Community Foundation Awards $1.1M in Catalyst Grants

The Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion of Jack­son Hole announced today that its Cat­a­lyst Grants pro­gram sup­port­ed 27 local non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tions with over $1.1 mil­lion. This grant­mak­ing chan­nel con­sists of four dis­tinct pro­grams: Behav­ioral Health Ini­tia­tive Grants, Edu­ca­tion & Fam­i­lies Ini­tia­tive Grants, Hous­ing Solu­tions Ini­tia­tive Grants, and Oppor­tu­ni­ties Grants. While the four pro­grams vary the­mat­i­cal­ly, their uni­fy­ing goal is to address com­plex com­mu­ni­ty issues by fund­ing inno­v­a­tive, sys­tems-chang­ing strate­gies and part­ner­ships. Com­plex chal­lenges, such as afford­able hous­ing, behav­ioral health and edu­ca­tion­al dis­par­i­ties, often per­sist because of sys­temic con­straints. These may include mar­ket forces, poli­cies, incen­tives, soci­etal norms and nar­ra­tives, and knowl­edge gaps. Cat­a­lyst Grants sup­port Teton Coun­ty change­mak­ers who inno­v­a­tive­ly address the con­di­tions that per­pet­u­ate com­mu­ni­ty prob­lems to achieve sys­tems change. 

“These 27 orga­ni­za­tions exem­pli­fy the col­lab­o­ra­tive, inno­v­a­tive spir­it that defines our com­mu­ni­ty,” said Foun­da­tion Pres­i­dent Lau­rie Andrews. ​“By invest­ing in solu­tions that tack­le root caus­es — not just symp­toms — we’re sup­port­ing the change­mak­ers who are build­ing a more resilient, inclu­sive Teton County.” 

Grants were award­ed based on sys­tems change poten­tial, com­mu­ni­ty need, and orga­ni­za­tion­al col­lab­o­ra­tions. Deci­sions were made by vol­un­teer review­er com­mit­tees with diverse areas of exper­tise and lived experiences. 

Cat­a­lyst Grants are fund­ed through the gen­eros­i­ty of pri­vate donors who sup­port sys­tems change work in our community. 

2025 Cat­a­lyst Grant Recipients 

Behav­ioral Health Ini­tia­tive Grants 

Asto­ria Park Con­ser­van­cy – Enhanc­ing Com­mu­ni­ty Sup­port Through Behav­ioral Health Initiatives 

Becom­ing Jack­son Whole – The Rip­ple Effect of Well-Being With­in Local Human Ser­vices: Help­ing the Helpers 

Gen­der Diver­si­ty Wyoming, fis­cal­ly spon­sored by The Men­tal Well­ness Col­lab­o­ra­tive – Jack­son Hole Gen­der Diver­si­ty Project 

Men­tal Health & Recov­ery Ser­vices of Jack­son Hole — Enhanced Cri­sis Response 

St. John’s Health Foun­da­tion – Salary Sup­port for New Adult Psy­chi­a­trist at St. John’s Health 

Teton Coun­ty Health Depart­ment – Work­ing Minds: Empow­er­ing Teton’s Work­force Through Men­tal Health Skills and Support 

The Men­tal Well­ness Col­lab­o­ra­tive – Spring Col­lab­o­ra­tive Con­fer­ence: Advanc­ing Behav­ioral Health Through Con­nec­tion & CEUs 

Edu­ca­tion & Fam­i­lies Ini­tia­tive Grants 

Coombs Out­doors – Strength­en­ing the Sys­tem for Sum­mer Resources 

Ele­vate Math Wyoming – Equi­table Out-of-School Math Support 

Jack­son Hole Children’s Muse­um – Build­ing East­ern Shoshone and Shoshone-Ban­nock Life­ways into Ear­ly Child­hood Exhibits 

Teton Adap­tive – Sys­temic Change for Belong­ing: Sum­mer Camp Access for Kids with Disabilities 

Teton Lit­er­a­cy Cen­ter – SOAR­ing to Suc­cess: Accel­er­at­ing Learn­ing & Equi­ty for Teton Coun­ty Students 

Teton Sci­ence Schools – Week­ends in the Park 

Hous­ing Solu­tions Ini­tia­tive Grants 

Grand Teton Asso­ci­a­tion – Strength­en­ing Employ­er Hous­ing Tools 

Habi­tat for Human­i­ty of the Greater Teton Area – A Brush with Kind­ness Pilot Program 

Jack­son Hole Com­mu­ni­ty Hous­ing Trust – Clean Water Design for Afford­able Homes at Horse Creek 

Jackson/​Teton Coun­ty Afford­able Hous­ing Depart­ment – A Study: Impacts of Gen­tri­fi­ca­tion on Nat­u­ral­ly Occur­ring Afford­able Housing 

One22 Resource Cen­ter – Data-Informed Hous­ing Assistance 

Shel­ter Jack­son Hole, fis­cal­ly spon­sored by Jack­son Hole Unit­ed – Hous­ing Edu­ca­tion and Civic Engage­ment Project 

Oppor­tu­ni­ties Grants 

Cen­ter for the Arts – Sus­tain­ing Afford­able Arts Infra­struc­ture in Jack­son PRESS RELEASE FOR IMME­DI­ATE RELEASE Decem­ber 19, 2025 

Com­mu­ni­ty Safe­ty Net­work – Ado­les­cent Sex­u­al Vio­lence Sys­tems Improve­ment Initiative 

Friends of Path­ways – Imple­ment­ing E‑bike Safe­ty in our E‑bike Crazy Community 

Friends of the Bridger-Teton – Pro­tect­ing Teton Coun­ty’s Trea­sured Pub­lic Lands: Ambas­sadors for Respon­si­ble Recreation 

Hole Food Res­cue – Shift­ing Pow­er: Build­ing Com­mu­ni­ty-Led Food Access Systems 

Jack­son Hole Con­ser­va­tion Alliance – Train­ing Con­ser­va­tion Lead­ers & Acti­vat­ing Civic Changemakers 

River­wind Foun­da­tion – Strate­gic Merg­er of River­wind Foun­da­tion and Jack­son Hole Cli­mate Action Collective 

Voic­es Jack­son Hole – Expand­ing Access and Impact