Giving Network
The Giving Network engages philanthropists in the Aspen to Parachute region of Colorado in collaborative grantmaking. Members learn about pressing community issues, pool financial resources, and make impactful grants to regional health and human services nonprofits.
Mission
Through collaborative learning, the Giving Network provides a forum for philanthropists to learn about critical community needs, discuss opportunities, and decide where to grant pooled membership funds.
Vision
The Giving Network envisions a region where committed philanthropists are actively engaged in learning about and supporting the local nonprofit sector to address the critical needs from Aspen to Parachute.
Learn, Discuss, Decide
High-Impact Philanthropy
We are a group of committed philanthropists who are interested in giving back by supporting the work of 501c3 nonprofit organizations serving the Aspen to Parachute region.
Giving Network members meet several times a year to learn from experts who are closets to the issues and community members in need of extra support. Members listen to community voices, review data, and discuss the opportunities to support solutions as a group of peer philanthropists.
Founded in 2016 with the generous support of Laura and Gary Lauder, and hosted by the Aspen Community Foundation, the Giving Network provides a unique opportunity for philanthropists to pool funds and allocate grants that have meaningful impact. Annually over $887,000 is granted.
Since our inception, over $4,587,850 in Giving Network investments have advanced health and human services outcomes by supporting youth and families, social-emotional well-being, and nonprofits supporting basic needs.Â
Giving Network Grants
We are an independent group of philanthropists who lean on the support and expertise of the Aspen Community Foundation. Our grant process is exclusively run by Giving Network members, who score and vote on outcomes.
Apply for a Grant
The Giving Network’s 2027 Request for Proposals will open in January 2027.
The Giving Network seeks to support organization serving the Aspen to Parachute region who address the most pressing health and human services needs. Organizations may request funding from one of following cohort focus areas:
- Children & Families:Â academic support, developmental disabilities, domestic violence, early childhood education, wrap-around support
- Mental Health:Â prevention services, social-emotional well-being, substance use, therapy
- Basic Needs: financial stability, food insecurity, healthcare, housing, and transportation
For questions or more information, please email Emily Kornhauser, Director of Philanthropic Engagement Emily@AspenCommunityFoundation.org.
2026 Grantees
In 2026, the Giving Network awarded $887,850 to 34 local nonprofits in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River Valley communities.
Basic Needs
- Alpine Legal Services
- Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
- Food Bank of the Rockies
- Great Expectations
- Harvest For Hunger
- La Clinica Del Pueblo dba The People’s Clinic
- Mountain Family Health Centers
- Safe and Abundant Nutrition Alliance (SANA)
- The Savings Collaborative
- UpRoot Colorado
- West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition
- Western Slope Veterans Coalition
Mental Health
- Aspen Hope Center
- Colorado River – Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)
- COMPASS for Lifelong Discovery
- Garfield County School District #16
- Health Solutions West Foundation, Inc
- High Rockies Harm Reduction
- PFLAG Roaring Fork Valley
- Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Valley
- Two Rivers Community School
- University of Denver
- YouthZone
Children and Families
- Advocate Safehouse Project
- CASA of the Ninth
- Colorado River Valley Team
- English In Action
- Family Resource Center of the Roaring Fork Schools
- Garfield School District Re-2 (One Door Rifle FRC)
- Raising A Reader Aspen to Parachute
- Response
- Roaring Fork PreCollegiate
- Summit54
- Youthentity
Join the Giving Network
Contact Ramona Bruland, the Giving Network Chair, at ramona@giving-network.org or call Ramona at c.970-497-6775. Giving Network membership starts at $5,000 annually, with additional giving levels available.Â
Resources
2026 Giving Network Members
Kalah Espinoza and David Agger
Pam Alexander
Jill and Paul Aschkenasy
Sonya Auvray
Tasia Bade
Jayne and Jarett Banks
Sally Sakin and Duncan Barber
Holly and Albert Baril
Jennifer Moses and Ron Beller
Meredith Berman
Jody and Jeffrey Black
Pollyanna Uruena and Noah Bremen
Julia Pirrung and Bob Bridger
Courtney and Michael Brown
Andrea and Chris Bryan
Robin and Neal Buchalter
Glenn Bucksbaum
Diana Bulman
Lauren and David Chazen
Kate and Ryan Craft
John Cresap
Autumn and Mike Davidson
Tony DiLucia
Megan DiSabatino
Minnie Dubiliere
Heather and Todd duBoef
Gail and Alfred Engelberg
Laurel Gilbert and Bruce EtkinÂ
Vanessa Obregon and Edgar Farah
Jaimie and David Field
Kristen and Andrew Firman
Anna and Matt Freedman
Barbara and Karl Friedman
Dale Genet
Rachel and Ephraim Gildor
Ramona Bruland and Michael Goldberg
Andi and Jim Gordon
Lisie and Michael Gottdenker
Jerry and Glenda Greenwald
Jenna and Jason Grosfeld
Amanda and Brett Hirsh
Jackie Merrill and Jay HughesÂ
Meredith Loring and Sami Inkinen
Susan and Steven Insoft
Laura and Mike Kaplan
Robin and Jeffrey KaplanÂ
Christine Karnes
Erica and Jeff Keswin
Susan Crown and William Kunkler
Laura and Gary LauderÂ
Melony and Adam LewisÂ
Susan and Fred Lodge
Katherine LorenzÂ
Whitney and Tracy McLaughlin
Morgan Fixel and Duncan MendelsonÂ
Martha and Adam Metz
Sissy and Brent Miller
Wendy Mitchell
Ellen-Jane and Ben Moss
Marcie and Robert MusserÂ
Esther and Craig NaviasÂ
Helen ObermeyerÂ
Laurie Crown and Rick OrtegaÂ
Casey and Michael Patak
Caroline and Tom Patricelli
Laura and Michael Paulus
Susan Espinoza and Marc Piatkowski
Sarah Broughton and John RowlandÂ
Michelle Rubell
Stephen SanderÂ
Kirsten and Chad Schmit
Zibby and Rick Schwartz
Jen and Paul Sciarra
Marina and Oliver Sharpe
Hillary and Scott Simon
Lesley and Tommy Slatkin
Katya and Zach Sternberg
Jacqueline Neuwirth and Stephen SwireÂ
Molly Lynch and Chester White