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A private philanthropic foundation dedicated to ensuring all Coloradans have the opportunity to thrive. Find us at coloradotrust.org and our original stories at collective.coloradotrust.org.

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Details on the Colorado Nonprofit Bridge Loan Fund

Details on the Colorado Nonprofit Bridge Loan Fund

Nonprofits can now apply for the Colorado Nonprofit Bridge Loan Fund! Learn more: lnkd.in/gDw8w6aD

Many orgs delivering essential services are experiencing government payment delays, impacting their ability to serve their communities. This fund aims to address that challenge.

10.02.2026 17:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Graphic listing The Colorado Trust's Community Resilience Initiatives

Graphic listing The Colorado Trust's Community Resilience Initiatives

We are excited to announce a yearlong extension of the Community Resilience Initiatives grants, supporting 84 organizations across Colorado that are increasing housing stability, expanding access to mental/behavioral health services, and improving food access. Learn more: mailchi.mp/3c2d24870e5a...

06.02.2026 21:05 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Nuevas compañías surgen en áreas rurales más pequeñas para beneficiar a economías locales - Collective Colorado

Programas estatales como Rural Jump-Start ayudan a empresarios y compañías nacientes a innovar sistemas que impulsen la economía y produzcan nuevos empleos. Jennifer Oldham informa para nuestro sitio web de historias Collective Colorado.

14.11.2025 00:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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New Companies Sprout in Smaller Rural Areas to Benefit Local Economies - Collective Colorado

State programs like Rural Jump-Start are helping entrepreneurs and startups innovate systems to boost the economy and create new jobs. Jennifer Oldham reports for our Collective Colorado story website.

13.11.2025 18:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Otorgaremos subsidios de $1 millón en total para ayudar con la crisis de inseguridad alimentaria en el estado debido a la reducción de beneficios federales. Beneficiarios incluyen Food Bank for Larimer County y Food Bank of the Rockies, más otros bancos de alimentos y despensas regionales pequeñas.

10.11.2025 18:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Food Bank for Larimer County food distribution in 2023

Food Bank for Larimer County food distribution in 2023

Food Bank of the Rockies food distribution in 2023

Food Bank of the Rockies food distribution in 2023

Food Bank of the Rockies food distribution in 2023

Food Bank of the Rockies food distribution in 2023

We are providing $1M in emergency grants to help address the food security crisis due to reduced federal benefits. Grant recipients include Food Bank for Larimer County and Food Bank of the Rockies (both pictured, from 2023), as well as several other food banks and smaller regional food pantries.

10.11.2025 14:00 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Un programa piloto en el Condado de El Paso está reduciendo el suicidio entre veteranos - Collective Colorado

Un esfuerzo lanzado en Colorado en 2021 para mejorar la salud mental y del comportamiento de los veteranos militares y prevenir suicidios ha superado expectativas. Daliah Singer informa para nuestro sitio de historias Collective Colorado.

03.11.2025 20:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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An El Paso County Pilot Program is Reducing Suicides Among Veterans - Collective Colorado

A Colorado effort underway since 2021 to improve mental and behavioral health among military veterans and prevent suicides has already surpassed expectations. Daliah Singer reports for our Collective Colorado story site.

03.11.2025 16:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
40 años de impacto en The Colorado Trust: The Piñon Project (con subtítulos en español)
40 años de impacto en The Colorado Trust: The Piñon Project (con subtítulos en español) YouTube video by The Colorado Trust

Para nuestro 40º aniversario, ¡estamos destacando a beneficiarios pasados como The Piñon Project! Este centro de recursos para familias se fundó en 1994 con la ayuda de fondos de The Colorado Trust y continúa atendiendo a familias en el sudoeste de Colorado. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLVM...

21.10.2025 18:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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40 Years of Impact at The Colorado Trust: The Piñon Project Family Resource Center YouTube video by The Colorado Trust

For our 40th anniversary, we’re highlighting past grantees like The Piñon Project Family Resource Center! It was founded in 1994 with the help of Colorado Trust funding, and it is still serving families living in southwest Colorado. www.youtube.com/watch?si=EEA...

