The Ouray County Community Fund (OCCF) is a charitable investment account to benefit the people of Ouray County. Donations are used to support local nonprofit organizations and community improvement projects through a competitive grants application process.

Ouray County community leaders partnered with the Western Colorado Community Foundation in 2016 to establish a permanent charitable endowment that distributes annual grants into the community for generations to come. Community-minded donors who share a connection to the place they live and a commitment to making their community better can make contributions of any size.

A local steering committee made up of community leaders reviews applications and awards grants once a year.

Citizens state bank is a proud funding partner of OCCF. Since its establishment in 2016, the Ouray County Community Fund has distributed nearly $400,000 in grants to nonprofits in Ouray County.

2025 Grant Recipients:

• Cedar Hill Cemetery District
• Community Options, Inc.
• Fortuna Tierra Club
• Friends of Youth and Nature (FOYAN)
• George and Michael Gardner Fund
• Home Trust of Ouray County
• KVNF Community Radio
• Minerva West
• Mount Sneffels Education Foundation
• Ouray County Ranch History Museum
• Pinhead Institute
• Ridgway Chautauqua
• Ridgway Independent Film Festival
• San Juan Film Institute
• The Trust for Land Restoration
• Tri-County Health Network
• Upstart: Theater that Moves
• Voyager Youth Program
• Weehawken Creative Arts

Citizen State Bank is a proud funding partner of OCCF

Your donation allows us to respond to a broad range of community issues, including supporting nonprofits to expand services and meet needs in Ouray County…now and for years to come.

Donations of any size are appreciated and are tax deductible. You can write a check, donate appreciated stock, or make a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA to support the Ouray County Community Fund.

You might want to consider leaving a gift as part of your will or estate plan. This can be as simple as naming WCCF/Ouray County Community Fund as the charitable beneficiary of your IRA, other bank/investment accounts, or in your will.

By contributing to the Ouray County Community Fund, you help invest in innovative solutions and respond to our communities’ unmet needs. Your donation makes a difference and changes lives.

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