Funding search · EIN 264605574 · Buena Vista, CO

Chaffee County Community Foundation

Name: Chaffee County Community Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

101
grants reported: $4.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $9,717
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

chaffee matching salida county gives community food distribution

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

35 grants matching “chaffee” · $2.5M

$878,627
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2025
General operating funds & capital match
$131,786
Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2025
Transfer of fiscal sponsoree to new entity
$61,697
Chaffee County Public Health · Salida, CO · 2025
Contribution to aging well; safer together; chaffee resources & ark valley helping hands
$40,477
Chaffee County Fire Protection District · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
2025 chaffee chips
$27,150
Chaffee County Hospitality · Salida, CO · 2025
Men's and women's emergency winter shelters
$16,725
Chaffee Housing Trust · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
Chaffee housing trust general operating request
$7,236
Chaffee County Early Childhood Council · Salida, CO · 2025
Chaffee county early childhood council
$6,897
Foodshed Alliance · Salida, CO · 2025
Farmers feed chaffee
$6,533
Chaffee Childcare Initiative (Ark Valley Preschool) · Poncha Springs, CO · 2025
Operating support; matching grants & housing-linked early education scholarship program
$5,622
Envision Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2025
Envision chaffee county fund distribution
$164,619
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2024
1st & 2nd quarter match 2024 contributions from freeport mcmoran foundation
$42,392
Chaffee County Early Childhood Council · Salida, CO · 2024
Chaffee county early childhood council
$39,550
Chaffee County Hospitality · Salida, CO · 2024
2024 cccf lgbtq+ fund grant
$31,685
Greater Arkansas River Nature Association · Salida, CO · 2024
Chaffee county waste & energy carbon abatement
$26,504
Chaffee Housing Trust · Buena Vista, CO · 2024
Chaffee housing trust
$22,512
Chaffee County Fire Protection District · Buena Vista, CO · 2024
Sub-award for chaffee chips common ground grant
$15,000
Chaffee Childcare Initiative (Ark Valley Preschool) · Poncha Springs, CO · 2024
Ark valley preschool
$8,410
Guidestone Colorado · Salida, CO · 2024
Focusing on health and heritage in chaffee county
$7,525
Chaffee County Public Health · Salida, CO · 2024
Ccph's maternal health support groups
$5,582
Chaffee County Amateur Hockey Association · Salida, CO · 2024
Expand ice skating in chaffee county
$45,500
Chaffee Housing Trust · Buena Vista, CO · 2023
Chaffee housing trust
$39,959
Greater Arkansas River Nature Association · Salida, CO · 2023
Chaffee rec plan 2023- staff, materials, & supplies
$27,135
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2023
Boys & girls clubs healthy habits club
$15,000
Chaffee County Hospitality · Salida, CO · 2023
Adult motel stays & night manager funding
$13,000
Chaffee Childcare Initiative · Poncha Springs, CO · 2023
Chaffee childcare initiative
$12,000
Chaffee County Early Childhood Council · Salida, CO · 2023
Chaffee county early childhood council
$11,052
Salida Senior Citizen Inc Dba Salida Community Center · Salida, CO · 2023
Chaffee gives donations collected 12.7 - 12.31 2022
$6,050
Colorado Farm To Table · Salida, CO · 2023
Healthy produce to food insecure in chaffee county
$729,286
Chaffee Housing Authority · Salida, CO · 2022
Jane's place - pre-construction phase 1
$28,587
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$10,675
Chaffee Housing Trust · Buena Vista, CO · 2022
General support
$10,000
Chaffee County Early Childhood Council · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$7,800
Chaffee County Hospitality · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$6,473
Chaffee County Childcare Initiative · Poncha Springs, CO · 2022
General support
$5,729
Chaffee County Search and Rescue North · Buena Vista, CO · 2022
General support

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County4 grants · $1.1M
Chaffee Housing Authority1 grant · $729,286
Watershed Np1 grant · $400,000
Central Colorado Conservancy2 grants · $342,275
Riverside Ditch & Allen Extension Company1 grant · $153,436
Chaffee County1 grant · $131,786
Greater Arkansas River Nature Association4 grants · $114,309
Chaffee Housing Trust4 grants · $99,404
Chaffee County Hospitality4 grants · $89,500
Guidestone Colorado3 grants · $83,731

Giving over time

$968,410

2022

$251,427

2023

$486,154

2024

$2.6M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 101 grants.

