- Bright Futures Fund
To celebrate our 40th Anniversary serving Summit County’s most pressing needs, we launched the Bright Futures Fund, a Special Initiative that honors and elevates our longstanding commitment to supporting education and working families.
With the support of over 350 donors, we exceeded our fundraising goal of $2M for the Bright Futures Fund. Thanks to the philanthropic spirit of our community, this rapid response fund will support:
- Educational dreams of low-income and first-generation students with larger college scholarships that extend to 4 years of support.
- Career journeys of students through the Career Tech Program at Summit High School—giving them real-world skills for the workforce, college credits and/or industry certificates, and providing apprenticeships to create pathways to build their lives and families in Summit County.
Bright Futures Elevates Dreams
The Summit Foundation has made a difference in my life with their scholarship support.
"They were with me every step of the way with encouragement as well as helping with my college expenses. I am thankful I’ve been able to stay in Summit County with my family and begin to build my career here." - Itzel Delgado Lara
Dual Language Welding and Construction Classes made taking the next step after High School easier.
"These opportunities have empowered me to chase my dreams—both in college and my career—without financial worry. It’s proof that accessible education and skill-building can change lives." - Tanner Gray
Overcoming Obstacles to Achieve Culinary Dreams
"With financial aid and mentorship from Steve and Trish Shapiro, I completed my education at Colorado Mountain College and pursued my passion for culinary arts. Now, as part of Rootstalk's James Beard Award-winning team, I see the powerful ripple effect of giving." _ Sylvaking Addo
Building our CTE (Career and Technical Education) programs at the high school has been an incredible opportunity ...
to give students the hands-on, real-world experiences that many of them crave. We are truly helping them pave the way for a great career after high school, thanks to the Summit Foundation.” - Oakley Van Oss
Combining Passion with a Bright Future, Thanks to Summit Foundation’s Support of Ski Manufacturing Program
"With the Summit Foundation's backing of the Ski Manufacturing Program, I'm able to turn what I love into a future that excites me. It's the perfect blend of passion and opportunity." - Lily D'Onofrio
First-Generation Student College Dreams Come True!
"Being a first-generation college student seemed like a distant dream, but with the Summit Foundation’s programs and support, it’s now my reality. They've truly made my future possible." - Lilliana Lopez
Contact Kristin Williams to learn more. Kristin@Summitfoundation.org
A Special Thank You to Our Donors $10K and Above
Art and Pam Albin
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Tommy Barnhart
Jim and Betsey Beckmann
Scott Binder and Sandy Flickner
Brian Binge and Kendra Carpenter
Breckenridge Grand Vacations
John and Jennifer Broker
Wayne and Mollie Brunetti
Howard and Sue Carver
Luella Chavez D'Angelo and Terri Angelo
Copper Mountain
Don Dankner and Susan Propper
Jim and Jan Dudley
Jerry and Laura Dziedzic
Paul Finkel
FirstBank of Summit County
Bob Follett
Marge and Jerry Gavenda
Highlands at Breckenridge
David and Jill Hughes
Joan Hutchinson and Stan Wagon
John and Kay Lewis
Darcy Lohmann
Bob and Jen McIntosh
Mike Millisor
Moniker Foundation
Pinnacle Mountain Homes, Inc.
Kym Rapier and Glenn Verrette
Rotary Club of Summit County
Steve and Trish Shapiro
Tony and Cathi Snyder
Joe and Gene Swedish
Town of Breckenridge
Vail Resorts EpicPromise
Hans and MJ Wurster
Thank You to All our Bright Future Funds Donors
| Andy and Marci Aerenson |
