Mammoth Lakes Foundation

Mammoth Lakes Foundation Supporting higher education and cultural enrichment in the Eastern Sierra. Founded in 1989 by Dave & Roma McCoy. Come be a part of it!

Fueled by the desire to have fun in our beautiful surroundings, coupled with his tenacity of getting things done, Dave & Roma McCoy made Mammoth Lakes a great place to live, work, and play.

​While entrenched in having fun building new chair lifts, runs, and lodges across Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, Dave always offered a helping hand to those who asked. He assisted with vital community buildings li

ke Mammoth's hospital, fire department, and water district. Dave’s underlying concept was simple—whatever is best for the community, let’s make it happen.

​In 1989, Dave and some of his friends saw a need for higher education and the arts, and started the Mammoth Lakes Foundation. Dave embodied the tremendous power of synergy within a community and showed us that we can accomplish great things when we work together. Mammoth Lakes Foundation continues to embody that today. MLF believes that higher education and cultural enrichment enhances the quality of life of residents, second homeowners, and visitors by balancing the recreational attractions in our community. Higher education and the arts promote leadership, stimulate growth, and build a stronger year-round economy. Since its founding, Mammoth Lakes Foundation successfully established a community college in Mammoth Lakes, has awarded 750+ scholarships to local students, and built student housing. Because of the generosity of our donors and supporters, the Mammoth Lakes Foundation is able to continue the "Dave's Scholars" program providing full-tuition scholarships, book stipends, and support and mentoring through the Foundation to local students. The Mammoth Lakes Foundation also awarded our first Transfer Scholarship in May 2021 to a graduating scholarship student who is continuing her education at a 4-year university. The award provides up to $10,000 tuition per year for a maximum of two years to the Transfer Scholarship recipient, along with continued mentoring and guidance from the Mammoth Lakes Foundation staff and board. On July 6, 2022, the Town of Mammoth Lakes Town Council unanimously approved an agreement with the Mammoth Lakes Foundation for the lease of Edison Hall and operation of the Edison Theatre. The Town will reopen and operate the theatre beginning this summer. For information on using the Edison Theatre, please contact the Town’s Parks and Recreation Department at 760-965-3690. Partnering with Cerro Coso Community College, the Town of Mammoth Lakes, and private donors, MLF is working to create a permanent arts facility in the Eastern Sierra. Visit our website to learn more about all the wonderful ways MLF contributes to our community. We are continuing Dave McCoy's legacy in making Mammoth a great place to live, work, and play.

🎓 Here’s to a new academic year and the students taking their next step!This week, 26 Dave’s Scholars are beginning the ...
08/26/2026

🎓 Here’s to a new academic year and the students taking their next step!

This week, 26 Dave’s Scholars are beginning the 2026–2027 academic year at Cerro Coso Community College Bishop and Mammoth Lakes. Some are starting college for the first time, some are continuing their education, and others are returning after time away. Each is moving forward on a path that is uniquely their own.

Taking that next step takes commitment, and we are so proud of our Scholars for continuing to invest in themselves, their education, and what comes next.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors and community, they don’t have to do it alone. ❤️ For more than 35 years, the Mammoth Lakes Foundation has helped make higher education more accessible for local students and supported them along the way.

To our 26 Dave’s Scholars: we’re proud of you, we believe in you, and we’re cheering you on throughout the year! 🎉📚

Please join Judy Bornfeld’s family and friends as our community comes together to celebrate her life and the incredible ...
08/25/2026

Please join Judy Bornfeld’s family and friends as our community comes together to celebrate her life and the incredible impact she had throughout the Eastern Sierra. ❤️

Judy was a founding Board member of the Mammoth Lakes Foundation, a generous supporter of countless local organizations and causes, and, most importantly, a dear friend to so many. Her love for this community could be felt in everything she did, and we are incredibly grateful for the role she played in making the Foundation what it is today.

Judy Bornfeld’s Celebration of Life
Sunday, September 27
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Cerro Coso Community College | Mammoth Lakes

Judy’s family asks those planning to attend to please RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1EVPDn3C-M0x_TJxLZ-P0wHh3n4DV_QkE3978v8CN-QdZJA/viewform

We hope you’ll join in celebrating someone who meant so much to our Foundation and our Eastern Sierra community.

