TRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM
navigating opportunities for teens
~ True North youth have earned over $3.5 million in college scholarships & financial aid since 2014 ~
Voted Telluride Middle High School's 2022 "Friend of Education"
Foundation Supporters & Grantors
Alpine Bank
Anschutz Family Foundation
A.V.H. Trust
Bank of America
BuildStrong Education - Carmel Classic
CCAASE - Town of Telluride
The Christian Foundation
Colorado Department of Higher Education -
Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative
The Colorado Health Foundation
Coors Foundation
Just for Kids Foundation
Lone Cone Legacy Trust
McLaughlin Doty Foundation
M.H.C. Trust
Montrose Community Foundation
Peyback Foundation
El Pomar Foundation
Quick Foundation
Rocky Mountain Health Foundation
San Miguel County
Schuster Family Foundation
Telluride Foundation
Telluride High School Philanthropy Club
Town of Mountain Village
Vinik Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
West End Pay it Forward Trust
True North Trustees
Our trustees have generously pledged significant ongoing financial support over a multi-year time span.
Please contact us if you are interested in joining True North as a trustee.
Rose Gutfeld and Peter Edwards, (Telluride, CO), 2019 - 2023
Todd W. Hoffman Foundation, (Telluride, CO), 2020 - 2022
Individual Donors
John & Peiper Kirkendoll
Erik & Josephine Fallenius
Eric Wells
Kurt & Ashley Knickrehm
Mary Spratt
Joel Nelson
David & Betsy Walker
Debbie & Jeff Resnick
Beryl & Jesse Jupiter
Nancy Clark
Craig Mitchell & Sharon Wong
Nancy Hild
Paul & Peggy Craig
Ben & Bonnie Nelson
Vivian Russell
John & Susan Mansfield
Don Mitchell
Clare Afman
Ashley Williamson
Lanier & Denee Nelson
Joel & Wyndi Nelson
Janie & Steve Goldberg
Lucy Woods
Whitney Gomez
Beth McLaughin
Miles Horton
Trevor Stanley
Michael Morell
Mac & Till Tatem
Dean & Twyla Clark
Julia Parlagreco
Graham Russell
Andy & Julia Mora
Courtney & Amos Barton
Marla & Daniel Hodes
Geanne Stewart
Dave Alexander
Kevin Cooney
Laura Schumack
Robert Lincoln
Cynthia Wyszynski
Kyle Koehler
Rosamond Strong
Lucinda Carr & Nancy Heim
Nina & McKay Belk
Harold & Shawnen Krebs
Thomas Kyle
Susan & Paul Oupadia
Kevin Dunkak
Barbara Hinterkopf
Chris Harden
Betsy Farrar & Craig Echols
Carol & Henry Hintermeister
Eliot & Mary Brown
Dennis & Jeanne Devine
Vesta Tutt
Anne Whalen
Matthew Devine
Jess Stevens & Stephen Pollard
Charles Grandey
Valerie Sloan
Hill & Bettie Hastings
Michele & Geoff Kalish
Kirby Brothers Electric Inc.
Deb & Steve Pruett
David Strickland
Paul & Mary Anderson
Richard & Pam Crowe
Laura & Fritz Phillips
Heather White
Stewart Seeligson
Erik Dalton
Hannah Smolinski
Sandy & Roger Wickham
Karal & Brandon Batton
Peter deLuca
Robert Balkind
Katherine Lott
Stephen Tolls
Jenni & Dan Hord
Lynn Burges
Joyce Lockhart
Gail Strickland
Kristin Stockton
Dr. Carol Adams
Michelle Fulton
Christy Brown
Sandy Swanson
Lisa Ellis
Tiffany Dekey
Jane Edwards
Ryan Preble
Rick Silverman
Nancy Mathews
John & Susan Barge
Dr. Ryan Grady
Pam & Richard Crowe
James Rosenthal
Victoria Crawford
Jacqueline Nelson
Debra Geist
Edwin Strickland
Hannah Smolinski
Kyle & Kim Hranicky
David & Laura Homer
Susan Hess
Jody Miller & Peter Waldor
Cindy Elbert
Katherine Green
Joan May
Brandi Trounce
Katherine Borsecnik &
Gene Weil
Warner Page
Bill Gordon
William & Jill Orton
Durfee Day
Zoe Gillett
Bob & Paula Canty
Kathleen Armacost
Ellen & Tracey McVickerd
Ben Canty
Ulli Sir Jesse
Debbie Pruett
Sarah Lavender Smith &
Morgan Smith
Elizabeth Werner
Charleen Knickerbocker
Shelley Kelly
Barbara Butler
Beverly Capelin
Christ Presbyterian Church
William Konigsmark
Heidi Koenig
James Philipps
Stephanie Sharkey
Mary Page
Gabriella Aratow
Jane Sanchez
Michelle Kovacs
Whitney Gomez
Joseph Solomon
Randy Root
Keri Kropp
Carl Geist
Trevor Stanley
