Nonprofits
The Red Brick Center for the Arts is proud to be home to many of Aspen’s most recognizable nonprofits.
These nonprofits are keystones in defining Aspen’s character and experience. This collection of organizations, and all those that support them are generous, hardworking, aspirational individuals dedicated to the betterment of society at large.
Aspen Parks and Recreation Department, Suite 135
The Red Brick Rec Center is known for their gymnastics, indoor climbing wall, and group fitness classes. From youth sports to indoor rock climbing; trapeze classes to yoga, let the friendly staff at the Red Brick Recreation Center help you plan activities for your family this summer. Looking for the cure for kids with boredom? Sign up today for camp, crafts classes, climbing excursions, and so much more!
Chris Klug Foundation, Suite 102b
The Chris Klug Foundation's (CKF) mission is to educate individuals nationwide to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors and inspire those in the transplant community. Our vision is to eliminate the wait for a transplant. CKF uses the stories of organ donors, transplant candidates, recipients, and more to inspire, alongside events, school courses, and webinars to educate. All with the end goal of encouraging individuals to give the gift of life and register as organ donors. Each year, CKF connects over a million individuals nationwide about the gift of life.
CKF's programming includes Toolkits for Teachers--free online curricula for Elementary, Middle, and High School students; Donor Dudes--community awareness events; CKF Webinars--discussions about topics not usually discussed; CKF Awards--donor, recipient, and community member honor program; CKF Ambassadors--nationwide volunteers; Donor Stories--online blog/vlog; and Patient Ambassador Tours--hospital and transplant center support visits. CKF is also involved in a number of events, including its flagship event and the kick-off to winter in Aspen, Summit for Life, a winter nighttime uphill race on Aspen Mountain.
Jazz Aspen Snowmass, Suite 104
Founded in 1991, Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) presents a multitude of musical genres in a complex set of venues across Aspen and Snowmass: the JAS June and Labor Day Experiences featuring popular music from world-renowned artists to crowds of up to 10,000/per day: the JAS Café Series featuring outstanding jazz musicians throughout the year; and diverse year-round music education programs throughout the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. The mission of JAS is to present and preserve jazz and related forms of music through world-class events, performances, and education programs. Since 1996 JAS has donated over $9 million to music education.
Aspen Film, Suite 103
With a reach that stretches through the Roaring Fork Valley, Aspen Film organizes a major movie event in every season, offers an extensive education program, and hosts numerous special presentations. Each year, some 30,000 people participate. Aspen Film is committed to original content. All of the more than 200 films they show annually are regional debuts, many of which might not otherwise be available to local audiences. Aspen Film offer one-of-a-kind enrichment opportunities through our educational outreach. Appealing to youth and adults, 90 percent of these programs are offered at no charge.
Aspen Words, Suite 116
Aspen Words was founded in 1976 as a literary center based in Aspen, CO. A program of the Aspen Institute, our mission is to encourage writers, inspire readers, and connect people through the power of stories. AW’s year-round programs include Summer Words, a writing conference and literary festival; Winter Words, a speaker series presenting the best of contemporary literature; the Aspen Words Literary Prize, a $35,000 annual award for fiction with social impact; as well as a writers-in-the schools program and writing residencies.
GrassRoots Community Network TV, Suite 132
We believe that the health of our community depends on inclusive communal problem solving. Just solutions are only possible with the active participation of, and free flowing communications between, literate citizens and their organizations. GrassRoots Community Network provides an egalitarian, apolitical and non-judgmental community media resource where democratic ideals are protected and nurtured. GrassRoots Community Network enables and encourages citizens to participate in civil discourse, experimental content creation, free personal expression and open access to electronic media distribution. GrassRoots Community Network weaves together the interests and needs of politically separate but geographically and economically linked counties, municipalities and neighborhoods into a single Roaring Fork Valley community.
Aspen Public Radio, Suite 134
Aspen Public Radio is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is overseen by Roaring Fork Public Radio, Inc. with the mission to support, nourish, and enrich our community by providing informative, entertaining, and educational radio and digital programming in a reliable and professional manner. The station is located in the Red Brick Center for the Arts, and serves communities in the Roaring Fork, Crystal, Colorado, Frying Pan and Eagle River valleys. You can listen to Aspen Public Radio at 91.5FM and 88.9FM, along with other repeater signals depending on location throughout the Roaring Fork Valley, or by streaming the station at aspenpublicradio.org from anywhere in the world.
Buddy Program, Suite 125
The Buddy Program started in 1973, matching adults with kids in mentoring relationships, and has become one of the largest youth serving organizations in the Roaring Fork Valley. The Buddy Program runs four mentoring programs. These programs include one-on-one mentoring out in the Community, School-based programming with adult volunteers, Peer-to-Peer School based programs involving high school volunteers as mentors and LEAD (Leadership through Exploration, Action and Discovery) Programs. LEAD Programs are outdoor, experiential group mentoring programs. Today we offer professional case management, free activities for Buddy Pairs throughout the year, extracurricular activity scholarships for youth, therapeutic counseling and other services. The Buddy Program is a registered 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Theatre Aspen, Suite 126
The Mission of Theatre Aspen is to rekindle a sense of discovery in audiences who live in and visit the Roaring Fork Valley by producing big theatre in a small space with intimate, exciting storytelling; to educate the next generation of theatre artists and enthusiasts and to support the creation of new work for the American theatre canon.
Our unofficial mission is to be Excellent and Fun, and these characteristics guide us in presenting a philosophy and personality that is consistent and we hope, infectious. With the advent of social media, we found that we needed an additional guideline for how we present ourselves to the world that was honest and clear.