Giving back to the community is integral to the Montrose Community Foundation (MCF)
Our granting program has spanned more than thirty years and awarded more than a million dollars to support local organizations. Combining forces with the City of Montrose since 2014, MCF distributed $96,500 in 2025 to 36 local nonprofit organizations performing important and innovative projects in and around Montrose.
All Points Transit
Transition to a combined ADA-eligible paratransit/Microtransit system
Arrowhead Nordic
Nordic ski grooming assistance
Black Canyon Boys and Girls Club
Expand teen engagement and membership
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
Safety, preparedness, and rapid response work for immigrant families
Community Options, Inc.
Day programming, community gatherings, and trips to the Rec Center
Faultless
“Ask First” game and other consent games
Haven House of Montrose, Inc.
Transitional housing operations costs
Hilltop Community Resources, Inc.
Fatherhood program
Hispanic Affairs Project
Expand community outreach + women’s empowerment program
Hoof & Paw Animal Rescue
Examination table for convenient and affordable basic vet care
Kids Aid Montrose
Food to be distributed to students struggling with food insecurity
LFMG Music Academy
Youth-led programming and help to outfit our multimedia space
Magic Circle Players
Expand and upgrade the sound system
Maslow Academy
Operating expenses
MADA
Expand our commisary kitchen/small business incubator
Montrose Center for Arts
Youth art locker initiative
Montrose Children’s Museum
Museums for All program subsidy
Montrose County Historical Museum
Hands-on learning stations
Montrose Medical Mission
Medical care
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Critical summer STEM education to low-income Montrose youth
Nucla Early Learning Center
Tuition assistance
Ouray Mountain Rescue
Operating expenses
Partners Youth Mentoring
Local growth and the range of services
PEER Kindess
Program expansion for youth kindness leaders
PrimeHealth+
Sanitation and screening supplies, plus an intraoral camera
River Valley Family Health Center
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Program
Second Chance Humane Society
Operations, to sustain and expand critical animal welfare programs
Sharing Ministries, Inc.
Purchase of food
Uncompahgre Combined Clinics
Wheelchair accessible transport van support
Uncompahgre Volunteer Legal Aid
Wheelchair accessible transport van support
Valley Food Partnership
Improve operational efficiency for the Montrose Farmers Market
Valley Symphony Association
Free community concert & Youth Engagement Initiative
Valley Youth Orchestra
“Strings in Schools” program
Weehawken Creative Arts
scholarship program for Montrose students
West End Family Link Center
Operating expenses
West End Schools RE-2
Hands-on, project-based LEGO course for middle school students