❤️ Happy Birthday, Dave McCoy ❤️August 24, 1915 – February 8, 2020Today, we celebrate what would have been the 111th bir...
08/24/2026

❤️ Happy Birthday, Dave McCoy ❤️
August 24, 1915 – February 8, 2020

Today, we celebrate what would have been the 111th birthday of our beloved founder, Dave McCoy, a man whose vision, generosity, and love for this community continue to shape Mammoth and the Eastern Sierra.

Dave is remembered for building Mammoth Mountain, but perhaps his greatest legacy is the community that grew alongside it. He believed in making Mammoth a place where families could build lives and future generations could thrive.

That belief was at the heart of Dave and Roma’s commitment to bringing higher education to the Eastern Sierra. Dave once reflected:

“Once we realized how good a college in Mammoth would be—good for the kids, good for the parents, good for the community—we planted some seeds and started classes in the shopping center. Then we fertilized and watered and we grew into Edison Hall, the Dave and Roma McCoy Learning Center, and this summer we will break ground on student housing. Maybe someday our seeds will blossom into a special place for music and the arts... Whatever direction the college goes will depend on who comes along to fertilize and water.”– Dave McCoy

Those words capture so much of Dave’s spirit. He understood that building a community was never the work of one person or one generation. You plant the seeds, care for them, and trust that others will help them grow.

And grow they have.💗🌱

Today, students can pursue a college education right here at home. Student housing stands where Dave once imagined it. His dream of creating a place for arts and culture continues to take shape with the new Dave & Roma McCoy Arts & Cultural Center. And through our Dave’s Scholars, new generations of local students are pursuing their own dreams.

Happy Heavenly Birthday, Dave. ❤️ Your community is still growing, dreaming, and building upon the foundation you gave us. We’ll keep watering the seeds.

🎓 Honor Dave & Roma this Founder’s Month by supporting the next generation of Eastern Sierra students by making a donation online here: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/mlf

Very exciting developments happening at the Dave & Roma McCoy Arts & Cultural Center! 😍
08/20/2026

Very exciting developments happening at the Dave & Roma McCoy Arts & Cultural Center! 😍

🌸 Happy Birthday, Roma 🌸August 12, 1920 – April 16, 2021Every year, we celebrate Founders Month in August to honor the b...
08/12/2026

🌸 Happy Birthday, Roma 🌸
August 12, 1920 – April 16, 2021

Every year, we celebrate Founders Month in August to honor the birthdays of our beloved Dave & Roma McCoy.

The story of Dave and Mammoth Mountain is one of extraordinary vision, but behind that vision was the support of an extraordinary woman, Roma; a mother, partner, pioneer, and matriarch whose strength helped shape generations of the McCoy family and the Eastern Sierra community.

Roma stood alongside Dave from the earliest days, when building a ski area in the Eastern Sierra required far more determination than resources. She collected money from skiers, kept an eye on expenses, fed employees and young athletes, welcomed people into their home, raised their family, and supported a dream that must have seemed impossible at times. Her dedication to Dave and his vision was unwavering, but Roma’s legacy was distinctly her own.

There is a particular kind of strength in women like Roma, the kind that doesn’t always demand attention but becomes the foundation upon which everything else is built. She was a matriarch not only to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, but in many ways to the greater Mammoth community. People found a meal at her table, encouragement when they needed it, and a sense that they belonged to something bigger than themselves.

Today, Roma’s legacy continues in the students who are given the opportunity to pursue an education, build meaningful careers, and create lives of their own here in the Eastern Sierra and beyond. We continue to honor her through our Roma Transfer Scholarship, supporting Dave’s Scholars as they continue their education in healthcare and education.

On what would have been her 106th birthday, we remember a woman whose devotion strengthened a family, whose generosity helped nurture a community, and whose quiet determination helped make an extraordinary vision possible.

