Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado
/OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado supports arts and culture, environment, animal protection, education, human services and youth in Southwest Colorado.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts and culture, environment, animal protection, education, human services, youth
IP TAKE: Although this community foundation’s discretionary grantmaking is quite limited, it is still a great local resource for nonprofits looking for help with professional development, research and sponsorship.
PROFILE: Established in 1997, the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado (CFSSC) is a community foundation based in Durango, Colorado. The foundation formed after local nonprofits identified a need for such an organization in the mid-1990s. The foundation seeks to " increase efficiency, sustainability, and success for nonprofits, while maximizing effective grantmaking for philanthropists, to make Southwest Colorado a better place to live.” CFSSC funds local efforts for arts and culture, environment, animal protection, education, human services and youth.
The Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado serves as the grants manager the Ballatine Family Fund, which is a general purpose fund that awards a wide range of grants. Many of these grants have lately supported human services and arts and culture organizations. The foundation’s 12.4.2 Payroll Department Grants support organizations that assist youth, provide human services and aid the environment. CFSSC supports the region’s popular summer concert series at the Rochester Hotel and concerts at the Pagosa Springs Golf Club.
Grants range between about $1,000 and $15,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on five counties in Southwest Colorado, which are La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores. Past local grantees include Durango Nature Studies, Manna Soup Kitchen and the Durango Arts Center.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for the Ballantine Family Fund. The trustees review new grant requests quarterly, and the online application system is accessible on the Ballantine Family Fund website. It also accepts unsolicited applications for its 12.4.2 Payroll Department Grants, for which applications are typically due in February. Direct general questions to the staff at director@swcommunityfoundation.org or 970-375-5807.
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