The Mount Sneffels Education Foundation helps fund projects throughout Ouray County

Since 1992, the Foundation has provided over $1.5 million to fund 865 projects

Over 500 Ouray County Youth Benefit Each Year From MSEF Funding

  • 2024-2025 school year funding 47 project programs $142,000.00

  • R1: OHS Washington DC Trip

  • R1: OHS Civil Rights Movement in Alabama

  • R1: OHS Culture and Environment in Miami

  • R1: 12th Grade Solo Student Study Abroad Tokyo, Japan

  • R2: 12th Grade Solo Student Study Abroad Barcelona, Spain

  • R2: RSS 2025 Spain Trip

  • R1: 9th grade Earth Science and The Colorado River

  • R1: Crow Canyon Culture and History

  • R1: 6th Grade Denver Trip

  • R1: 7th Grade Moab Adventure Trip

  • R1: 8th Grade Science-Based Trip Front Range Colorado

  • R2: 8th Grade Rites of Passage-Canyon de Chelly

  • R2: Spring Music Festival

  • R1: Denver Theater Art Trip

  • R2: Knowledge Bowl

  • R1:LEGO/Robotics

  • R2: HOBY Leadership Colorado Conference Scholarship

  • R2: Week Without Walls

    • 7th Grade Silverton

    • 8th Grade Woods Lake

    • 9th Grade Traveling Light/Reaching New Heights

    • 10th Grade Urban Field Study

    • 11th Grade Dominguez Canyon Trip

  • R2: Ridgway Seniors 2025 Rafting Trip

  • R2: Ridgway Learn To Ice Climb

  • R2: Ridgway SS Via Ferrata

  • The Power of Horse Therapy for high needs special education students

  • Ouray Special Ed Adaptive Sports

  • Ridgway ES Special Ed Adaptive Sports

  • Ridgway SS Special Ed Adaptive SportsUWP: High School Science / College Course Field Trip

  • COUNTYWIDE RESOURCES

  • Uncomphagre BOCES: Starlab Portable Planetarium

  • Ouray Public Library: Artist in Residence High School Performance for All

  • Ouray R1: Creede Repertory Theater Young Audience Performance Outreach

  • Author Visit: M. Freeman “Alone”

  • OCPAG: Free Children & Family Concert:

    • San Juan Music Festival

  • Minerva West After School Theatre

    • Murder Mystery at The Murder Mystery

    • Once On This Island

  • Ouray County Peace Jam

    • Making A Difference in SW Colorado

    • Sharing The Warmth with The Ute Mountain Utes

  • Voyager:

    • Teen Adventures

    • Safe and Sober

    • Summer Enrichment programs

    • Summer Art Mentors Program

  • (Ouray R1: R1) (Ridgway R2: R2)

The Foundation has provided funding to the Youth of Ouray County every year since 1992

THANK YOU, SUPPORTERS & Race Sponsors

Special Thank You To The Ouray County Community Fund (OCCF), Citizens State Bank (CSB), and Western Colorado Community Foundation (WCCF) for a designated grant of $1900.00 to go towards airfare for national and international travel.

Banner Image: Ouray HS Trip to Washington, D.C.