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Giving Guest turns 4.5 million visitors into year-round impact.
Giving Guest Business Partners are invested in this community and invite their customers to join them by rounding up at the register (or purchasing a donation-dedicated product). All of that “pocket change” becomes a big deal and is distributed to nonprofits providing critical services in the Estes Valley. Let’s make Estes a vibrant place worth visiting again…and again.
2025 Giving Guest Business Partners
Click any link below to jump down the page and learn how to get involved:
Guests: Support the place you love to stay and play
First, welcome to the Estes Valley! We’re thrilled to have you and even more excited that you’d like to give back while you’re here.
It’s easy to do: Visit any of our participating businesses and say, “Yes!” when they ask if you’d like to round up. Or look for donation-dedicated products with the Giving Guest logo.
Don’t see the Giving Guest logo at your favorite spot in town? Ask them to join!
Here’s another way to make change: donate directly to the Network! Our educational programs offer a 45x return — meaning that every dollar yields $45 in hands-on support for local nonprofits.
FAQs
Which businesses participate?
2025 Giving Guest Business Partners include:
- Trendz on the Park
- Glen Haven General Store
- Bear & Bee Inspired
- The Mad Moose
- Backbone Adventures
- Kind Coffee
- Mountain Shop
And new in 2025– three lodges:
- Taharaa Mountain Lodge
- Black Canyon Inn
- Estes Park Condos
What nonprofits benefit?
Benefiting nonprofits are broken down into six sectors:
Arts and Culture
- Ballet Renaissance
- Estes Arts District
- Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc.
- Estes Park Village Band and Jazz Big Band
- Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies
- The Estes Park Chorale
Community and Education
- Angels Above Foundation, Inc. (The Observatory)
- Estes Nonprofit Network
- Estes Park Education Foundation
- Estes Park Learning Place
- Estes Park Senior Citizens Center, Inc.
- Estes Valley Library Friends & Foundation
- Stanley Home Museum and Education Center
Environment and Recreation
- Estes Land Stewardship Association
- Estes Valley Watershed Coalition
- Kep Expeditions Programs
- Estes Valley Community Garden
- Estes Valley Land Trust
- Estes Valley Recreation and Park Foundation
- MacGregor Ranch (Muriel L MacGregor Charitable Trust)
- Rocky Mountain Conservancy
Emergency & Human Services
- Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park
- Estes Valley Crisis Advocates
- Habitat for Humanity of the St Vrain Valley
- Pet Association of Estes Park
- The Old Gallery
Healthcare & Wellness
- Centennial Area Health Education Center
- Chase the Music
- Estes Park Health Foundation
- Estes Park Quota Club
- Estes Park Salud Foundation
- Harmony Recovery
- The Bridge of Estes
Youth & Families
- Bobcat Athletic Club dba BAC’ERS
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County
- Estes Park Bright Christmas
- Estes Park Girl Scouts
- EVICS Family Resource Center
- Estes Valley Restorative Justice Partnership
- Partners
- The Estes Park Post 119 Charitable Foundation
- YMCA of the Rockies
- Young Artists and Scholars Group
Can I donate directly to Giving Guest?
Yes! Your donation through Giving Guest’s secure mobile platform will be distributed to all participating nonprofits. Thank you!
How else might I help?
Thank you for asking! Please consider asking every local business you visit to sign up for Giving Guest if they are not already a partner. And encourage your friends and family members to visit the local businesses that do participate. Every cent counts.
Nonprofits: Get more donations (without dedicating more resources!)
Free passive fundraising…
Need we say more?
OK, maybe just a little more! Since its beginning in 2022, the Giving Guest program has raised more than $36,000 for 40+ local nonprofits. This program is free to 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving the Estes Valley.
As a participating nonprofit, you’ll receive equal distributions from any donations dedicated to your sector in exchange for meeting two requirements: completing our annual economic survey and promoting the program. Then you’re free to use the donation wherever it serves your mission best because we believe in TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY.
That’s it!
FAQs for nonprofits
The Giving Guest Toolkit + Logos
Get an overview of the Giving Guest program by downloading our Giving Guest Toolkit.
What is required to receive funds?
This program is completely FREE to nonprofits. However, check disbursements are dependent upon two efforts that demonstrate your partnership:
- We require that your organization complete the 2025 Nonprofit Economic Impact survey in the fall of 2025.
The Economic Impact Report proves that our industry is a powerhouse, not only in the local economy but in the region. - Two promotional efforts that explain and celebrate how your organization benefits from Giving Guest. These can be via newspaper articles, newsletters and/or social media. The Giving Guest logo is provided in the Toolkit above. Please email karen@epnonprofit.org to brainstorm ways to promote your partnership in the program.
When are donations paid out?
Money will be paid out to participating nonprofits in December.
How do I sign up?
Registration happens annually in March. An eligible nonprofit:
- Is a 501(c)3 organization, and
- Has active programming serving the Estes Valley, and,
- Is in good standing with the Colorado Secretary of State
Send an email to info@epnonprofit.org if you have any questions and be sure you get our partner emails announcing registration.
Businesses: Strengthen your brand value. Customers trust you to help them connect to the community.
Estes business owners:
As a Giving Guest Business Partner, you’ll be empowering tourists to make a lasting impact on the Estes Valley and strengthening the local nonprofits that protect our land, support our families, respond in times of crisis, and more.
We know that you’re heavily invested in the success of our community. You recognize how important a strong, thriving, well-connected community is — now you can invite your customers to give back, too.
Giving Guest builds your brand value – goodwill with local and out-of-town customers, forging a stronger connection to the community, and giving patrons a meaningful reason to give you their business.
Amplify brand philanthropy by joining us.
Businesses Partner Resources
Use the Giving Guest logo
Shout out your participation in Giving Guest: e-newsletters, social media, designated product design. You should be proud!
Choose where donations go
You choose which nonprofit sector your patrons’ donations will go toward. (Or you can choose to spread them evenly across all sectors.)
Sectors operating in the Estes Valley include:
- Environment and Recreation
- Arts and Culture
- Community and Education
- Emergency and Human Services
- Youth and Families
- Healthcare and Wellness
Just ask! People say yes 80% of the time.
“Would you like to round up for local nonprofits?”
Many visitors of Estes have deep, invested roots in their vacations here. Some visit summer after summer through multiple generations.
Any way you look at it, guests are proud to visit Estes Park — and many would love an opportunity to give back.
The Giving Guest program makes it easy. All you have to do is invite guests to round up at the register, sell a designated product supporting the program, or–if you have bigger ticket items like losing or rentals– invite them to donate a flat amount.
Feel free to direct visitors to this page to learn more, too!
Be proud of WHY you participate
When asking visitors to round up, consider having a few different “elevator pitches” ready to share. The more you can explain your why, the more likely visitors will see the impact and want to join in.
For example, you might:
Explain the connection to your brand
- Our business chooses to support the X nonprofit sector in Estes Park. The work of these nonprofits impact our community in ways that are especially meaningful to our staff and customers. Please join us.
- Our business chooses to support nonprofits in our community. It allows our customers to join us in making an impactful connection to local services we all use.
Share a tagline
- Join us in supporting local nonprofits.
- Support the place you love to stay and play.
- Connect with Estes Park by donating to local nonprofits at the register.
