Community Grants

Community Grants is sponsored by Telluride Foundation. Supports local organizations addressing community issues in the Telluride region.

Community Grants | Telluride Foundation The Telluride Foundation’s Community Grants Program is our sustained effort to support local organizations that are addressing community issues consistent with our mission. Our annual competitive grants program focuses on measuring outcomes and developing financially healthy nonprofits.

Grants are awarded once a year, at the end of December, with grant awards distributed throughout the following year. The deadline for 2025 Community Grants is September 29th at 5:00 p. m.

(MT) . A link to the online application is below. A webinar providing information about the 2025 Community Grants was held Wednesday, August 20th at 11am.

To view a recording of the webinar, click here. To view the slide deck from the webinar, click here. Click the link for everything you need to start an application and for more information : Community Grants Guidelines.

Annual grants are awarded in seven focus areas: Increase child school readiness. Develop 21st century learning skills for children & adults. Protect and preserve surrounding natural areas.

Provide participatory and quality art experiences. Encourage and promote life-long health. Provide a strong and inclusive safety net that builds opportunity.

Promote participation that leads to life skills. Community Grants Application The Telluride Foundation awards annual grants to nonprofits and local governmental entities serving people living or working in San Miguel County, including Rico and Ouray and West Montrose counties. For more information, and to apply for a community grant, click here .

The Telluride Foundation offers an annual competitive granting cycle for nonprofit organizations that serve people living and/or working in San Miguel County, reaching from Rico to Paradox. These organizations are vital to the quality of life for all in our region, and these grants are the heart of our work as a community foundation. A snap shot of grants made since 2001 can be found by downloading the following chart .

All Community Grant applications are reviewed by the Telluride Foundation’s Grants Committee. The Grants Committee is comprised of 10 members of the Foundation’s Executive Board and Leadership Council. The Grants Committee provides recommendations to the full Executive Board and Leadership Council for final review and approval.

Members of the Grants Committee represent a broad base of individuals including full-time local citizens and second homeowners. Committee members serve, on average, a two – three-year term. The Telluride Foundation Executive Board is made up of 12 members and the Leadership Council is made up of approximately 22 members.

At the December meeting, final action is taken on recommendations made by the Grants Committee. Foundation staff processes and prepares the grant applications for review by the Grants Committee. Staff assists the Grants Committee but does not vote on grant award decisions.