About Community Office for Resource Efficiency
Community Office for Resource Efficiency centers its grantmaking on building efficiency, electrification, and retrofit work in the Aspen area and nearby mountain communities. The largest recent award in the data is $181,250 to Aspen Skiing Company in Basalt for building efficiency, followed by another $100,000 grant to the same recipient in 2024. That pattern points to a funder that supports capital-intensive projects over time, not just one-off gifts.
The foundation’s recent grants also reach public institutions and local nonprofits. Town of Snowmass Village received $84,325 in 2023, while Pitkin County Landfill received $60,000 in 2024. Aspen School District, Habitat for Humanity, Aspen Fire Protection District, the City of Aspen, and Aspen Mountain Residences also appear among recent recipients, showing a mix of civic, housing, and community-serving buildings. Across these awards, the common thread is reducing emissions from existing buildings through efficiency and electrification. The foundation’s work fits a local climate strategy focused on the built environment, with grants often tied to retrofit implementation rather than broad operating support.
What Community Office for Resource Efficiency Funds
A clear theme in the portfolio is support for large building-efficiency projects. Aspen Skiing Company received $181,250 in 2023 and another $100,000 in 2024 for building efficiency, while Town of Snowmass Village received $84,325 in 2023 for the same purpose.
The foundation also supports public-sector facilities. Pitkin County Landfill was awarded $60,000 in 2024 for building efficiency, and Aspen Fire Protection District received $50,000 in 2023.
Housing and community development show up as well. Habitat for Humanity received $50,000 in 2023, and The Farm Collaborative received $50,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2023, both for building efficiency. Recent awards to Aspen School District, Wheeler Opera House, and Basalt High School further show an emphasis on facilities where energy upgrades can affect daily operations.
How Community Office for Resource Efficiency Gives
Typical grant size sits at $16,853 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The distribution includes both mid-sized awards and much larger implementation grants, such as the $181,250 award to Aspen Skiing Company.
The pattern also suggests repeat support to the same organizations across years: Aspen Skiing Company appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Aspen Mountain Residences appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; The Farm Collaborative appears in 2023 and 2025. CORE is a nonprofit grantmaker, not a donor-advised fund or individual-giving funder, and it does not fund individuals. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, especially those tied to rebates and grants for commercial and multifamily projects.
