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Chaffee County Community Foundation
CHAFFEE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION acts as a catalyst to inspire positive change through the power of philanthropy to enrich the lives of all people in chaffee county.
- $2.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 38
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 24
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $2.6M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $13,600
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $878,627
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 68
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Chaffee County Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $66k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationEnvironmentRecreation & SportsArts & CultureHousing & ShelterFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 37 | $2.6M | 38% |
| FY2024 | 24 | $486k | 25% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $251k | 18% |
| FY2022 | 22 | $968k | 41% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $146k | 21% |
| FY2020 | 68 | $597k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Youth Development$1.3MHousing & Shelter$1.0MEnvironment$778kArts & Culture$433kFood & Nutrition$257kEducation$250kCommunity Improvement$199kHuman Services$157kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chaffee County | $1,176,249 | 6 | 28% |
| Watershed Np Inc | $400,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Central Colorado Conservacy | $342,275 | 2 | 28% |
| Chaffee County | $213,984 | 3 | n/a |
| Riverside Ditch and Allen Extension Company | $153,436 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Arkansas River Nature Assoc | $144,974 | 6 | 8% |
| Chaffee Housing Trust | $131,929 | 6 | 8% |
| Guidestone | $114,306 | 5 | 12% |
| Chaffee County Hospitality Inc | $110,562 | 5 | 27% |
| Chaffee County Early Childhood Council | $84,978 | 6 | 13% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chaffee County | $1,176,249 | 6 | 28% |
| Watershed Np Inc | $400,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Central Colorado Conservacy | $342,275 | 2 | 28% |
| Chaffee County | $213,984 | 3 | n/a |
| Riverside Ditch and Allen Extension Company | $153,436 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Arkansas River Nature Assoc | $144,974 | 6 | 8% |
| Chaffee Housing Trust | $131,929 | 6 | 8% |
| Guidestone | $114,306 | 5 | 12% |
| Chaffee County Hospitality Inc | $110,562 | 5 | 27% |
| Chaffee County Early Childhood Council | $84,978 | 6 | 13% |
| Colorado Firecamp Inc | $76,095 | 1 | n/a |
| Shining Mountains Montessori School | $67,630 | 4 | 9% |
| Chaffee County Habitat for Humanity | $66,703 | 2 | 6% |
| South Arkansas Fire Protection District | $66,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Chaffee County Fire Protection District | $62,989 | 2 | n/a |
| Chaffee County Childcare | $53,560 | 5 | 18% |
| Tn Bar Cattle Company | $52,706 | 1 | n/a |
| elevateHER | $50,666 | 6 | 12% |
| Hutchinson Ranch | $47,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Full Circle Restorative Justice | $46,885 | 5 | 9% |
| Alliance Against Domestic Abuse | $45,531 | 5 | 2% |
| Foodshed Alliance | $42,394 | 5 | 28% |
| Ark Valley Helping Hands | $38,637 | 3 | 17% |
| Achieve Inc | $37,267 | 5 | 19% |
| Salida Senior Citizens Inc Dba Salida Community Center | $31,314 | 3 | 10% |
| Salida Mountain Trails | $29,974 | 3 | 4% |
| City of Salida | $26,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bv Made | $23,173 | 2 | n/a |
| Places to Age | $22,758 | 1 | n/a |
| Neighbor to Neighbor Volunteers | $20,181 | 3 | 2% |
| Salida Montessori Charter School | $18,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Salida Sangha Inc | $18,450 | 3 | n/a |
| Colorado Farm to Table Inc | $17,820 | 3 | 3% |
| Buena Vista School District | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Agricultural Research Service (Usda) | $16,745 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Browns Canyon | $16,550 | 2 | n/a |
| Buena Vista Heritage | $13,024 | 1 | 8% |
| Valley Fellowship Church | $11,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Farmor Foundation | $10,017 | 1 | 0% |
| Fibark Community Paddling Center | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Salida Area Parks Open Space & Trails | $9,717 | 1 | 4% |
| Tenderfoot Transmitting Inc | $9,316 | 1 | 13% |
| The Optimist Club of Buena Vista | $9,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ark-Valley Humane Society Inc | $8,718 | 1 | 1% |
| Articipate | $7,917 | 1 | n/a |
| Arkansas Valley Advocates for Dyslexia | $7,525 | 1 | n/a |
| New Bees Thrift Store | $7,500 | 1 | 7% |
| A Church Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Salida Sunrise Rotary Charitable Fund Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Life | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Salida Pregnancy Resource Center Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 9% |
| West Central Mental Health Center Inc Dba Solvista Health | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Chamber of Commerce Heart of the Rockies | $7,500 | 1 | 6% |
| Bv Pride Coalition | $7,100 | 1 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grainery Ministries | $6,375 | 1 | 4% |
| Congregational United Church of Christ | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Conservation Legacy | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mini-Blessings | $5,936 | 1 | 10% |
| Chaffee County Search and Rescue - North | $5,729 | 1 | n/a |
| Envision Inc | $5,622 | 1 | 6% |
| Chaffee County Amateur Hockey Assoc | $5,582 | 1 | 17% |
| New Caring & Sharing | $5,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Trailhead Institute | $5,393 | 1 | n/a |
| Salida Concerts Inc | $5,258 | 1 | 6% |
| Elevation Beer Company | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Walden Chamber Music Society | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Soulcraft Brewing | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cj and Company Salon and Bodyworks (Polished Ends) | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Uptown Grill | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Empower Yoga LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kim's Gym LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Blend at Buena Vista | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado Sports Recycler | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Settings Event Rental | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Silver Ridge Lodge | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Corvus Clothing and Curiosities & Corvus Escape Room | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Little Red Hen Bakery | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chaffee County Economic Development Corporation | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Deer Valley Ranch LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elkhorn Pizzeria LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 50 Burger | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bangs Salon and Spa | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jalablu Yoga | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Currents Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bill Dvorak's Kayak and Rafting Expeditions Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Simple Lodge and Hostel | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Howl Mercantile LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jumpin' Good Goat Dairy LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado Adventure Tours LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado Compressed Gases | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rio Trio LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Theresa Medranoheritage Daycare LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tres Litros Beer Company | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elk Mountain Guest Ranch Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Yogatonic Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Surf Hotel | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sorelle Delicatessen Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Amigo Lodge LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Deerhammer Distilling Company | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yoga Olas LLC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($729k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Chaffee County Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 40 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Colorado Gives FoundationCO31.6× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Colorado Grand Inc · The Colorado Health Foundation · Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation · United Way of Pueblo County Colorado Inc · Anschutz Family Foundation · Gates Family Foundation · Nextfifty Initiative · William & Harriet Gould Foundation · Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation · The Colorado Trust
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
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About Chaffee County Community Foundation
- How much does Chaffee County Community Foundation give?
- Chaffee County Community Foundation reported 38 itemized grants totaling $2,576,539, out of $2,756,456 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 68 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does Chaffee County Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (25%), Housing & Shelter (21%), Environment (15%).
- Who are Chaffee County Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Boys and Girls Clubs of Chaffee County ($1.2M), Watershed Np Inc ($400k), Central Colorado Conservacy ($342k).
- Does Chaffee County Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Chaffee County Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, El Pomar Foundation, Colorado Grand Inc.
- Where is Chaffee County Community Foundation based?
- Chaffee County Community Foundation is based in CO.
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