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Vail Valley Cares

Vail Valley Cares is an ecumenical Christian organization dedicated to sharing the love of God by helping meet the local communitys needs.

$641k
Granted FY2024still arriving
33
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Human Services$624kHealth$343kEducation$160kYouth Development$136kRecreation & Sports$96kCrime & Legal$92kPublic Safety & Disaster$87kPhilanthropy$14kOther$0
02FY2024 · 33 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 33 grants below total $476,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $640,603 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $164,603 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k13 grants · $93k
  • $10k–50k20 grants · $383k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$4.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Vail Valley Charitable Foundation$40,000
Hope Center$40,000
Bright Futures Fouundation$38,500
Hospice of the Valley Inc$34,000
Eagle Valley Behavioral Health$25,000
Catholic Charities$20,500
Vail Valley Salvation Army$20,000
Speakup Reachout$17,500
CASA OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE$16,500
Mountain Family Health Centers$15,000
Small Champions$15,000
VIDA Foundation$14,000
Eagle County School District$13,000
Caregiver Connections$12,500
Eagle County Crime Stoppers$11,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $385k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%Vail Valley Charitable Foundation: $40k → 7%Vail Valley Charitable Foundation: $35k → 7%Vail Valley Charitable Foundation: $30k → 7%Vail Valley Charitable Foundation: $30k → 7%Vail Valley Charitable Foundation: $30k → 7%Eagle Valley Senior Life: $12k → 7%Eagle Valley Senior Life: $10k → 7%Small Champions: $15k → 7%VIDA Foundation: $14k → 7%Small Champions: $10k → 7%Small Champions: $10k → 7%Small Champions: $6k → 7%Small Champions: $6k → 7%Hospice of the Valley Inc: $34k → 7%Hospice of the Valley Inc: $21k → 7%Hospice of the Valley Inc: $15k → 7%Hospice of the Valley Inc: $15k → 7%Hospice of the Valley Inc: $10k → 7%Eagle Valley Senior Life: $15k → 7%Eagle Valley Senior Life: $15k → 7%Eagle Valley Senior Life: $12k → 7%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 23 repeat orgs$171k to everyone else

23 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
3

Total granted

$1.4M
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
+120%

Still filing today

70%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $149k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’21’22’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’21’22’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationRecreation & SportsCivil RightsYouth DevelopmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • VV
    Vail Valley Charitable Fund Inc
    7× · 2018–2024 · $165k · revenue +135%
  • BF
    BRIGHT FUTURE FOUNDATION FOR EAGLE COUNTY
    7× · 2018–2024 · $163k · revenue +104%
  • AH
    ASPEN HOPE CENTER
    6× · 2019–2024 · $116k · revenue +76%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $8k
  • L
    Lift-Up
    2× · 2022–2023 · $8k
  • MD
    MOUNTAIN DREAMERSgraduated
    2× · 2022–2023 · $7k · revenue +120%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Eagle River Valley Childcare

Eagle river valley childcare is strategically designed to address the childcare supply and affordability issues in the eagle county, colorado community.

Human Services
2
Vvmc Diversified Services

Elevating health across our mountain communities.

Health
3
Vail Health Services

Vail health services is the parent company of a group of companies generally known as vail health, whose mission is to elevate health across our mountain communities.

Health
4
Vail Mountain School

We inspire tomorrow's ethical leaders by developing character, seeking knowledge, and building a community of lifelong learners from the heart of the colorado mountains to the world beyond.

Education
5
Vail Clinic Inc % Vhh Accounting Department

Elevating health across our mountain communities.

Health
6
Vive

VIVE addresses the health equity and wellness needs of many of Colorados low-income youth, who face significant health disparities and often lack access to engaging physical activity and health education.

Youth Development
7
Vail International Pro Am
Recreation & Sports
8
Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council Inc

Services provided in arapahoe county colorado related to early childhood education intervention issues.

Education
9
Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition
Health
10
Elevations Credit Union

Together we create solutions for a better life.

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11
Valley Life for All

Creating access to resources by connecting opportunities for people of all disabilities, their families and communities, from Aspen to Parachute.

—
12
Epicpromise Employee Foundation

The EpicPromise Foundation supports Vail Resorts employees and their dependents in times of need through emergency financial assistance and educational grants.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Eagle River Youth Coalition Inc Dba Mountain Youth; the most unlike its peers is The 4 Eagle Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

