When you become a partner with the Vail Valley Foundation, you make an investment in the spirit of our community. Your donation provides broad support for the Foundation’s mission to enhance our mountain community through athletics, education and the arts. The commitment of our donors at each of the below general fund levels is essential to our efforts to sustain the quality of life in the Vail Valley. Various levels of membership are available, from $25 to $75,000. Benefits associated with each level are bullet-pointed below:
ANNUAL GIVING CIRCLES
- Contributing Member, $25-$99
- Acknowledgement in select Vail Valley Foundation printed materials
- A membership sticker and subscription to the VVF newsletter
- An invitation to the annual Summer Membership Reception in 2008
- Supporting Member, $100-$249
- Acknowledgement in select Vail Valley Foundation printed materials
- A membership sticker and subscription to the VVF newsletter
- An invitation to the annual Summer Membership Reception in 2008
- An invitation to the Holiday Breakfast in December 2008
- Community Member, $250-$499
- Acknowledgement in select Vail Valley Foundation printed materials
- A membership sticker and subscription to the VVF newsletter
- An invitation to the annual Summer Membership Reception in 2008
- An invitation to the Holiday Breakfast in December 2008
- Two lawn ticket vouchers to the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater (will be mailed in June 2008)
- Vail Valley Member, $500-$1,249
- Acknowledgement in select Vail Valley Foundation printed materials
- A membership sticker and subscription to the VVF newsletter
- An invitation to the annual Summer Membership Reception in 2008
- An invitation to the Holiday Breakfast in December 2008
- Four lawn ticket vouchers to the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater (will be mailed in June 2008)
- Event Posters
- Presidents’ Circle, $1,250-$2,499
- Acknowledgement in select Vail Valley Foundation printed materials
- A membership sticker and subscription to the VVF newsletter
- An invitation to the annual Summer Membership Reception in 2008
- An invitation to the Holiday Breakfast in December 2008
- Four lawn ticket vouchers to the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater (will be mailed in June 2008)
- Event Posters
- Opportunity to participate in the First Light, First Tracks ski program *
- Directors’ Circle, $2,500-$4,999
- Legends’ Circle, $5,000-$9,999
- Acknowledgement in select Vail Valley Foundation printed materials
- A membership sticker and subscription to the VVF newsletter
- An invitation to the annual Summer Membership Reception in 2008
- An invitation to the Holiday Breakfast in December 2008
- Event Posters
- Opportunity to participate in the First Light, First Tracks ski program *
- Two Welcome Party Invitations to all VVF Athletic Events (Bird’s of Prey ski races, American Ski Classic, Session snowboarding event, Colorado Stage cycling event)
- Borgen Family Patrons Plaza Access at GRFA
- Champions’ Circle, $10,000
- Acknowledgement in select Vail Valley Foundation printed materials
- A membership sticker and subscription to the VVF newsletter
- An invitation to the annual Summer Membership Reception in 2008
- An invitation to the Holiday Breakfast in December 2008
- Event Posters
- Opportunity to participate in the First Light, First Tracks ski program *
- Two Welcome Party Invitations to all VVF Athletic Events (Bird’s of Prey ski races, American Ski Classic, Session snowboarding event, Colorado Stage cycling event)
- Two Key Seats at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
- Borgen Family Patrons Plaza Access at GRFA
For additional information, please contact the Development Department at 970 949-1999 or make a donation now.
* First Light, First Tracks Ski Program – Eight days of early morning skiing before the chairlifts open to the public at Vail and Beaver Creek Mountains. After skiing, a hearty gourmet breakfast is served atop the mountain. This program is offered to donors at the following levels: President’s Circle, Director’s, Circle, Founder’s Circle and Champion’s Circle.
LEADERSHIP GIVING CIRCLES
- Eagle Program
(One to five-year commitment of $30,000/year; limit of 30 members)
This “entry level” of the Foundation’s leadership gift societies was originally created as a “waiting list” for Friends of Vail. It has emerged as a group of donors who, without being obligated to a multi-year commitment unless they so choose, collectively make a tremendous difference in the Foundation’s overarching mission. Benefits include:
- Two Eagle Medallions, fully transferable for year round recreation, including skiing at 5 resorts, complimentary greens fees at Vail Golf Club, as well as play, with restrictions, at Beaver Creek Golf Club, Sonnenalp Golf Club, Cordillera, Eagle Ranch and Cotton Ranch. Other summer benefits include tennis at courts throughout the area.
- Eight “First Light, First Tracks” ski event slots allowing attendees access to either Vail or Beaver Creek before the lifts “officially” run
- VIP Packages to the World Cup Downhill Races and American Ski Classic Celebrity Ski Event
- Gerald R. Ford Amphitheatre Ticket Package, including two tickets to certain Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival performances with the opportunity for priority purchasing, your choice of three Vail International Dance Festival performances, as well as tickets to most other independently promoted concerts and performances.
- Invitation to the Vail International Dance Festival Gala and other Foundation sponsored social events.
Spectator Access to the AEI World Forum – a private conference where global issues are discussed by political, corporate and scholarly dignitaries.
- Friends of Vail
(5-year commitment of $35,000/year; limit of 50 members)
This exclusive opportunity to support the Foundation requires a five-year commitment and is open to only 50 donors per year. Members receive all the benefits of the Eagle Program as well as additional benefits, including ski instructor days, ski clothing and additional tickets at the Ford Amphitheatre. Since there is currently a waiting list for Friends of Vail, the program is closed to new members until the waiting list is recognized.
- Cornerstone Friends
(2-year commitment of $75,000/year; limit of 20 members)
Created in 2004, the “Cornerstone Program” was designed to be the Foundation’s highest echelon giving program for those wishing to support with extraordinary generosity and receive recognition and benefits for all components of the VVF’s mission. To that end, Cornerstone Friends are recognized and benefited as Grand Patron’s of the Vilar Performing Arts Center, Diamond Dress Circle Members of the Vail International Dance Festival, and Champion’s Circle Donors of VVF Education; in addition to receiving Leadership Giving Circle recognition and benefits. The program became an immediate hit and has existed at a full capacity of 15 members until 2007, when the Board of Directors voted to increase membership opportunities to 20. The Cornerstone Program incorporates all the benefits of Friends of Vail, as well as additional benefits including VIP parking at the Ford Ampitheater.
