The Philanthropy Awards program is an effort made by The Foundation to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, businesses and corporations for the time and money contributed to causes of their choice. Every November since 1991, this event has followed a statewide tradition of recognizing philanthropy.   This year's celebration will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Keystone Conference Center. The community is encouraged to attend the public event, but reservations are requested.  To RSVP, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The Foundation.

Awards are presented in recognition of outstanding contributions in 10 categories: Philanthropist, Volunteer, Board Member, Educator, Professional in a Nonprofit Organization, Youth, Youth Mentor, Citizen, Nonprofit/Community Organization and Business and/or Corporation.

Recognition of the 2009 Award recipients

Also, since 2001, The Summit Foundation has coordinated the Community Collaboration Award program. This recognition program, established by Shaping Our Summit, honors and recognizes those businesses, nonprofit and government organizations that collaborate to provide community programs and work toward meeting and resolving community needs and issues.

Nominations are sought from throughout Summit County. To submit a nomination, review the nomination criteria below and complete the Nomination Form. You may submit a nomination for more than one category and you will be notified if your nominee is selected to receive an award. An Awards Selection Committee, with members representing the business, government, education and nonprofit community, as well as geographic areas of the county, review each nomination. 2009 awards will be presented to the selected nominee in each category at a reception on Friday, November 20, 2009 at Copper Mountain Resort Conference Center.

Please deliver or mail your completed nomination form (with the requested number of copies) to The Summit Foundation, 111 Lincoln Avenue, P.O. Box 4000, Breckenridge, CO 80424. Nominations must be received by noon on Friday October 15, 2010.  (Please allow extra time if you are mailing your nomination.) If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lee Zimmerman at 970-453-5970.

This is your opportunity to acknowledge and elevate the importance and abundance of philanthropy and giving and community collaboration in Summit County.

2010 Philanthropy Day Nomination Criteria & Application

2010 Collaboration Award Nomination Criteria

2010 Community Collaboration Award Nomination Form