Aspen Community Foundation



Founded by the Aspen Skiing Company in 1980 to promote philanthropy in the community, the Aspen Foundation, as it was originally named, raised funds by distributing Bronze Medallion Ski Passes to donors: a similar tradition that exists to this day. The introduction of Donor Advised Funds in 2000 further guided the Community Foundation towards fiscal and administrative self-reliance.

Assets and Giving for Aspen Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 41,488,760
2018 - 36,803,112
2017 - 42,142,170
Domestic Grants

2019 - 10,087,488
2018 - 8,788,485


    

Recent News from Aspen Community Foundation


Giving Thought: Supporting families' child care choices
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation

Much of the local focus in the early-childhood education sector has been on expanding high-quality licensed child care for children between birth...more

Giving Thought: Quality counts in early education
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation

In this column and in our work at Aspen Community Foundation, we've focused a lot on capacity, on increasing the availability of early...more

SkiCo worker foundation accepting grant applications
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation

The Environment Foundation, a partnership of SkiCo employees, the Aspen Community Foundation, the SkiCo's Family Fund, and Lavazza...more

Giving Thought: Add charitable giving to your New Year's resolutions
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation

Let that person be you and make 2019 the year you resolve to give. Tamara Tormohlen is the executive director of Aspen Community...more

Aspen Times editorial: In this time of giving, think about our community's smaller nonprofits
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation

That said, we worked this week with Aspen Community Foundation to choose the following nonprofits that just could use some visibility and a...more

Giving Thought: Colorado makes it easy to support young children
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation

Well, Aspen Community Foundation has long been committed to early ... Aspen Community Foundation also is committed to building philanthropy...more

Preschool on Wheels powered by the sun
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation

The Preschool on Wheels program was launched in fall of 2012 as a partnership between Aspen Community Foundation and Garfield School...more

Giving Thought: Today is the day to give … and give where you live
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation

Of course, like any other nonprofit, Aspen Community Foundation depends on donor generosity. Through our annual grantmaking program and...more

New Castle awards grants to a dozen different nonprofits
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation

Councilor Brandy Copeland kicked off the healthy conversation questioning if the grant amounts recommended for Aspen Community...more

Giving Thought: El Jebel playground brings entire valley together
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation

Valley Settlement staff members Elaine Grossman and Sally Webster tell the story. Aspen Community Foundation: Explain why/how the...more



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The Charities Aid Foundation has set up a scheme, called the Social Enterprise Assist, that will render interest-free loans of up to £10,000 each to help social enterprise start-ups.




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