Strokes of Genius Scholarship
Funding Amount
$5,000 per award
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Telluride High School graduating seniors who demonstrate:
Other requirements
- Financial need
- Academic excellence
- Exceptional character
- Community involvement
Overview
Now in its 22nd year, Strokes of Genius has become a proud Telluride tradition and is the largest and longest-running local scholarship available for Telluride High School graduating seniors. Since its inception, the program has distributed over $325,000 in college scholarships to 84 Telluride High School graduates.
Award Amount: $5,000 per scholarship; typically 5 scholarships awarded annually
Eligibility:
Telluride High School graduating seniors who demonstrate:
- Financial need
- Academic excellence
- Exceptional character
- Community involvement
- Leadership potential
History:
- Originally established as the Benchmark Fund by the Benchmark Partners: Ron & Joyce Allred, Forrest & Maria Faulconer, Nancy and Tom McNamara, Ock & Joanie Peterson, and Jim & Sheila Wells
- Created to address the need for college scholarships for THS students
- Now managed by the Telluride Foundation
Funding Source:
- Proceeds from the annual Strokes of Genius Golf Tournament held in July
- 2015 tournament generated $26,000 in proceeds
Contact Information:
- Telluride Foundation
- 220 E. Colorado Avenue, Suite 106, PO BOX 4222
- Telluride, CO 81435
- Phone: 970-728-8717
- For golf tournament information: Katie at 970-728-8717 or katie@telluride.dreaminblog.com
- Website: www.telluridefoundation.org
Awards Ceremony:
- Announced at Telluride High School Awards Ceremony (typically May/June)
What Telluride Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 74
- Total given
- $1.98M
- Median grant
- $17K
- Range
- $5,334–$228K
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 23% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Fields of Work
- Education
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