Eco-Cycle -
This organization provides publicly accountable recycling, conservation and education services to identify, explore and demonstrate the emerging frontiers of sustainable resource management. Our grant was used to increase their Green Star Schools program in Middle Schools and to support their Worm Bin Composting program.
(P.O. Box 19006, Boulder, CO 80308) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $7,000
La Puente Home. - This organization serves the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado by providing emergency shelter, food assistance, case management, transitional housing and self-sufficiency services, homeless prevention, outreach services, job training for the homeless and community members in crisis. Our grant was used for general operating purposes.
(P.O. Box 1235, Alamosa, CO 80101) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $10,000
Marine Mammal Stranding Center. -
This organization is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of stranded or otherwise stressed marine mammals and sea turtles. Through outreach programs and workshops they educate the surrounding community on fragility of the ocean ecosystem and teach them about their role in protecting it. Our grant was used exclusively for their outreach programs to a variety of schools and camps in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
(P.O. Box 773, Brigantine, NJ 08203) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $4,000
Nova Soccer, Inc - This is a soccer organization offering soccer programs to children ages 4 through 18 in Boulder County. There are many levels of play and each child is encouraged to be the best they can be. Communication skills, team work, physical endurance and emotional strength are taught. So many life skills are learned through having fun playing soccer. We continued to donate to our scholarship fund for children whose families do not have the financial means to afford registration fees and proper gear.
(2400 Central Ave., Ste D, Boulder, CO 80301) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $6,000
Boulder Valley Arts Alliance -
This alliance distributes funds to various organizations within Boulder County. Our grant was used exclusively to support Sound Circle's "Solstice Concert". Sound Circle is an a cappella women's vocal ensemble. They come together to experience the deep joy of making music together and to share that joy with their audiences.
(7943 Lefthand Canyon Dr., Jamestown, CO 80455) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $5,000
Voices for Children - This is a Boulder County organization with a mission to help break the cycle of child abuse and neglect through the use of trained Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers. The CASAs provide investigation, advocacy, monitoring and direct service to the child victims. Our funds were used to provide CASA services to four child victims for one year.
(2305 Canyon Blvd, #101, Boulder, CO 80302) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $5,100
Intercambio Uniting Communities - The mission of this organization is to build bridges of understanding across cultures, increase opportunities and independence for immigrants, and create a stronger, more integrated Boulder County. Their goal is to help adult immigrants achieve economic self-sufficiency, self-esteem and to create an integrated, more accepting and tolerate community in which all members can effectively participate and contribute. Our grant was used to expand their Intercambio and Schools Together Program.
(4735 Walnut Street, Ste B, Boulder, CO 80301)
Grant Amount: $7,500
Educate! - This organization aims to provide refugees and highly underprivileged nationals in Africa with a quality of life in the present and an education for a bright future, in order for them to one day become leaders in the fight against the larger problems of disease, violence and poverty that exist in their home countries. Our grant was used for general operating purposes.
(4492 Burr Place, Boulder, CO 80303) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $10,500
Carriage House Community Table - Their goal is to feed the hungry in the Boulder area. They serve to provide a hot meal four nights a week to anyone who comes to their table. Our grant was for general operations.
(First Christian Church, 950 28th St., Boulder, CO 80302) 501 (c)3
Grant Amount: $4,000
Growing Gardens - This is a human services and youth development organization. Their mission is to enrich lives in Boulder County through environmentally sustainable gardening programs that empower people to experience a direct and deep connection to plants, the land and each other. Our grant was used in their Cultiva! Youth Project to enhance their beekeeping program.
(3198 North Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $5,000
Colorado Horse Rescue - This organization is dedicated to providing emergency relief, shelter, care, rehabilitation, and adoption services for abused, neglected, abandoned and unwanted horses. Our grant was used to support their annual purchase of hay.
(10386 North 65th St., Longmont, CO 80503) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $5,000
Hospital Albert Schweitzer Haiti -
This hospital is located in Deschapelles, Haiti and serves the people of the Artibonite Valley in the creation of programs in health care and community development. They are a 190 bed hospital and are the only source of medical care for hundreds of miles. Our grant was for earthquake assistance and cholera containment.
