Peak to Peak Charter School

A nonprofit organization

Peak to Peak is proud to participate in Colorado Youth Sports Giving Day!

Matching Campaign Runs September 2nd - September 17th, 2025

Peak to Peak Charter School Athletics is proud to ensure that every student has the opportunity to participate in athletics, regardless of financial circumstances. To support this effort in helping underwrite costs from our operating budget to make this possible, we invite our community to join us in supporting Youth Sports Giving Day. The campaign kicks off on September 3rd, 2025, at 6 PM and runs through September 17th at 11:59 PM. Last year, over $3.7 million was raised for 135 Colorado youth sports nonprofits, and with your help, we hope to make an even greater impact this year. Through ColoradoGives.org, all participating organizations are eligible for dollar-for-dollar matching on the first $1 million raised, along with additional statewide matching incentives. This is a powerful chance to amplify your gift and help even more kids access the life-changing benefits of sports!


All donors over $250 to this year’s campaign will receive an Annual Sports Pass for the 2025-2026 season. Donations over $1,000 also include your choice of Peak to Peak Stadium Seats or Stadium Blankets!

Thank you for your support and GO PUMAS!


Mission

Friends of Peak to Peak exists to build support and raise essential funds for Peak to Peak Charter School towards its vision to inspire students to fulfill their academic dreams for college, to develop their creative passions and athletic talents, and to become responsible citizens.

Background Statement

Peak to Peak was born of the dream of parents who envisioned a school dedicated to outstanding scholarship that would challenge students to achieve their academic potential. After the first possible school discussions between parents in 1997, the first written proposal was submitted to BVSD (Boulder Valley School District) in May 1998 for a K-12 college preparatory charter school. In August 1998 BVSD approved Peak to Peak's initial proposal for a new charter school and after nearly a year of negotiations, officially approved Peak to Peak's contract with BVSD by a 5 to 2 vote in 1999. After many months of searching for a facility, negotiating with BVSD, working on curriculum and enrolling new potential students, the original founders and newly elected Board of Directors secured a disheveled old daycare center in Lafayette, Colorado to be the first site of Peak to Peak Charter School.

With 300 students enrolled and an additional 300 on a waiting list, Peak to Peak was slated to open for the 2000-01 school year. The one remaining obstacle was the zoning for the old daycare facility. On August 28, 2000, 2 days after the rest of the district had begun classes, the Lafayette Planning Commission approved the zoning request and Peak to Peak had a facility! With remarkable tenacity and immeasurable hard work, the community cleaned and renovated the newly acquired building in one week. This hard work enabled Peak to Peak to begin its first day of school with 197 enrolled students on September 4, 2000, one week after receiving approval from the Lafayette Planning Commission to operate in the newly renovated day care building.

This building worked well for Peak to Peak's first year of operation but was not large enough to house the school's growth. Following the end of the 2001-02 school year, the original building on Excalibur was sold. One year after construction began, in September 2002, Peak to Peak proudly opened the doors of its newly constructed three-building campus to its approximately 1,000 students. The buildings were completed on time and under budget. With each growth year, Peak to Peak parents, teachers, and staff worked together and an amazing volunteer effort was staged. Working with staff, volunteers wrote and organized the City of Lafayette applications, managed the site development, hired teachers and staff, wrote grants, sought supplies and furniture at free or reduced rates, scrubbed buildings and equipment, and moved classroom supplies into the rooms.

25 years later Peak to Peak remains a top-ranked public charter school and enjoys a diverse and engaged community of families and staff members. The many contributions of time, talent & treasure contributions from the community help support our students on their educational journey.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Peak to Peak Charter School

Year Established

2000

Tax id (EIN)

84-1462870

Category

Education

Organization Size

Large Organization

Address

800 MERLIN DR
LAFAYETTE, CO 80026

Service areas

Lafayette, CO, US

Louisville, CO, US

Erie, CO, US

Boulder, CO, US

Superior, CO, US

Phone

3034534700

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