The Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its grants are limited to Routt County, with the Yampa Valley as a stated priority, so check that your programme works there before you apply.
- It funds three areas, Youth Advocacy, Equitable Access to the Arts and Environmental Justice, and takes requests for those projects through its partnership portal as a Request for Partnership Support.
- Youth Advocacy requests are accepted from July 15 to July 31, and Arts and Environmental Justice requests from January 15 to January 31.
- Half of its grants to organisations were $25,000 or less, and although its stated range is $10,000 to $50,000, one award ran to $200,000, so a modest request is sensible but not a hard limit.
- Most of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded before, so a first approach should expect to compete with established grantees, and it does not fund individuals, private foundations, for-profit bodies, endowments, fundraising events, sponsorships, political or lobbying work, religious programmes, loans or capital campaigns.
Overview
The Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Steamboat Springs, CO.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation provides financial support to qualified non-profit charitable organisations and governmental agencies that are part of state, county or city government, with programming in Routt County. Its highest funding priorities are Youth Advocacy, Equitable Access to the Arts and Environmental Justice: it seeks community partnerships creating equitable opportunities in health, education and well-being for youth and families; vibrant arts and culture opportunities for under-resourced youth and adults; and fair and equitable practices and policies shaped by the broader Yampa Valley community for the benefit of the local environment and its inhabitants. Its multi-year capacity funding supports long-term planning, ongoing programme support, innovative approaches and professional development. Its trust-based philanthropy recognises that nonprofits know best how to allocate funding within their own organisations, and it encourages collective thinking and long-term systemic change.
Themes
- Youth Advocacy
- Arts and culture
- Environmental Justice
Geographic Focus
Routt County. Priority: Yampa Valley.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals and private foundations
- For-profit institutions
- Endowments, fundraising events, sponsorships
- Political campaigns, support for political activities, lobbying efforts
- Churches or organizations or programs that promote a religious belief
- Loans
- Capital campaigns
How to apply
For the Youth Advocacy, Equitable Access to the Arts and Environmental Justice projects, organisations can access a Request for Partnership Support for each project through the foundation’s partnership portal.
Deadlines:
- Equitable Access to the Arts Project requests are accepted January 15–January 31.
- Environmental Justice Project requests are accepted January 15–January 31.
- Youth Advocacy Project requests are accepted July 15–July 31.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 211 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It encourages collective thinking, long-term systemic change and solutions to complex issues.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations The Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 61 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $30,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Caring for Colorado · Unrestricted$150,0002024 tax year
- Town of Hayden · Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- National Center for Youth Law · Unrestricted$90,0002024 tax year
- Queens College Foundation · Unrestricted$55,5002024 tax year
- Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide · Unrestricted$55,0002024 tax year
- Better Tomorrow · Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
- Yampa Valley Sustainability Council · Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
- Colorado Mountain College · Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Rachel Craig-Scheckman — Director
- Madeline Craig-Scheckman — Director
- Mark Andersen — Executive Director
- Brian Smith — Director
- Wendy Mclaughlin — Vice President
- Michael Craig-Scheckman — Treasurer
- Sara Craig-Scheckman — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,387,805 | $2,320,830 | $53,417,577 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,413,298 | $2,079,320 | $52,140,778 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,671,422 | $1,991,450 | $59,295,808 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (970) 879-0148
- kris@csff.org
- Steamboat Springs, CO
- csff.org