| Art and Pam Albin |
| Jorge and Kerry Alers |
| Jay and Jill Alexander |
| Alpine Bank |
| Rae Anderson |
| April Andrescavage |
| Richard Ansbacher |
| Arapahoe Basin Ski Area |
| Dr. Keith and Teresa Argenbright |
| Åsa and Olin Armstrong |
| Karen Aubert |
| Oly and Gil Avidar |
| Caroline Bailey |
| Elisa Ballard |
| Chris and Dawn Banas |
| Cindy and Dana Bargell |
| Tommy Barnhart |
| Karen and Bob Barto |
| Hollyanna and Woody Bates |
| Joni Bauer |
| Marc and Brooke Beasley |
| CB and Colleen Betchel |
| Jim and Betsey Beckmann |
| Dan Bell |
| Bernie Romero and Stephanie Beste |
| David Biggs |
| Scott Binder and Sandy Flickner |
| Brian Binge and Kendra Carpenter |
| Jeanne Bistranin |
| Doug Blake |
| Josh Blanchard and Chris Alleman |
| Brian Blankenmeister and Heather Nordquist |
| Fran Blumenfeld |
| Breckenridge Grand Vacations |
| John and Jennifer Broker |
| Angela Brownley |
| Wayne and Mollie Brunetti |
| Tony and Chulticha Cherry Byrd |
| Oliver Caitlin |
| Ismael Calle |
| Paul Camillo, Jr |
| Tony Cammarata and Julie Sutor |
| Elizabeth Campbell |
| Roger and Emily Cardoza |
| Dick and Cathy Carleton |
| Ron and Cheryl Carlson |
| Emily Carlson |
| Tony and Mary Carosa |
| Martin and Sue Carter |
| Howard and Sue Carver |
| Tim Casey and Kathy Angotti |
| Ed and Alison Casias |
| Chris and Jen Cawley |
| Robert and Karen Chalfant |
| Julie Chandler |
| Luella Chavez D'Angelo and Terry Angelo |
| Lisa Cheek |
| Cathy Cheroutes |
| Paul and Diane Chodkowski |
| Dana and Jackie Christiansen |
| Margaret Citak |
| Climax Molybdenum Company |
| Terry and Cathy Cochran |
| Sharon Congor |
| Michael Connolly |
| Marsha and Cary Cooper |
| Copper Mountain |
| Steve Corneillier |
| Cornerstone Real Estate |
| Kristin Corsette |
| Laura Cotsapas |
| Sarah and Chad Covell |
| Eliana Crabb |
| John and Chloe Craig |
| Bobby and Carol Craig |
| Creative Cabinetry |
| John and Della Crone |
| Melia (Milky) Crowe |
| Clifford and Melia Crowe |
| Beth and Noal Curley |
| Paige Dalluge |
| Don Dankner and Susan Propper |
| Pamela Daugherty |
| Sarah Dayton |
| Therese Dayton |
| Terry and Nicole Denczek |
| Dave DePeters |
| Steve and Nancy Deppe |
| Robin and Tara Dew |
| Joe DiBiasi |
| Mike Donovan |
| Nick and Linda Doran |
| Jim and Jan Dudley |
| Dan and Diane Duke |
| Carmen Duran |
| Jerry and Laura Dziedzic |
| Deb Edwards |
| Alex Edwards |
| Candy Elkind |
| Sandra Engleman |
| David Farmelo |
| Nancy Fegley |
| Judith Feld |
| Paul Finkel and Barbara Strauss |
| FirstBank of Summit County |
| Bruce Fitch and Gini Bradley |
| Bob Follett |
| Helen and Kipp Friedli |
| Jennifer Gallagher |
| David and Laurie Gaspar |
| Geri and Louis Gasperut |
| Maryann Gaug |
| Marge and Jerry Gavenda |
| Billy and Helen Gemmell |
| Camie Goffi |
| Susan Goodwin |
| Roy and Linda Goodwin |
| Ben and Cynthia Gordon |
| Mike and Mariquita Gordon |
| Julie Granshaw |
| Sarah Grant |
| Fred and Judy Green |
| Melanie and Dave Greenberg |
| Kelsey Griffin |
| Martha Griffin |
| Kathy and Jim Grotemeyer |
| Neil and Beth Groundwater |
| Derek and Julie Guemmer |
| Nancy Gunow |
| Alexander Gunow |
| Millie Hamner |
| Pamela Hanley |
| Kristi Hart |
| Scott Hawkins |
| Peter and Shannon Haynes |
| Kevin Hegstrom |
| Marietta Henley |
| Highlands at Breckenridge |
| Keith and Peggy Hiller |
| Zak Himmelman and Taryn Power |
| Bob Hinderholtz |
| Lita Hodges |
| Carolyn Holland |
| Jim Holliday |
| Rick Holman |
| Hanna Holtzberg |
| Kaitlyn Hooks |
| Bruce and Donna Horii |
| David and Jill Hughes |
| Joan Hutchinson and Stan Wagon |
| iFurnish |
| Hallie Jaeger |
| Nina Jannetti |
| Adam Jensen |
| Terri Johnson |
| Susan Juergensmeier |
| Kelly Keefer |
| Katherine Keen |
| Jacqueline Kinney |
| Joshua and Elizabeth Klopper |