Ashley Hutchinson
Vanessa Lanier
John Markley
Pamela Watkins
Sarah Holbrooke
Shirley & Joanne Baker Kiersten Stephens
Maureen Hanna
Patricia Jen
Julia Parlagreco
Rick & Cindy Fusting
Lars Carlson
A. James Rosenthal
Rose Gutfeld & Peter Edwards
Todd W. Hoffman
Gary & Mary Page
Kip Hale
Eliza Gavin
Elizabeth Neff
Ryan Cahill
Judy Muller
Kristen Muller
Amy Levek
Jerry Greene
Carol Linneman
Gary & Jane Hicox
Louis & Bonnie Cohen
Jeff Price & Jennie Franks
Lisa & Victor Nemeroff
Richard & Pier Hare
Christopher Keating &
Sarah Landeryou
Daniel & Elizabeth Caton
Margi White
Richard Harris
Christine & Richard Marcus
Virginia Coleman
Leslie Larson & Donald Katz
Pat Russell
Joanne & Jim Steinback
Denise Clark
Bethany Thornton
Angie Wilson
Katie Tapper
Anonymous
Dawn Alligood
Sean E O'Fallon
Kiernan Lannon
Michael Mowery
Anne S. Andrew
Martha Gearty
Robert I. Usdan & Amy Yenkin
San Miguel Power
In-kind Donors
Alpine Lodging
Alpine Lumber
Kate Spina
THS Library
Wilkinson Public Library
Nathan Geist
John & Rebecca Markley
Telluride Sports
Tim Hendricks
Jason Kannon
Jody Miller
Lee Taylor
Kath & Abe Shasha
Betsy Walker
Suse Connolly
Vivian Russell
Ashley Coady Smith
Jeremy Womack
Sarah Lavender Smith
Telluride Rotary Club
Seas of Trees
San Miguel Resource Center
Matt Lewis
Valentine Farm
Christina Gregory
Landon Snyder
Kris Kwasniewski
Marty Wollesen
MacKayla Gordon
Bob Grossman
Tanya Morlang
Katherine Borsecnik
Town of Telluride
Apple Core Project
Graham Russell
Maria Casanova
ATS Meats
Garvey Beef
Hill Hastings
Nancy Kerr
TASP, Tom Singer
Brittany Miller
Telluride Nordic Association
Kim Hilley
Beth Viergever
Peggy Sue Richards
Abby Collins Hamblin
Deer Hill
Ah Haa School of the Arts
Tri-County Health Network
Joanne Steinbeck
Elissa Dickson
Norwood Fire Department
Pam Brownlie
Becky Lanier
Richard Betts
Stuart Halpern
Roger & Sandy Wickham
Durfee Day
Dalby, Wedland & Co.
Susan & Paul Oupadia
Nuria Galipienso
Dave Ziegler
Nana Naisbitt
Telluride Adaptive Sports Program
Erin Ries
Sefra Maples
Rose Gutfeld
Loren Knobbe
Telluride Daily Planet
Nina & McKay Belk
Gabe Torres
Tara Carter
Kathleen Cole
Chris & Stacie Harden
Kim Fischer
Leslie Ament
Cimmy Alexander
Vicki Renda - Vicki's Fresh Food Movement
Coldwell Banker
Rocky Mountain Arts/Telluride Fire Festival
Chris Meyers & Erin Ries
Rick & Teri Williams
Jessica Heady
Mary Higgins
Claudia García Curzio
Ximena Rebolledo León
Doylene Garvey
Garrett Smith
Erin Cain
Telluride CrossFit
Current Volunteers
Suse Connolly
Betsy Walker
Lanier Nelson
Matt Lewis
Dave Ziegler
Rose Gutfeld
McKay Belk
Jody Miller
Peter Edwards
Lee Taylor
Alice Foster
Philip Teas
Allie Sutherland
Chris Harden
Erin Ries
Chris Myers
Historic Volunteers
Deb & Steve Pruett
David Strickland
Ashley Williamson*
Paul & Mary Anderson
Richard & Pam Crowe
Laura & Fritz Phillips
Heather White
Stewart Seeligson
Erik Dalton
Hannah Smolinski
Sandy & Roger Wickham
Karal & Brandon Batton
Peter deLuca
Robert Balkind
Katherine Lott
Stephen Tolls
Jenni & Dan Hord
Lynn Burges
Joyce Lockhart
Gail Strickland
Kristin Stockton
Dr. Carol Adams
Michelle Fulton
Christy Brown
Sandy Swanson
Lisa Ellis
Tiffany Dekey
Jane Edwards
Peter Waldor
Alex Jones
Jody Brown
Erin Hollingsworth
John Mansfield
Ross Williams
Kris Holstrom
Lindsay Wright
Rick Williams
Cassandra Davis
Jamie Salem
Kody Gerkin
Mary Higgins
Gloria Chivara
Jake Hoeger
Sara Lopez
Rick Young
Bonnie Beamer
Eileen Claugus
Allison Moore
Lynn Cranford
Camila Vizzoco
Kath Shasha
Valerie Sloan
Marissa Lampe
Pam Brownlie
Stephen Pollard
Julia Caulfield
Susan Hess
Pam & Richard Crowe
James Rosenthal
Victoria Crawford
Jacqueline Nelson
Debra Geist
Edwin Strickland
Hannah Smolinski
Kyle & Kim Hranicky
David & Laura Homer
Ellen & Tracey McVickerd
Ben Canty
Joan May
Brandi Trounce
Katherine Borsecnik
Gene Weil
Warner Page
Bill Gordon
William & Jill Orton
