Community Foundation of the
Gunnison, CO · EIN 31-1650658. Reported 168 grants totalling $4,699,833 to 93 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Community Foundation of the, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 93 distinct organizations, with 12% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 60% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,100. Half of what it reported fell between $8,000 and $37,500; the smallest was $5,100 and the largest $544,452. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Canyon Fire Station Inc | Crested Butte, CO | $544,452 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gunnison Council for the Arts Inc | Gunnison, CO | $232,897 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gunnison Valley Health Foundation | Gunnison, CO | $209,376 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gunnison Country Food Pantry | Gunnison, CO | $190,845 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Six Points Evaluation and Training Inc | Gunnison, CO | $153,617 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for the Arts | Crested Butte, CO | $134,640 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crested Butte State of Mind | Crested Butte, CO | $118,885 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Hope of Gunnison Valley | Gunnison, CO | $117,855 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gunnison Watershed School District | Gunnison, CO | $114,546 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mountain Roots Food Project | Gunnison, CO | $113,040 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gunnison Hinsdale Youth Services Inc | Gunnison, CO | $97,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gunnison County Department of Health & Human Services | Gunnison, CO | $95,790 | 7 | 2 | 2023 |
| Living Journeys | Crested Butte, CO | $89,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hispanic Affairs Project | Montrose, CO | $85,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA of the Seventh Judicial District Inc | Montrose, CO | $72,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Miguel Resource Center | Telluride, CO | $63,705 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crested Butte Mountain Educational Radio Inc | Crested Butte, CO | $60,950 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| All American Families | Delta, CO | $60,118 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crested Butte Land Trust | Crested Butte, CO | $59,150 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Paradise Place | Crested Butte, CO | $56,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Telluride Adaptive Ski Program | Telluride, CO | $55,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley Housing Fund | Gunnison, CO | $55,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crested Butte Nordic Council | Crested Butte, CO | $53,856 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Montrose, CO | $53,795 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte Inc | Crested Butte, CO | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Basin Clinic Inc | Naturita, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Home Trust of Ouray County | Ridgway, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Foundation | Springfield, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Telluride Foundation | Telluride, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Learning Council | Paonia, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| True North Youth Program | Telluride, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West End Family Link Center | Nucla, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gunnison Sanctuary Housing Inc | Gunnison, CO | $49,465 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Telluride Mountain Club | Telluride, CO | $45,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peer Kindness Inc | Montrose, CO | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Colorado Food Andagriculture Council | Montrose, CO | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic | Crested Butte, CO | $41,650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club Inc | Montrose, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delta-Montrose Youth Services Inc | Montrose, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fresh Foundation | Norwood, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Wright Opera House Inc | Ouray, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Fork Valley Public Radio Incorporated | Paonia, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Miguel Educational Fund | Telluride, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West End Economic Development Corporation | Naturita, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gunnison Cnty Health & Human | Gunnison, CO | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Telluride Repertory Theatre Company | Telluride, CO | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gunnison Valley Hockey Association | Gunnison, CO | $33,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gunnison Cnty Juvenile Servic | Gunnison, CO | $33,530 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gunnison County Pioneer & Historical Society | Gunnison, CO | $30,685 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum Inc | Crested Butte, CO | $30,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Colorado University Foundation | Gunnison, CO | $30,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colorado Canyons Association | Grand Jct, CO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pinhead Institute Inc | Telluride, CO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crested Butte Music Festival Inc | Crested Butte, CO | $25,900 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ah Haa School for the Arts | Telluride, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Sage Center | Paonia, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gunnison County Library Dist | Gunnison, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake City Arts Council | Lake City, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountainfilm Ltd 01-01-94 | Telluride, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palm Arts | Telluride, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Telluride Academy | Telluride, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Telluride AIDS Benefit Inc | Telluride, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities | Telluride, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Csu Extension - Gunnison County | Gunnison, CO | $23,401 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Paradise Theatre | Paonia, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Miguel Mentoring Program | Telluride, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Telluride Chamber Music Association | Telluride, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Inc | Crested Butte, CO | $18,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gunnison Hinsdale Early Child | Gunnison, CO | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cattlemens Days Inc | Gunnison, CO | $15,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Western Colorado University | Gunnison, CO | $15,175 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club Inc | Telluride, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trailhead Childrens Museum | Crested Butte, CO | $13,630 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| C B Avalanche Center Inc | Crested Butte, CO | $13,450 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Real Consulting LLC | Casper, WY | $12,660 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| High Country Conservation Advocates | Crested Butte, CO | $12,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gunnison Valley Regional Housing Authority | Gunnison, CO | $11,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gunnison County Juvenile Services | Gunnison, CO | $11,147 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oh Be Joyful Church | Crested Butte, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Steamboat Institute | Steamboat Spr, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legacy Family Ministries | Gunnison, CO | $9,692 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wonderland Nature School | Gunnison, CO | $9,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 4-H Forever | Gunnison, CO | $9,577 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western Colorado University | Gunnison, CO | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League Inc | Gunnison, CO | $8,248 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Mt Crested Butte | Mt Crested But, CO | $8,058 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crested Butte Film Festival | Crested Butte, CO | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gunnison County Dept of Health & Human Service | Gunnison, CO | $7,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Equity Project | Denver, CO | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dollywood Foundation | Sevierville, TN | $6,698 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity Gunnison Valley Inc | Gunnison, CO | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coldharbour Institute | Gunnison, CO | $5,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gunnison Legacy Fund | Gunnison, CO | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
30 of 93 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Crested Butte Land Trust
GENERAL OPERATING AND PROG SUPPORT - Crested Butte Music Festival
GENERAL OPERATING & PROG SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 62 of 93 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $1,098,238 | $10,450 |
| 2022 | 33 | $548,337 | $12,100 |
| 2023 | 29 | $328,982 | $7,000 |
| 2024 | 75 | $2,724,276 | $31,200 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Colorado. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,100 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Colorado.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Community Foundation of the's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 135 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 525 North Main Street, Gunnison, CO, 81230.
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