Dear TRENDS Diary,I graduated from high school in 2020—a COVID graduate. My parents were pushing me to go to college. I definitely wasn’t interested. Instead, I wanted to pursue gaming. I gamed all during high school. I found it fun, engaging and relaxing. And I was...
The City of Boulder is exploring a 15-year extension of the 0.30% Capital Resilience and Safety Tax currently known as the Community, Culture and Safety Tax (CCS). Boulder's CCS is a voter-approved temporary tax for city and community...
Dear TRENDS Diary,I'm a member of CU's class of 2020—the COVID class. It has been almost a year since I left school wondering where I was headed and quite uncertain about where I would land. I recently talked with two friends, class of 2021, who shared familiar...
Join us May 13 to discuss Evicted with EFAA's Julie Van Domelen. Community Foundation Boulder County invites you to join TRENDS Dialogues, where we will explore timely themes through books and conversation. The series is free and open to all, excluding the cost of the...
"As someone on the lower end of the economic spectrum, I know just how few choices you can have when you're trying to rent in a town as expensive as Boulder. That got me curious about what tradeoffs folks are making to try and live in Boulder County." Local journalist...
While our focus and our priority is Boulder County, we also keep tabs on regional and national trends in the social sector, helping to inform our work closer to home. In November, these news items caught our attention... While our focus and our priority is Boulder...
While our focus and our priority is Boulder County, we also keep tabs on regional and national trends in the social sector, helping to inform our work closer to home. In October, these news items caught our attention... While our focus and our priority is Boulder...
The Environmental Affinity Group (EAG) of your Community Foundation organized three field trips in September, allowing the opportunity for participants to dig deeper into the power and promise of healthy soil and regenerative agriculture...right here in Boulder...
While our focus and our priority is Boulder County, we also keep tabs on regional and national trends in the social sector, helping to inform and expand our work closer to home. In September, these news items caught our attention. While our focus and our priority is...
While our focus and our priority is Boulder County, we also keep tabs on regional and national trends in the nonprofit sector, helping to inform and expand our work closer to home. In August, these news items caught our attention. While our focus and our priority is...
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...
Today, on April 3, 2020, nonprofit organization will be able to apply for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) when the application officially becomes available. This loan program is available to small (fewer than 500 employees) §...
For charitable contributions made in 2020, there is now available an unlimited charitable deduction for cash contributions to public charities, for taxpayers who itemize deductions. Contributed by Jane C. Paddison, Attorney-at-Law, Hutchinson Black & Cook, LLC and...
Businesses frequently make cash donations to charitable organizations. But what happens to the deductibility of those donations under the state and local tax limitations imposed by the 2017 tax law? This issue continues to be the subject of discussion, but your...
A new decade frequently inspires closely-held business owners to start thinking about an exit strategy. Before your business-owner client starts putting out feelers to potential acquirers, be sure to counsel your client about the benefits of contributing an ownership...
It's critical to stay current on the IRS's interpretation of the statutes and regulations prohibiting charitable organizations from engaging in certain types of political activity. An election year frequently inspires clients' passion for social issues, making...
If volatile market conditions persist, gifts of hard-to-value assets may become popular substitutes for appreciated stock gifts. That's why we're keeping a close eye on the IRS's scrutiny of Form 8283, "Non-cash Charitable Contributions," especially now that the final...
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was signed into law with an effective date of January 1, 2020. The retirement legislation includes policy changes that will impact retirement plans and participants in those plans in many ways....
In this webinar, recorded March 20, 2020, participants learn key findings from the Civic Participation & Giving chapter of the current Boulder County TRENDS Report. In this webinar, recorded March 20, 2020, participants learn key findings from the Civic Participation...
Last week our CEO, Jeff Hirota, joined other foundation leaders at the Knight Media Forum in Miami and was one of three panelists for "Amplifying Voices From Underrepresented Communities."Others participating in the panel included Maria Hinojosa, President and...