21.10.2025 18:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

El Fondo Comunitario First Southwest da préstamos comerciales a residentes rurales, incluyendo inmigrantes y mujeres de color, quienes quizás no tengan acceso fácil a fondos. Saja Hindi habló con algunas beneficiarias cuyas vidas cambiaron gracias a este apoyo. www.coloradotrust.org/es/historias...

25.09.2025 18:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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“Always Keep Moving Forward”: Immigrant Women-Led Businesses See Success in Rural Colorado

First Southwest Community Fund provides business loans to rural residents who may not have ready access to capital, including immigrants and women of color. Saja Hindi spoke to some of the loan recipients whose lives have been changed with this support. www.coloradotrust.org/stories/alwa...

25.09.2025 18:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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For 40 years, we've partnered with thousands of organizations across the state to advance health equity and strengthen communities. From long-term grantmaking to urgent relief, our commitment remains the same: supporting Colorado communities so everyone has the opportunity to thrive. 💙

22.09.2025 21:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Una organización sin fines de lucro en Montrose sigue promoviendo la integración y aceptación del inmigrante

Nos enorgullece apoyar el Proyecto de Asuntos Hispanos, una organización no lucrativa en Montrose que por 20 años ha estado ayudando a inmigrantes en la Ladera Occidental de Colorado para que gocen de vidas más sanas. Lee más en esta historia de Nancy Lofholm. www.coloradotrust.org/es/historias...

19.09.2025 20:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Montrose-based Nonprofit Continues to Push for Immigrant Integration and Acceptance

We’re proud to support the Hispanic Affairs Project, a Montrose-based nonprofit that has spent 20 years helping immigrants on Colorado’s Western Slope feel welcomed in communities and lead better, healthier lives. Learn more: www.coloradotrust.org/stories/a-mo...

19.09.2025 14:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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With early funding, Qualistar pioneered Colorado’s first child care quality rating system, empowering families to make informed choices and helping early learning centers strengthen their services.

www.coloradotrust.org/stories/qual...

17.09.2025 00:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
40 años de impacto: la Asociación Enfermera-Familia e Invest in Kids (subtítulos en español)
40 años de impacto: la Asociación Enfermera-Familia e Invest in Kids (subtítulos en español) YouTube video by The Colorado Trust

La Asociación Enfermera-Familia conecta a madres primerizas con enfermeras capacitadas que las visitan en sus hogares y las apoyan antes y después del parto. Ve este video sobre cómo The Colorado Trust respaldó los estudios y la implementación de este programa: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za8e...

15.09.2025 19:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
40 Years of Impact at The Colorado Trust: Nurse-Family Partnership and Invest in Kids (Eng subtitle)
40 Years of Impact at The Colorado Trust: Nurse-Family Partnership and Invest in Kids (Eng subtitle) YouTube video by The Colorado Trust

Nurse-Family Partnership pairs first-time mothers with specially trained nurses for regular home visits and support before and after delivery. Watch this new video on how The Colorado Trust supported research and implementation of this model and program: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mliP...

15.09.2025 14:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Our colleague Johanna Ulloa Girón (4th from right in photo) just received the Colorado Public Health Association's 2025 Award for Excellence in Policy & Advocacy, recognizing her "significant contribution in advancing health equity" in the state. Congrats, Johanna! (Photo via CPHA)

12.09.2025 14:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We're now hiring for the vice president of grants position. This person will oversee and guide the foundation's largest department, shaping and stewarding The Colorado Trust's grantmaking strategies. Learn more and apply at www.coloradotrust.org/careers

09.09.2025 16:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cambiando la cultura gastronómica – Historias de Collective Colorado (con subtítulos en español)
Cambiando la cultura gastronómica – Historias de Collective Colorado (con subtítulos en español) YouTube video by The Colorado Trust

In the Weeds es una organización sin fines de lucro que trabaja en el sudoeste de Colorado para abordar desafíos por el uso de sustancias y de salud mental entre trabajadores de restaurantes y otros. Nuestro video examina cómo la organización está mejorando vidas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDW6...

