Administrative
Endowment
The Administrative Endowment provides income which is
the basis for The Community Foundation operating budget,
and helps us pay rent and salaries. The fund then enables
the staff to plan community events, such as Community
Ventures, and offer assistance to nonprofits.
ArtsTrust
The ArtsTrust is a fund
for the future of the Arts in Boulder County. As part
of our general grants cycle, the Foundation makes grants
to local organizations working in the arts.
Basic Needs Fund
The Basic Needs Fund is a fund that is earmarked for
addressing the basic needs, specifically food, shelter,
and health for individuals in Boulder County.
CivicTrust
The CivicTrust is a fund dedicated to promoting community
building and connections.
Community Trust
The Community Trust
is a permanent endowment fund whose interest is available
each year to address the communitys most pressing
needs and most important opportunities.
Doorways
for the Disabled
Doorways for the Disabled was created to respond to
emergency, short-term needs for people with disabilities.
A grant is distributed to a nonprofit organization for
a specific individual. Grant sizes range from $200-$500.
If you would like to apply for a grant, please have
the organization serving you contact the Programs Director
at The Community Foundation for more information.
EducationTrust
The EducationTrust is a permanent resource to address
the emerging issues in education in Boulder County.
EnvironmentTrust
The EnvironmenTrust is a permanent endowment set up
to meet the most pressing needs and opportunities in
the area of the environment and environmental education.
Everest
'96 Memorial Fund
The Everest '96 Memorial
Fund is designed to honor the eight climbers who
died on the ill-fated 1996 Mount Everest expedition
that Jon Krakauer chronicled in his book, Into Thin
Air, and provides humanitarian aid to people in
the Himalayas. It also helps humanitarian and environmental
charities in the United States.
Health and Human Services
Trust
The Health and Human Services Trust is a fund that is
earmarked for improving the quality of life for families
and children in Boulder County.
Millennium Trust
The Millennium Trust was
established as a permanent fund of The Community Foundation
Serving Boulder County to serve the needs of Boulder
County residents in perpetuity. It was created by donations
from thousands of Boulder County residents giving their
last hour of income in 1999. Each year, Millennium Trust
donors are selected at random to serve on the advisory
committee. This group helps focus
priorities for the year and makes grant recommendations
to The Community Foundation Board of Trustees.
Open Door Fund
The Open Door
Fund is a fund to improve the lives of gays and
lesbians in Boulder County. It was created as a permanent
endowment in 1996: to address problems and needs of
GLBT persons in Boulder County; to build GLBT community;
to foster collaboration and promote constructive dialogue
between gay and non-gay people; and to provide a permanent
source of support for organizations serving the GLBT
community.
Social Venture Partners
(SVP)
Social Venture
Partners is a new way for business professionals
to contribute actively to positive social change in
Boulder County by investing expertise, time and money.
The partners pool resources and apply a venture capital
model to nonprofit enterprises and in the process build
working relationships between experienced and passionate
people in the business and nonprofit community.
Sue Burke MS Youth Foundation
The SBMSYF is dedicated
to creating awareness about youth affected by MS, offering
support and assistance to those affected, and promoting
a healthy and active lifestyle while living with MS.
Beginning in 2007, the Foundation will offer college
scholarships to affected youth, as well as youth programming
focused on active living. Ultimately, the Foundation
hopes to serve as a resource center for youth and the
families of youth challenged by MS.
Wildlife Legacy Trust
The Wildlife
Legacy Trust is dedicated to providing for the preservation
and protection of wildlife and their habitats, as well
as the rescue and care of injured and orphaned wildlife.
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