Arts & Culture: $48,500 granted, 9.7% of total grant awards

Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival — support for a free concert performance at Silverthorne Pavilion in August 2009.

Backstage Theatre — funding for the Children’s Theater Workshop.

Breckenridge Music Festival — funding for the 2009 Music-in-the-Schools program to benefit Summit County and neighboring community students. Funding for these programs is provided by The Summit Foundation and the Lenzmeier/Williams Advised Fund.

Breckenridge Festival of Film — funding for educational children’s programs associated with the Festival of Film.

Lake Dillon Foundation for the Performing Arts — a grant to support the Young People’s Theatre Workshop, two free Sunset at the Summit concerts during the summer of 2009 and the Lake Dillon Theatre Company. Funding for these programs is provided by The Summit Foundation and the Lenzmeier/Williams Advised Fund.

National Repertory Orchestra — support for the community engagement program and the other NRO programs. Funding for these programs is provided by The Summit Foundation and the Breckenridge and Keystone Ski Resort Advised Fund.

Summit Choral Society — funding to purchase performance music for the permanent music library.

Summit Concert Band — funding to purchase sheet music for the music library. Funding is provided by The Summit Foundation and the Vick/Chem Advised Fund.

Education: $100,130 granted, 22% of total grant awards

Colorado Avalanche Information Center — funding for Summit County remote weather station; funding for this program is provided by The Summit Foundation and the Lenzmeier/Williams Advised Fund.

Colorado Mountain College — a grant toward the building fund for the new campus; funding comes from The Summit Foundation and the Grand Lodge at Peak 7 Advised Fund.

Early Childhood Options — support for the Childcare Resource and Referral program and for teacher development.

Keystone Science School — scholarship support for Summit School District’s Elementary and Middle School students to attend the Science School’s residential field science program and for capital construction.

Lake Dillon Preschool and Early Learning Center -— support for staff development and education supplies; funding is provided by The Summit Foundation, the Lenzmeier/Williams Advised Fund and the Breckenridge and Keystone Ski Resort Advised Fund.



Little Red Schoolhouse — funding for program and staff enhancement efforts.



Town of Silverthorne — support for Silvana’s Community Garden.

Upper Blue Elementary School — funding for selected school programs; funding is provided by the Breckenridge and Keystone Ski Resort Advised Fund.

Town of Breckenridge — funding for an environmental solar education program in conjunction with the elementary schools.

Environment: $20,000 granted, 4% of total grant awards

Friends of the Dillon Ranger District — funding for the Forest Stewards and Adopt-a-Trail programs.

Friends of the Eagles Nest Wilderness — support for noxious weed abatement.

High Country Conservation Center — a grant to assist in the development of a used building materials center.

Health & Human Service: $280,220 granted, 56% of total grant awards

Advocates for Victims of Assault — support for the Peace Maker Campaign, the Clinical Services Coordinator and a facilitator for the free domestic violence and sexual assault survivors support group. Funding for these programs is provided by The Summit Foundation, the Lenzmeier/Williams Advised Fund and the Breckenridge and Keystone Ski Resort Advised Fund.

Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) — a grant to fund scholarships for Summit County residents using programs at the BOEC and to purchase equipment. Funding for the scholarships is provided by The Summit Foundation and the Eileen and Paul Finkel Advised Fund; funding for equipment is provided by the Lenzmeier/Williams Advised Fund.

CASA of the Continental Divide — program and staff support to provide advocacy services for children in the court system in cases of dependency and neglect. Funding for this program is provided by The Summit Foundation, the Lenzmeier/Williams Advised Fund and the Summit Association of Realtors Charitable Fund.

Colorado West Mental Health — Summit County - support for mental health and psychiatric counseling for uninsured and indigent residents of Summit County.

Family and Intercultural Resource Center — a grant to support the General Assistance program which provides resource and referral services and emergency financial assistance for low-income families in crisis; and the Families United program which provides home visitations for all parents with children from birth to 5 years old providing information about parenting and child development.

Family Wellness Center — funding to provide mental health services to children in Summit County.

Summit Community Care Clinic — support for a chronic disease management program which will provide a complete continuum of care for clinic patients. Funding for this program is provided by The Summit Foundation, the Millisor Family Fund and the Summit Association of Realtors Charitable Fund.

Summit County Rescue Group — funding for a rescue snowmobile and for radios and pagers. Funding is provided by The Summit Foundation, the Lenzmeier/Williams Advised Fund, the Vick/Chem Advised Fund, and the Oshlo Family Family Fund.

Summit County Government Division of Youth and Family Services — a grant to assist with funding for a Healthy Start program coordinator, a parenting specialist for the Infant/Child program and English and Spanish facilitators for the New Moms and Dads program.

St. Anthony Summit Medical Center Foundation — funding for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program and for nuclear medicine scanning equipment.

Summit Prevention Alliance — funding to provide program enhancement and organization capacity building.

Timberline Adult Day Services — a grant to support the services provided at the center for patients needing adult day care and supervision, including exercise, activities and socialization as well as respite for the patient’s family members. Funding is provided by The Summit Foundation and the Eileen and Paul Finkel Advised Fund.

Town of Breckenridge — support for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Funding is provided by the Breckenridge and Keystone Ski Resort Advised Fund.

Town of Silverthorne — funding for the Adopt and Angel program and the Safe Summer Kids Kickoff program. Funding is provided by The Summit Foundation and the Breckenridge and Keystone Ski Resort Advised Fund.

Vail Valley Medical Center — funding for their Think First program to provide education, training and the purchase of ski/snowboard and bicycle helmets for kids in Summit County.

Basic Needs Crisis Funding — funding for basic needs of food, shelter, heat and health care for people in need.

Sports & Recreation: $27,000 granted, 5.4% of total grant awards

High Country Soccer Association — scholarship support for the Latino Outreach Project. This funding is provided by The Summit Foundation and the Breckenridge and Keystone Ski Resort Advised Fund.

Snowsport Outreach Society — funding to continue the SOS University program in Summit School District. The program is designed to not only teach snowboarding but to encourage five core values that include courage, discipline, integrity, wisdom and compassion.

Summit High Blue Line Club — funding to purchase off-season ice time for the High School Hockey Team.

Summit High Lacrosse Boosters Club — support for the varsity and JV teams.

Summit Youth Hockey — support of the Hockey Tournament; funding is provided by the Breckenridge and Keystone Ski Resort Advised Fund.

Neighboring Communities: $14,122 granted, 2.8% of total grant awards

Bristlecone Montessori School — support for scholarships and materials for this Montessori school in Alma.

Park County Vision 2020 — support for a community recycling program.

South Park Parents as Teachers / Park County School District — funding for staff and program expenses. Funding is provided by The Summit Foundation and the Eileen and Paul Finkel Advised Fund.

Vail Valley Medical Center — funding for their Think First program to provide education, training and the purchase of ski/snowboard and bicycle helmets for kids in Lake and Park counties.