(P.O. Box 81046, Pittsburgh, PA 15217) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $2,000
Mission Wolf - This organization's prime objective is to connect people with nature and foster concern and support for wild habitat protection. Their first priority is to provide the resident wolves with as peaceful and natural life as possible in captivity. Due to human imprint on them, the resident wolves cannot be reintroduced into the wild. Through their educational program they travel around the country with several of their "ambassador wolves" to create an awareness of wolves and their importance to our ecosystems. Our grant was used for general operations and to cover their travel expenses to come to Boulder to visit several schools.
(P.O. Box 211, Silver Cliff, CO 81252)
Grant Amount: $5,000
Horizon Alternative School - This is a K-8 elementary school that seeks to guide students to become self-directed learners and community contributors in a respectful learning environment. Our grant was used exclusively for the purchase of kitchen appliances.
(4545 Sioux Drive, Boulder, CO 80303) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $5,100
Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart - The Grey Nuns devote their lives to serving the world through teaching, health services, community outreach and prayer. Our grant was used specifically for the elderly sisters. The grant will be used to take the sisters out for several social events and activities.
(1750 Quarry Road, Yardley, PA 19067) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $5,000
Prairie Dog Coalition - This organization is dedicated to the prairie dog and the restorations of their ecosystems. Our donation was for general operating purposes and "for the life of the prairie".
(2525 Arapahoe #E4-527, Boulder, CO 80302) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $1,000
Association of Small Foundations - This is a member organization of over 3,000 small foundations. They provide members with peer learning opportunities, targeted resources and a collective voice in and beyond the philanthropic community. Our donation was for general operations.
(1720 North St., NW, Washington, DC 20036) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $500
Higher Ground Youth Challenge - This organization provides year round mentoring to at-risk teens to positively impact their lives for the long-term. Kids set goals, plan careers, and learn about giving back to the community. Our grant was for their 2010 summer camps and mentoring program.
(P.O. Box 12145, Denver, CO 80212) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $5,000
Boulder County AIDS Project -
This organization’s mission is twofold: to provide support, advocacy and education to those in our community who are infected with or affected by HIV and to serve as an outreach and information center to prevent further transmission of HIV and the resulting AIDS.
Our funds are to be used exclusively to provide support, advocacy and education to those in the community who are infected with or affected by HIV. The funds are also to be used for HIV testing and counseling.
(2118 14th Street, Boulder, CO 80302) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $3,000
Think Humanity - This organization was created to provide relief, support and hope for a promising future to refugees in Africa. Their mission is threefold: Help to fight malaria by providing refugees with resources and manpower; provide love, comfort and security to orphaned children; and create an overall positive change for refugees. Our grant was used exclusively to purchase 1,000 bed nets for refugees in Western Uganda.
(2880 Spring Mountain Drive, Loveland, CO 80537) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $5,000
Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, Inc - This organization maintains an active group of volunteers trained and equipped for mountain search and rescue missions, it provides outdoor safety education, and assists in emergencies other than mountain disasters where first aid and rescue services are needed, such as fires, floods, blizzards and civil defense. Our grant was used specifically to purchase medical equipment, communication equipment and for medical training.
(1037 Berea Drive, Boulder, CO 80305) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $4,000
Longmont Ending Domestic Violence Initiative (LEVI) - This organization's mission is to establish a coordinated community-wide awareness and response to domestic violence in the boundaries of the St. Vrain Valley School District, primarily in the City of Longmont, Colorado. Our grant was to be used exclusively to fund public education and prevention to middle school and high school students.
(225 Kimbark Street, Longmont, CO 80501) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $2,000
Maine Sea Coast Mission - This organization provides spiritual, health, and youth development programs in coastal and island communities from mid-coast to Downeast Maine. Rooted in a history of non-denominational service, the Mission offers hope, encouragement and help to strengthen individuals, families and communities. Our grant was used for family home heating assistance and support for families at Christmas time.
(127 West Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $1,500
Woman for Woman International - This organization helps woman survivors of war to rebuild their lives. Our grant was used to sponsor four women in Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(4455 Conn. Ave. NW, Suite 200, Wash., DC 20008) 501(c)3
Grant Amount: $1,376
