Fiscal Funds

School Community Youth Collaborative (SCYC)
Established December 2010
SCYC creates opportunities for youth to build healthy relationships and to engage in their communities through service learning. Youth gain valuable leadership skills in programs like Teen Maze, Media Ready and Youth Leadership Council. Visit SCYC's website for information on their activities.

Cortez Panthers Youth Football Fund
Established June 2012
This fund was created to support and supplement the Montezuma Titans Football teams. Montezuma Titans offers youth football to 2nd through 6th grade students in Cortez, Dolores, and Towaoc.

Cortez Rotary Foundation Fund
Established September 2012
This fund supplements Cortez Rotary programs, including managing the Imagination Library Program in Montezuma County. This program provides a free book per month for children ages 0 to 5 in Montezuma County. For more information, please take a look at our Imagination Library brochure. More information can also be found at the Cortez Public Library.

Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance
Established January 2013
SCCA is a grassroots organization dedicated to maintaining the Conservation Lands in their own "backyard" of Montezuma and Dolores counties in Colorado. The groups finds alternative financial aid and volunteer support to care for the precious and delicate landscape of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Visit Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance's website for more information.

Leadership Montezuma
Established June 2015
This group operates the Leadership Montezuma program. Their mission is to identify, enlighten, and encourage emerging leaders of diverse backgrounds, occupations, and cultures for the purpose of enhancing the quality of leadership in the community. Visit Leadership Montezuma's Facebook page for more information.

4 Corners 4 Life
Established July 2017
This group works together to create more local resources for people at risk of suicide and to provide more events to bring suicide awareness to all demographics including youth, veterans, seniors, LGBT community, survivors and families who have lost someone to suicide.

Dolores Playground Group
Established December 2017
This group will raise funds to supplement  the Town of Dolores with needs to enhance the playgrounds and further encourage children's' cognitive development while giving them a safe place to play.

Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project
Established June 2018
Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project (MORP) is working to preserve Colorado’s fruit- growing heritage and restore an orchard culture and economy to the southwestern region. MORP envisions southwestern Colorado being renowned for an orchard culture and economy based on the legendary quality and diversity of Montezuma Valley Fruits.

Southwest Softball Association
Established February 2019
Southwest Softball Association provides softball opportunities for youth in Montezuma County.

Montezuma Food Coalition
Established April 2019
Montezuma Food Coalition is about connecting food, farming and community to build a strong local food system and increase food security.

Good Food Collective
Established April 2019
The Good Food Collective exists to strengthen the regional food system in La Plata & Montezuma Counties by capturing excess fresh, local food from backyard gardens, area fruit trees and farms and using it to create jobs, feed people, spark our economy, and build community!