Recent Grants Given

 

Grants given in 2009-2010

Earth Mountain Education Farm’s Trinidad Community Garden Project-to purchase tools, supplies, insurance and other needed items.

Hoehne School Library Media Project-to purchase instructional DVDs for the library’s collection.

Holy Trinity Academy Copier- to partially fund purchase of a color copier for the school.

Hometown Holidays Nutcracker Suite-seed money to bring a performance of the Nutcracker Suite to Trinidad next holiday season.

Las Animas County 4-H Shooting Sports Project- to purchase archery and other equipment to support the shooting sports program.

Las Animas County Prevention Partners and Hoehne School Teen Maze-to support a life-sized Teen Maze designed to help youth understand the consequences of choices they make

Mt. San Rafael Hospital– to help purchase equipment designed to assist elderly or disabled patients during diagnostic testing.

Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Head Start Education Project- to teach Head Start students proper animal care.

OYE! and Earth Mountain Education Farm After School Program forTrinidad Middle School – to offer students new ways to learn critical thinking skills and good decision making while enjoying art and other activities.

Samaritan Clinic Computer Project-to purchase a computer and internet services to improve services.

Southern Colorado Developmental Disabilities Services Kids and Friends Mentoring Program– to support summer activities for the mentoring program.

Trinidad History Museum Historic Preservation and Education Programs-to support facility upgrades and historical interpretation in the Baca House.

Trinidad Middle School Sixth Grade Math & Science Teachers Digital Projector and Document Camera Project-to purchase equipment to expand learning opportunities.

Grants given in 2008-2009

Trinidad Middle School M.E.S.A. Program-$2,000 to purchase a projector and data colleciton equipment for the Southern Colorado Math and Science Center to teach elementary and middle school children a variet of math and science concepts.

Trinidad Area Arts Council-$1,000 to suport the Kiwanis Youth Arts Academy Project offering free art instruction to area youth.

Southern Colorado Repertory Theatre-$1,000 to introduce students to the enjoyment of live theatre including staging and technical aspects of the theatre.

Health Services District-$2,500 Challenge Grant for general operating support of the District.

Carnegie Public Library-$720 to support the Read Project connecting trained dogs and their owners with struggling readers.

ReGroup-$280 to support printing of bookmarks with recycling information for distribution to area residents.

Grants given in 2007-2008

Carnegie Public Library-$1,000 to purchase a multi-media projector and screen for the new Young Adult Center. The equipment purchased with TCF grant funds will be used for programming designed to promote exploration of the world beyond the confines of Las Animas County.

Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center-$1,000 to expand the Case Management program to help mentally ill clients reclaim their lives . TCF funds will help provide individualized training kits to assit clients in learning or relearning skills such as personal hygiene, house cleaning, parenting and study skills.

Trinidad Area Arts Council's Kiwanis Youth Arts Academy-$1,000 to support no-cost year-round art education for area youth. TCF funds will provide programming support for instruction in art history, drawing, painting, clay, dance and theater.

Holy Trinity Academy-$1,500 to help purchase Math Lab calculators and graphing calculator equipment to provide students with resources and technological skills for the 21st century.

Trinidad School District #1/Trinidad & Las Animas County Chamber of Commerce-$1,500 to purchase Junior Achievement curriculum kits. School District #1 will work with volunteers from the business community to provide business education experiences for students.

Health Services Project-$4,000 to provide a health services needs assessment that will guide service plan development for a Health Services District.

Donor Advised Fund Grants Given (non-competitive)

The Jay and Emily Cimino Fund-$29,800 in support of Holy Trinity Academy.

The Trinidad High School Fund-$1,980--in support of improving School Attendance.

The CU in the Community Fund-$1,512 in support of various non-profits.

The Class of 1976-1979 Scholarship Fund-$1,700 in support of college scholarships.

Jay Cimino Special Project Fund-City of Trinidad-$100,000 to purchase playground equipment for Cimino Park.

Comcast Cares Day-$3,080 in support of local Boy and Girl Scout Troups.

Colorado Health Foundation Regranting Program-$1,800 in support of the Trinidad Cancer Alliance.