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Executive Director Announcement
April 29, 2022 NEWS RELEASE Aspen Community Foundation selects Colorado Health Foundation Director as next Executive Director After national search for new leader, Foundation hires Colorado philanthropy veteran Erica Snow Aspen Community Foundation (ACF) Board of Trustees announces it has hired Erica Snow to serve as the organization’s next Executive Director. She most recently served […]
ACF’s 2022 scholarship applications now open.
Aspen Community Foundation’s 2022 post-secondary scholarships are now open, welcoming local, public high school students who meet the criteria to apply. Deadline to submit applications is February 22, 2022. The scholarship funds support local students from diverse backgrounds with varying college and career paths, including first generation college attendees, low-income students, and those pursuing technical […]
Jay Sandrich, supporter of ACF and Emmy-Winning Director, dies at 89.
If you’ve ever watched “The Cosby Show”, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” or even “The Golden Girls” then your life was in some way impacted by Jay Sandrich. As an Emmy-winning TV director he can be credited as a large part of the creative community that brought us so much entertainment. Outside of the entertainment […]
Donor convening highlights COVID response efforts
On Wednesday, December 9, Aspen Community Foundation presented The Social Sector Response to COVID in the Aspen to Parachute Region. Co-hosted by 2020 Rescue Fund co-chairs Bob Hurst and Melony Lewis, the convening featured a panel discussion on what went right, what went wrong, and what we’ve learned during these nearly 10 months of helping […]
2020 Rescue Fund
A group of local Aspenites have been working together, and with Aspen Community Foundation, on an approach to help those individuals, families, nonprofits, and small businesses severely impacted by the health and financial crisis. They have established the 2020 Rescue Fund as a charitable fund at Aspen Community Foundation.
COVID-19 Regional Response Fund
ACF's COVID-19 Regional Response Fund channels needed resources to respond to the immediate and long-term needs of the Aspen to Parachute region.