Challengers
Accept the Challenge
Become a Tin Cup Challenger
The Community Foundation accepts gifts of stock, cash, or credit for the Challenger Fund year-round.
Requested anonymity will always be respected. Please reach out to Donor Services at donorservices@cftetonvalley.org with any questions.
How the Match Works
Challengers contribute to a pooled Match Fund that partially matches designated gifts during the Giving Period. Instead of supporting just one nonprofit, your gift benefits all participating nonprofits.
A Strong Match
- Raises more total dollars
- Inspires broader participation
- Supports nonprofits of every size
Join the Match
Gifts of any size are welcome. Leadership and multi-year commitments help build a strong, reliable match each year. When you give as a Challenger, you're not directing dollars — you're increasing what's possible.
Lead the Way as a Tin Cup Challenger
Tin Cup works because generosity multiplies. Donors support the nonprofits they love. Challengers amplify those gifts, strengthening Teton Valley's nonprofit community and increasing total impact. As a Challenger, you provide leadership-level support that makes the match possible and inspires others to give.
2026 Tin Cup Challengers
Titanium
$75,000+
- Donald C. Brace Foundation - Karen Scheid
Platinum
$35,000+
- Barbara & Ken Price
Gold
$25,000+
- Ray & Bill Belk
- Richard Berg
- Maryann & Frank Russo
- Susie & David Work
Silver
$15,000+
- Jean & Bob Benedict
- September Myres & Shawn McFarland
- Charles & Anne Murphy Memorial Fund
Bronze
$10,000+
- Anonymous
- Jennifer & Gary Price
- Emery & Bill Royall
- Spark Foundation
- Beverly & Don Watson
- Ron Weston & Margie Singleton Memorial Fund
Copper
$7,500+
- Greg Scott
- Lee Simmons
Nickel
$5,000+
- Amy & Dave Dery
- Kaye & Harold Dunn
- Dana & Dave Joslyn
- Eileen & Gerard Kelly
- Lisa & Scott Pierson
- Nan Pugh & Mike Barklow
- LeAnn & Tom Talbot
- Sonya & Andrew Watson
- Margot & Tim Watters
Pewter
$2,500+
- Tina Culman & Chuck Iossi
- Dawn Felchle
- Brenda & Chuck Fulp
- Heimerl Family
- Monica & Ray Henderson
- Lina Marquis & Linda Swope
- The Milo Family
- Mary Ann & Duncan Moore
- Cathy O'Connor & Chris Larson
- Trey Peacock
- Marjorie & Tom Peter
- Liz Pitcher
- Janna Rankin
- Dean Scheid
- Linda & John Seiter
- Astrid & Todd Warden
- Barbara & Jerry Wolahan
- Joyce & Felix Zajac
Brass
$1,500+
- Anonymous
- Sarah & David Altman
- Jill & Bill Baskin
- Jeff Carter
- Barbara & Steve Cogswell
- Beth & Andrew Condie
- Kaye & Harold Dunn, in Memory of Marcia & Brent Thompson
- Nancy & John Elliott
- Maryellen Gilfeather
- Patricia & H. Robert Heneage
- Caroline Herter & Ben Winship
- Susan & Scott Hollander
- Kim Keeley
- Lani & Wray Landon
- Liz & Jim McCane
- Pete Mead
- Marcia & Terry Saunders
- Linda & John Unland
- Paul Vogelheim
Friends of the Challenge
- Anonymous
- Tamera & Vince Hopkin
- Peggy & John Stanchfield
Being a Tin Cup Challenger is just one way to support our nonprofits. One of Jean’s favorite memories from volunteering at the Tin Cup booth was a grade schooler pouring out $10, his entire piggy bank, and deciding with his dad to give to causes like the Animal Shelter and Food Pantry. In that moment, he learned the value of philanthropy.
There are many ways to support the valley’s nonprofits – donate your time, give money, or get involved. Everyone can make a difference in their own way.
Support Your Community
Challengers are a special group of businesses and individuals who give $1,500 or more to the Challenger Fund annually. Challengers are community leaders who promote charitable giving and intrinsically value Teton Valley's nonprofits. The generosity of our Challengers inspires increased community giving and is the key to the Tin Cup Challenge's success.
Gifts to the Challenger Fund are used to directly benefit local nonprofits by:
- Providing a partial Match Grant for participating nonprofits for funds raised during the Giving Period.
- Covering costs associated with the 6-week Giving Period and Event Day, ensuring nonprofits receive 100% of their designated donations.
- Funding the Community Foundation of Teton Valley's Competitive Grant Program, Youth Philanthropy, and Nonprofit Workshops for board and staff.
Got Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a minimum amount to participate?
While gifts of any size are welcome to the Match Fund, Challengers invest at leadership levels of $1,500+ to create a meaningful match pool.
Do you take multi-year commitments?
Multi-year commitments are encouraged and help provide stability and predictability for this annual event.
When can I accept the Challenge?
You can become a Challenger year-round, but must pay by the end of the Giving Period of the year you are participating.
