16 Current Projects
As the fiscal sponsor of 16 local, grassroots projects, Mancos Valley Resources is the primary source for charitable giving in our community. MVR works closely with the 16 projects listed below to ensure they have the administrative and financial support they need to achieve their goals.
If you are interested in having MVR consider your project for sponsorship, please click on the link below, print out the form for submission to us.
Current Projects
Turning Wild
Turning Wild was started with the goal of creating safe spaces for youth to engage in the creative and industrial arts.
The Pay It Forward Fund
PIFF was established for 81328 residents who are experiencing financial difficulty due to unexpected medical situations or personal hardships i.e. job loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree allows local residents to pick up ornaments from Christmas trees displayed around town and buy gifts, food or help pay utilities for families in need during the holiday season.
The Belonging Project
The Belonging Project is committed to supporting our common humanity by providing educational opportunities around immigration and Sanctuary in order to create inclusive communities and social change.
Painted Turtle Studio
The Painted Turtle is a place to cultivate and provide a safe and inspiring space for people of all ages and walks of life to explore the world of art and their inherent creativity, curiosity, and playfulness. enriching lives and communities.
Mt. Lookout Grange
Mt. Lookout Grange improves the economic well-being, social connectedness, and quality of life for agricultural producers and all in our rural community.
Montezuma Youth Alliance
Mentoring youth through community service, art and nature.
MLK Jr Breakfast
This free event was instituted in 2009 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. whose great accomplishments as an activist made him the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement.
Mancos Youth Sports
Mancos Youth Sports teaches fundamental athletic skills while providing mentorship to young athletes.
Mancos Valley Farmers’ Market
This Farmers’ Market strives to provide affordable, locally grown, seasonally available produce as well as other locally sourced and crafted products to the residents of the Mancos Valley.
Mancos Valley Chorus
The Mancos Valley Chorus is MVR's oldest running program, established in 1998 by a few friends and neighbors interested in sharing "joy through the sounds of music."
Mancos United
Mancos United helps create conditions for a socially and emotionally healthy, safe and united Mancos community. We do this by offering an inclusive space for [...]
Mancos Trails Group
MTG seeks to promote trail stewardship and etiquette for all trail users in the Mancos Valley.
Mancos FoodShare
Mancos FoodShare (MFS) is dedicated to comprehensively addressing hunger and food security in the Mancos Valley by supporting healthy and local food access, production, education and distribution.
Four Corners Collaborative
FCC is an intersectional collaboration creating mutual growth through racial, economic, ecological, and food based justice initiatives.
Chicken Creek Nordic Trails
A nordic ski area located just outside of Mancos in the San Juan National Forest, Chicken Creek is groomed and maintained by a local group of volunteers.
What We Do
Mancos Valley Resources is the heart of the Mancos community. For more than 25 years, we’ve promoted the recreational, educational, cultural, historical and charitable assets of the Valley by supporting local and county grassroots, charitable projects.
As a trusted and established 501(c)(3), we serve as a fiscal sponsor for these projects, providing insurance coverage, tax preparation, grant solicitation support, fundraising and marketing. This allows our projects to direct their limited time and resources toward their programmatic goals.
For some of these grassroots community projects we serve as an incubator, allowing them to grow as an organization until they are ready to form their own 501(c)(3). We are proud that many of the successful nonprofits in Montezuma County started under MVR, including the Cortez Recreation Center, Leadership Montezuma, the Mancos Community Health Center and the Pinon Project.
Past Projects
Leadership Montezuma
Leadership Montezuma identifies, enlightens, and encourages emerging leaders of diverse backgrounds, occupations and cultures for [...]
Mancos Common Press
The Mancos Common Press was founded in 2013 to establish a center dedicated to the [...]
Mancos Mush
Various residents brought mushing back to Mancos for a few years. Read the Durango Herald [...]