SS&F SUMMIT COUNTY FOUNDATION:

2026 GRANT CYCLE RECIPIENTS

January 30, 2026

The Charitable Foundation of Slifer Smith & Frampton is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2026 Grant Cycle. This year, we are proud to award $30,000 in funding to 27 outstanding local nonprofit organizations, each dedicated to making a meaningful impact in our mountain communities.

"We simply cannot thrive here in Summit County if we don't support the very foundations of our community - those who live and work here," said Chris Lankhorst, Slifer Smith & Frampton's Market President in Summit County and a member of the Charitable Foundation Board of Directors. "We are honored to be able to give back each year to organizations that make a difference in the day to day lives of our neighbors."

At the SS&F Summit County Foundation, our mission is to support our local community through needs-based giving, with a focus on families, youth enrichment, environmental stewardship, and animal welfare. Through the generosity of our ownership, brokers, staff, and clients, we pride ourselves on being a local company who prioritizes giving back to the place we call home.

Meet the 2026 Grant Recipients

The SS&F Summit County Foundation is exceited to kick off the year in this way and look forward to continuing our commitment through volunteer efforts and ongoing charitable giving thoughout 2026.

Congratulations to all the recipients!

• Blue River Horse Center dba Summit Valley Horse Center (SVHC)
• Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
• Breckenridge Montessori
• Breck F3T
• Building Hope Summit County
• Careers in Construction Colorado
• Carriage House Early Learning Center
• CASA of the Continental Divide
• Celebrate the Beat
• Colorado Open Lands
• Education Foundation of the Summit
• Father Dyer United Methodist Church food Pantry
• Far View Horse Rescue
• FIRC, Summit Resource Center
• Hight Country Conservation Center
• Keystone Science School
• Lean On Us
• Mountain Top Explorium
• SOS Outreach
• Summit After Prom
• Summit County Preschool
• Summit Lost Pet Rescue
• The Cycle Effect (TCE)
• The Rescue for PTSD
• TreeTop Child Advocacy Center
• Women of the Summit
• XFoundation

Established in 2015, the Slifer Smith & Frampton Foundation is focused on supporting local community organizations, empowering the company and its brokers to give back to the places they call home. Since its inception, the Foundation has donated approximately $800,000 in Summit County alone - including $275,000 through annual grant cycles - and more than $3M combined across all the regional charitable foundations (Summit County, Eagle County and Roaring Fork Valley).

Applications for the 2027 grant cycle will open fall 2026. Interested organizations can learn more at summitcountyrealestate.com/charitable-giving/.