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Park City Climate Fund Established to Provide Seed Capital for Innovative Projects That Will Have Local and Global Impacts

Park City Climate Fund Established to Provide Seed Capital for Innovative Projects That Will Have Local and Global Impacts

Park City Community Foundation Calls for Grant Proposals at Mountain Towns 2030 Net Zero Summit PARK CITY, Utah – October 3, 2019 – Park City Community Foundation today announced the…

Park City Skiing

MT2030: Inspiring Climate Action Locally & Across 40 Mountain Towns

Snow is at the heart of our community – it’s critical to our culture and our economy. That’s why our community has set an ambitious goal – carbon neutral by…

Karen Marriott With Women's Giving Fund Grantee

Five Questions with Karen Marriott: Growing Up Visiting Park City and a Life of Service

How are you connected to our community here in Park City, Utah? Growing up in the Washington D.C. area, and particularly during my high school years, my family would travel…

Community Social Equity Strategic Plan Recommends Priorities

Community Social Equity Strategic Plan Recommends Priorities

Affordable Housing, Education, Inclusion Are Top Priorities After a year of collaborative work, Park City Community Foundation has released a Community Social Equity Strategic Plan aimed at enhancing diversity, equity,…

$244,000 Granted to Benefit the People of Park City

$244,000 Granted to Benefit the People of Park City

Park City Community Foundation awards local nonprofits with annual Community Fund Grants and announces the Trisha J. Worthington Community Service Award grantee. Park City, Utah (Sept. 9, 2019) – Park…

Mike and Erin Fam

Interview: Mike and Erin Ruzek, Long Time Advocates for Park City Community Foundation

Check out our first monthly video interview featuring long-time supporters Mike and Erin Ruzek.  They have been living in Park City for the last 16 years and have been involved…

Tonya Cumbee Women's Giving Fund

Donor Highlight: Tonya Cumbee’s Journey to Finding Park City and Giving Back

In addition to playing a key role in Park City’s Early Childhood Alliance, Tonya Cumbee is a member of Women’s Giving Fund. She has been involved with nonprofits since she was a…

Support for Early Childhood Alliance

Early Childhood Alliance Receives Support from Local Business and Philanthropists

Many Park City five-year-olds are not academically and socially ready for school when they start as kindergarten students. Brian and Kirsten Shirken were inspired by this need in Park City,…

People's Health Clinic Named 2019 Women’s Giving Fund Grantee

People’s Health Clinic Named 2019 Women’s Giving Fund Grantee

Park City Community Foundation is proud to announce the recipient of our 2019 Women’s Giving Fund Grant: People’s Health Clinic! Members of the Women’s Giving Fund voted throughout June and…

5 Questions: Brian and Kirsten Shirken

5 Questions: Brian and Kirsten Shirken

Brian and Kirsten Shirken have always woven community involvement into their lives. A couple of years ago, as they transitioned into an empty nest, they began fulfilling their dream of…

Consider an IRA Gift to Park City Community Foundation

Consider an IRA Gift to Park City Community Foundation

BE TAX-SMART! Donors who are 72 or older can direct all or part of the IRS’ annual required minimum distribution (up to $100,000 per individual) from a traditional IRA to…

Mental Wellness in Mountain Communities

Mental Wellness in Mountain Communities

In late May 2019, mental wellness partners from mountain resort communities came together in Boulder, Colorado, at the invitation of the Katz Amsterdam Foundation. The foundation was created by Vail…