Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation

About Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation

A six-figure unrestricted grant to Yampa Valley Medical Center Foundation anchors the Craig-scheckman Family Foundation’s giving and signals a strong emphasis on local health infrastructure in the Yampa Valley. The foundation’s recent grants also show repeated support for schools, youth-serving organizations, and community service groups across Northwest Colorado, with several recipients appearing in more than one year. That pattern suggests steady relationship-based funding rather than one-off project support. Beyond health care, the foundation has backed local education and student services through grants to Steamboat Springs School District, Hayden School District, South Routt School District, and Colorado Mountain College. It has also supported community organizations working on mental health, family support, sustainability, and autism services. Most awards are unrestricted, which gives recipients flexibility in how they use the funds. The recent grant record includes both larger anchor gifts and a broader set of mid-sized awards, with multiple grants in the $45,000 to $75,000 range. Recipients are concentrated in Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Oak Creek, and Denver, with smaller but notable gifts reaching Oakland, California, and Queens, New York.

What Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation Funds

Health and medical capacity are central to the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $200,000 to Yampa Valley Medical Center Foundation for unrestricted support, and it later funded Northwest Colorado Health with $45,000 in 2024 and again in 2025. Education is another visible area. The foundation awarded $136,000 to Steamboat Springs School District in 2024, $75,000 to Hayden School District in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025, and $75,000 to South Routt School District in 2024 followed by $50,000 in 2025. Youth and family services also appear consistently. Rocky Mountain Youth Corps received $70,000 in 2024, while Family Development Center received $50,000 in 2025. The foundation has also backed Yampa Valley Autism Program with $40,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025, indicating repeated support for services tied to youth well-being and family support. Environmental and community issues show up as well, including $50,000 each year to Yampa Valley Sustainability Council in 2024 and 2025.

How Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation Gives