$500 - Downtown Driggs Association The 2022 Youth Philanthropy students were honored to provide a partial grant of $500 to the Downtown Driggs Association for the purpose of purchasing equipment to keep volunteers and partners safe during large-scale annual Driggs trash pick-up events and streetscape improvement efforts. According to a 2022 report from Teton Regional Economic Coalition, …
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Continuing Education for Animal Care Staff
$500 - Aska's Animals Foundation The 2022 Youth Philanthropy students were honored to provide a partial grant of $500 to the Aska’s Animals Foundation for the purpose of providing the organization’s animal care staff with continuing education to further their knowledge of canine behavior and development and to better assess and rehabilitate dogs with aggressive tendencies. The Youth …
Rescue Backboard for Summer Pool Program
$500 - Teton Valley Aquatics Youth Philanthropists partially funded a rescue backboard for the Teton Valley Aquatics Summer Pool Program. In 2022, Teton Valley Aquatics expanded its Summer Pool Program to include over 400 adult activity participants. However, with this increase of adults, particularly elderly participants, the risk of removing an unconscious adult from the pool also …
Christmas for Teens
$1,000 - Subs for Santa Youth Philanthropists fully funded Subs for Santa's proposal for student volunteers to help their program by purchasing Christmas gifts for teens that are age and gender-appropriate, which will be distributed to pre-selected teens in need over the holidays. Teens have, traditionally, been the most difficult age group to satisfy - who would know better than a teen …
Bike Helmets for Kids
$500 - Teton Valley Community Recycling With a partially funded grant from Youth Philanthropy, Pierre's Pedal Project, sponsored by Teton Valley Community Recycling, will provide new helmets with every refurbished bike provided to children and adults in Teton Valley. This program's mission is to ensure that everyone, regardless of age or income, has access to a bike and knows how to …
Provide Holiday Meats for Families
$1,000 - Teton Valley Food Pantry Youth Philanthropists from Teton High School were pleased to fully fund the Teton Valley Food Pantry's proposal to offer a variety of meats to community families whose resources are stressed during the holidays. They usually serve approximately 100 households per week and would offer the during a one-week period prior to Thanksgiving. Due to Asian bird flu …
Community Foundation of Teton Valley Receives Award for Philanthropy
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to receive an award for Outstanding Philanthropic Organization, along with other volunteers and philanthropists from across Idaho, at Idaho Philanthropy Day’s virtual award ceremony on November 15, 2022. “Volunteering is an important aspect of the Idaho way of life. Every year we honor our neighbors who donate time and talent to …
2022 Youth Philanthropy Grant Awards
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s Youth Philanthropy Program, in partnership with two Dual Enrollment Government classes at Teton High School, announced this year’s Youth Philanthropy grant winners at an Awards Assembly at Teton High School. Now in its 12th season, this year's awards mark a total of $58,000 in granting and 460 students engaged via this multifaceted program. Youth …
Strategy in Action
In addition to monthly board meetings, the Board of the Community Foundation of Teton Valley sets aside one day a year to assemble for a Board Retreat. This time gives the Board a forum to review our mission, vision, strategy, priority goals, and key performance indicators. This year, it also meant discussing the final assessment from our Community Feedback Survey that went out this …
New Executive Director for the Community Foundation of Teton Valley
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is pleased to announce that Bonnie Self has been selected as the organization’s new Executive Director. Bonnie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Foundation after a career spent in service to nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Tetons. “I am honored to join the Community Foundation of Teton Valley as Executive Director. I have a …