Promontory Foundation grants over $370k to local nonprofits

Nonprofit recipients of grant money from the Promontory Foundation. Photo: Aimee L. Cook

PARK CITY, Utah — The Annual Happiest Hour reception hosted by the Promontory Foundation took place on August 30, where local nonprofits were honored with a total of over $370K in awards.

Since its establishment in 2006, the Promontory Foundation has allocated over $2.1 million to local non-profits, meeting their matching 2 to 1 requirements. This has resulted in an impressive impact of more than $6.65 million.

“The foundation is now in its 17th year, and every year around the fourth of July, we have a fundraising event,” said Kelli Brown, general manager for Promontory. “The purpose of the event is to raise money for local nonprofits that serve residents in the Summit County area in social services, arts, and culture. There are a lot of great causes out there, but we have narrowed our focus to those primary sectors. We had 47 applications this year, which was a new record.”

The Promontory Foundation’s mission is to address the Park City Community’s unmet needs, specifically in the Arts, Culture, and Social Services. By providing matching funds for worthwhile programs that tackle these areas, the foundation strives to create opportunities for individuals to contribute in deeply personal and collaborative ways.

The recipients of the evening were:

• Ballet West– grant money will support the upcoming community performances at the Park City Eccles Center.
• Christian Center of Park City (CCPC)– grant money will go towards supporting their food pantries, which served nearly 15,000 households last year.
• Utah Museum of Contemporary Arts (UMOCA)– grant money will be used to support education and outreach through the UMOCA art truck for students in Summit County.
• Egyptian Theatre Company– grant money will be used to continue offering world-class acts on their stage and dynamic programming within their youth theatre.
• Joseph James Morelli Foundation– grant money will be used to support local Park City and Utah students. by providing mentoring and scholarship opportunities.
• Kimball Arts Center– grant money will go towards supporting their educational arts and school outreach programs.
• Children Justice Center– grant money used will go to support the child abuse investigation process.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters– grant money will go to recurring and screening volunteer mentors.
• KCPW– grant money will support the station and launch kcpw.org in Spanish.
• Live Like Sam– grant money will go to support their Thrive Program that supports Summit County students.
• Mountain Lands Community Housing– grant money will go towards supporting the housing resource assistance program for Summit County residents.
• Mountain Mediation– grant money will go to support their housing security and eviction program for low-income residents of Summit and Wasatch Counties.
• Literacy Project
• Mountain Town Music– grant money will go to support free public performances in Summit County.
• Mountain Trails Foundation– grant money will secure and provide a free public Nordic ski track at Willow Creek Park.
• National Ability Center
• Lucky Ones Coffee– grant money will go towards expanding their community program that focuses on supporting adults with disabilities in Summit County.
• Park City Education Foundation
• Park City Film– grant money will go to continuing the popcorn bar sponsored by the Promontory Foundation, with all revenue going back into their free community programs.
• Park City Institute– grant money will go towards supporting their student outreach programs.
• Park City Historical Society– grant money will be used to foster school programs and field trips to the Park City Museum.
• PC Tots– grant money will go to provide scholarships to low-income families in Summit County.
• Peace House– grant money will be used to support their clinical therapy program.
• People’s Health Clinic–  grant money will be used to support all of their ongoing efforts.
• Playing for Life– grant money will go towards supporting the free breast screening and mammogram program for residents who have been diagnosed with needing the life-saving test and do not have health insurance or funds to cover costs.
• Recycle Utah– grant money will be used to support the maintenance and upkeep of the glass recycling program.
• Swaner Nature Preserve– grant money will go towards engaging environmental education opportunities to the Park City community.
• Summit County Clubhouse– grant money will go to providing services for free for adults living with mental illness.
• Youth Sports Alliance– grant money will go to support the youth after-school program for the students in Summit County.
• Young Life– grant money will go to support the Young Life Foundation in Summit County.

The Promontory Promise Grant is the only $50,000 award given; it was awarded to Habitat for Humanity.