Durfee Day
Zoe Gillett
Bob & Paula Canty
Kathleen Armacost
Ryan Preble
Rick Silverman
Nancy Mathews
John & Susan Barge
Dr. Ryan Grady
Cindy Elbert
Kathy Green
Community, State, & National Partners
Current Partners:
Colorado Department of Higher Education - Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative
Telluride School District
John Pandolfo, Superintendent
Sara Kimble, THS Principal
Rex Lybrand, THS College Counselor
Alex Jones, THS Guidance Counselor
Kelly Boykin, THS AVID 11/12 Teacher
Paul Reich, Center for Mental Health
Norwood School District
Todd Bittner, Superintendent
Sam Ryan, Norwood High School Principal
Rick Williams, Guidance Counselor Norwood High School
Catherine Kolbet, Norwood High School Future Farmers of America (FFA)
Clint Wytulka, Superintendent
Sara Bray, Nucla High School Principal
Kelly Arnold, Nucla High School Guidance Counselor
Debbie Wytulka, Nucla High School Senior Seminar Teacher
Telluride, Norwood and Nucla local Scholarship Programs
SPARKy Latina Scholarship
Chang Chavkin Scholarship Program
Wilkinson Public Library
West End Economic Development Corporation (WEEDC)
Lone Cone Library
Naturita Library
Tri-County Health Network
Communities that Care Coalition (CTC)
Collaborative Action for Immigrants (FKA Latino Advocacy Committee)
Telluride Fire Festival - Rocky Mountain Arts
San Miguel Resource Center
San Miguel County Social Services & Juvenile Diversion
San Miguel County Public Health
Angel Baskets / Telluride Food Bank
Norwood Food Bank
West End Family Link
Telluride Academy
Valentine Farms and Jubilee Stables
Telluride Foundation's Non-Profit Workshops
Deer Hill Expeditions
Montrose Workforce Center
Backcountry Catering
Nucla Naturita Chamber of Commerce
Telluride Nordic Center
TMHS Sources of Strength
Historic Partners:
Fresh Food Hub
Colorado Rescue
Andrew Parlagreco, former Norwood P.E. teacher, Skate Park facilitator
Town of Norwood
Old Sawmill Ranch, Norwood
Pam Stuart-Maddox, 7th Judicial District
Montrose Center for Mental Health
Telluride Youth Soccer Club
Telluride Christian Fellowship
Telluride Historical Museum
Schmid Family Ranch
Pinhead Institute
Telluride Adaptive Sports Program
Telluride Ski and Golf Resort
Telluride Institute - Watershed Education Program
Telluride Theatre
Mentor Colorado
Colorado Community Resource Center
Colorado NonProfit Association
National Mentoring Resource Center
Start With Hello anti-isolation program
Youth Mental Health First Aid, USA
UnBoces School to Work Alliance Program (S.W.A.P.)
Elemental Partners
The Colorado Trust
Ah Haa School for the Arts
Telluride Education Foundation
Town of Mountain Village - VCA Apartments
Chalkboard, Inc.
Chalkboard Dot Org
Serengeti Foundation
Bright Futures
San Miguel Power Association
Telluride Sleighs and Wagons
Telluride Sports
LTR Multisport
Moab Solutions
Telluride Nordic Association
Business Partners
Alpine Bank
Alpine Lumber
AromaSpa Telluride
Baked in Telluride
Brown Dog Pizza
Clark's Market
Cornerhouse Grill
Crazy Elk Pizzeria
The Divide Restaurant
DeLuca Construction
Fairmont Franz Klammer
Fresh Food Hub
Ghost Town
High Alpine Coffee
High Pie Pizzeria
Hotel Madeline
Jagged Edge Mountain Gear
La Cocina de Luz
Lumiere Hotel
Mountain Market
Mountain Lodge
Oak the New Fat Alley
Peaks Resort and Spa
Premier Special Events
Sante Architects
Shank N Dog Grub Shack
Slate Gray Gallery
Smugglers Brew Pub
Society Conoco
Steamies Burger Bar
Telluride Eco Cleaners
Telluride Ski & Golf
Telluride Truffle
Timberline Ace Hardware
Tomboy Tavern
Town of Telluride Parks & Recreation
Zia Sun
*These businesses have generously partnered with True North during our annual Teen Summer Jobs Fair.
Partnerships are our building blocks to success!
With deep appreciation to our community, government, business, individual, and foundation partners, thank you!
