All three local governments contributed $10,000 each for a total of $30k to the Home Trust for operational funding. Ouray County on April 5, Town of Ridgway on April 13, and the City of Ouray on April 18. These operating funds were approved by the Home Trust Board to be used to hire Andrea Sokolowski as its Executive Director. The …

The Home Trust of Ouray County is currently composed of all volunteer board members, and our volunteer Executive Director, Andrea Sokolowski.  Managing construction projects, negotiating land purchases and donations, grant writing, and administering the “Homebuyer Opportunity Fund” are all currently being done pro bono. If you would like to make a tax-deductible charitable contribution to Home Trust operational funding, click …

The Home Trust of Ouray County has recently become the administrator of Ouray County’s Homebuyer Opportunity Fund. This fund will assist qualified homebuyers with purchasing an affordable home in Ouray County. The initial funds are earmarked for four specific deed-restricted units in the town of Ridgway however the Home Trust is campaigning to the grow the fund to $250,000. We …

The Home Trust of Ouray County has applied for land acquisition funding through the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Operation Turn-Key program.  The two properties, one in Ouray and one in Ridgway, will provide rental and homeownership opportunities as well as an integrated child care facility. The Home Trust’s goal with this funding is to line projects up for …

In December 2021 the Home Trust of Ouray County received its first land donation thanks to Patrick and Marti O’Leary. The duplex lot is located in the Parkside subdivision in the town of Ridgway. We have partnered with Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans to be our general contractor and we are working with Impact Development Fund on architectural …

The Home Trust is officially a tax-exempt organization under IRC Section 501(c)(3) .