2025 Spotlight Project
The Free Community Pantry Project - $26,000
To help combat food insecurity, we partnered with local nonprofits to create 3 new community food pantries in Routt County. Located in Hayden, Yampa, and Oak Creek these food boxes are open 24/7 and provide free non-perishable food and sanitary items to all community members, no questions asked.
Located in small, rural towns, these pantries support community members without reliable transportation, that are unable to visit food pantries during business hours, or have other barriers to food access.
Moniker Foundation fully funded all three pantries, including: the bear proof box, wrap design and funding to restock the pantries. This project was done collectively with LiftUp Routt County, Oak Creek Library, Town of Yampa, and Hayden Congregational Church. The pantries are stocked by volunteers and program partners. We will continue this program through 2026 and beyond.
Read the Steamboat Pilot article here.
Located in small, rural towns, these pantries support community members without reliable transportation, that are unable to visit food pantries during business hours, or have other barriers to food access.
Moniker Foundation fully funded all three pantries, including: the bear proof box, wrap design and funding to restock the pantries. This project was done collectively with LiftUp Routt County, Oak Creek Library, Town of Yampa, and Hayden Congregational Church. The pantries are stocked by volunteers and program partners. We will continue this program through 2026 and beyond.
Read the Steamboat Pilot article here.
Other 2025 Projects Completed
- Yampatika - $20,000 multi-year grant to support youth camp scholarship program
- Smart Bellies - $15,000 multi-year grant to support general operating expenses
- Breck Creates - $10,000 to support the Precious Plastics Program
- Theatre Silco - $10,00 multi-year grant to support the After school Dual Language Program
- Building Hope - $10,000 to support scholarships for mental health services
- The Cycle Effect - $10,000 multi-year grant to support Routt County programming
- SOS Outreach - $10,000 multi-year grant to support Routt County programming
- Yampa Valley Autism Program- $4,500 to support Work Readiness program
- Colorado Mountain College Foundation - $7,000 to create and fund student emergency relief programs
- Leadership Steamboat - $2,000 matching grant fund a mural project in partnership with Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide
- Lake Dillon Preschool- $10,000 matching grant to support new playground
- Youth Philanthropy Program - $5,500 a Moniker created program designed to encourage philanthropy at all ages. Program partners include the Boys and Girls Club of Northwest Colorado, Warhorse Ranch, Friends of the Yampa, and Routt County Riders.