At the heart of the Montrose Community Foundation is our granting program.  This completes the cycle linking generosity with giving.  To date, through our general grant cycle, more than half a million dollars have been directed into the hands of community organizations to further their efforts in Montrose and the surrounding area. The MCF has an annual grant cycle as well as opportunities for immediate needs grants requests as well.

Learn more about granting opportunities provided through the MCF.

Nonprofits recognize the importance of sustainability and building endowments that support the future of their organizations.  The MCF works with nonprofit organizations to establish endowment funds and invests the assets, providing responsible fund management. The goal of an agency fund is to provide long-term support by distributing the fund’s earnings back to your organization. Having an agency fund with the MCF also allows for an easy way to accept contributions from donors like gifts of stock, bequests and life insurance policies. Learn more.

The MCF provides professional accounting and administrative services for organizations to help them focus on fulfilling their missions and to give them assistance with managing their financial administration.  Fiscal Sponsorship clients establish funds to hold their operating dollars, and the MCF processes all gifts and disbursements, records all accounting transactions and provides monthly financial reports. To determine if a charitable partnership may exist, please review the MCF’s Fiscal Sponsorship information and complete the Fiscal Sponsorship Application. Applications will be reviewed by the MCF Board at regular board meetings.

The Montrose Community Foundation is the established regional champion for ColoradoGives.org. As of 2024 Uncompahgre Gives mentors 92 fine local organizations who have chosen to fundraise on the Colorado Gives website. There is no annual membership fee making it ideal for new organizations. Optional advanced features are available to add. The costs for those advanced features as well as donor processing fees are considerably lower than many national organizations. Dynamic donor landing pages are easy to set up, the software is supported by a great staff and donors can choose to give one time or sign up for recurring donations through ACH or credit card. Easy fundraising for board, friends and family to participate is available to make your NPO even more successful!

Uncompahgre Gives provides a vigorous marketing campaign between the first Tuesday in November through the first Tuesday in December each year. The MCF’s Uncompahgre Gives together with participating nonprofits raised over $300,000 for the 2023 campaign.

In addition, Colorado Gives 365 offers free trainings to nonprofits on many helpful subjects that are led by experts ranging from fundraising tips to donor capture and retention.

If you are a nonprofit with a 501(c)3 status and reside in Montrose, Delta or Ouray counties, all you have to do to fundraise under Uncompahgre Gives for the annual Colorado Gives Day campaign or 365 days a year, go to Coloradogives.org and sign up!