The Community Foundation Boulder County today announced $316,950 in grants to 119 Community Trust grantees comprising Boulder County nonprofits focused on health and human services, education, civic engagement, arts and culture, and animals and the environment.
The Community Foundation Boulder County today announced $316,950 in grants to 119 Community Trust grantees comprising Boulder County nonprofits focused on health and human services, education, civic engagement, arts and culture, and animals and the environment.
“It’s a very competitive process,” said Elvira Ramos, Vice Presidents of Programs and Inclusive Leadership, who oversees the annual Community Trust grant cycle. “But with the help of 50 dedicated volunteers from across the county, we carefully considered all requests for funding submitted.”
In sum, the foundation received 128 funding requests totaling $917,389 for the current grant cycle.
“The Community Trust process brings people together to make decisions about what affects the Boulder County community,” Elvira continued. “We’re grateful for the many hours our volunteers give to the process, and for the contributions of our community’s many nonprofits who lift up the quality of life for us all.”
Indeed, the Community Trust – a permanent grantmaking fund of the Community Foundation – is the most flexible and responsive of the foundation’s funds, driven by the research, insights, and diverse perspectives and experiences of members of our community who evaluate proposals as part of the review process. Foundation staff manage the application review process, facilitate committee meetings, and present the committees’ grant recommendations to the Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
Community Trust grants exclusively support activities or projects in Boulder County and for the benefit of Boulder County residents – from specific projects and programs to unrestricted expenses (general operating), and capital campaigns. This year’s grantees working to ignite action around both current and future needs countywide include:
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ($179,700)
A Precious Child
Alternatives for Youth
Association for Community Living
Attention Homes
Audio Information Network of Colorado (AINC)
Autism Society of Boulder County
Boulder Community Housing Corporation (Casa de la Esperanza)
Boulder County AIDS Project
Boulder County CareConnect
Boulder Day Nursery
Boulder Food Rescue
Boulder Housing Partners Foundation
Boulder Pride dba Out Boulder County
Boulder Shelter for the Homeless
Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center
Bridge House
Bridge to Justice
Center for People With Disabilities
Child and Family Advocacy Program dba Blue Sky Bridge
Children First of the Rockies
City of Longmont Children, Youth and Families
Clinica Campesina Family Health Services
CNDC dba FOCUS Reentry
Coal Creek Meals on Wheels
Colorado FriendShip
Community Action Development Corporation (CIRCLES)
Community Food Share
Dental Aid, Inc.
Early Childhood Council of Boulder County
El Centro AMISTAD
El Comité de Longmont
Emergency Family Assistance Association
Flatirons Habitat for Humanity
Front Range Center for Assault Prevention
Growing Gardens of Boulder County
Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement
Imagine!
Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County
Intercambio Uniting Communities
Longmont Community Justice Partnership
Longmont Ending Violence Initiative
Longmont Meals on Wheels
Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund
Meals on Wheels of Boulder
Mental Health Partners
Mother House
Nederland Area Seniors
Nederland Food Pantry
Outreach United Resource Center, Inc. (OUR Center)
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain Legal Center
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence
Second Wind Fund
Sister Carmen Community Center
St. Benedict Health and Healing Ministry
The Inn Between of Longmont, Inc.
The Women’s Wilderness Institute
Via Mobility Services
Voices for Children, Inc.
YMCA of Boulder Valley
Young Women’s Christian Association of Boulder Colorado
EDUCATION ($29,250)
Aspen Center for Child Development (a program of the OUR Center)
Aspen Grove Community Preschool
Boulder High School
City of Longmont, Children Youth & Families
Crossroads School
I Have a Dream Foundation
Impact on Education
Teens, Inc.
TLC Learning Center
Wild Plum Center
WOW! Children’s Museum
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ($29,500)
Boulder Emergency Squad
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
Community Action Development Corporation (PERL)
Community Resource Center, Inc.
CU INVST Community Studies
CU Public Achievement
Empowerment Center of East County
Latino Task Force of Boulder County
League of Women Voters of Boulder County
Longmont Emergency Unit
New Era Colorado Foundation
ARTS & CULTURE ($39,500)
Art Studio Inc. dba Firehouse Art Center
Boulder Ballet
Boulder Chorale
Boulder County Arts Alliance
Boulder Muse
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Brainsong
Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Dairy Center for the Arts
Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc.
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestra
JLF Colorado
Local Theater Company
Longmont Chorale, Inc.
Longmont Council for the Arts dba Arts Longmont
Motus Theater
Museum of Boulder
Open Studios
Stories on Stage
ANIMALS & ENVIRONMENT ($39K)
Cal-Wood Conservation Education Resource Center
Center for ReSource Conservation
Colorado Horse Rescue
Community Cycles
Cottonwood Institute
Eco-Cycle
EcoArts Connections
Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Humane Society of Boulder Valley
Longmont Humane Society
Thorne Nature Experience
Wild Bear Center for Nature Discovery
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
