Two Park City nonprofits will receive a combined $1.5 million over three years through a new grant program supporting organizations in mountain communities.
PC Tots will receive $900,000, while Wasatch Immigration Project will receive $600,000. The Katz Amsterdam Charitable Trust announced the awards Oct. 20, as first reported locally by TownLift.
The Park City organizations are among seven nonprofits in Utah and Colorado sharing $4.5 million through the inaugural Catalyst Grant Program, according to the foundation's announcement.
The program provides three-year grants to emerging organizations working in early childhood education, food security, immigrant services and K-12 out-of-school programs.
Most of the funding is unrestricted, allowing recipients to use the money for staffing, infrastructure or expanded services. The trust plans to award additional grants in mountain communities each year.
PC Tots operates three early childhood education centers in Park City, offering full-day, year-round care for children ages 8 weeks to 5 years.
The nonprofit serves approximately 120 children, according to the grant announcement. About 80% of its students receive monthly tuition scholarships based on household income, a figure also reported on PC Tots' website.
The organization has earned a High Quality rating under Utah's Child Care Quality System.
“Who will raise Park City's next generation if the families raising them can't afford to live here?” PC Tots development director Mitzi Scheerer said in the foundation's announcement.
Wasatch Immigration Project, founded in 2023, provides free immigration legal services to low-income individuals and families across Park City and the Wasatch Back.
The nonprofit handles immigration matters including asylum applications and cases involving Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. It also works with volunteer attorneys to expand access to legal representation.
The foundation described Wasatch Immigration Project as the only provider of free immigration legal services in the Park City and Wasatch Back area.
Its $600,000 grant will help expand the legal team and strengthen operations, allowing the organization to serve more clients.
The other five grant recipients are based in Eagle and Summit counties in Colorado. They include organizations providing food assistance, youth programs and immigrant services.
Since 2008, Katz Amsterdam has contributed more than $86 million to philanthropic efforts, including more than $34 million in mountain resort communities, according to the foundation.
