The City of Boulder’s guaranteed income pilot project takes root.Boulder is known for being one of the happiest cities in the U.S., but it’s also one of the most expensive places to live in the nation. Nearly one in four Boulder households lacks the monthly income to...
Arts and Culture organizations that received grants from the Community Foundation's Community Trust earlier this fall were awarded unsolicited, additional grants of $1,650 each from the Millennium Trust. The foundation sent these grants to 22 organizations in...
With a singular goal to advance diverse, untapped entrepreneurial communities across the country, Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) selected Longmont as its first site outside Massachusetts. With a singular goal to advance diverse, untapped entrepreneurial...
“We’re really interested in strengthening any marginalized group.” It all started about 18 years ago. That’s when Randy Clapp and James Hoppe got involved with the Community Foundation’s Millennium Trust, which ignites action around some of our most urgent...
We’ve come to know that many Boulder County residents – like Pat Sterner and her late husband, Bill – want to leave a legacy of giving beyond their lifetimes, for generations to come. We’ve come to know that many Boulder County residents – like Pat Sterner and her...
Josie Heath, President of The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County since 1995, today announced her retirement at year’s end. Josie Heath, longtime foundation president. “I’ve loved this job and I’m proud of all that we’ve accomplished together,” said Heath of...
This year marks not only Josie’s 21st and final year at The Community Foundation, but also our 25th anniversary of inspiring ideas and igniting action. We’ve been a catalyst for a lot of good: We helped to build a culture of philanthropy (Millennium Trust,...
The Community Foundation has announced $75K in Millennium Trust grants to Community Cycles, Dental Aid and Eco-Cycle. Since 1999, the annual grant cycle has advanced inspired ideas that ignite action around urgent community issues. Every year, Millennium Trust donors...
The Community Foundation is now accepting Letters of Intent for Millennium Trust grants, due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Specifically, the Millennium Trust Advisory Committee is seeking Letters of Intent for projects that invest in Boulder County’s future....
The Community Foundation’s tally of grants made in 2015 comes to $6.9M – including grants from donor-advised funds and the foundation’s competitive grant cycles. The Community Foundation’s tally of grants made in 2015 comes to $6.9M* – including grants from...
According to our new Boulder County TRENDS report, 47 percent of last year’s participants in The Community Foundation’s Leadership Fellows Program have joined a community board or commission, and an additional 20 percent have applied for one.“The leadership program...
Each year, a group of Millennium Trust donors serves as an advisory committee to help focus priorities for the year and make grant recommendations to The Community Foundation's Board of Trustees. Following are this year’s four grantees and their project...
Arguably among the most widely-known of the Community Foundation’s community partners is Boulder’s Daily Camera newspaper. Arguably among the most widely-known of the Community Foundation’s community partners is Boulder’s Daily Camera newspaper.“We first partnered...
What did we know in 1999? We knew that no one could possibly know what the future would hold, in terms of needs and opportunities in Boulder County. But we knew it would be a good idea to be ready. More than 6,200 of you agreed, and helped fund The Millennium Trust in...
Jill Dreves grew up in the Colorado mountains. She’s lived in Nederland for the last 21 years, with previous stints in Boulder, Fort Collins and elsewhere in the state. “I’m a Colorado person, for sure,” says the executive director of the Wild Bear Mountain Ecology...
In only its second year of existence, the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) – sponsored by the Colorado Film Society, and co-founded by sisters and cinephiles Robin and Kathy Beeck – landed a Millennium Trust grant from The Community Foundation Serving...
As a 2014 Millennium Trust grant recipient, the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition (CSPC) is poised to grow its Providers Advancing School Outcomes (PASO) training program.“Through PASO, we work with childcare providers who are family, friends and neighbors [FFN...
At an informal reception on Oct. 14 honoring the 2014 Millennium Trust grantees, Conrad Lattes – former board member of The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County and currently a volunteer teacher with Intercambio: Uniting Communities – recalled the impact...
Ben Raderstorf was just 12 years old when he served on the Millennium Trust Advisory Committee. “My parents had made a donation to the Millennium Trust in my name,” he explained. “The committee is randomly drawn from donors every year – and in 2003, my name was...
This month, we’re celebrating a Millennium Trust milestone: through the Trust, The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County has granted $1M to a range of Boulder County nonprofits, including Via Mobility Services. “Our first Millennium Trust grant was in 2007,”...