Publications

Donor-Advised Funds: the Community Foundation advantage

Donor-Advised Funds: the Community Foundation advantage

"Donor-Advised Funds allow donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax benefit, and then recommend grants from the fund over time." Some Washington lawmakers have proposed changing U.S. tax laws to require Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) to grant at...

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Donor Spotlight: Sarah and Erik Cumming

Donor Spotlight: Sarah and Erik Cumming

“Making a difference in your community isn’t just in the realm of the elite,” says Boulderite Sarah Cumming, who donated her government stimulus check to Community Foundation Boulder County. “Making a difference in your community isn’t just in the realm of the elite,”...

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Donor-Advised Fundholder Spotlight: Joe Jonikas

Donor-Advised Fundholder Spotlight: Joe Jonikas

Sometimes, the name says it all: Margaret’s Hope Fund not only brought hope and meaning to its namesake, the late Margaret Jonikas, while she was alive; the Donor-Advised Fund established at the Community Foundation continues to inspire hope in her memory...

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Thank you for giving on Colorado Gives Day!

Thank you for giving on Colorado Gives Day!

We are grateful for your support on Colorado Gives Day! A record-breaking $50,050,610 was raised for nonprofits statewide, and you put Community Foundation Boulder County $40,377 closer to our year-end goal. Thank you. We are grateful for your support on Colorado...

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Give Local to Support Local

Give Local to Support Local

This Colorado Gives Day (today!), make a donation to your Community Foundation Boulder County to make a difference you can see. This Colorado Gives Day (today!), make a donation to your Community Foundation Boulder County to make a difference you can...

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Donor-Advised Fundholder Spotlight: Mary Lamy

Donor-Advised Fundholder Spotlight: Mary Lamy

“I may be in my 80s, but I’m really onto things about the environment and now regenerative ag – the Community Foundation opened that door in my mind.” Mary Lamy – a longtime Hygiene-area farmer and donor to Community Foundation Boulder County – established a...

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Show Your Gratitude with a Gift

Show Your Gratitude with a Gift

Your gift helps turn ideas into action. Donate to the foundation’s operating fund today. During this time of gratitude, we want to thank you for your enduring support. Knowing the community we all love continues to need us, please make another meaningful gift today: a...

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Community Support Starts Here

Community Support Starts Here

With everything going on, we are so proud of how this community has stepped up for each other. Watch video footage from community members, and continue to make a difference you can see. With everything going on, we are so proud of how this community has stepped up for...

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Update: 2020 Fires Relief Fund

Update: 2020 Fires Relief Fund

Dear Friends,The 2020 Fires Relief Fund was established on October 19 to support those affected by the Cal-Wood and Lefthand Canyon Fires. We extend hearty thanks to all the contributors. As of November 9, 2020, $521K has been raised from 1,000+ donors.The fund was...

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Donor-Advised Fundholder Spotlight: Dee Perry

Donor-Advised Fundholder Spotlight: Dee Perry

“Donating to the Community Foundation is one of the easiest, most impactful ways to contribute to this wonderful community we live in." “I was very fortunate to have had a successful career,” says Dee Perry, a donor and Donor-Advised Fundholder at Community Foundation...

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Make a difference you can see

Make a difference you can see

When you donate to your Community Foundation Boulder County’s Operating Fund, you affect change in your local community. When you donate to your Community Foundation Boulder County’s Operating Fund, you affect change in your local community. From 2020 Census...

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Addressing the 2020 North American wildfire season

Addressing the 2020 North American wildfire season

Communities in Colorado, California, and elsewhere are addressing wide-ranging wildfires. Here's how to help. Communities in Colorado, California, and elsewhere are addressing wide-ranging wildfires.  Smoke from these wildfires has blanketed skies all the...

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Our focus is more clear than ever

Our focus is more clear than ever

It’s times like these that bring the value and responsibility of your Community Foundation into sharper focus. Please consider giving now to support the operations of your Community Foundation, and please consider giving an annual operating gift early this year to all...

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What can your dollar do?

What can your dollar do?

Make a difference you can see! Help us ensure this foundation continues its response and sustains its ability to catalyze change. Together, we created a community foundation for Boulder County that has been ready and able to respond to the current health...

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