West End Pay It Forward Trust Announces Grant Recipients of 2019

Naturita, CO -November 26th, 2019- The West End Pay It Forward Trust Board of Directors is pleased to announce the recipients of $6,700 in grant funding for 2019.  Fifteen local non profit organizations submitted applications requesting almost $58,000 for various projects in the West End. Working in partnership with the Citizens State Bank - Naturita Branch, an additional $4,000 was added by the bank to the endowment’s $2,700 interest generated grant fund. The WEPIFT has over $78,000 in the Paradox Community Fund (PCT) making up 49% of the overall balance which currently contains almost $162,000. Two other community endowments, Lone Cone Legacy Trust of Wrights Mesa and the Rico Legacy Endowment, also contribute to the PCT. Money raised for the WEPIFT stays in the West End, supporting the Nucla, Naturita, Paradox and Bedrock communities. Community members are encouraged to contribute to this growing endowment fund through a monthly giving program set up with your bank, a one-time contribution or as a legacy donation from a personal estate plan. Contact a WEPIFT board member for more information about giving to your community endowment.

            This year’s grant recipients are: FIRST Lego League Robotics Team, West End Victim Services, Naturita Visitors Center, Second Chance Humane Society in partnership with Hoof and Paw, West End Trails Alliance, Center for Mental Health, Basin Clinic, Watershed Education Program and Rimrocker Historical Society. All these organizations run diverse, worthwhile and innovative projects that contribute to the well-being of our community.  They include educational field trips for student and teachers, low cost medical care for pets, marketing our local recreational assets outside the area, trees for the Uravan Ballpark Campground, new equipment for the Basin Clinic, support of a sliding fee scale for mental health services, building improvements at the Visitors Center, support for local victim services and the school LEGO robotics team. Thank you to all the organizations who participated.