This holiday season community matters! On this episode of Steamboat Real Estate & Investing, I sit down with Traci Hiatt, Director of Philanthropy at the Yampa Valley Community Foundation, to explore how local giving directly strengthens the Yampa Valley — from mental-health support 🧠, to crisis response 🚑, to housing stability 🏡.

Whether you're a longtime Steamboat local, a second-home owner, or someone who simply loves this valley, this conversation will inspire you to think about your role in shaping our community’s future.

✨ In this episode we cover:
🏔️ What YVCF does and how it operates across Routt & Moffat Counties
💰 Annual funding levels and how donor dollars flow into real outcomes
🧠 The biggest needs this year — especially basic needs and mental health
🎁 How people can give back meaningfully during the holiday season
📖 Some recent bright spots and stories that illustrate YVCF’s impact                    💼 How smart year-end giving can support the community and strengthen your tax position.

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About Yampa Valley Community Foundation:  Who we are – Eat Local. Buy Local. Give Local. Our community depends upon the Yampa Valley Community Foundation. By fostering deep relationships with our local nonprofit organizations and other community members, we monitor the pulse of the community – what makes it special, what challenges it faces, and where the greatest needs exist. These relationships allow us to provide our donors with unparalleled insight and maximizes the impact of their charitable giving. We are 100% locally based. Support of the Yampa Valley Community Foundation allows us to continue to provide the services and programs essential to maintaining the vitality and character of this special place.

In all that we do, the Yampa Valley Community Foundation operates with the highest integrity. We are the gold standard in client services and a trusted resource to the community. Our work is impeccable, impactful and transparent to those we serve. 

📍 Connect with YVCF:
🌐 Website: https://yvcf.org
💛 Donate: https://yvcf.org/give
🤝 Volunteer Opportunities: https://yvcf.org/volunteer
📞 Phone: 970-879-8632

About Ryan Cox

Ryan Cox is a top‑performing luxury real estate broker at Steamboat Sotheby’s International Realty, with eight years of Steamboat brokerage experience, multiple record-setting sales, and a proven history of delivering development projects in Steamboat Springs and beyond. A University of Colorado Leeds School of Business marketing graduate, he honed his business acumen over nine years at Smartwool (VF Corp) before co‑founding and scaling SmartPads—a luxury prefab home building company that delivered over 50 residential and commercial projects to mountain towns across the Western U.S., culminating in a successful sale & exit. He also led an international luxury residential development in Costa Rica. Drawing on that global perspective and Sotheby’s international network, Ryan delivers sophisticated market intelligence and an insider’s view of what it takes to satisfy discerning luxury buyers and sellers at every price point.

📍 Connect with Ryan: 

 📨 Email: [email protected]

🌐 www.steamboatsprings.luxury