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Impact Invest­ing Program

The goal of the Com­mu­ni­ty Foundation’s Impact Invest­ing pro­gram, Invest Jack­son, is to make invest­ments in our com­mu­ni­ty with the intent to gen­er­ate pos­i­tive, mea­sur­able com­mu­ni­ty impact. Impact Invest­ments will com­ple­ment the Foundation’s long­stand­ing grant­mak­ing by pro­vid­ing invest­ment cap­i­tal to help non­prof­its build long-term finan­cial resilience — while deliv­er­ing both social and finan­cial returns.

Key Aspects

Ini­tial Investments

Through part­ner­ships with local and nation­al banks, the Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion helped low­er inter­est costs for two local orga­ni­za­tions, free­ing up mean­ing­ful resources to rein­vest direct­ly in their missions.

  • Coombs Out­doors—a non­prof­it focused on access, equi­ty and men­tor­ship through out­door recre­ation — recent­ly pur­chased a per­ma­nent home for its pro­grams. The Foun­da­tion par­tic­i­pat­ed in a mort­gage refi­nance that will save the orga­ni­za­tion more than $27,000 annu­al­ly. That sav­ings trans­lates into real impact: 12 addi­tion­al stu­dents can now par­tic­i­pate in mul­ti-week pro­grams — adding over 2,000 hours of new pro­gram­ming for local youth each year.
  • His­to­ry Jack­son Hole has com­plet­ed con­struc­tion of its first-ever per­ma­nent home on the his­toric Van Vleck Block in down­town Jack­son, cre­at­ing a per­ma­nent and pub­lic-fac­ing space for exhibits and com­mu­ni­ty pro­gram­ming. The Foun­da­tion part­nered with First Inter­state Bank to reduce inter­est costs on the museum’s con­struc­tion loan — free­ing up over $20,000 per year. These sav­ings will help expand His­to­ry Muse­um camps, engag­ing more than 100 local stu­dents dur­ing sum­mer and school breaks.

Want to Learn More?

As we build off the ini­tial suc­cess of our two pilot trans­ac­tions, we are part­ner­ing with Social Finance to scale our Fund and raise aware­ness of the Program. 

There are sev­er­al avenues through which the com­mu­ni­ty and its mem­bers can become involved.

Cur­rent Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion Fund­hold­er and/​or Inter­est­ed Investor

If you are inter­est­ed in con­tribut­ing to Invest Jack­son either through a dona­tion or through an invest­ment from your donor-advised fund, con­tact Erin Lusins, Chief Finance Offi­cer, at elusins@​cfjacksonhole.​org.

Non­prof­its Inter­est­ed in Com­plet­ing an Expres­sion of Interest

The Foun­da­tion is accept­ing Expres­sions of Inter­est for new invest­ments for Invest Jack­son as of April 10, 2026. Please com­plete the ini­tial 8 ques­tions for fur­ther consideration.

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  • Morgan Jaouen

    Executive Director, History Jackson Hole

    “Thanks to the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole and First Interstate Bank, we were able to reduce debt without reducing impact. Their creative, visionary investment, and the ease and expertise they brought to the process, helped us keep our doors open wide to students, families, and visitors. With this investment we’ll focus on history education and building a more connected and informed community.”

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  • Jenny Wolfrom Holladay

    Executive Director, Coombs Outdoors

    “When we faced an increase in the interest rate on the mortgage for the new Coombs Clubhouse, the Community Foundation connected us with resources and partners we wouldn’t have otherwise had access to. Through this support, we were able to refinance our loan, significantly lowering our monthly payments. This has freed up critical funds that can now be directed toward our core youth programs—while also giving us the breathing room to be more strategic as we move into the final stages of our capital campaign.” 

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  • Laurie Andrews

    President, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole

    “These first two impact investments are a testament to how innovative funding strategies can strengthen nonprofit resilience—ensuring they not only survive but thrive in service to our community’s evolving needs.”

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  • Erin Lusins

    Chief Financial Officer, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole

    “There are urgent needs in our community that traditional grantmaking alone can’t meet. This new impact investing program is designed to offer nonprofits a new pathway of support—combining flexible capital with a commitment to lasting, measurable impact.”

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