Boulder County’s story is The Community Foundation’s story. The Community Foundation provides pro-active, solution-driven, community leadership in areas where it can uniquely bolster current community efforts or form collaborations to catalyze systemic and transformational change. The work of The Community Foundation is an investment in Boulder County, now and forever.
There are two primary avenues through which The Community Foundation is building programs and engaging residents to provide opportunities for transformational leadership and support within Boulder County.

Grantmaking: The Community Foundation is unique because county residents serve on committees (e.g., Arts, Civic Engagement, Health & Human Services, Education, and the Environment) to review proposals from local non-profit organizations, make site visits, and finally recommend grants to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. This process not only engages the voices of numerous community members, but also educates them about trends of need, while introducing many of the cutting edge programs nonprofits provide right here in our community. Learn more about grants from Donor Advised Funds, The Community Trust, and other funds of The Community Foundation.

Community Leadership Programs: The Culture of Giving Movement, the Expanding Leadership Initiative, and the Boulder County Trends Report are three examples of direct programming produced by The Community Foundation to help educate, connect, and engage local residents and non-profit organizations about issues of interest and importance.