Yampa Valley Community Foundation

We Connect People Who Care with Causes that Matter

THE YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES AND EDUCATION FOR DONORS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN NORTHWEST COLORADO. WE PROMOTE THOUGHTFUL, INDIVIDUALIZED CHARITABLE GIVING AND CREATE ENDOWMENTS THAT HAVE MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN THE YAMPA VALLEY.

The Community Foundation began with a purpose.  In 1979, a group of local citizens formed the Yampa Valley Foundation in order to save the financially beleaguered Yampa Valley College.  By 1983 the Foundation had successfully saved what is now the Colorado Mountain College, Alpine Campus.

Between 1984 and 1995 the Yampa Valley Foundation served as a community based multi-purpose foundation, with a number of charitable funds and activities under the 501(c)(3) umbrella.  In 1996, the Foundation reorganized and adopted a broader focus, adding ‘Community’ to its name and purpose.  As a Community Foundation, the focus shifted to raising funds to grant money in the Yampa Valley to enhance education, arts, health and human services, recreation and the environment. The Foundation made this move by partnering with the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation (SSRC). This partnership provided a ski pass program, the Passport Club, to the Community Foundation and the program is still in operation today.  Funds generated by selling Passport Club memberships are used to pay the administrative costs of the Community Foundation and supported grants.

Today, the Community Foundation is poised for a new era of growth, impact and community leadership. Our nearly 150 funds and total assets of more than $20 million position us to be the philanthropic center for the Yampa Valley.  The Board of Trustees and staff of the Community Foundation aim to grow our Foundation by forming new partnerships, strengthening relationships with existing supporters, advocating solutions, and allocating resources for a better tomorrow for the Yampa Valley.

To understand more about the impact of our work across the Yampa Valley, please take a look at our most recent annual report: https://yvcf.org/about-us/annual-reports/ .