In 2022, the Ballantine Family Fund donated a record-setting amount to nonprofits across Southwest Colorado with the goal of enhancing life for all who live in the region. $334,500 was donated to organizations through a quarterly grant application process and additional Core Value grants.
The Trustees of the Ballantine Family Fund awarded $284,500 to 113 nonprofit organizations across all sectors in Southwest Colorado through their quarterly grant cycles. The average grant size was $2,518, which is an increase of 25% in the past three years. The counties served include Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, and San Juan.
By sector, the Ballantine Family Fund awarded:
$9,500 to Animal Protection (3% of total grants)
$76,200 to Arts and Culture (27% of total grants)
$48,600 to Education (17% of total grants)
$14,500 to Environment (5% of total grants)
$76,700 to Human Services (27% of total grants)
$27,500 to Youth (10% of total grants)
$31,500 to Other (11% of total grants)
By county, the Ballantine Family Fund awarded:
$26,500 to Archuleta (9% of total grants)
$8,000 to Dolores (3% of total grants)
$142,700 to La Plata (50% of total grants)
$66,200 to Montezuma (23% of total grants)
$15,100 to San Juan (5% of total grants)
$26,000 to other counties that support Southwest Colorado, but are not physically located in our geographic region (9% of total grants)
A full listing of organizations that received these grants can be found at BallantineFamilyFund.com. To be considered for funding, nonprofits in Southwest Colorado may submit grant applications online at the same web address.
In addition to the quarterly grant awards listed above, the Ballantine Family Trustees awarded an unsolicited $50,000 in Core Value grants to support organizations across the region that are bolstering youth mental health by getting children outside and engaged with one another and with the environment. These grants included support for Audubon Rockies ($5,000), Montezuma Land Conservancy ($9,000), Montezuma School to Farm ($9,000), Southwest Open School ($7,000), and a $20,000 planning grant for a collaboration of four SW Colorado environment organizations serving youth.
The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado supports the Ballantine Family Fund as grant managers by bringing nonprofit knowledge and financial expertise, while the Ballantine Trustees maintain their independence with grant-making decisions and funding priorities.
“For more than six decades, the Ballantine family has been providing substantial resources for our region, and since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, I’ve witnessed the Trustees doubling down on their commitment to Southwest Colorado,” says Briggen Wrinkle, executive director of the Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado and grants manager for the Ballantine Family Fund. “The Trustees recognize the needs that have been exacerbated over the past three years and they are responding with even greater impact.”
The Ballantine Family Fund was established in 1957 by Morley C. Ballantine and Arthur A. Ballantine Jr. for the purpose of providing financial assistance to nonprofit causes that benefit the human condition in Southwest Colorado.
For more information, visit www.ballantinefamilyfund.com.
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