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CFGV 2018 Annual Report 2018 ANNUAL REPORT COMMUNITY PAGES 2-3 | P.O.NONPROFITS Box 7057 PAGES . 4-5 Gunnison, | CO DONOR 81230 PAGES 6-7 | FOUNDATION PAGE 8 HERE FOR GOOD – TODAY, TOMORROW AND FOREVER elebrate the Valley’s nonprofits! They serve us all Speaking of exceptional . celebrate donors! C in one way or another. Staff members, boards and Philanthropy loosely translated from the Greek means volunteers. You’re the makers of happiness for a lot of “love of people.” people. Valley nonprofits go about their incredible work because There are more than 100 nonprofits at work in the Valley of a group of extraordinary donors. CFGV’s greater com- – all here because there are needs to be met. Think of the munity is everyone who lives, works and plays in this issues in any urban city – chances are we have the same glorious high mountain valley. It’s a community that needs here … just in microcosm. Nonprofits fill commu- embraces our donors. Donors internalize a sense of car- Doug Pam Tredway Montgomery nity needs that government and private business can’t. ing for one another and giving back that is the essence of 2018 Board Executive The gaps they fill keep us strong as a valley, and they do community. We know them, care about them and love President Director it with a passion that makes each one of our nonprofits them. Your Community Foundation is “Here for Good,” exceptional. thanks to you. 2018 NUMBERS: YOUR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SNAPSHOT Mission: Numbers show a slice. Discover more of the pie with stories, photos and quotes inside these pages. The Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley strengthens and enriches the community through engaged philanthropy, thoughtful 622 5 82 $572,967 grantmaking, strategic gifts to new funds total funds grants given from education, and collaborative all funds established managed all sources leadership. 2 • Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley • 2018 ANNUAL REPORT INTEGRITY – HERE FOR GOOD Inspiring learning for a lifetime FUNDS CREATED The Patti Bouchard Bippus Fund boosts local education IN 2018 FOREVER FUND – an endowment benefitting atti was the first principal of CFGV P the Crested Butte Community School when kindergarten through Anyone can MAXWELL MACALLISTER high school moved into the brand start a fund with SCHOLARSHIP FUND – a new building in 1997. She grew up in the Foundation. scholarship for students who the Gunnison Valley and, though her Whether or not are the first in their family to career in education took her to Denver it’s in memory of seek higher education and Alaska, her heart was always here. a loved one, there While Patti has physically left this are infinite pos- NICK AND PATRICIA world, her legacy lives on for eterni- sibilities with fund WILLIAMS FUND – a donor ty, benefitting educational programs type, designation, advised fund through Community Grants. Should and more. Contact there be a special education initiative the office at PATTI BOUCHARD BIPPUS in the Valley, Patti may very well lead 970.641.8837 for EDUCATION FUND – an that charge! Patti more information. endowed fund benefitting Bippus educational programs through Community Grants WESTERN + CFGV DISASTER RELIEF FUND – a fund that’s ready to be put to use when disaster strikes Planting a Seed and Western students want to step up and help for the Future GIVING BACK… Innovative Scholarship Opens Doors TO THE FUTURE Legacy Heroes he Maxwell MacAllister Scholarship is awarded to Gunnison THigh School seniors who are the first in their family to pur- Anyone can be a hero! sue education after high school. Eligible students must show The heroes listed have academic merit and involvement in the community outside of told us they’ve chosen school-related activities. to put CFGV in their will or estate plans. Our Begun by Kathy and Jim MacAllister, this scholarship honors heroes are Jim’s grandfather who was the first in his family to graduate “Here for Good.” from college. Maxwell’s career as a teacher, coach and principal spanned forty years in public schools throughout rural Iowa Anonymous (3) from 1926 to 1966. Maxwell MacAllister Sue and Fred Berry Tina Brudzinski Sandy and Roger Dorf “In addition to my grandfather, my Dad was a Maryo Ewell teacher, and my father-in-law was a teacher, so Christe and Tim Fretthold the idea of improving educational opportunities Noelle and Richard Hagan Dot and Roger Hemminghaus for everyone is a tribute to the work they did in Stephanie Juneau their lifetimes.” Cora and Bill LaGrange Pam and Pat Montgomery - Jim MacAllister Nancy Ruehle Rose Tocke Kathy and Jim MacAllister Donor Advised Funds Anyone can be a philanthropist! Creating a donor advised fund at your community foundation is like starting your own foundation without all the paperwork. There’s no gift too small to get started. Call the office at 970-641-8837 for more information. DONOR ADVISED FUNDS Hans & Lea Helmerich Charitable Fund Alfred University Crested Butte Music Festival Ludlow Streetscapes Hemminghaus Family Fund American Whitewater Crested Butte Nordic Council Mountain Roots Food Project Acorn 1 Fund Hickman