Scholarships and Grants

The South Fork Community Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2026 Scholarship Program. These scholarships were offered to seniors attending Del Norte, Creede, Center, Sargent, and Monte Vista high schools on a competitive basis.
Each one of these applicants have demonstrated academic excellence, community involvement, respect among their peers, teachers, employers, and have solid plans for furthering their educations at different universities and colleges.
We are proud to honor these local high school seniors. We congratulate each of these exceptional students and wish them success in their college careers.
If you would like to help us continue this program, please consider making a donation to our Education Fund. Monies collected in this fund are used only for for the Scholarship Program. If you would like to help with our scholarship effort, please click on the donation button below. You will be taken to the Pikes Peak Community Foundation page that handles our donations. Type "Education" in the comments section. Thank you for your support!

Sargent High School
Corbin will attend Texas Tech University as a Kinesiology major

Creede High School
Angel will attend The University of Colorado Denver and study Psychology

Creede High School
Charles will attend Adams State University and study History and Education

Del Norte High School
Corbin will study Environmental Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines

Creede High School
Emma will attend Colorado State University as a Graphic Design major

The South Fork Community Foundation has grants available to non-profit organizations in our area.
A grant from the South Fork Community Foundation requires the following application to be completed before consideration by our board. In addition to answering the following questions, your organization may be asked to conduct a brief presentation at a board meeting.
Please complete the following application to start the grant process.
The completed application can be emailed to info@southforkcommunityfoundation.org or mailed to P.O. Box 654, South Fork, CO 81154.
We appreciate your interest in helping our rural community thrive.
• Recipient must be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, a municipality, a local area public K-12 school, trade school, or university.
• Grant money must be used to benefit and improve the community of the Upper Rio Grande Valley area.
• Funded projects must align with the foundations goals of improving the quality of life, supporting our youth, and preserving the environment in our area.
SFCFgrant2025 (pdf)
DownloadThe Foundation recently approved grants totaling more than $40,000, distributed among four outstanding initiatives.
With community support, SFCF will continue building opportunities and strengthening connections throughout the region for years to come.
The Foundation encourages residents, businesses, and community supporters to help sustain this momentum by making a tax-deductible donation.

South Fork Community Foundation board members meet with the South Fork Police Department to recognize grant support for updating policies and procedures to strengthen community safety.

SFCF board members with representatives from Creede Repertory Theatre, honoring the grant supporting the Young Audience Outreach Tour, which brings bilingual theatre and literacy opportunities to local schools.

SFCF board members with CASA del Valle leadership, celebrating a grant to support the recruitment, training, and supervision of Court Appointed Special Advocates for children in the San Luis Valley.

South Fork Community Foundation board members meet with The GAP at Sawmill Meadow team to celebrate their grant supporting scholarships for young adults in the gap-year program.
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