Community wisdom, lived experience, diverse experience, knowledge, and input are essential to the success of our Community Trust. We need you to help us by volunteering to be a grant reviewer! Every year, your Community Foundation helps meet community needs by...
"The Eldora Mountain Resort’s donation to Canyon Cares through their Play it Forward Fund is HUGE for us, not only in terms of monetary value and the number of people we can help, but also in terms of community support from one of the most recognized businesses in the...
“Support for our programming provides a valuable outlet for young riders who love the mountains, and for families returning to work during this time.” We recently reported on a new Donor-Advised Fund – Play It Forward – established by Eldora Mountain Resort at your...
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...
"...we know that Community Foundation Boulder County has a deep understanding of the local nonprofit sector – and the communities it serves." Photo (L to R): Les Marsh, HR director; John Perry, IT director; Steve Rowntree, business operations director; Hunter...
Community Foundation Boulder County’s COVID-19 Response Fund was created on March 13, 2020. A new report summarizes all grantees of the fund to date, including how the grants are being allocated to strengthen nonprofit partnerships, and to uplift organizations that...
On this day of celebration of Juneteenth, your Community Foundation Boulder County must acknowledge this week's two significant U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Dear Friends, On this day of celebration of Juneteenth, your Community Foundation Boulder...
“Being connected to the Community Foundation means being connected to local nonprofits – and to building community, especially in times like these.” “We’re very vested in our communities,” says Marietta Luellen, Vice President of Wealth Management at First National...
"The foundation is plugged in to who’s doing what in Boulder County, which aligns with our giving philosophy and how we see our role in the community.” At Hutchinson Black and Cook, LLC – a local law firm serving the Front Range – a tradition of service prioritizes...
"Giving back to our community through the foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund was part of a bigger picture push to make a difference here at home." A Boulder institution for more than eight years, Hazel’s Beverage World – founded by Bruce Dierking, a Colorado native...
On the importance of supporting all Boulder County nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic: “Colorado’s nonprofit sector has risen to the occasion in the past, (such as during the 2013 flood), to meet the needs of residents. COVID-19 will have wide-ranging and...
For Meg and Cary Hendricks, it was their mom – Jan – who inspired them to give to the Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County. For Meg and Cary Hendricks, it was their mom – Jan – who inspired them to give to the Community Foundation’s COVID-19...
"I have hope that we will all continue to do what we can, whether that is giving to organizations on the front lines or our own COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County, volunteering your time when you can, or simply being kind. All of that matters, and all of that is...
The reality is that many of Boulder County's nonprofits will not survive this crisis, unless individuals continue stepping up to save the important organizations that support and enhance the needs and lives of us all. The Longmont Community Foundation and Community...
Today, thanks to extraordinarily generous donors, we are making the third round of grants from the COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County, as part of our Phase 1: Prevention strategy. All told, $121K is being granted countywide, bringing the total granted from the fund...
Ashish and Lizzie Kothari – along with their young son, Ashwin – share a sense of gratitude and compassion, along with a commitment to actively help their neighbors in need. “Since we moved here from Chicago five years ago, the Boulder community has been...
“Funding from the Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County is so important at this time, especially given how fast the foundation is able to mobilize resources. LMOW’s expenses are higher right now, and restaurants need to be paid up front … so...
“I really appreciate that our Community Foundation is taking equity concerns seriously by being as proactive as possible to ensure that our money goes to the organizations who serve the most vulnerable people in our community.” To say that Cherry-Rose Anderson and...
The Community Foundation is providing COVID-19 funding in three phases – prevention, intervention, and recovery. Learn more about our second round of grants to frontline nonprofits, prioritizing people experiencing homelessness, seniors living in poverty, family...
"So many times over the last few weeks we’ve heard, 'We’ll get through this together.' We are fortunate here in Boulder County to have a talented and dedicated organization that has been in this with us for decades, whether we realized it or not. Now, in our time of...