Local impact
We support organizations that strengthen the fabric of Steamboat Springs and the Yampa Valley—from youth development and education to arts, culture, civic life and services that help neighbors through difficult moments.
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Backing the people who move a community forward.
We invest close to home—and in exceptional individuals and organizations with the drive to achieve uncommon results.
Explore our focusYampa Valley · Photo: Noah Wetzel / GOCO
Our mission
Strong communities are built by people who choose to contribute—and by institutions with the courage to aim higher.
We support practical, high-impact work that makes Steamboat Springs a better place to live, learn, create and belong. Beyond our home region, we selectively enable proven people and organizations to pursue excellence at the highest level.
Where we focus
Two commitments.
One standard.
Enabling excellence
Talent and ambition can change the trajectory of a field, an organization or a community. We back high-performing people and institutions with a record of achievement, clear goals and the discipline to turn opportunity into lasting results.
Our point of view
“The most meaningful support does more than meet a need. It gives capable people the room to do their best work.”
Our grantmaking is personal, selective and grounded in trust. We look for strong leadership, clearly defined outcomes and the potential for an investment to unlock progress that would not otherwise happen.
Selected grant recipients
Organizations we have supported.
Our past giving reflects a broad commitment to community strength, opportunity, education, culture and service.
United WayCommunity
LiftUp of Routt CountyCommunity support
Yampa Valley Community FoundationLocal philanthropy
Boys & Girls Club of Steamboat SpringsYouth
Steamboat Digs DogsCommunity
Strings Music FestivalArts & culture
Knights of ColumbusService
BookTrailsLiteracy
Junior AchievementEducation
This is a representative list of previous grants and is not a complete grant history.
How we work
Focused capital.
Close partnership.
Measurable progress.
We believe philanthropy is most useful when it is clear-eyed, responsive and close to the work. We seek partners who know what success looks like, understand the communities they serve and can explain how additional resources will advance their mission.
The Elliott Family Foundation is family-led and based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.