19th Hole Concerts in Pagosa Springs Grant Program

The 19th Hole Concerts in Pagosa Springs Grant Program, organized by the Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado, supports local nonprofits through a series of summer concerts. Each Thursday in June features local music talent, with a $10 cover charge per concert. Proceeds are evenly distributed among four selected nonprofits. This initiative not only enhances community engagement but also fosters collaboration among local organizations, promoting a vibrant cultural scene in Archuleta County.

As a community facilitator, our Foundation works to increase efficiency, resiliency, and success for nonprofits, while maximizing effective grantmaking for philanthropists, to make Southwest Colorado a better place to live
Summer’s highly anticipated 19th Hole Concerts at the Pagosa Springs Golf Club features a different local music talent each Thursday evening in June. The cover charge for each concert is $10, and all proceeds are pooled and distributed evenly to the four selected nonprofits.
Responsibilities
The Community Foundation Will:
Create an online grant application and assist selection committee.Provide a bank for each event.Handle back-office accounting, including paying for bands, graphic design, and printing.Book music talent.Coordinate limited paid advertising.Bring nonprofits together for meaningful collaboration.
The Nonprofits Will:
Provide collaborative promotion and publicity for the entire concert series and for your specific event via all means possible, including social media, email outreach, and word of mouth.Have 2-4 staff or board members help set up the event and collect a cover charge at the front gate.Have 1-2 people at an information table to talk about your organization. Have a tip jar at your table (tips from the evening are direct donations for the featured nonprofit).Have at least 2 volunteers assist with event clean up.Attend organization meetings for project coordination (Dates TBA at the Pagosa Springs Golf Club).Execute one assigned marketing task for the events, as determined at the project coordination meeting.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply, organizations must:be a nonprofitbe a tax-exempt 501(c)(3)be a project or organization under the fiscal agency of a 501(c)(3) organizationserve Archuleta County

Ineligibility

Grantees from 2024 are not eligible to apply.