| Seth Konkel |
| Bob and Debbie Kopp |
| Glen and Georgia Kraatz |
| Kim Krebs |
| Ema Landis |
| Ron and Patrice Lara |
| Jessica Lasko |
| Elisabeth Lawrence |
| Megan Ledin |
| Darryl and Molly Lee |
| Isabella Lenisa |
| John and Kay Lewis |
| Dick and Carol Lewis |
| Andy and Sally Lewis |
| Dan Lewis |
| Elizabeth and Darren Loew |
| Darcy Lohmann |
| Loni Taylor |
| Kathy and Oliver Luck |
| Mike and Jenny Lundin |
| Thomas Lutke |
| Marggie Lifland and Greg Lynch |
| Mike and Julie Magliocchetti |
| Kelsey Magnotti |
| Andy Main and Lise Gander |
| Ken Maldonado |
| Sara and Eric Mamula |
| Gordon Manin |
| Kirsten Manson |
| AC Hotel by Marriott |
| Sharon Martin |
| Tate Martinez |
| Gary Martinez |
| Tom Mason |
| Ellen McAleese |
| Kevin and Cindi McDonald |
| Niamnh McGoff |
| Bob and Jen McIntosh |
| Traci McKennie |
| Sandra Mckeon |
| Karlie McLaughlin |
| Brady and Alexia McMillan |
| Sandra Menefee |
| Scott Merkle |
| Jeffrey Robert Metzger |
| Julia Metzger and Sam Bufford |
| Barry and Wendy Meyer |
| Steve Miller |
| Mike Millisor |
| Amy Millisor |
| Moniker Foundation |
| Daniel Mooney |
| Faye Morin |
| Michael Murphy |
| Wendy Myers |
| Mary Naftz |
| Sandy and Bob Nelson |
| Connor Nolan |
| Megan Nuttleman |
| Eddie O'Brien |
| Josh Cogdill and Chris O'Bannon |
| Mike Osborn |
| Arturo Pacheco |
| Marika Page |
| Kathryn Pals |
| Mark Pals |
| Steven Pals |
| Chris and Mary Pappas |
| Alice Parkhouse |
| Barbara Parry |
| Carol and Cliff Pearson |
| Vilem Pelc |
| Paul and Ilana Penler |
| Pinnacle Mountain Homes, Inc. |
| Steven Popoff |
| Jennifer Pratt Miles |
| David and Susan Preaus |
| David and Karen Pringle |
| Bradd and Kasey Provorse |
| Todd and Barb Rankin |
| Kym Rapier and Glenn Verrette |
| The Reid Family |
| Kelly and Matt Renoux |
| Loli Respini-Pollard and Nick Pollard |
| Nick Rhodes |
| Allie Richmond |
| Lauren Richmond |
| Rodney and Holly Robinson |
| Renee Rogers |
| Linda Rokos Watts |
| Greg Rossebo |
| Rotary Club of Summit County |
| Neil and Phyl Rubinstein |
| Illiana Ruminski |
| Cheri Ryan |
| Chris and Ali Rybak |
| Bill Sanders |
| Mike Schilling and Amy Freeman |
| Jim Schlegel |
| Bruce Schroffel |
| Andy Searls |
| Karen Seitz |
| Steve and Trish Shapiro |
| Jessica Short |
| Michael Shult |
| Scott and Mary Silver |
| Carin Simpson |
| Nancy Sims |
| Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate |
| Steve and Sandee Smith |
| Maximiliano Javier Smolkin |
| Brianne Snow |
| Tony and Cathi Snyder |
| Mark and Deb Spiers |
| Jack Spillers |
| Linda St John |
| Mark and Jenny Stafford |
| Kathy Stang |
| Pat and Paula Stanton |
| David and Marnie Stelzer |
| Brad and Kristen Stewart |
| Aimee Straw |
| Adrienne Stuckey |
| Summit Echo Interpretations, LLC |
| Steve and Kathy Swanson |
| Joe and Gene Swedish |
| Barbara Swider |
| Kay Tauscher |
| Kamila Taylor |
| Nick Teverbaugh |
| Scott and Valerie Thisted |
| Ashley Thomason |
| Joan Tilden |
| Town of Breckenridge |
| Town of Frisco |
| Town of Silverthorne |
| Kimberly and Rick Tramontana |
| Russ and Janey Trowbridge |
| Jill Turner |
| Sue Tynan |
| Oakley and Joy Van Oss |
| Aubree Wagner |
| Tom and Emily Wahl |
| Gordon Manin and Margot Waitz |
| John Walker |
| Bonnie Ward |
| Jim and Karen Warrick |
| Aniela Wasmanski |
| Tarah Waters |
| Lisa Webster |
| Debbie Welle-Powell |
| Paul and Carole Weller |
| Emil Welton |
| Jackie and Aspen Wentworth |
| Lara West |
| Gayle and Tim Westerberg |
| Maureen and Barry Westerland |
| Mark Wilkerson |
| Gary Wilkinson and Joyce Burford |
| Mike and Leslie Winn |
| Jack and Wendy Wolfe |
| Jaclyn Wong |
| Zoe Woods |
| Hans and MJ Wurster |
| Max Yoshikawa |
| Chris and Carole Young |
| Michelle Zimmerman |
| Lee and Sue Zimmerman |