Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley
The Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley (CFGV) is a public charity based in Gunnison, Colorado. It connects donors and local nonprofits and supports community projects through grantmaking, philanthropy, nonprofit capacity-building, and collaborative initiatives. CFGV says it was formed in 2007 when the Crested Butte Community Foundation and Gunnison Area Community Foundation united.
Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley at a glance
In short: Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley gave $941K across 46 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Colorado. 28% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $941,406
- -65.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 46
- -38.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,465
- -43.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,960
- Total assets
- $21,952,662
- +21.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 28% first-time grantees (13 of 46, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley
- How to Apply
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CFGV’s 2026 Community Grants cycle is a past cycle. The application closed May 15, 2026, and the foundation said applicants would be notified by July 1. The application materials included guidelines for single-year and multiyear grantees, required uploads, and application and scoring materials for general operating, single-applicant project, and collaboration requests. The website also listed instructions for setting up an SMApply user account.
- Contact
Mailing address: 525 North Main Street, Gunnison, CO 81230
Phone: (970) 641-8837
Website: https://cfgv.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley
CFGV Community Grants
Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley
Amount
Up to US $7,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
CFGV Creative Community Fund Grant
Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley
Amount
Up to US $500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Creative Community Fund
Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley
Amount
Up to $1,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Gunnison Country Food Pantry ($77K). Together the top 10 received $500K.
Grant Size Distribution
214 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 182 grants of 214 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
CFGV describes its work as serving the Gunnison Valley and identifies Gunnison County residents as the intended beneficiaries of Community Grants. Its teacher innovation grant is described as serving the Gunnison Valley, Colorado. All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to Colorado recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 46 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley open to new grantees?
28%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 46 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $25K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $16K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $329K (2023) to $2.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 46 grants totaling $941K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnison Country Food Pantry Gunnison, CO | Health & Human Servi | $77,330 |
| Crested Butte Land Trust Crested Butte, CO | Environment | $70,850 |
| Gunnison Arts Center Gunnison, CO | Arts & Culture | $62,433 |
| Center for the Arts Crested Butte, CO | Arts & Culture | $57,000 |
| Project Hope of Gunnison Valley Gunnison, CO | Health & Human Servi | $42,801 |
| Kbut Community Radio Crested Butte, CO | Community Dev | $41,010 |
| Gunnison Sanctuary Housing Inc Gunnison, CO | Health & Human Servi | $41,000 |
| Six Points Evaluation and Training Gunnison, CO | Health & Human Servi | $37,700 |
| Mountain Roots Food Project Gunnison, CO | Health & Human Servi | $36,099 |
| Gunnison Watershed School District Gunnison, CO | Education | $34,137 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21,952,662 | $3,840,267 | $1,821,844 | $941,406 | 46 | $408,737 |
| 2024 | $18,085,161 | $9,820,111 | $3,500,579 | $2,724,276 | 75 | $5,193,026 |
| 2023 | $15,004,295 | $1,588,982 | $1,125,022 | $328,982 | 29 | $395,383 |
| 2022 | $12,773,315 | $1,931,328 | $1,915,482 | $548,337 | 33 | $-39,858 |
| 2021 | $14,818,638 | $3,965,236 | $1,633,902 | $1,098,238 | 31 | $1,606,753 |
| 2020 | $12,463,345 | $3,336,105 | $1,305,219 | $601,118 | 18 | $1,576,130 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
CFGV’s website states its mission is to strengthen and enrich the community through engaged philanthropy, thoughtful grantmaking, strategic education, and collaborative leadership. Its 2025 filing describes a mission to provide a permanent entity to manage resources that help build community for the benefit of all residents of the Gunnison Watershed.
The foundation’s website says its Community Grants program provides general operating support to nonprofit organizations and project support to selected others. Grant dollars are intended to have direct impact on Gunnison County and its residents. The website also describes technical assistance and referrals intended to help strengthen local nonprofits.
Examples of grantees’ work include the Gunnison Country Food Pantry, which says it provides food assistance in a kind, confidential, and supportive environment; Crested Butte Land Trust, which says it protects and stewards open lands; and the Gunnison Arts Center, which says it creates community through accessible arts programs and education. These are the grantees’ own descriptions of their missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, CFGV reported 46 grants totaling $941,406. Grant amounts ranged from $5,250 to $77,330, with a median grant of $12,960. All reported grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado.
The largest reported grants included $77,330 to Gunnison Country Food Pantry, $70,850 to Crested Butte Land Trust, $62,433 to Gunnison Arts Center, $57,000 to Center for the Arts, and $42,801 to Project Hope of Gunnison Valley. Other notable recipients included KBUT Community Radio ($41,010), Gunnison Sanctuary Housing ($41,000), Six Points Evaluation and Training ($37,700), Mountain Roots Food Project ($36,099), Gunnison Watershed School District ($34,137), Gunnison Valley Mentors ($29,349), and Living Journeys ($25,251).
CFGV also describes a Creative Community Fund for artistic and imaginative projects that strengthen the community. The program makes small grants totaling up to $1,500 annually; a fall 2025 grant supported professional breakdancer workshops at Gunnison Elementary School. A GVEF Teacher Innovation Grant is described as supporting innovative educational initiatives by teachers in the Gunnison Valley, though the available program information is limited.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lauren Kugler as executive director; Lisa Rodman as president; Kathy Fogo as vice president and secretary; Colleen Hegeman as treasurer; and Jason Amrich, Bill Burke, Dave Clayton, Carol Johnson, Gary Keiser, and Mike Keig as directors.
Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley is led by Lisa Rodman, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa Rodman
President
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Burke
Director
Member → President, 2021
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Clayton
Director
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Keiser
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rose Zealand
Director
Member → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Johnson
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Amrich
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marketa Zubkova
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Keig
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Kugler
Executive Di
Executive Director & Ex-Officio → Executive Di, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$19K (2020) → $102K (2025)
Colleen Hegeman
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Fogo
Vice President & Secretary
Secretary → Vice President & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Anne Hausler (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Leeann Mick (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Ewing (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Wolff (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathy Barnhart (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Bolton (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Aaron Huck Huckstep (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Doug Tredway (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Jacob With (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Janice Welborn (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Greg Salsbury (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Jim MacAllister (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Rob Gentry (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Alica Corey (2020) — Member
- Former: Pam Montgomery (2020) — Executive Director & Ex-Officio
- Former: Robert Pickering (2020) — Member
- Former: Roger Dorf (2020) — Member
- Former: Rose Tocke (2020) — Member
- Former: Tina Brudzinski (2020) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $102K, to Lauren Kugler (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley
How much does Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley give each year?
Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley gave $941K across 46 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.7M across 75 grants.
What is Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley's typical grant size?
Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley's median grant in 2025 was $12,960, and its average grant was $20,465, across 46 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley that year got $10K on average.
Where does Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley give grants?
Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Gunnison, CO (25 grants) and Crested Butte, CO (20 grants).
Does Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 46 grants with a stated purpose on Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Health & Human Servi" (14 grants), "Education" (10 grants) and "Athletics & Recreati" (8 grants).
Who are Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley's largest grantees?
Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley's largest 2025 grantees include Gunnison Country Food Pantry ($77,330), Crested Butte Land Trust ($70,850) and Gunnison Arts Center ($62,433), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 22% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley?
Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley reported $22.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.8M.
What does Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley fund?
CFGV’s website states its mission is to strengthen and enrich the community through engaged philanthropy, thoughtful grantmaking, strategic education, and collaborative leadership. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley?
CFGV’s 2026 Community Grants cycle is a past cycle. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley's EIN?
Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1650658. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 31, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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