Apply for a Grant
Through annual discretionary funding, Aspen Community Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that affect positive change in the region.Â
This funding is responsive to community needs and made possible by annual contributions from donors wishing to support our pooled grantmaking.
| Browse Our Grant Options
Annual Grant Programs
Our grantmaking programs support organizations advancing change in the areas of early childhood and youth empowerment in the Aspen to Parachute region.Â
In 2026, ACF offers two competitive grant programs for nonprofit organizations in the Aspen to Parachute region: Early Childhood and Youth Empowerment. Eligible
nonprofits organizations are invited to apply to one of these programs.
A total of $600,000 will be awarded through ACF’s 2026 Focus Area Grants. $300,000 for Early Childhood and $300,000 for Youth Empowerment. Individual grant awards will range between $10,000 and $35,000.
Applications open on April 7, 2026, and will close on May 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time.
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Grants
We provide funding to strengthen the capacity of nonprofit organizations that help make the Aspen to Parachute region diverse, culturally rich, and a place where all people have equitable opportunities to thrive.
| Virtual Office Hours
Virtual Office Hours are on offer to learn more about the Early Childhood and Youth Empowerment grant processes and to ask questions of the ACF Community Impact team.
Virtual Office Hours sessions are intended to be optional and duplicative. We recommend attending promptly at 10:00 AM to hear our presentation before it opens to Q&A.
Tuesday, April 14th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Spanish interpretation is scheduled for this session
Scott Kenner
Program Officer
| Interested in applying for a grant?
Connect with Scott, ACF’s Program Officer, to learn more about the grant application process and getting involved with our grantmaking programs.