27 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 27 of the 42 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/27
Grantees still filing
18/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BRIGHT FUTURE FOUNDATION FOR EAGLE COUNTY: $162,500 · OtherBRIGHT FUTURE FOUNDATION FOR EAGLE COUNTYSAMARITAN CENTER OF THE ROCKIES INC: $105,500 · OtherSAMARITAN CENTER OF THE ROCKIES INCTHE SALVATION ARMY: $87,500 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYCatholic Charities: $70,500 · OtherCatholic CharitiesCaregiver Connections: $33,500 · OtherCaregiver ConnectionsEAGLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT: $25,000 · Other+11 more: $96,500 · Other+11 moreVail Valley Charitable Fund Inc: $165,000 · Human ServicesVail Valley Charitable Fund…HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY INC: $94,500 · Human ServicesHOSPICE OF THE VALLEY INCEAGLE VALLEY SENIOR LIFE INC: $64,100 · Human ServicesEAGLE VALLEY SENIOR LIFE IN…SMALL CHAMPIONS INC: $47,000 · Human ServicesSMALL CHAMPIONS INCVIDA FOUNDATION USA: $14,000 · Human ServicesASPEN HOPE CENTER: $116,000 · HealthASPEN HOPE CENTERSUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION OF EAGLE VALLEY: $62,500 · HealthSUICIDE PREVENTIO…COLORADO WEST INC: $30,000 · HealthCOLORADO WEST INCEAGLE VALLEY MENTAL HEALTH: $25,000 · HealthEAGLE VALLEY MENT…MOUNTAIN FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS: $15,000 · HealthMOUNTAIN FAMILY H…EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF EAGLE CNTY: $45,000 · EducationVAIL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $22,000 · EducationLITERACY PROJECT EC VOLUNTEERS FOR LITERACY: $13,000 · EducationVAIL VALLEY WORKS INC: $10,000 · EducationVail Christian School Inc: $8,000 · EducationCASA OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE: $80,500 · Civil RightsMOUNTAIN DREAMERS: $7,000 · Civil RightsYOUTHPOWER365: $50,000 · PhilanthropySwift Eagle Charitable Foundation: $14,000 · PhilanthropyEAGLE VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,500 · PhilanthropyYOUNG LIFE: $57,000 · Youth DevelopmentEAGLE RIVER YOUTH COALITION INC DBA MOUNTAIN YOUTH: $9,000 · Youth DevelopmentThe 4 Eagle Foundation: $40,000 · Recreation & SportsThe Cycle Effect: $7,500 · Recreation & SportsWorld Class Accessibility Foundation: $7,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$581,000Human Services$384,600Health$248,500Education$98,000Civil Rights$87,500Philanthropy$74,500Youth Development$66,000Recreation & Sports$54,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVail Valley Charitable Fund Inc: $165,000 over 7y, 9.6% of budgetBRIGHT FUTURE FOUNDATION FOR EAGLE COUNTY: $162,500 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetASPEN HOPE CENTER: $116,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSAMARITAN CENTER OF THE ROCKIES INC: $105,500 over 6y, 20% of budgetHOSPICE OF THE VALLEY INC: $94,500 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetCASA OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE: $80,500 over 7y, 4.7% of budgetEAGLE VALLEY SENIOR LIFE INC: $64,100 over 6y, 26% of budgetSUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION OF EAGLE VALLEY: $62,500 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $57,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTHPOWER365: $50,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetSMALL CHAMPIONS INC: $47,000 over 7y, 3.8% of budgetEDUCATION FOUNDATION OF EAGLE CNTY: $45,000 over 6y, 6.8% of budgetThe 4 Eagle Foundation: $40,000 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetCOLORADO WEST INC: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetEAGLE VALLEY MENTAL HEALTH: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVAIL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $22,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetMOUNTAIN FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSwift Eagle Charitable Foundation: $14,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetVIDA FOUNDATION USA: $14,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetLITERACY PROJECT EC VOLUNTEERS FOR LITERACY: $13,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetEAGLE VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVAIL VALLEY WORKS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetEAGLE RIVER YOUTH COALITION INC DBA MOUNTAIN YOUTH: $9,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetVail Christian School Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Cycle Effect: $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMOUNTAIN DREAMERS: $7,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetWorld Class Accessibility Foundation: $7,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Vail Valley Charitable Fund Inc ↗
  • Who funds BRIGHT FUTURE FOUNDATION FOR EAGLE COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds ASPEN HOPE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN CENTER OF THE ROCKIES INC ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY INC ↗
  • Who funds CASA OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ↗
  • Who funds EAGLE VALLEY SENIOR LIFE INC ↗
  • Who funds SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION OF EAGLE VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG LIFE ↗
  • Who funds YOUTHPOWER365 ↗
  • Who funds SMALL CHAMPIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF EAGLE CNTY ↗
  • Who funds The 4 Eagle Foundation ↗
  • Who funds COLORADO WEST INC ↗
  • Who funds EAGLE VALLEY MENTAL HEALTH ↗
  • Who funds VAIL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds MOUNTAIN FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS ↗
  • Who funds Swift Eagle Charitable Foundation ↗
  • Who funds VIDA FOUNDATION USA ↗
  • Who funds LITERACY PROJECT EC VOLUNTEERS FOR LITERACY ↗
  • Who funds EAGLE VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VAIL VALLEY WORKS INC ↗
  • Who funds EAGLE RIVER YOUTH COALITION INC DBA MOUNTAIN YOUTH ↗
  • Who funds Vail Christian School Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Cycle Effect ↗
  • Who funds MOUNTAIN DREAMERS ↗
  • Who funds World Class Accessibility Foundation ↗

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.

United Way of Eagle R…Colorado Gives Founda…Rocky Mountain Health…Eagle Valley Mental H…The Colorado Health F…El Pomar FoundationVail Clinic Inc % Vhh…Slifer Smith & Frampt…Vail Valley FoundationKelton Family Foundat…United Jewish Foundat…The Denver Foundation
United Way of Eagle River ValleyCO39.1× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Eagle River Valley · Colorado Gives Foundation · Rocky Mountain Health Foundation · Eagle Valley Mental Health · The Colorado Health Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Vail Clinic Inc % Vhh Accounting Department · Slifer Smith & Frampton Foundation · Vail Valley Foundation · Kelton Family Foundation · United Jewish Foundation · The Denver Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Vail Valley Cares funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vail Valley Cares. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Vail Valley Cares?

    Find your warmest path to Vail Valley Cares through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 42 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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