River Canyon School

OUR STORY

River Canyon School is a play-based preschool located in Grand Junction, Colorado that has been serving the families of the Grand Valley since 2007. We offer an outdoor-centered early education program inspired by Waldorf education, where we nurture the development of the whole child through imaginative play, social interaction, and immersion in nature. 

Due to uncertainty about the future of our current location, where we are renting our space, in 2024 River Canyon School purchased a property to serve as a new location for our school. The property has a beautiful house on 1.8 acres that will serve as a perfect setting for both indoor and outdoor play and exploration for the children at our school.

WE NEED YOU

The process to have this property converted to a preschool has proven to be costly and complicated. Among other things, we need to make the property ADA-compliant, install a paved parking lot, connect it to city sewer, install code-compliant landscaping and irrigation, install multiple new fire exits, and wire the property to accommodate electrical vehicle charging stations.

Unfortunately, our school does not have all of the funds we need for the extensive work required for this conversion. In addition to the money we have saved, we need to raise upwards of an additional $70,000 in order to fund the work required to meet all city and state requirements to ensure the future of our school.

We are seeking help from our community to raise these necessary funds. We would be deeply grateful for any donations, small or large, to help us continue to serve the Grand Valley by providing loving early education in a natural setting.

River Canyon School is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so all donations made to us are tax-deductible.

Additionally, donations to River Canyon School are eligible for a 50% Colorado State tax credit, the Childcare Contribution Credit. This means that for any donation you make to our school, you may receive 50% of this amount back in the form of a credit on your Colorado taxes. If you wish to utilize this credit, please contact us before or after making a donation so that we can provide you with Form DR 1317 (Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Certificate). Please consult your tax advisor for full details.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this letter. No gift is too small, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for any donation, which will allow us continue to serve the children of the Grand Valley for many years to come.

Sincerely yours,

The Board of River Canyon School