$4.0M in expenses
Live PC give PC, women's giving fund, community fund, climate fund, affordable housing fund, nonprofit education and other programming: the community foundation's primary goal is to support greater park city nonprofits with the following: grant making, education and seminars, and community giving vehicles such as live PC give PC. In 2024, live PC give PC, the annual giving day hosted by the community foundation, raised over $5.1 million from over 7,000 unique donors and 135 nonprofits participated. The women's giving fund had participation from over 2,000 unique donors whose contributions were used to support family and youth services. The community fund granted over $450,000 to 55 local nonprofits. The climate fund that focuses on local, high-impact climate solutions launched a zero food waste initiative, signing up over 1,300 households for food waste collection, with the goal of diverting all food waste from summit county's landfill by 2030. Additionally, the community foundation provided monthly opportunities for nonprofit staff and volunteers to improve their effectiveness; 153 nonprofit professionals joined our nonprofit roundtables and year-long executive director peer forum in 2024.
$599K in expenses
Mental wellness funds: launched in january 2017, the mental wellness alliance supports a range of programs and initiatives, as prioritized in the community's county-wide strategic plan. The goal is to increase awareness, prevention, treatment and other services aimed at mental health and substance abuse. Since inception, over $6m has been deployed for grants and programs in the community. The alliance partners with local nonprofits, community members, governments, school districts, businesses, and care providers, all aiming to address this critical community need.
$548K in expenses
Early childhood alliance: the early childhood alliance was formed with the vision that all wasatch back children aged zero to three should have equitable and abundant opportunities to thrive, learn, and grow into participating members of the community. The early childhood alliance engages, educates, and supports community partners and families so that young children can reach their full potential during this critical stage of development. The alliance works to address the ever-growing need for more local childcare capacity and increase access to quality early childcare. In 2024, the early childhood fund granted over $350,000 to local nonprofits, and led community advocacy efforts to support childcare providers and families, securing a $1m investment from park city municipal to provide scholarships to qualified families that live or work in park city. The scholarship program launched in january 2024 and later expanded in june 2024 when summit county invested an additional $485,000 towards childcare. In the first year, this needs-based program supported 125 families, 150 children, and 28 childcare providers and received national recognition.
$3.0M in expenses
Youth united: formerly known as solomon fund and rise fund, youth united is a unified program that provides school-age children and teens in park city and summit county no and low-cost access to sports, recreation, clubs, camps, and extracurricular activities. The two programs combined have granted over $1.6m combined since inception. This initiative continues to address several barriers that currently hinder participation for these families, providing scholarships for financial burdens and access to equipment and gear. The community foundation has dedicated staff who operate youth united - convening partners, promoting programs, and hosting community outreach events. In addition, participants' families are also connected to important community resources, like healthcare, housing resources, food access and more. In 2024, youth united provided $319,000 in scholarships for sports and extracurriculars, partnering with over 30 local organizations and businessess. Additionally, the commjnity foundation host registration events to assist families in accessing these programs, resulting in a record-breaking 2,300 youth united registrations in 2024.