A gift from staff alumni Dr. Paul and Diana Miller has established the YMCA of the Rockies Chaplain's Endowment — supporting ministry programs at Estes Park Center and Snow Mountain Ranch in perpetuity.

For 65 years, Sweet Memorial has been where guests at Estes Park Center begin their adventures. Thanks to the Morriss Family and ten donors, a $665,000 renovation is bringing it into its next chapter.

These projects are part of Arts at Altitude at Estes Park Center, an effort to elevate performing arts programs and modernize these venues for future guests and performers. Renovations are underway and on track for Summer 2026.

An $800,000 gift has completed funding for Camp Chief Ouray's Day Camp expansion — adding capacity for 200 more campers each summer, plus a new Flagpole Gathering Area rooted in camp tradition.

The Indigenous Access Endowment is fully funded through Climbing Higher — ensuring ongoing support for language and culture camps with the Northern and Southern Arapaho Tribes at YMCA of the Rockies.

A generous YMCA family has made a $100,000 Climbing Higher pledge to Estes Park Center's Environmental Education Program — helping more Colorado students experience the Rocky Mountains for the first time.

The newly renovated Gisela Velarde Ley Chapel at Columbine Point welcomed its first couple this fall — a milestone made possible by donor generosity through the Climbing Higher campaign at Snow Mountain Ranch.

A $2 million Climbing Higher gift relaunched the Beverly K. Booe Early Childhood Education Center — filling 95 seats for Estes Park families and restoring preschool access to a community that needed it.

Thanks to Bill Marsh and generous supporters, the Gaylord Reservoir Accessibility Project at Snow Mountain Ranch is fully funded — adding an ADA-accessible dock and improved beach access by June 2026.

Thanks to Annette and Ken Hallock, the Teen Barn at the Outpost has been fully renovated — serving 3,000+ students through Outdoor Education, Day Camp, and adventure activities at Estes Park Center.

The Schlessman Family Foundation has made a $2 million grant toward the new Nordic Center at Snow Mountain Ranch — the first major contribution toward an $11 million facility serving 30,000+ guests annually.

The Stanley and Joyce Rawley Foundation has awarded a $2.5 million grant toward Estes Park Center's Administration Building renovation — honoring a century of history while preparing it for the next.