COVID-19 Regional Response Fund
Funding Amount
$4,463,000 total distributed
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
COVID-19 relief fund launched directly by ACF to support the Aspen to Parachute community. Funded through contributions from individual donors and government partners who wanted to support pandemic response.
Geographic Scope: Aspen to Parachute region (City of Aspen, Town of Basalt, Town of Carbondale, Garfield County, Town of New Castle, Pitkin County, City of Rifle)
Focus Areas:
- Economic assistance to businesses
- Food distribution
- Essential services including:
- Legal aid
- Domestic violence support
- Child care
- Mental health services
- Healthcare
Funding Sources:
- 182+ individual donors
- Pitkin County: $1.8 million
- CARES Act funds from local city and county governments
Recipients:
- Nonprofits providing essential services
- Businesses needing economic support
Distribution Period: 2020-2022
Government Partners:
- City of Aspen
- Town of Basalt
- Town of Carbondale
- Garfield County
- Town of New Castle
- Pitkin County
- City of Rifle
Contact Information:
- Phone: (970) 925-9300
- Address: 455 Gold Rivers Court Suite 515, Basalt, CO 81621
- Website: www.aspencommunityfoundation.org
What Aspen Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 466
- Total given
- $17.43M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,200–$1M
- By dollars: Colorado 69%, California 9%, Massachusetts 8%. Top recipient cities: Aspen, CO; Carbondale, CO; Basalt, CO.
- 29% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Hardship
- Small businesses
- Housing
- Food security
- Mental health
- Domestic violence
- Child care
- Disaster relief
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