22.08.2025 15:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Changing Kitchen Culture – Collective Colorado Stories
Changing Kitchen Culture – Collective Colorado Stories YouTube video by The Colorado Trust

In the Weeds is a southwest Colorado nonprofit working to address substance use and mental health challenges among restaurant and hospitality workers. Our new video, based on a Collective Colorado story, looks at how the organization is improving lives. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5_T...

22.08.2025 15:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Recordkeeping Best Practices: How Your 501(c)(3)’s Recordkeeping Can Enhance Your Advocacy Potential. After registering, you will receive a confirmation ema... Join the Community Resilience Initiatives Policy & Advocacy cohort for a training on advocacy recordkeeping for nonprofits with Bolder Advocacy! Recordkeeping and reporting compliance is an importa...

Join CCLP on Thursday, August 28th from 10-11am for our next webinar with @coloradotrust.org, @coloradofiscal.bsky.social, @hungerfree.bsky.social, and 9to5 on Recordkeeping Best Practices: How Your 501(c)(3)’s Recordkeeping Can Enhance Your Advocacy Potential! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

20.08.2025 18:22 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Fortaleciendo la resiliencia en el Monumento Nacional de Colorado - Collective Colorado

Un novedoso programa del Servicio de Parques Nacionales espera abordar la alta tasa de suicidios en el Condado de Mesa. Lee más en la historia escrita por Sharon Sullivan para nuestro portal de Collective Colorado. collective.coloradotrust.org/es/stories/f...

18.08.2025 20:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Building Resiliency at Colorado National Monument - Collective Colorado

A novel National Park Service program is hoping to address Mesa County’s high suicide rate. Learn more in Sharon Sullivan’s story for our Collective Colorado story portal. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/buil...

18.08.2025 20:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Qualistar “preparó el camino” para el sistema de evaluaciones de cuidados infantiles en Colorado

The Colorado Trust dio fondos al inicio de un esfuerzo para evaluar y mejorar la calidad de la educación infantil temprana en el estado. El sistema resultante se convirtió en un modelo nacional. www.coloradotrust.org/es/historias...

12.08.2025 14:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Qualistar 'Paved the Way' for Child Care Rating System in Colorado

The Colorado Trust was an early funder of an effort to rate and improve the quality of early childhood education in the state. The resulting system became a national model. Our 40th anniversary coverage continues with a look at Qualistar Colorado: www.coloradotrust.org/stories/qual...

11.08.2025 20:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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With the @coloradotrust.org, @coloradofiscal.bsky.social, @hungerfree.bsky.social, & 9to5, join our webinar training series: The Bolder Advocacy in Aug & Sept. We will share how nonprofits can influence policy through ballot measures, record-keeping, social media, & other ways. Register today!

08.08.2025 17:19 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Cuarenta años de impacto en The Colorado Trust: Días de la Filantropía Rural (subtítulos en español)
Cuarenta años de impacto en The Colorado Trust: Días de la Filantropía Rural (subtítulos en español) YouTube video by The Colorado Trust

Para marcar nuestro 40º aniversario, estamos destacando a beneficiarios como los Días de la Filantropía Rural (RPD) del Centro de Recursos Comunitarios. Los RPD conectan a fundaciones con organizaciones rurales sin fines de lucro en el estado. Ve nuestro nuevo video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZM4...

06.08.2025 17:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
40 Years of Impact at The Colorado Trust: Rural Philanthropy Days (English subtitles)
40 Years of Impact at The Colorado Trust: Rural Philanthropy Days (English subtitles) YouTube video by The Colorado Trust

To mark our 40th anniversary this year, we’re highlighting grantee programs like Community Resource Center's Rural Philanthropy Days, which we've funded and participated in since 2009. RPD connects funders with rural nonprofits across the state. Watch our new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Scc...

06.08.2025 16:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0