The Montrose Community Foundation has awarded $96,500 in Community Impact Grants to 36 nonprofit organizations across Montrose County, supporting projects focused on education, health, the arts and social services.
Individual awards ranged from $500 to $5,000 through the foundation’s annual grant program.
$5,000 grants were awarded to: Common Ground Montrose; Magic Circle Players; Maslow Academy of Applied Learning; Montrose Medical Mission; Second Chance Humane Society; Sharing Ministries Food Bank; and Valley Symphony Association.
$3,000 grants were awarded to: Hoof & Paw Inc.; River Valley Family Health Center; Uncompahgre Combined Clinics; and West End Public Schools – Nucla Early Learning Center.
$2,500 grants were awarded to: All Points Transit; Black Canyon Boys and Girls Club; Hispanic Affairs Project; LFMG Music Academy; MADA; Montrose Center for Arts; Montrose Children’s Museum; Partners of Delta Montrose Ouray; PrimeHealth+; Uncompahgre Volunteer Legal Aid; West End Family Link Center; and West End Schools RE-2.
$2,000 grants were awarded to: Community Options, Inc.; Faultless; Haven House of Montrose, Inc.; Montrose County Historical Society; National Inventors Hall of Fame; and Valley Food Partnership.
$1,500 grants were awarded to: Hilltop Community Resources, Inc. and Valley Youth Orchestra.
$1,000 grants were awarded to: Arrowhead Nordic; Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition; PEER Kindess; and Weehawken Creative Arts.
A $500 grant was awarded to Ouray Mountain Rescue.
The annual grant program supports a wide range of community initiatives, with recipients including nonprofits, schools and grassroots groups working to improve quality of life for residents and animals.
A reception was recently held to recognize the grant rcipients. Funding for the awards was made possible through contributions from private donors as well as support from the City of Montrose.
Foundation leaders said the grants are intended to strengthen programs that address critical community needs and expand access to essential services.
The Community Impact Grant program is offered once each year.
For more information about the Montrose Community Foundation or to make a donation, visit montrosecf.org or call 970-249-3900.
