About Summit Foundation
The Summit Foundation concentrates its giving locally in Summit County, CO, prioritizing organizations that deliver direct community services, education/outdoor youth programming, arts and culture, and local conservation. Grants skew toward general operating and program support for repeat, mid-to-large sized grantees, often funding the same nonprofits across multiple years. The foundation favors practical, place-based investments that strengthen safety-net services (health, family supports, victim advocacy), local schools and youth outdoor education, and community arts organizations.
Focus Areas
Community health and basic medical access in Summit County (e.g., Summit Community Care Clinic)Family support and crisis services including domestic violence advocacy and CASA programs (e.g., Family & Intercultural Resource Center; Advocates for Victims of Assault)Outdoor and experiential youth education in the high-country (e.g., Keystone Science School; Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center; Summit County Mountain Mentors)Local arts and cultural institutions that anchor community life (e.g., Breckenridge Creative Arts; Theatre Silco; National Repertory Orchestra)Conservation and outdoor stewardship initiatives focused on the Colorado high country (e.g., High Country Conservation Center)
About Summit Foundation
The Summit Foundation’s giving is built around a small set of local institutions that show up year after year, with large operating and program grants to organizations such as the Family and Intercultural Resource Center, Summit Community Care Clinic, and Keystone Science School. Its recent grant record shows a funder that supports direct community services, school-linked programming, youth outdoor education, arts organizations, and conservation work in Summit County. That mix is reinforced by repeated awards to the same nonprofits across multiple years, often at meaningful scale. The foundation also backs community anchors that serve distinct needs: health access, family and crisis support, rescue and safety services, and cultural programming. In 2024, it gave $410,833 to the Family and Intercultural Resource Center for general operating support, and in 2023 it awarded $288,569 to Keystone Science School for program and general operating support. Those grants fit a pattern of practical, place-based philanthropy aimed at keeping local nonprofits functioning and responsive to residents in the high-country communities it serves.
What Summit Foundation Funds
Community health and human services are a major thread in the foundation’s portfolio. In 2024, it gave $233,000 to Summit Community Care Clinic for general operating support, and in 2023 it awarded $85,625 and later $81,965 to Advocates for Victims of Assault Inc for general operating support. Family stabilization also appears through $70,455 to Building Hope Summit County in 2025. Education and youth development are another clear focus. The foundation provided $250,000 to Summit County Schools in 2024 for program support, $154,000 to Colorado Mountain College in 2024 for program support, and $114,300 to Summit County Mountain Mentors in 2023 for program support. Its arts and culture funding includes $95,500 to Theatre Silco in 2024 for program support and $82,024 to Breckenridge Creative Arts in 2023 for program support. Conservation is present as well, with $62,000 to High Country Conservation Center in 2025 for general operating support.
How Summit Foundation Gives
The Summit Foundation’s typical grant size sits at a median of $14,750, with a lower quartile of $10,000 and an upper quartile of $32,500. That profile matches a portfolio that includes both smaller community grants and larger operating awards to repeat recipients. The pattern is strongly recurring: organizations such as Advocates for Victims of Assault Inc, Building Hope Summit County, Breckenridge Creative Arts, and Theatre Silco received multiple awards across different years. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. It accepts unsolicited applications through its grant pages and seasonal cycles, including spring and fall.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.1M
Total Assets
$28.4M
Total Revenue
$9M
Total Expenses
$6.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $33K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$33K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ELLEN REID
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