Grant Details

Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion grant­mak­ing strives to make mean­ing­ful impact and pro­mote a cul­ture of phil­an­thropy. We employ two over­ar­ch­ing grant­i­ng chan­nels to achieve these com­ple­men­tary goals: Com­mu­ni­ty Grants and Cat­a­lyst Grants.

Com­mu­ni­ty Grants are com­prised of 5 pro­grams: Old Bil­l's, Com­pet­i­tive Grants, Youth Phil­an­thropy, Micro Grants, and Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Grants. Col­lec­tive­ly, these pro­grams aim to:

• Address a range of com­mu­ni­ty needs by build­ing capac­i­ty and facil­i­tat­ing impact 
• Cre­ate broad­ly acces­si­ble fund­ing opportunities 
• Fos­ter wide­spread and diverse com­mu­ni­ty engage­ment in phil­an­thropy (e.g. Old Bill's Match incen­tive, grant appli­ca­tion review by diverse vol­un­teer review com­mit­tees, includ­ing teens)

Old Bill's Fun Run: One of the most inno­v­a­tive fundrais­ers in the nation, Old Bil­l's Fun Run is also one of the most successful. This run has no fin­ish

line. There are no podi­ums or medal cer­e­monies. It ends as it start­ed, togeth­er, unit­ed in a greater pur­pose. Here, every step, every pace, every indi­vidual spin of the wheel rep­re­sents a col­lec­tive spir­it?—?a shared vision of a more vibrant and enriched com­mu­ni­ty for all. Old Bill's Fun Run exem­pli­fies the very best of Jack­son Hole. In this marathon of gen­eros­i­ty lies the oppor­tu­ni­ty for mean­ing­ful con­tri­bu­tion, for altru­ism ampli­fied by the kind­ness of oth­ers, and for the sin­gu­lar dri­ve to make a difference.

Micro Grants: Micro Grants are designed as a time­ly fund­ing mech­a­nism for requests that address com­mu­ni­ty needs. Pre­ferred requests are project or pro­gram-based and have mean­ing­ful com­mu­ni­ty benefit.

Youth Philanthropy: In our Youth Phil­an­thropy grants pro­gram, local high school stu­dents decide how to lever­age phil­an­thropy for max­i­mum com­mu­ni­ty impact. They review appli­ca­tions, dis­cuss and ana­lyze them with peers, make award deter­mi­na­tions, and present grant checks to non­prof­its at an awards par­ty. Apply­ing for a Youth Phil­an­thropy grant is a great way to intro­duce your orga­ni­za­tion to local youth and to increase aware­ness of the non­prof­its that serve our community.

Competitive Grants: The Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion awards Com­pet­i­tive Grants to sup­port orga­ni­za­tions address­ing impor­tant com­mu­ni­ty needs in Teton Coun­ty, Wyoming. Fund­ing deci­sions are made by a vol­un­teer Grants Com­mit­tee com­prised of ded­i­cat­ed com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers with a range of inter­ests and experience.

Professional Development Grants: The Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion sup­ports local non­prof­its in seek­ing pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties that will strength­en their orga­ni­za­tion­al knowl­edge, skills, and capac­i­ty. As a com­ple­ment to our work­shop offer­ing, non­prof­its based in and serv­ing Teton Coun­ty, Wyoming may apply for up to $700 once per cal­en­dar year to help off­set pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and con­tin­u­ing edu­ca­tion expenses.