| 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.
Bamboo Fund
The
Bamboo Fund was created in 2003 to provide grants
for social justice organizing groups in the Denver Metro
area.
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 housing needs for people with
disabilities. A grant is distributed to a nonprofit
organization for a specific individual. Grant size ranges
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.
EnvironmenTrust
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.
Knight Foundation's Donor Advised Fund
The
Knight Foundation has made grants to establish and
grow a donor advised fund at The Community Foundation
Serving Boulder County. The Community
Mini Grant Program began making grants from this
fund in the summer of 2005 . Further information can
be found at www.knightfdn.org/default.asp?story=community/boulder
/daf.asp
To apply for funding directly from the Knight Foundation's Community
Partners Program visit
http://www.knightfdn.org/default.asp?story=cpp/index.asp
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 will help focus
priorities for the year and will make 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.
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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