🎓 This Founder’s Month, celebrate the legacy of Roma and Dave McCoy by making a gift in their honor and helping create opportunities for the next generation of Eastern Sierra students. http://weblink.donorperfect.com/mlf

🎉 Fall 2026 Mammoth Lakes Foundation Dave's Scholars Update 🎓Fall 2026 Dave's Scholar Tuition & Book Scholarship accepta...
08/04/2026

🎉 Fall 2026 Mammoth Lakes Foundation Dave's Scholars Update 🎓

Fall 2026 Dave's Scholar Tuition & Book Scholarship acceptance letters have now been processed and sent.

If you submitted an application for the Fall 2026 Tuition & Book Scholarship at Cerro Coso Community College Bishop and Mammoth Lakes but have not received an acceptance letter or other communication, please contact Elizabeth as soon as possible at [email protected].

As Cerro Coso Community College's enrollment and payment deadlines approach, it's important that any application issues are resolved quickly to avoid unnecessary delays.

Thank you to everyone who applied, and congratulations to our Fall 2026 Dave's Scholars! We look forward to supporting you throughout the upcoming semester.🥰

We're hiring!The Mammoth Lakes Foundation is looking for an Operations & Administration Coordinator to join our team in ...
07/17/2026

We're hiring!

The Mammoth Lakes Foundation is looking for an Operations & Administration Coordinator to join our team in Mammoth Lakes, California.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the Eastern Sierra while helping support local students, strengthen our nonprofit operations, and carry forward the McCoy legacy of investing in education and community.

We're looking for someone who is:
• Organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable
• Comfortable juggling a variety of administrative and operational responsibilities
• A strong communicator who enjoys building relationships with donors, board members, students, and community partners
• Excited to represent the Foundation and enthusiastically share our mission throughout the community
• Ready to jump in wherever needed as part of a small, collaborative nonprofit team

This full-time, in-person position offers a flexible schedule, paid time off, paid holidays, optional health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth as our organization continues to evolve.

If you're passionate about making a difference and want your work to directly support educational opportunity in the Eastern Sierra, we'd love to hear from you.

📍 Mammoth Lakes, CA
🕒 Full-time | In-person
💲 $16.90–$25/hour DOE

Please submit your resume and a brief statement of interest to [email protected].

Know someone who would be a great fit? Please share this opportunity with your network!

🎓 The countdown is on! Applications for the Gary McCoy Next-Mile Scholarship are due August 1, and applications are alre...
07/15/2026

🎓 The countdown is on! Applications for the Gary McCoy Next-Mile Scholarship are due August 1, and applications are already coming in. We expect this inaugural award cycle to be highly competitive, with finalists selected through an interview with our scholarship selection committee.

If you're planning to apply, now is the time to strengthen your application. The more information you provide, the better. Tell us:
✨ Which educational program is your top choice and why
✨ How it aligns with your career and educational goals
✨ What the program will cost
✨ Your plan for covering those costs

A thoughtful, well-prepared application helps our committee better understand your goals and your readiness to take the next step.

Helpful planning resources:
📊 U.S. Department of Education Net Price Calculator: https://collegecost.ed.gov/net-price
💲 Federal Student Aid Estimator: https://studentaid.gov/aid-estimator/

Already submitted your application? Don't worry—we'll reach out directly if we need any additional information.

Scholarship funding is limited, and we're looking forward to meeting the students who are ready to take the next mile toward their future. Don't wait—submit your application by August 1!

Learn more and apply at https://www.mammothlakesfoundation.org/scholarship-applications

It is with great sadness that Mammoth Lakes Foundation shares the passing of Judy Bornfeld.Judy was a beloved member of ...
07/08/2026

It is with great sadness that Mammoth Lakes Foundation shares the passing of Judy Bornfeld.

Judy was a beloved member of our Board and a dedicated champion of the Eastern Sierra. Her kindness, generosity, and unwavering commitment to serving others left a lasting impact on our organization and throughout the community. She will be deeply missed, and her legacy of compassion will continue to inspire us.

Our hearts are with Michael, the Bornfeld family, and all who knew and loved Judy during this difficult time.
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07/08/2026

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