Boettcher Foundation funds capital campaigns for social services nonprofits

16 Dec Boettcher Foundation funds capital campaigns for social services nonprofits

December 16, 2015 — The Boettcher Foundation has awarded capital grant funding to 16 Colorado nonprofits, for a total of more than $1 million. Each of the nonprofits benefits the state by providing at-risk community members with safe gathering places, housing, emergency assistance and other social services.

“These organizations work hard every day to provide critical services to Coloradans in need,” said Tim Schultz, president and executive director of the Boettcher Foundation. “We are honored to help fund the facilities that will allow these nonprofits to continue improving our state.”

This year’s Boettcher Foundation grant recipients in the category of social services are:

All Points Transit (Montrose Sr. Citizens Transportation, Inc.)  – Montrose, $30,000

Toward construction of a transfer station

Brent’s Place  – Aurora, $90,000

Toward construction of an additional 21-units of temporary housing for immune compromised pediatric patients

Colorado AIDS Project  – Denver, $100,000

Toward the purchase and renovation of a new facility which will serve as the headquarters, Denver service center and dental clinic

Denver Center for Crime Victims  – Denver, $25,000

Toward the purchase and renovation of headquarters and programming facility

Father Woody’s Haven of Hope – Denver, $50,000

Toward expansion of headquarters and programming facility

Haven House – Olathe, $40,000

Toward the purchase and renovation of the service center with 36 units of transitional housing

Hope House – Arvada, $40,000

Toward construction of a new resource center

Judi’s House – Denver, $65,000

Toward the purchase and renovation of a second facility which will provide space for administration, research and training

LiftUp of Routt County – Steamboat Springs, $50,000

Toward expansion of headquarters and programming facility

Mi Casa Resource Center – Denver, $100,000

Toward the construction of a new headquarters and programming facility

Outreach United Resource Center – Longmont, $75,000

Toward purchase and renovation of a new headquarters and programming facility

Phoenix Multisport – Denver, $90,000

Toward expansion of headquarters and programming facility

Providence Network – Denver, $50,000

Toward purchase and renovation of new facility to provide programming and transitional housing to homeless teens

Sharing Ministries Food Bank – Montrose, $50,000

Toward the construction of a new facility

Silver Key Senior Services – Colorado Springs, $100,000

Toward purchase and renovation of headquarters and programming facility which includes a commercial kitchen

Westside Cares – Colorado Springs, $50,000

Toward purchase and renovation of headquarters and programming facility

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About the Boettcher Foundation

At Boettcher we believe in the promise of Colorado and the potential of Coloradans. Every day we champion excellence across our state by investing in our most talented citizens and high-potential organizations, because supporting their hard work and leadership will enable them to give back for years to come. For more information, visit www.boettcherfoundation.org.

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