PROJECTS WE FUNDSupporting Causes Around the World

Funded Projects

• 2021 Funded Projects — $33,500

  • Crested Butte Land Trust — $8,000
  • Western Colorado University — $7,000
  • Bartlett Arboretum — $4,000
  • Crested Butte Avalanche Center — $1,000
  • Keewaydin Foundation — $1,000
  • Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley — $3,500
  • Crested Butte Nordic — $4,000
  • Camp Horizon — $1,000
  • Kansas Alliance For Wetlands and Streams — $1,000
  • UNICEF USA — $3,000

• 2020 Funded Projects — $32,600

  • Bartlett Arboretum, Botanical Garden Operating Expenses (through the Legacy Regional Community Foundation) — $3,000
  • Blue Sky Ranch — $1,000
  • Children’s Harbor at Lake Martin — $500
  • Community Foundation of Gunnison Valley — $8,000 | Read article
  • Crested Butte Avalanche Center — $1,000
  • Crested Butte Land Trust — $3,000 | Read article
  • Crested Butte Nordic — $600
  • Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Earth Partnership for Schools — $2,500
  • dZi Foundation — $500
  • Freedom Hooves Therapeutic Riding Center — $500
  • Kansas Food Bank — $3,000
  • The Keewaydin Foundation — $1,000
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Global COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Project — $3,000 | Read article
  • Western Colorado University Wilderness Based Orientation & Wilderness Pursuits — $5,000 | Read article

• 2019 Funded Projects — $33,500

  • Bartlett Arboretum, Botanical Garden Operating Expenses (through the Legacy Regional Community Foundation) — $3,000
  • Crested Butte Avalanche Center — $1,000
  • Crested Butte Land Trust, Long Lake Land Exchange Project — $3,000
  • Community Foundation of Gunnison Valley — $1,500
  • Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Earth Partnership for Schools — $2,500
  • Freedom Hooves Therapeutic Riding Center — $500
  • Greater Wichita YMCA, Camp Hyde Scholarships — $2,000
  • Paradox Sports — $500
  • The dZi Foundation — $1,500
  • The Keewaydin Foundation — $1,000
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Cyclones Idai and Kenneth Relief Efforts — $4,000
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Hurricane Dorian Relief — $2,000
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Yemen Humanitarian Crisis — $4,000
  • Western Colorado University Wilderness Based Orientation & Wilderness Pursuits — $7,000

• 2018 Funded Projects — $29,050

  • American Red Cross, California Wildfire Relief Effort — $1,000
  • Bartlett Arboretum, Botanical Garden Operating Expenses (through the Legacy Regional Community Foundation) — $2,000
  • Crested Butte Avalanche Center — $750
  • Crested Butte Land Trust, Gunsight Bridge Replacement Project — $3,000
  • Crested Butte Land Trust, Long Lake Land Exchange Project — $2,000
  • Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Earth Partnership for Schools — $2,500
  • Freedom Hooves Therapeutic Riding Center — $500
  • Greater Wichita YMCA, Camp Hyde Scholarships — $2,000
  • Kansas Wildlife Federation, Summer Camp Scholarships — $1,300
  • The dZi Foundation — $1,500
  • The Keewaydin Foundation — $1,000
  • Paradox Sports — $500
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Yemen Humanitarian Crisis — $4,000
  • Western State Colorado University Wilderness Based Orientation & Wilderness Pursuits — $7,000

• 2017 Funded Projects — $33,800

  • Bartlett Arboretum, Botanical Garden Operating Expenses (through the Legacy Regional Community Foundation) — $1,000
  • Crested Butte Avalanche Center — $500
  • Crested Butte Land Trust, Annual Fund — $3,000
  • Freedom Hooves, Therapeutic Riding Center — $500
  • Greater Wichita YMCA, Camp Hyde Scholarships — $2,000
  • Kansas Wildlife Federation, Summer Camp Scholarships — $1,300
  • Paradox Sports, Ice Climbing Event for People with Disabilities — $1,000
  • The dZi Foundation, Nepal Support — $1,500
  • The Keewaydin Foundation — $1,000
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Hurricane Relief – Puerto Rico — $5,000
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Multi-Country Famine — $5,000
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Syrian Crisis — $5,000
  • Western State Colorado University Wilderness Based Orientation & Wilderness Pursuits — $7,000

