Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado
ActivePublic CharityPhilanthropy & Voluntarism
DURANGO, COWebsite
About Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado
The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado facilitates the growth and effectiveness of philanthropic contributions and expands the culture of giving to meet the needs of our communities. We envision a generous, vibrant and inclusive Southwest Colorado with opportunities for all to thrive.
Focus Areas
youthenvironmenthuman servicesemergency relieffood securityhousing securitywater infrastructureequityeducation
Who They Fund
Southwest Colorado residents and communitieslocal nonprofit organizationsyouth and young peoplefamilies and individuals experiencing crisis
About Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado
Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado stands out for the way it moves large sums into local nonprofits and county projects across Southwest Colorado. In the latest grants list, Pine River Shares in Bayfield received $835,931, while Onward in Cortez received $718,949, showing that the foundation’s work reaches beyond its headquarters city and into multiple parts of the region. The recent record also includes major support for San Juan Mountain Association, United Way of Sw Colorado, La Plata Youth Services, Ignacio Community College, Local First Foundation, and Good Food Collective, alongside smaller community grants. The foundation operates as a public charity and a mixed community foundation, with donor-advised fund management and intermediary roles reflected in its structure. Its published focus areas include youth, environment, human services, emergency relief, food security, housing security, water infrastructure, equity, and education. Those priorities appear in both competitive local programs and larger place-based distributions, including county social-impact funding and scholarships for students from La Plata and San Juan counties. The result is a grantmaker that supports direct service organizations, education access, environmental stewardship, and community resilience in the same region.
What Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado Funds
Youth and education appear across several named grants. The foundation gave $229,333 in 2024 and $223,412 in 2025 to La Plata Youth Services in Durango, and it also awarded $104,000 in 2025 to Durango School District 9R. Animas High School received $101,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2023, while Durango Adult Education Center received $86,000 in 2025. Food security and human services are another clear line of support. Good Food Collective in Durango received $136,000 in 2025, Durango Food Bank received $79,600 in 2024, and Manna in Durango received $79,000 in 2023. Environmental and water-related giving is also visible: San Juan Mountain Association received $381,500 in 2024, Resilient Colorado in Mancos received $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and La Plata West Water Authority in Hesperus received $100,000 in 2023.
How Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado Gives
Typical grants cluster at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $16,825 at the median, and $31,200 at the 75th percentile, but the recent record also includes seven-figure awards and several $100,000-plus grants. The pattern suggests a mix of routine nonprofit support and larger place-based commitments. Recurring recipients are common: La Plata Youth Services, United Way of Sw Colorado, Ruby Sisson Memorial Library, Durango Adult Education Center, Durango Education Foundation, Animas High School, Resilient Colorado, and Durango School District 9R all appear more than once across the recent grants list. As a mixed community foundation, it also manages donor-advised funds and runs program-linked local grant opportunities; some are unsolicited, while county ARPA distributions are not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3M
Total Assets
$13.2M
Total Revenue
$4.3M
Total Expenses
$4.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $31K, with a median of $17K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$17K
75th Percentile
$31K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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