Dear Community Supporters: The current fire in Basalt and El Jebel has devastated us with the speed and ferocity with which it has wreaked havoc across our neighborhoods and towns.
The Board of Directors of Aspen Community Foundation Invite you to “Coming Together for Our Youth: A Forum to Challenge the Status Quo” Wednesday, August 15, 2018 2:00 pm to 4:00 PM Hotel Jerome in Aspen.
ACF board member Jeannie Humble reads to preschool students on Gus the Bus, one of two mobile classroom serving children in Rifle, New Castle and Silt.
Child care financial aid is now available for working families with infants and children up to 5 years old in the Town of Basalt/Eagle County. The parent or legal guardian of any child age 5 or under attending licensed child care in the Basalt/El Jebel area is eligible to apply for Financial Aid. Families must […]
On Tuesday, March 6, more than 150 exhibitors shared their career experiences and passions with 1,600 high school juniors and seniors at Roaring Fork High School.
This week Gus the Bus and The Sunshine Bus became media darlings, along with their wonderful teachers and students and a generous donor from Natural Soda. Kirk Daehling, general manager of Rifle-based Natural Soda Corporation stopped by the bus to see the value of his $10,000 donation to ACF’s Preschool on Wheels program. We are […]
On Thursday, January 25, ACF’s Executive Director Tamara Tormohlen was a panelist in the 3rd Annual State of the Sector Meeting in Denver co-sponsored by the Community Resource Center and Colorado Association of Funders. This event provided an opportunity for nonprofit leaders, foundation staff, elected officials and stakeholders to reflect on the current state of Colorado’s nonprofit […]
As you make your year-end contributions to ACF, remember to take advantage of the Colorado Child Care Contribution Tax Credit. For those filing their taxes in Colorado, your gift to the Early Childhood Fund is eligible for a 50% Child Care Contribution Tax Credit, in addition to the standard charitable contribution deductions allowed for both […]