• 2016 Funded Projects – $30,000

  • Adaptive Sports Center, Programs for People with Disabilities — $500
  • Bartlett Arboretum, Botanical Garden Operating Expenses — $2,000
  • Compassionate Consultation Initiative Project, Zimbabwe Relief — $2,000
  • Crested Butte Land Trust, Green Space Preservation — $3,000
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  • Crested Butte Nordic Council — $2,500
  • Greater Wichita YMCA, Camp Hyde Scholarships — $3,000
  • ICT SOS Fresh Start Project, Supporting Victims of Sexual Abuse & Trafficking — $2,000
  • Kansas Wildlife Federation, Summer Camp Scholarships — $1,000
  • Paradox Sports, Ice Climbing Event for People with Disabilities — $1,000
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Syrian Children Refugee Crisis — $3,000
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Zika Virus Crisis — $3,000
  • Western State Colorado University Wilderness Based Orientation — $5,000
  • Western State Colorado University Wilderness Pursuits — $2,000

• 2015 Funded Projects – $23,975

  • Adaptive Sports Center — $5,000
  • Crested Butte Land Trust — $5,000
  • Greater Wichita YMCA Camp Hyde Scholarships — $3,000
  • Kansas Wildlife Federation — $975
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Nepal Earthquake Relief — $3,000
  • Western State Colorado University Wilderness Based Orientation — $4,500
  • Western State Colorado University Wilderness Pursuits — $2,500

• 2014 Funded Projects — $41,100

  • Adaptive Sports Center — $5,000
  • Bartlett Arboretum — $2,000
  • Crested Butte Land Trust — $13,000
  • Greater Wichita YMCA Camp Hyde Scholarships — $3,000
  • Kansas Wildlife Federation — $600
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, South Sudan Relief, Child Ebola Protection & Syria Education — $9,000
  • Western State Colorado University Wilderness Based Orientation — $4,000
  • Western State Colorado University Wilderness Pursuits — $2,000
  • Woodland UMC Wichita — $2,500

• 2013 Funded Projects — $29,350

  • Adaptive Sports Center — $4,000
  • Compassionate Consultative Initiative, Zimbabwe Assistance — $4,000
  • Crested Butte Land Trust — $5,000
  • Crested Butte Nordic Council — $3,000
  • First UMC Wichita — $750
  • Kansas Wildlife Federation — $600
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Syria Children’s Relief — $6,000
  • Western State Colorado University Wilderness Based Orientation — $4,000
  • Western State Colorado University Wilderness Pursuits — $2,000

• 2012 Funded Projects — $26,600

  • Adaptive Sports — $2,000
  • Bartlett Arboretum — $1,000
  • Crested Butte Land Trust — $5,000
  • Crested Butte Nordic Team — $1,250
  • Greater Wichita YMCA Camp Hyde Scholarships — $3,000
  • Kansas Wildlife Federation — $600
  • UMCOR, Hurricane Relief — $3,000
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, India Education — $1,750
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Sahel Crisis — $3,000
  • Western State College Wilderness Based Orientation — $4,000
  • Western State College Wilderness Pursuits — $2,000

• 2011 Funded Projects — $23,000

  • Adaptive Sports — $1,000
  • Crested Butte Land Trust — $4,000
  • Crested Butte Nordic Team — $2,000
  • Western State College Wilderness Based Orientation — $4,000
  • Western State College Wilderness Pursuits — $2,000
  • UMCOR, Spring Storm Relief — $5,000
  • U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Somalia — $5,000

• 2010 Funded Projects — $21,000

  • Crested Butte Land Trust — $5,000
  • Extreme Sports Camp — $500
  • Greater Wichita YMCA — $4,000
  • Kansas Wildlife Federation — $500
  • UMCOR, Philippines — $2,000
  • UMCOR, Zimbabwe — $3,000
  • Western State College Wilderness Based Orientation — $4,000
  • Western State College Wilderness Pursuits — $2,000

• 2009 Funded Projects — $18,050

  • Clearwater Boy Scouts Troop #898 — $1,000
  • Crested Butte Land Trust — $5,000
  • Dalit Freedom Network (India) — $1,000
  • UMCOR, Sudan, Africa — $4,000
  • Western State College Student Center — $1,050
  • Western State College Wilderness Based Orientation — $4,000
  • Western State College Wilderness Pursuits — $2,000

• 2008 Funded Projects – $300

  The first grant from the Chris Mikesell Foundation was to the Clearwater, Kan., Boy Scouts Troop #898, in the amount of $300.