Yampa Valley Community Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LEADS TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE YAMPA VALLEY BY ENGAGING DONORS IN PURPOSEFUL PHILANTHROPY, EMPOWERING LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INSPIRING IMPACTFUL GRANTMAKING, AND COLLABORATING TO BUILD VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.THE YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS BEEN SERVING MOFFAT AND ROUTT COUNTIES SINCE 1996.
- Income
- $36.9 million
- Spending
- $18.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 56.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $236,997, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 56.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 49% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 39% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $18.0 million spent. 1. THROUGH OUR ANNUAL GRANT CYCLE, $713,960 WAS GRANTED OUT TO 87 NONPROFITS.2. OVER $646,650 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GRANTED TO 131 STUDENTS ATTENDING 72 UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND VOCATIONAL TRADE SCHOOLS. THIS INCLUDES OVER $192,000 FOR STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED AS DETERMINED BY FAFSA.3. PERHAPS THE SINGLE MOST IMPACTFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THE FOUNDATIONS HISTORY WAS ITS SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO SAVE CASEYS POND IN 2024. THE 138-BED FACILITY PROVIDES CRITICAL INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING, AND SKILLED NURSING CARE TO THE YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY. WITHIN JUST THREE MONTHS OF THE FACILITY BEING PLACED INTO RECEIVERSHIP, MORE THAN $30 MILLION WAS RAISED FROM 421 DONORS. TODAY, CASEYS POND IS OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY WITH A HEALTHY WAIT LIST AND RECEIVED $700,000 IN GRANTS FROM THE YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN 2025, UNDERSCORING THE FOUNDATIONS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THE FACILITY REMAINS FINANCIALLY VIABLE AND A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY ASSET.4. IN MARCH 2025, THE FOUNDATION ISSUED ITS FIRST IMPACT INVESTMENT LOAN FROM THE LONG-TERM INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (LTIP) AND COMPLETED FOUR ADDITIONAL IMPACT LOANS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. IMPACT INVESTMENTS MAY COMPRISE UP TO 5% OF THE LTIPS TOTAL BALANCE. BY AUTHORIZING LOANS FROM THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO, THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO DEPLOY CAPITAL FOR DIRECT SOCIAL IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE CONTINUING TO GENERATE MODEST FINANCIAL RETURNS.5. IN AUGUST 2025, THE YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WAS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO AS A COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION PROJECT WITHIN THE NORTHWEST COLORADO ENTERPRISE ZONE. ANNUAL DONATIONS OF $250 OR MORE TO THE YVCF GENERAL OPERATING FUND AND DESIGNATED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES MAY QUALIFY FOR THE COLORADO ENTERPRISE ZONE TAX CREDIT. AS IT IS QUITE RARE FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS TO BE APPROVED FOR THE EZ TAX CREDIT FOR DONATIONS TO GENERAL OPERATING, THIS DESIGNATION DEMONSTRATES THAT YVCFS WORK IS UNDERSTOOD TO PLAY A DIRECT AND CRITICAL ROLE IN TACKLING CURRENT CHALLENGES FACED BY THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTHWEST COLORADO.6. IN RESPONSE TO THE ELK, LEE, AND CROSHO WILDFIRES IN NORTHWEST COLORADO, THE YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ACTIVATED THE YAMPA VALLEY DISASTER RECOVERY FUND, ALONG WITH FUNDS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR ELK & LEE RECOVERY AND CROSHO RECOVERY. IN 2025, DONATIONS TO THESE THREE FUNDS EXCEEDED $278,000, WITH MORE THAN $175,000 GRANTED TO BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE FIRES. THE FOUNDATION ANTICIPATES ADDITIONAL GRANT REQUESTS IN SPRING 2026 AS EXPECTED EROSION FROM RAINFALL IN THE SPRING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE EROSION WHICH WILL IMPACT AGRICULTURAL DITCHES, PASTURES, AND CULVERTS.7. YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN LEADERSHIP ON CONVENING, VISIONING AND FUNDRAISING OF A NEW MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM CALLED THE HOPE INITIATIVE, INCLUDING ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOPE INITIATIVE FUND TO FUNDRAISE FOR THE INITIAL TWO-YEAR PILOT OF THIS PROGRAM. THIS PROJECT WILL BE LAUNCHED IN ROUTT COUNTY UNDER THE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP, AND AIMS TO FILL A MAJOR GAP IN OUR EXISTING MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, PROVIDING A COMMUNITY-WIDE PEER SUPPORT SYSTEM ON A 24/7 WARM LINE AS A FRONT-DOOR SINGLE-ENTRY POINT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE CONNECTED TO SUPPORT AND RESOURCES, REFERRALS, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD TREATMENT, AND CRISIS PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TEAMS.8. THE FOUNDATIONS' PASSPORT CLUB, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STEAMBOAT SKI & RESORT CORPORATION, HAS GENERATED OVER $10.4 MILLION. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE PROVIDED GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTED THE OPERATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Mountain View, CA), EIN 20-5205488. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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