Your Trails: Our Purpose. Trails bring us comfort, solace, and freedom. They are a means of celebration, a venue for mourning, and a quiet pathway for contemplation. Sometimes, they’re a welcome friend, sometimes a lingering nemesis. Often times, they’re a…
Teton Valley Health provides a 7×24 emergency room; inpatient and outpatient lab, radiology, and hospital; and 3 clinics to support Teton Valley. We offer a range of care, from family practice and pediatrics to orthopedics and specialized care such as…
In sitting down to write our Why it Matters this year we read back over the pieces we’ve written for previous years and reflected upon the hundreds (maybe thousands!) of valley students we’ve had the privilege to serve over the…
Consider making a designated gift to the Community Foundation of Teton Valley during the 13th Annual Tin Cup Challenge: The Community Foundation of Teton Valley offers Nonprofit Leadership Training over the Fall, Winter, and Spring. These workshops provide professional training opportunities that are specifically designed to make…
THE HISPANIC RESOURCE CENTER SEEKS SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY The Teton Valley Hispanic Resource Center is seeking the support of the community through the Tin Cup Challenge. The Giving Period ends on July 24th. Since the Hispanic Resource Center’s foundation…
Around Teton Valley, you’ll find restaurants, grocery stores, bathrooms, doctor’s offices, and even our playgrounds with blue stickers and the words “Are You Safe?”. These stickers serve as an ever-present reminder of those in our valley who are in fact not safe and…
Full Circle Education champions holistic living practices through education for all people surrounding the Teton Mountains. Starting from the ground up, we provide children and adults with hands-on educational experiences on farms, in gardens, and throughout the wild landscapes surrounding…
In these challenging and uncertain times, our small staff at Friends of the Teton River (FTR) has been fortunate to keep working on our highest priority watershed conservation projects and programs remotely from our homes, on the river, or in the…
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is pleased to announce that Joselin Matkins, Executive Director of the Teton Regional Land Trust, is the 2020 recipient of the Dawn Banks Nonprofit Leadership Award. Dawn Banks was an incredibly passionate advocate for…
With distance learning now behind us this school year, what parent or grandparent did not gain a greater appreciation for our students’ teachers? Most of us were frustrated just trying to get our students to focus on their lessons. Imagine…
Earthfire is at the forefront of the movement to bring people, animals and nature together to inspire joy and wonder, reawaken our deep connections to all living beings, moving us to save habitat for wildlife. Earthfire has created the Reconnection…
Creativity, Consistency, & Support Consider making a designated gift to the Community Foundation of Teton Valley during the 13th Annual Tin Cup Challenge – Giving ends on Friday, July 24th at 5 PM. Tin Cup Challenge Grant Program This year more than ever, local nonprofits are…
Head Start programs promote school readiness of children ages birth to five from low-income families by supporting the development of the whole child. Head Start and Early Head Start programs offer a variety of service models, depending on the needs of…
Beautiful, creative, lively downtown Driggs! In these challenging times, it is our community togetherness, even apart, that creates a sense of knowing that this truly is OUR ‘place’. The Downtown Driggs Association’s mission, to foster a vibrant and thriving downtown Driggs, drives our programming…
The number of Teton Valley residents that the Community Resource Center of Teton Valley (CRCTV) serves has risen every year since we opened our doors in 2016. With many families constantly living on the precipice of financial disaster, a quick…
The Blake Chapman Young Eagles Scholarship allows the local Chapter 1049 of the Experimental Aircraft Association to provide funding for a high school junior or senior from Teton Valley, Idaho to earn their Private Pilot Certificate. This amazing opportunity can not…
It is with heavy hearts that the Community Foundation of Teton Valley has revised this year’s annual Tin Cup Challenge Awards Ceremony. In light of local COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions, the Community Foundation of Teton Valley has resolved to modify our…
This morning, the Community Foundation of Teton Valley hosted the 13th Annual Tin Cup Challenge Awards Celebration in a nontraditional manner. The Foundation hosted an open Zoom meeting at 9:00 AM to release the results of the 2020 Tin Cup…
These are just a handful of smiles when you consider how many more lives these funds will affect in our community over the next 18 months. Thank you to everyone who donated through the 13th Annual Tin Cup Challenge and…
Now in its 10th year, the Youth Philanthropy Program is an excellent opportunity for introducing the concept of philanthropy to the next generation while helping them to better understand the significant and impactful roles that nonprofits play in our own community.…
Part of the Tin Cup Challenger Fund goes directly to support the Youth Philanthropy Program at Teton High School. Now in its 10th year, this fall’s participating seniors have 16 grant applications to weigh over the course of two class periods, with a total…
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s Youth Philanthropy Program, in partnership with the Dual Enrollment Government class at Teton High School, planned to announce this year’s Youth Philanthropy grant winners at a small Awards Assembly at Teton High School today.…
Thank you, Teton Valley for an amazing Tin Cup 2020! Driven by the shared enthusiasm of residents to address and subsidize the needs of our locale, the Community Foundation of Teton Valley has pursued the mission of supporting local nonprofits through…
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be a stalwart resource for Teton Valley’s nonprofit organizations. Through our Competitive Grants, Youth Philanthropy Program, Tin Cup Challenge Grant Program, and Nonprofit Workshops, the Community Foundation provides an open door for ready…
