Heidi and Steve Todd on:
Charitable Goals
"We wish to promote the creativity and well-being of humanity and the earth."
Philanthropic Philosophy
"We have focused on local nonprofit agencies to make a direct difference in people’s lives. We are also paying attention to environmental and human welfare organizations with a national and international scope."
The Community Foundation
"It allows us to accomplish more than we could alone and to bring our dreams of philanthropic service to fruition."
Heidi Heffelfinger Todd and Steve S. Todd Fund
A generous and thoughtful act by Heidi Todd’s parents inspired a legacy of giving. 
When Frank and Barbara Heffelfinger established a charitable lead annuity trust in 2004, they put Heidi and her husband, Steve, in charge of the trust’s grants to nonprofit agencies. But the Estes Park couple took it a step further.
“We realized we could extend and maximize my parents’ generosity by setting up a Donor Advised fund to receive the contributions from the trust,” Heidi said. “Because the money is invested for long-term growth, the fund will continue beyond the trust’s 10-year life and impact future generations.”
“This is a wonderful example of how Donor Advised funds can give donors more options,” said Steve, a former Community Foundation trustee.
Since establishing the fund, the Todds have given grants to local organizations such as Supporters of the Performing Arts, Inc., which plans to build a performing arts center. “We’ve long had a vision of Estes Park as a hub for the arts,” said Heidi, who is a dance instructor, choreographer and painter.
The legacy of giving continues in her family. On her recommendation, Heidi’s brothers in Minneapolis have set up a family fund with their community foundation.