$878,627
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2025
General operating funds & capital match
$729,286
Chaffee Housing Authority · Salida, CO · 2022
Jane's place - pre-construction phase 1
$400,000
Watershed Np · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
Grove project
$315,500
Central Colorado Conservancy · Salida, CO · 2025
Enhancing ranch and rangeland management through virtual fencing & conservation easements
$164,619
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2024
1st & 2nd quarter match 2024 contributions from freeport mcmoran foundation
$153,436
Riverside Ditch & Allen Extension Company · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2025
Riverside ditch and allen extension company ditch improvement initiative 2
$131,786
Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2025
Transfer of fiscal sponsoree to new entity
$76,095
Colorado Firecamp · Salida, CO · 2025
Firecamp community forestry
$68,390
Guidestone Colorado · Salida, CO · 2025
Healthy communities through education & local food; keeping working lands viable; salida community fridge off-season
$66,500
South Arkansas Fire Protection District · Salida, CO · 2025
South arkansas fpd wildfire mitigation & community resilience education initiative
$61,697
Chaffee County Public Health · Salida, CO · 2025
Contribution to aging well; safer together; chaffee resources & ark valley helping hands
$52,706
Tn Bar Cattle Company · Salida, CO · 2025
Tn bar pipeline project
$47,500
Hutchinson Ranch · Salida, CO · 2025
Del monte ditch (1881) - diversion and head gate improvements
$45,500
Chaffee Housing Trust · Buena Vista, CO · 2023
Chaffee housing trust
$42,392
Chaffee County Early Childhood Council · Salida, CO · 2024
Chaffee county early childhood council
$40,477
Chaffee County Fire Protection District · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
2025 chaffee chips
$39,959
Greater Arkansas River Nature Association · Salida, CO · 2023
Chaffee rec plan 2023- staff, materials, & supplies
$39,550
Chaffee County Hospitality · Salida, CO · 2024
2024 cccf lgbtq+ fund grant
$31,685
Greater Arkansas River Nature Association · Salida, CO · 2024
Chaffee county waste & energy carbon abatement
$28,587
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$27,150
Chaffee County Hospitality · Salida, CO · 2025
Men's and women's emergency winter shelters
$27,135
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2023
Boys & girls clubs healthy habits club
$26,775
Central Colorado Conservancy · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$26,504
Chaffee Housing Trust · Buena Vista, CO · 2024
Chaffee housing trust
$26,028
Greater Arkansas River Nature Association · Salida, CO · 2025
General operating; matching grants & youth ecological programs
$26,000
City of Salida · Salida, CO · 2022
Restricted grant from friend of salida skatepark (foss)
$25,153
Shining Mountains Montessori School · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
Fund disbursement; operating funds & matching grants
$22,758
Places To Age · Salida, CO · 2025
Fund distribution
$22,512
Chaffee County Fire Protection District · Buena Vista, CO · 2024
Sub-award for chaffee chips common ground grant
$19,045
Shining Mountains Montessori School · Buena Vista, CO · 2024
Disbursement grant: $10k buell, +co gives
$18,280
The Alliance Dba the Alliance Against Domestic Abuse · Salida, CO · 2023
Empowering individuals beyond violence
$16,725
Chaffee Housing Trust · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
Chaffee housing trust general operating request
$16,637
Greater Arkansas River Nature Association · Salida, CO · 2022
Envision - rec adopters training, events, mechandise, and supplies and general support
$16,393
Salida Mountain Trails · Salida, CO · 2025
Salida mountain trails operating funds & lost trail- rock armoring
$15,000
Chaffee Childcare Initiative (Ark Valley Preschool) · Poncha Springs, CO · 2024
Ark valley preschool
$15,000
Chaffee County Hospitality · Salida, CO · 2023
Adult motel stays & night manager funding
$14,048
Bv Made · Buena Vista, CO · 2024
Co gives donations 11.1.23-12.5.23
$13,600
Salida Montessori Charter School · Salida, CO · 2025
Salida montessori charter school
$13,075
Full Circle Restorative Justice · Salida, CO · 2024
Fcrj 2024 community support initiative
$13,000
Chaffee Childcare Initiative · Poncha Springs, CO · 2023
Chaffee childcare initiative
$12,657
Shining Mountains Montessori School · Buena Vista, CO · 2023
Distribution of funds for co gives, stripe, and fall grants
$12,000
Chaffee County Early Childhood Council · Salida, CO · 2023
Chaffee county early childhood council
$12,000
Full Circle Restorative Justice · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$11,052
Salida Senior Citizen Inc Dba Salida Community Center · Salida, CO · 2023
Chaffee gives donations collected 12.7 - 12.31 2022
$10,775
Shining Mountains Montessori School · Buena Vista, CO · 2022
Playground improvements and general support
$10,703
Ark Valley Helping Hands · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$10,675
Chaffee Housing Trust · Buena Vista, CO · 2022
General support
$10,466
