa Springs Medical Center Foundation
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Pine River Shares
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Resilient Colorado
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San Juan County Public Health
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Sexual Assault Services Organization
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Shanta Foundation
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St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church
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SW CO Affordable Housing & Land
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Team Up
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The Hundred Club of Durango
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The Mango Project
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The Southern Poverty Law Center
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Volunteers of America Colorado
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Women’s Resource Center
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.
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.
