Apply to the Community Fund

Park City Community Foundation strives to create an enduring philanthropic community to benefit all the people of greater Park City. To this end, the Community Foundation established the Community Fund with the goal of providing unrestricted funding to local nonprofit organizations that support the health of our community.

Arts and culture, education, sports and recreation, children and families, physical or mental health and human services, youth services, conservation and environment, housing security, and other community-based efforts.

Grant requests are for unrestricted support, including but not limited to operating, equipment, startup costs, consulting services, technical assistance, research, measurement & evaluation, demonstration, capacity building, and matching grants. An application may be submitted as a joint request from multiple organizations.

June 9: Application period opens

July 11: Deadline to submit online application

August 22: Applicants notified of Steering Committee decision

September 10: The Grants Celebration

Grants will fall in the range of $2,500-$15,000, depending on the amount available for distribution. The Steering Committee has the authority to award grants outside of this range.

The Community Fund Steering Committee is composed of eight members, at least one of whom is a Community Foundation Board Member.

2025 Community Fund Steering Committee:

• Katherine Aguilera (Chair)
• Marcela Cubas
• Tim Fellow
• Patty Garcia
• Becca Gerber
• Paul Kelly
• Enrique Sanchez
• Ellen Silver
• Emily Summers

Community Foundation staff process and prepare grant applications for review by the Steering Committee. They serve and assist the committee and do not advise on grant award decisions.

Park City Community Foundation will consider grant applications from organizations meeting all the following eligibility requirements:

• Serve people living or working in Summit County (Wasatch County will be considered, although grant making decisions will emphasize organizations based in Summit County that serve Summit County).
• Qualify as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under the Internal Revenue Code.
• Applicants without 501(c)(3) status, but who have applied to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) for such status, may apply. Receipt letter from the IRS of application is required at time of application to Park City Community Foundation.
• Applicants without 501(c)(3) status, but that are operating under an organization qualified as a 501(c)(3) organization, may apply separately if they have the written consent of the qualified organization. In that case, the application must contain a letter of agreement between the two organizations, which sets forth the responsibilities of each organization.
• Applicants that are not 501(c)(3) organizations but are implementing charitable activities for the benefit of the citizens of Summit County should contact Park City Community Foundation before applying. Under some circumstances, they are eligible to be considered for funding but may be required to adhere to separate reporting measures and disbursement processes.

Only one application per organization or alliance per grant cycle will be considered. An alliance may be a collaborative effort between two or more nonprofit organizations. The alliance would then submit one application.

Grants will not be awarded for:

• debt reductions or retiring past operating deficits
• sponsorships, dinners, or one-time events
• fellowships or other grants to individuals
• loans
• litigation
• political campaigns
• endowment funds
• graduate and post-graduate research
• purposes that further political or religious doctrine

The Community Foundation will not make grants to organizations known to support, or who engage in activities, or who publish language that incites or engages in violence, intimidation, harassment, threats, or defamation targeting an individual or group based on their actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or physical or mental ability. These activities are contrary to the Community Foundation’s mission and its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Once applications are screened per the Eligibility, Restrictions, and Grantmaking Due Diligence Policy, the Community Fund Steering Committee will use the following 4 criteria to review applications. These criteria are not exclusive, and the committee reserves the right to use its own best judgment when making final grant awards.

1. Community Contribution & Local Impact: Does the applicant’s work support the well-being of the Greater Park City community, and do they serve a meaningful portion of Summit County residents or workforce (generally considered 50% or more), or provide an essential service that addresses a critical need within the community?
2. Potential for Impact: Does the organization have clear goals and a reasonable way of knowing whether its work is making a difference?
3. Equity & Belonging Practices: Does the organization take intentional steps to include and reflect the people most impacted by their work—particularly those affected by systemic racial inequities—in decision-making, leadership, or program design? Are equity and belonging embedded in the organization’s overall approach and relationships with the community?
4. Organizational Budget & Financial Health: Based on the applicant’s operating budget and uploaded financials, does the organization appear financially stable and well-positioned to use Community Fund grant funding effectively?

Park City Community Foundation makes a small number of multiyear Community Fund Grants. The Community Foundation will specifically invite selected organizations to submit applications that cover two- or three-year periods. Invitation is based on organizational alignment with the Community Foundation’s critical priorities and values, the organization’s demonstrated impact, and limited access to alternative Community Foundation funds. The award is determined by the Community Fund Steering Committee. Organizations not invited to submit a multiyear proposal should submit a regular annual grant proposal. Any multiyear grants awarded will be subject to annual renewal based on the results of annual site visits, funding availability, and any other factors at the discretion of the Steering Committee.

Organizations with an active multiyear grant may submit, before the annual grant application deadline, a simple letter requesting grant continuation, rather than submitting a full application. Please submit Community Fund grant continuation letters no later than July 11, 2025.

Select information from applications may be shared. Any organization not wishing to have its information shared should contact minda@parkcitycf.org to request that its information not be shared.

Community Fund grantees are asked to submit a short written report in the spring following grant awards. This is an opportunity to share your successes, lessons learned, and vision with the Community Foundation.

As a recipient of a grant from Park City Community Foundation, it is important to the Community Foundation, our donors, and the community that the grantee publicize and recognize the philanthropic support that a grantee receives. Park City Community Foundation requires the following of grant recipients:

1. Grantee agrees that a notice will be included in all announcements, promotional and other appropriate material stating: “This [activity/event/organization] is supported by a grant from Park City Community Foundation’s Community Fund.”
2. Grantee agrees to include Park City Community Foundation’s Community Fund logo in all brochures, notices, signs, and plaques that recognize funders at events or on facilities. Please contact staff for a copy of the logo.

Apply online beginning June 9, 2025, at grantinterface.com/Process/Apply?urlkey=parkcitycf.

Only applications received through our online application system will be considered. Please do not submit applications via email or in hard copy. For technical questions or issues with the grants management system, including first-time login assistance, feel free to reach out to Minda Boland (minda@parkcitycf.org).