Chaffee County Community Foundation

Background Statement

The Chaffee County Community Foundation was formed in 2018 in response to a community-wide visioning process focused on the challenges associated with the rapid growth in our region. A local community foundation was identified as a key component of enacting many of the solutions identified through the process.

We focus on three core pillars in pursuit of our mission and vision:

- Nonprofit Capacity Building: Ensuring all local organizations are functioning at their greatest capacity.

- Inspiring Philanthropy: Fostering informed and accessible philanthropy so that all members of our community are empowered to give.

- Community Conversations: Leading community conversations to drive locally relevant solutions that reflect the needs of the entire community.

In our 2nd year, the local community was greatly impacted by a wildfire that displaced many residents. Fulfilling our mission to act as a catalyst for positive change, CCCF quickly responded to collect and disseminate funds to those who were affected. The following year when COVID hit, disaster relief and emergency response became a core focus of the Foundation’s activities. As we enter our fifth year, CCCF has a renewed focus on three core areas while being poised with a robust disaster response when needed.