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is excited to announce a new offering, the New Board Member Brief, for incoming board members of local nonprofits. This free, quarterly offering will back-up organizational board orientations with specific information regarding a board member’s legal…
It is with great sadness that we received the news of Joselin Matkins, Executive Director of the Teton Regional Land Trust, untimely passing this past Friday. The Community Foundation of Teton Valley would like to express our most heartfelt sympathies to…
While turning the calendar hasn’t been the magic fix we were hoping for, we can look back on 2020 to see many silver linings. For the Community Foundation the year shows clear evidence of the generous community in which we live. Business & Community…
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is pleased to announce that our annual Competitive Grant Applications will open at 9am on Monday, February 1, 2021 with grant applications due by 5pm on Friday, February 19, 2021. Local nonprofit organizations seeking grant funding…
Amid the grey skies of the pandemic, there have been moments of pure radiance for each of Teton Valley’s nonprofits. Staff and board efforts to accommodate necessary changes to programming have teased innumerable silver linings out of the original problems…
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley announced today that it has welcomed two new Board members and designated a new Board Emeritus, as well as established new Board and committee roles. Scott Pierson and Shawn Meisl join the Foundation Board,…
Tuesday, March 16th marks the opening of the Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s 14th Annual Tin Cup Challenge Application Period and the Tin Cup Kick-Off Meeting! The first half hour is a mandatory meeting for organizations that have never participated in the…
Thanks to the generosity of Tin Cup Challengers, the Community Foundation was able to award 15 Competitive Grants to Teton Valley nonprofits through this year’s Competitive Grant Program. In total, $56,645 was awarded to directly support programs and projects that will elevate lives in…
Expanding Afterschool Programming Services to Victor Elementary School – Awarded $5,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award $5,000 to ABC – Above and Beyond the Classroom in Teton Valley that allows ABC to expand its afterschool…
Purchase of Hearing and Vision Screening Equipment – Awarded $5,066 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to the Education Foundation of Teton Valley to purchase two audiometers and two mobile vision screening machines to…
Loaner Laptop Program – Awarded $3,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Friends of Valley of the Tetons Library to purchase five new loaner laptops for library patrons to use on a short-term…
Portable Pool and Community Aquatics – Awarded $5,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Teton Valley Aquatics to purchase a portable swimming pool and support community aquatic programming. Purchasing a portable pool will improve…
Horse Shelters – Awarded $4,967 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to HAPI Trails to purchase two portable horse shelters to increase their capacity by 8 animals. Hapi Trails is regularly at an “at capacity”…
Senior Center Ventilation Upgrades – Awarded $3,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Seniors West of Tetons to upgrade the ventilation system in the Senior Center. Proper ventilation is critical to mitigating the risk…
Trout in the Classroom 2.0 – Awarded $1,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Friends of the Teton River (FTR) to expand its Trout in the Classroom program to three additional classrooms. The Foundation…
Helping Pets and Families of Teton Valley during COVID – Awarded $2,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to PAWS of Jackson Hole, as it supports families that are struggling to care for their…
Consultant Support for Strategic & Succession Planning – Awarded $4,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to the Teton Arts Council to hire a consultant for assistance in developing plans for board best practices,…
2021 Community Counseling Program – Awarded $5,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to the Teton Valley Mental Health Coalition to fund its Community Counseling Program – which provides up to six free mental…
Founding Family Exhibit – Awarded $4,612 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to the Teton Valley Museum to create a video display of a historic Teton Valley shingle mill that operated for numerous decades…
Instant Hot Water System for the Kotler Ice Arena – Awarded $4,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to the Teton Valley Foundation to purchase a new hot water system for the Kotler Ice…
Teton Valley Community Garden – $2,800 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to the Teton County Idaho Fair Board in partnership with Teton County 4-H and the Teton Valley Food Pantry in support of…
BCA Avalanche Air Bag Vests – $1,600 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Teton County Idaho Search and Rescue to purchase avalanche personal protective gear, BCA vests. The Foundation greatly supports ensuring that…
Cross Country Skis for Kids – $3,100 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award a grant to the Teton Valley Ski Education Foundation to purchase new cross country rental equipment for elementary-aged children to make it more…
This spring and summer Mountainside Institute has offered a 6-part series on Green Living and Building. These FREE workshops are offered in Victor at the Mountainside Village Pavilion on Old Jackson Hwy from May 11 – June 29. Green Retrofitting Conservationist Forrest…
Through land preservation, wildlife rehabilitation, and the framework of Reconnection Ecology, Earthfire Institute serves as a local and international seed center for new ideas of how to relate to wildlife in a way that works for both humans and animals.…
The Blake Chapman Young Eagles Scholarship allows the local Chapter 1049 of the Experimental Aircraft Association to provide funding for a high school junior or senior from Teton Valley, Idaho to earn their Private Pilot Certificate. This amazing opportunity can not…