The Equitable Access to the Arts Project partners with community organizations to provide vibrant and meaningful arts and culture opportunities for under-resourced youth and adults throughout Routt County.

Located in or serving the Yampa Valley and Routt County, Colorado | No funding for endowments, sponsorships, or capital campaigns

Equitable Access to the Arts Project (EAAP)

THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS ($250-$2000) TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND IN SOME CASES, INDIVIDUALS DEMONSTRATING NEED TO IMPROVE FUTURE OUTCOMES.

Letter of inquiry (LOI) required | Applicant resume required | Proposed budget for expenditure of potential grant funds required | Documentary proof of non-profit IRS tax-exempt status (if applicable) | Non-profit prior year and current year-to-date balance sheet and income statement (if applicable) | Must be a qualifying distribution recipient per IRS 501(c)(3) and exempt under 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) (for organizational applicants)

Small Grants Program

Annual award recognizing work that strengthens or reimagines psychoanalysis; accepts individuals, teams, and organizations and honors completed work from the most recent decade.

Work submitted must have been created between 2016 and 2025 (most recent decade).

Sigourney Award

The Youth Advocacy Project champions community partnerships in Routt County that create equitable opportunities in health, education, and well-being for youth and families to achieve their optimal potential.

Youth Advocacy Project (YAP)

Invests in initiatives that expand access to high-quality financial education (especially for youth and young adults) and build educator capacity; supports creative approaches to advancing financial literacy.

Must be a charitable organization with a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status provided by the IRS | Must comply with The Charles Schwab Corporation's nondiscrimination policy | Not eligible: Individuals | Not eligible: Private foundations | Not eligible: Individual pre-K–12 schools or school-related activities at individual schools | Not eligible: Booster clubs, bands, or athletic teams/leagues | Not eligible: Organizations that are political in nature | Not eligible: Private clubs and fraternal or social organizations

Schwab Moneywise Momentum Grants

Organizations invited by a member of the Seabury Family may apply for up to $25,000 in general operating or project/program support.

Must be a 501(c)(3) organization invited by a Seabury Family sponsor | Organizations with annual operating expenses in excess of $2.5 million may only apply for project/program support | No funding for religious activities, political campaigns, or legislative lobbying

Family Grants

Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque is a community foundation serving Eastern Iowa that lists multiple grant programs for nonprofit organizations on a central Grants hub; applications are handled via a GOapply portal and by contacting the grants manager.

Must be located in a community within 40 miles of any Theisen's store | Must be a nonprofit organization

Theisen’s More For Your Community Grants

Single, foundation-wide grant application submitted via a Google Form; applicants must upload Exhibits 1–6 (board roster, IRS tax-exemption letter, project description, mission/history, itemized budget, audited financials). Approval/denial notices sent first week of October.

Must provide IRS tax-exemption letter (Exhibit 2) | Must provide board of directors roster (Exhibit 1) | Must upload audited year-end balance sheet and profit & loss report (Exhibit 6) | Organizations that have received a grant 3 years in a row must take a 1-year break

Equitable Access to the Arts Project (EAAP)

About this program

Eligibility

Geographic eligibility

Contact & website

[email protected]

970-879-0148

csff.org

Past recipients

2024

Caring For Colorado

$150,000

Town Of Hayden

$100,000

National Center For Youth Law

$90,000

Queens College Foundation

$55,500

Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide (Reps)

$55,000

Family Development Center

$50,000

Better Tomorrow

$50,000

South Routt School District

$50,000

Yampa Valley Sustainability Council

$50,000

Closes Jan 31, 2027

~$15K (422 grants)

Colorado

Similar Grants

Small Grants Program

$250.0–$2.0K

Sigourney Award

~$25K

Youth Advocacy Project (YAP)

~$15K

Schwab Moneywise Momentum Grants

$50.0K–$250.0K

Family Grants

Up to $25.0K

Theisen’s More For Your Community Grants