2009 Grantees
Mon, 10/12/2009 - 09:24 — CivicAdmin
Public Policy & Advocacy
| Amount: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9 to 5, Colorado Chapter | Improving the workplace for women and strengthening the ability of low-wage/low-income women in Colorado to win economic justice | $19000 |
| Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC) Foundation | Utilizing the ballot initiative process to further the goals of the labor and progressive community | $2500 |
| CIRC - Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition | Defending and advancing justice for all immigrants and refugees in Colorado and the United States | $5000 |
| Colorado Center on Law and Policy | Advocating for justice and economic security for lower income Coloradans | $14000 |
| Colorado Progressive Coalition | Uniting diverse communities on issues of racial, economic, environmental, and social justice to build a more progressive future for Colorado | $24000 |
| FRESC | Educating, organizing, and empowering the working families of the Front Range to hold governments and corporations accountable for responsible community-centered development | $14000 |
| GLBT Center of Colorado | Providing a source of strength and belonging for GLBT people in metropolitan Denver and throughout the state of Colorado | $5000 |
| Latina Initiative | Cultivating, supporting, and maintaining the civic involvement of Latinas in Colorado | $14000 |
| Padres y Jovenes Unidos | Working for educational equity, student rights, and justice for immigrants | $4000 |
| ProgressNow Colorado Education | Providing a strong, credible voice in advancing progressive solutions to critical community problems | $2500 |
| Rights for All People / Derechos Para Todos | Organizing immigrants and their allies to achieve justice, dignity, and human rights | $5000 |
Direct Services
| Amount: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alternatives for Youth | Promoting academic success through positive choices for at-risk students in Longmont | $3000 |
| Boulder Community Housing Authority | Supporting Casa de la Esperanza's work to provide greater opportunities and success to the farm worker community in Longmont | $3000 |
| Boulder Valley Women's Health Center | Providing quality, affordable health care for all women | $8000 |
| Colorado Youth Program | Connecting underprivileged kids with nature and their communities | $3000 |
| Community Action Development Corporation | Supporting the Latina/o Life Skills Program, which encourages at-risk middle and high school students to make more informed, healthy choices | $1000 |
| Growing Gardens | Developing youth's entreprenurial skills and cultivating community through gardening | $2500 |
| Intercambio de Comunidades | Reducing language & cultural barriers for immigrants | $3000 |
| OASOS - Open and Affirming Sexual Orientation Support | Increasing healthy behaviors & decreasing risky behaviors of LGBTIQ youth | $3000 |
| Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley | Providing safety & support to women & children who are affected by domestic violence | $3000 |
| Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence | Working to end violence against women and youth | $3000 |
| Tides Center / The Body Positive | Supporting Boulder Youth Body Alliance's efforts to prevent eating disorders and weight preoccupation among youth | $3000 |
| Volunteer Connection | Promoting volunteerism and helping community organizations effectively engage volunteers to meet community needs | $1000 |
| Women's Wilderness Institute | Strengthening the courage, confidence, and leadership qualities of girls & women, through wilderness and community-based experiences | $2000 |
| YWCA of Boulder County | Providing at-risk youth empowerment opportunities | $3000 |
Trustee Awards
| Amount: | ||
|---|---|---|
| ACORN Institute | Organizing and empowering low- and moderate-income Denver families to address economic and social inequalities | $2000 |
| Alliance for Justice | Strengthening the public interest community's ability to influence public policy | $1000 |
| Center for Independent Media | Combining the immediacy of blogging with time-honored journalistic inquiry and providing a platform for overlooked stories, policy and campaign analysis | $2500 |
| Center for International Human Rights, Law, & Advocacy | Engaging graduate & law students at DU to protect and promote international human rights | $4500 |
| COLOR | Educating, promoting, & advocating for health care and reproductive rights for Latinas | $2000 |
| Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition | Reversing the trend of mass incarceration in Colorado | $2500 |
| Colorado Ethics Watch | Using legal actions to hold public officials & organizations accountable for unethical activities | $2500 |
| Colorado Music Festival | Educating and entertaining audiences of all ages by presenting classical music performed by extraordinary professional musicians from around the world | $2500 |
| Global Down Syndrome Foundation | Working to significantly improve the lives of people with Down syndrome by supporting basic research, clinical research and clinical care. | $5000 |
| Great Education Colorado | Advocating for adequate funding of K-12 education in Colorado | $2000 |
| Impact on Education | Building support for education in the Boulder Valley School District | $5000 |
| MESA (Moving to End Sexual Assault) | Addressing the causes & consequences of sexual assault in Boulder County | $5000 |
| Mile High Montessori | Providing subsidized quality early childhood care and education to vulnerable children in Denver | $5000 |
| New Era Colorado Foundation | Reinventing politics for younger generations through innovative social and political action | $1000 |
| NOW on PBS | Using independent journalism and high standards to bring important topics into public discourse | $2500 |
| OUR Center | Unifying resources to meet people's needs & help Longmont residents move toward self-sufficiency | $5000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Providing accurate, low-cost/free health services at the Longmont Teen Clinic | $8000 |
| White House Project | Advancing women's leadership in all communities | $2000 |
| Women Donors Network | Uniting powerful, visionary women committed to effecting lasting fundamental, progressive change | $18500 |
| Women's Foundation of Colorado | Promoting the full participation of women and girls in society | $2000 |
Special Projects
| Amount: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chinook Fund | Transforming our society into one that promotes social justice and freedom from oppression | $5000 |
| Colorado c3 Roundtable | Building an inclusive, engaged, and equitable state by achieving progressive, public policy change | $8000 |
| The Bell Policy Center | Working to reinvigorate the well-being of Coloradans and promoting policies that open gateways to opportunity | $70000 |
| The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County | Striving to improve the quality of life in Boulder County and building a culture of giving, now and forever | $10000 |
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