Family Fund B right Futures for Early Childhood and Crested Butte Rotary Scholarship Fund Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Joanie & Tom Atkinson Family Fund Anne Lamkin Kinder Fund Families Crested Butte School of Dance Natural Resources Defense Council Fred & Sue Berry Donor Advised Fund MacAllister Family Fund B lack River Academy Museum and Crested Butte Search and Rescue The Nature Conservancy Ja mes E. Bertelsmeyer Endowment MVB Fund Historical Society Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Paradise Place Fund Okemo Community Challenge Fund Black River Area Community Coalition Early Childhood Literacy Fund Project Hope of Gunnison Valley Roy & Toni Bliss Fund Peterson-Tocke Family Fund Black River Senior Center EarthJustice Queen of All Saints Catholic Church Bill & Lenni Burke Family Fund P-Squared Donor Advised Fund Boomers & Beyond, Inc. E nvironment Colorado Research & Policy Reinbow Riding Center CBMR Community Fund Resource Engineering Group Fund CASA of the 7th Judicial District, Inc. Center R ocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Comiskey Fund Tom and Stephanie Seymour Family CFGV Annual Fund gO Initiative Rocky Mountain Institute Crested Butte Rotary Foundation Fund CFGV Cornerstone 2018 Gunnison Council for the Arts Rocky Mountain PBS Charles & Sharon Daubenberger Fund Nancy Tredway Donor Advised Fund CFGV Forever Fund Endowment Gunnison Country Food Pantry Six Points Evaluation & Training Sandra and Roger Dorf Fund Walter Fund CFGV Grant Fund Gunnison Trails Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance W illiam Dorricott 7th Judicial District Western + CFGV Disaster Relief Fund CFGV Operating Fund Gunnison Valley Health Foundation S t. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Drug Court Nick and Patricia Williams Fund Colorado Public Radio G unnison Valley Health Senior Care St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation Dunbar Family Fund Center Paul D. Witt Charitable Fund Colorado State University Town of Mt. Crested Butte William B. Endner Fund Gunnison Valley Mentors WTR Fund Crested Butte Center for the Arts The Trailhead Children’s Museum Fretthold Family Fund G unnison Watershed School District Zen for Business Fund C rested Butte Fire & EMS Volunteer Union Congregational Church Kathleen Gentry Donor Advised Fund Association Habitat for Humanity U nited States Naval Academy GG Gives GRANTS FROM DONOR Crested Butte Land Trust High Country Conservation Advocates Foundation Gunnison Rotary Youth Charitable Fund Homes for our Troops ADVISED FUNDS Crested Butte Mountain Bike Wake Forest University Gunnison Valley Education Foundation Association KBUT - FM Western Colorado University Foundation Richard & Noelle Hagan Charitable Fund 4-H Building Fund C rested Butte Mountain Heritage Lighthouse Writers Workshop Windsor County Youth Services Harned Foundation Fund A World of Difference Museum Living Journeys Wounded Warrior Project Don Haver Donor Advised Fund Adaptive Sports Center Crested Butte Mountain Theatre Ludlow Elementary School Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley • 2018 ANNUAL REPORT • 3 The Math Fairy Reading: Superhero A spark for success 18th Annual Dan Tredway Memorial Excellence in Teaching Award he Excellence in Teaching award calls T for a teacher who is “dedicated to stu- dents, committed to the community and who creates a classroom atmosphere which promotes an excitement about learning.” “It’s not just about math. If you’re having fun, so are the kids - and they’re learning. You’re helping your students grow into kind, compassionate Maren uses creativity, innovation and fun (like adults.” - Maren superhero capes) to capture students’ attention. Rockin’ the I Bar Ranch Asleep at the Wheel ou just can’t get enough! Once The gift of books reaches Valley youngsters Y again, The Wheel rocked the I Bar with over 600 guests in attendance. Sponsors, ticket holders and volun- arly literacy can be make or break. Without it, kiddos fall teers made it a night to remember. E behind their peers before they ever start kindergarten. Your With Les Choy and Gypsy Jazz Social support means CFGV sends one book per month to each child Club opening, the dance floor was enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The requirements rockin’ all night long. for enrollment? You must be under age 5 and live in Gunnison or Hinsdale Counties. With over 300 local youth receiving books each month, there’s plenty of room to grow enrollment. The more kids Ray Benson loving books, the better. Thanks for caring! Photo by Carlie Kenton “I’ve declared early Skills Behind the Wheel Blazing New Trails sophomore standing, Scholarships launch students become active in student Defensive Driving Scholarship government, joined campus keeps the rubber side down into the world Greek life and begun work as an undergraduate lab our teens with learner’s permits were awarded rom the Spann family ranch assistant. Your scholarships F scholarships to the one-day driving skills course Tyamus Fee F to MIT, Catherine Washburn helped make it all possible! at MasterDrive in Colorado Springs.
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