2025 COMMUNITY GRANT AWARDS

Supporting the Heart of the Community: 19 Organizations Awarded Grants

The Lone Cone Legacy Trust was thrilled to spread a little community joy this week! On Wednesday, November 5th, we gathered at the historic Oliver House in Norwood to celebrate the 2025 Community Grant recipients. Nineteen local organizations received a total of $25,000 in grants—supporting the projects and people that make our community thrive.

Applications for the 2026 grant cycle will open in August/September 2026, and we can’t wait to see what new ideas take root next year!

2025 HARVEST CELEBRATION DINNER

We Raised Over $17,000 for Our Community!

The 2025 Harvest Celebration Dinner was a night full of community, connection, and celebration! Held on Saturday, October 11th at The Livery in Norwood, the event brought together friends and neighbors for an unforgettable evening of great food, lively music, and local generosity.

Guests enjoyed a delicious buffet dinner featuring dishes from Blue Grouse Bread, Flying Bear Pizza, The Divide Restaurant, Dark Sky Café, Wild Gal’s Market, Kyle’s Smoke Shack, and desserts by Davina. The Gold Kings kept the energy high with live music that had everyone dancing well into the night.

Thanks to the incredible turnout and community support, we raised over $17,000 to put directly back into the community—supporting the people, programs, and projects that make Wright’s Mesa thrive. The silent auction, cash bar, and warm company made it an evening to remember.

A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who joined us and helped make the Harvest Celebration Dinner such a success. Your support helps our community continue to grow and thrive.

A bright tomorrow for Wright’s Mesa: The Trust is building a permanent endowment with a goal of $1,000,000 by 2030. Earnings from this fund provide annual grants to support community development projects through community organizations.

This is the first time in history that the communities of Wright’s Mesa have had an endowment to invest 100% in our own future. The Lone Cone Legacy Trust provides a vehicle for anyone and everyone to support the future of our community. Those who live in Wright’s Mesa know it is a special place with unique challenges, and, with your support, we can help secure its future and enrich the lives of the people who live here.

Since the Trust was founded in 2013 by local visionary citizens, over $180,000 has been raised through local donations and events.

These events include the Harvest Celebration, the Annual Car Show, Telluride Gives, match grants and general donations. Five match grants in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, and 2022 were successfully met and raised $35,000 alone.

In 2023, a record total of $15,000 in community grants were awarded to the following organizations: Fresh Foundation, Lone Cone Dressage Club, Lone Cone Library, One to One Mentoring, Pinhead Institute, San Miguel Resource Center, and True North Youth Program, Norwood Cemetery, Giggling Goat Farm, Norwood Park and Recreation District, Axis Health Systems, San Miguel Basin Fair, Hoof and Paw, Norwood Nordic, Tri-County Health Network, and Prime Time. We look forward to seeing the positive impact these organizations are sure to make on the Wright’s Mesa community.