YVCF Community Grant Cycle

2023-24 Grant Guidelines

At the Yampa Valley Community Foundation, we proudly support a philosophy of trust-based philanthropy in our relationship with every grantee. This approach commits to building relationships based on transparency, dialogue, and mutual learning. We seek to streamline applications and reporting, attaching fewer strings to funding. We partner with local nonprofit organizations for a stronger combined effort towards achieving shared community goals.

The Yampa Valley Community Foundation, in partnership with the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation, donor advised fund holders, and other granting endowments, offers once-a-year grants up to $7,500. In addition to our annual grants, organizations working collaboratively to make a regional difference in the Yampa Valley may be invited to apply for a YVCF Impact Grant up to $30,000. Click here to learn more about our Impact Grants.

General Information

Each grant is either for unrestricted purposes or issued as a programmatic grant:

• Unrestricted (General Operating) Grants: The 2023 grant cycle will again focus on unrestricted grants. Unrestricted funding provides grantees the flexibility to assess and determine where grant dollars are most needed. These grants allow for innovation, emergent action, and organizational sustainability. To qualify for unrestricted grants, the organization must serve Routt and/or Moffat Counties and must meet all other eligibility requirements posted in these 2023 Community Grants Guidelines.
• Programmatic Grants: We will accept programmatic grant applications from eligible organizations when an operating grant is not appropriate. If your organization fits any of the following descriptions, you must apply for a program grant:
  • Organizations with annual operating budget over $1 million
  • Organizations with service areas that extend outside Routt and Moffat Counties
  • Faith-based organizations

NEW FOR 2023

• All application guidelines, questions, and scoring rubrics have been carefully reconsidered and in some cases significantly revised since 2022. Changes were made to clarify the application and improve our grantmaking process for applicants and reviewers alike. Past applicants should read everything anew and new applicants will benefit from reading all guidelines and the scoring rubric. Free trainings should prove very helpful for all applicants: see the schedule below.
• Organizations with annual operating budgets over $1 million must apply for a programmatic grant.
• 2023 Scoring Rubric: review detailed criteria by which your application will be evaluated.
• Application questions: view the application questions (for reference only; does not include tips and links to resources available through the online application).