The Telluride Foundation’s Community Grants Program is the sustained effort to support local organizations that are addressing community issues consistent with the mission.
Donor Name: Telluride Foundation
State: Colorado
County: Montrose County (CO), Ouray County (CO), San Miguel County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/27/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The annual competitive grants program focuses on measuring outcomes and developing financially healthy nonprofits.
Focus Areas 

Early Childhood Development

Increase child school readiness.

Education

Develop 21st century learning skills for children & adults.

Environment & Animals

Protect and preserve surrounding natural areas.

Arts and Culture

Provide participatory and quality art experiences.

Health

Encourage and promote life-long health.

Human Service

Provide a strong and inclusive safety net that builds opportunity.

Athletics

Promote participation that leads to life skills.

Current Types of Support
Grants may be submitted annually for general operating, existing and new programs and projects, conferences and seminars, consulting services, matching funds, technical assistance, and start-up funds. One request from multiple organizations to support a collaborative project is also accepted.
Funding Information
Grants fall generally in the range of $500 to $40,000 and depend on the funds available for distribution in any given year as well as the nature of each request.
Eligibility Criteria 
The Telluride Foundation will consider grant applications from organizations meeting the following eligibility requirements:

Conduct activities and programs consistent with the Foundation’s mission of enriching the quality of life of the residents, visitors and workforce of the Telluride region.
Serve people living or working in San Miguel, Ouray, West Montrose counties and Rico.
Qualify as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code, have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, or operate as a local government or one of their subsidiaries.

Restrictions
The Foundation does not fund debt reduction or retiring past operating deficits, fellowships or other grants to individuals, loans, non-educational publications, litigation, political campaigns, operating support for organizations that conduct lobbying or political action campaigns, economic development, endowment funds, religious organizations for religious purposes, graduate and post-graduate research, or candidates seeking political office.
For more information, visit Telluride Foundation.