Achieve · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
2025 operations support - job skills training & matching grants
$10,000
Chaffee County Early Childhood Council · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$10,000
Fibark Community Paddling Center · Salida, CO · 2022
Sierra nevada pass-through donation - sponsorship
$9,717
Salida-Area Parks Open-Space & Trails (Spot) · Salida, CO · 2024
Valley view school house restoration
$9,215
Bessey Nursery · Halsey, NE · 2023
Salida decommissioning project usfs
$9,125
Bv Made · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
Empowering creativity and innovation
$9,000
Buena Vista School District · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
The grove preschool supplies
$8,718
Ark-Valley Humane Society · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
2025 general operating - ark-valley humane society & emergency pet food pantry
$8,625
Achieve · Buena Vista, CO · 2022
General support
$8,500
Friends of Browns Canyon · Salida, CO · 2024
Browns canyon environmental stewardship project
$8,410
Guidestone Colorado · Salida, CO · 2024
Focusing on health and heritage in chaffee county
$8,337
Elevateher · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
General operating
$8,200
Elevateher · Buena Vista, CO · 2022
General support
$8,103
Full Circle Restorative Justice · Salida, CO · 2025
Full circle restorative justice
$8,050
Friends of Browns Canyon · Salida, CO · 2025
E-bike patrols of browns canyon national monument & matching grants
$7,958
Mindfulness in the Jail Dba Salida Sangha · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$7,800
Chaffee County Hospitality · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$7,530
Bessey Nursery · Halsey, NE · 2024
Decommissioning project
$7,525
Chaffee County Public Health · Salida, CO · 2024
Ccph's maternal health support groups
$7,525
Arkansas Valley Advocates for Dyslexia · Salida, CO · 2023
Closeout of fiscal sponsor fund
$7,502
Foodshed Alliance · Salida, CO · 2024
Co gives donations 10.1.24-11.30.24
$7,500
Salida Mountain Trails · Salida, CO · 2024
Salida mountain trails operating funds
$7,290
Elevateher · Buena Vista, CO · 2023
Elevateher
$7,236
Chaffee County Early Childhood Council · Salida, CO · 2025
Chaffee county early childhood council
$7,100
Bv Pride Coalition · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
Bv pride coalition 2025 new programs
$7,000
The Alliance Dba the Alliance Against Domestic Abuse · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$7,000
The Salvation Army · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 2022
Safety net funding for direct services meeting immediate needs related to covid
$6,950
Achieve · Buena Vista, CO · 2023
2023 special needs employment programs
$6,931
Guidestone Colorado · Salida, CO · 2023
Growing a vibrant agricultural future
$6,900
The Alliance Dba the Alliance Against Domestic Abuse · Salida, CO · 2024
Alliance against domestic abuse dba the alliance
$6,897
Foodshed Alliance · Salida, CO · 2025
Farmers feed chaffee
$6,802
Full Circle Restorative Justice · Salida, CO · 2023
Community award prize
$6,549
Foodshed Alliance · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$6,540
Elevateher · Buena Vista, CO · 2024
Elevateher
$6,533
Chaffee Childcare Initiative (Ark Valley Preschool) · Poncha Springs, CO · 2025
Operating support; matching grants & housing-linked early education scholarship program
$6,473
Chaffee County Childcare Initiative · Poncha Springs, CO · 2022
General support
$6,387
Salida Senior Citizen Inc Dba Salida Community Center · Salida, CO · 2025
Salida community center food distribution & co gives donations
$6,225
Neighbor To Neighbor Volunteers Dba Mountain Valley Transit · Salida, CO · 2025
Matching funds for operations
$6,170
Neighbor To Neighbor Volunteersmountain Valley Transit · Salida, CO · 2024
Matching funds project
$6,081
Salida Mountain Trails · Salida, CO · 2023
G street fund grant
$6,068
Colorado Farm To Table · Salida, CO · 2025
Healthy produce to food insecure in 4 counties; & matching grants
$6,050
Colorado Farm To Table · Salida, CO · 2023
Healthy produce to food insecure in chaffee county
$6,000
Congregational United Church of Christ · Buena Vista, CO · 2025
Charitable programs
$5,936
Mini-Blessings · Buena Vista, CO · 2022
General support
$5,729
Chaffee County Search and Rescue North · Buena Vista, CO · 2022
General support
$5,702
Colorado Farm To Table · Salida, CO · 2022
General support
$5,622
Envision Chaffee County · Salida, CO · 2025
Envision chaffee county fund distribution
$5,582
Chaffee County Amateur Hockey Association · Salida, CO · 2024
Expand ice skating in chaffee county
$5,500
New Caring & Sharing · Salida, CO · 2025
New salida caring and sharing resource center and sanctuary soup kitchen
$5,465
Achieve · Buena Vista, CO · 2024
2024 general operations funding
$5,393
Trailhead Institute · Denver, CO · 2025
Partnership for community action
$5,258
Salida Concerts Inc (Salida Aspen Concerts) · Salida, CO · 2025
Salida aspen concerts & matching grant
$5,233
Mindfulness in the Jail · Salida, CO · 2024
Co gives donations 10.1.24-11.30.24

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.