Park City Community Foundation

Live pc give pc, women's giving fund, Community fund, climate fund, affordable housing fund, nonprofit education and other programming: the Community Foundation's primary goal is to support greater Park City nonprofits with the following: grant making, education and seminars, and Community giving vehicles such as live pc give pc. In 2023, live pc give pc, the annual giving day hosted by the Community Foundation, raised over $4.8 million from over 7,000 unique donors and more than 100 nonprofits participated. The women's giving fund had participation from over 2,000 unique donors whose contributions were used to support family and youth services. The Community fund granted over $450,000 to 55 local nonprofits. The climate fund that focuses on local, high-impact climate solutions launched a zero food waste initiative, deploying over $150,000 towards the new program aimed at fully diverting food waste from summit county's landfill by 2030. The affordable housing fund created marketing materials, secured fundraising, and collaborated with local partners to create Community awareness of the critical housing issue. Additionally, the Community Foundation provided monthly opportunities for nonprofit staff and volunteers to improve their effectiveness, and kicked off the first annual ceo & executive director peer forum with 14 local nonprofit leaeders. Over 400 individuals participated in these hosted educational opportunities in 2023. Other programming included dei specific trainings, and other initiatives that centered around the social equity values of the Community Foundation.

Early childhood alliance: the early childhood alliance was formed with the vision that all wasatch back children aged zero to three should have equitable and abundant opportunities to thrive, learn, and grow into participating members of the Community. The early childhood alliance engages, educates, and supports Community partners and families so that young children can reach their full potential during this critical stage of development. The alliance works to address the ever-growing need for more local childcare capacity, and aims to close social equity gaps for children entering kindergarten by increasing access to quality early childcare. Since inception in 2019, over $1.9m has been deployed in the Community in both grants and programming. In 2023, the early childhood fund granted over $450,000 to local nonprofits, and led Community advocacy efforts to support childcare providers and families, securing a $1m funding commitment from Park City municipal to provide scholarships to qualified families that live or work in Park City.

Mental wellness funds: launched in january 2017, the mental wellness alliance supports a range of programs and initiatives, as prioritized in the Community's county-wide strategic plan. The goal is to increase awareness, prevention, treatment and other services aimed at mental health and substance abuse. Since inception, over $5.5m has been deployed for grants and programs in the Community. The alliance partners with local nonprofits, Community members, governments, school districts, businesses, and care providers, all aiming to address this critical Community need.

"youth united: formerly known as solomon fund and rise fund, youth united is the unified program that offers school-age children and teens in Park City and summit county access to sports, recreation, clubs, camps, and extracurricular activities. The solomon fund was launched in 2016 to facilitate access to sports and recreation opportunities for latino children in Park City to create a more inclusive, integrated, and complete Community, successfully increasing latino student participation to 18%, which more accurately reflects local Park City demographics. Inspired by the success of the solomon fund, the rise fund was launched in 2020 to continue the work of the solomon fund to students moving behond middle school, by providing the same services for any local high school students. Together, these two programs have granted over $1.3m since inception. Youth united brings the two programs together, and expands the reach to latina/o/x kids, bipoc kids, and kids of any background who are navigating financialconstraints. This initiative continues to address several barriers that currently hinder participation for these families such as communication and outreach, transportation, scholarships and gear. The Community Foundation has dedicated staff who operate youth united, convening partners, promoting programs, translating materials, and hosting Community outreach events. In addition, participants' families are also connected to important Community resources, like healthcare, legal support, housing resources, and more. In 2023, youth united provided over $260,000 in scholarships for sports and extracurriculars, partnering with over 30 local organizations and businessess, and hosted registration events to assist families in accessing these programs, creating a more inclusive environment amongst our youth."