September 14, 2015 — Eighteen Colorado nonprofits have been awarded capital funding from the Boettcher Foundation. The grants will help support community enrichment projects throughout the state. “These projects are incredibly diverse, but the one unifying theme shared by all of them is a goal of bringing...
August 11, 2015 — Forty-two Colorado teachers have been honored for the profound impact they have had on some of Colorado’s top students. The Boettcher Foundation recently hosted its annual Teacher Recognition Awards Program. The event allows each recipient of the 2015 Boettcher Foundation Scholarship to acknowledge...
Governor John Hickenlooper today joined Colorado artists and economic developers to announce the first state-driven initiative in the U.S. for affordable housing for artists: Space to Create, Colorado. The new program will develop affordable housing and work space for artists and arts organizations, as well...
By Monica Mendoza Denver Business Journal In the world of philanthropy, there is a lot of interest these days in establishing new programs and moving in new directions. Grady Durham would know. He owns a Denver-based asset management consulting firm and his expertise is in endowments and foundations. But there...
June 5, 2015 — The Boettcher Foundation is celebrating the first major expansion of its prestigious and competitive scholarship program following a generous donation that will allow the well-known program to expands its reach and impact. B. Grady and Lori Durham have donated funds to expand...
June 4, 2015 – The Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees today announced its 2015 class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards program. The six new Boettcher Investigators work as faculty members and researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the...
May 5, 2015 — The Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees has awarded a total of $950,000 in support of capital projects at 10 educational institutions in Colorado. “Colorado’s educational institutions are critically important to the future of our state,” said Tim Schultz, president and executive director...
2014 was a year of beginnings as the Boettcher Foundation launched new initiatives, strengthened existing efforts and embarked on an exciting process of planning for the future. [button size='medium' style='' text='Read more' icon='' icon_color='' link='http://boettcherfoundation.org/home/3dissue/yearinreview2014' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='#8a2a2b' hover_border_color='#c4622d' background_color='#8a2a2b' hover_background_color='#c4622d' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='center' margin='']...
The smallest things can make a big difference, and Boettcher Scholar Suzy Luff is proving that every day. Suzy, a junior at the University of Denver, is the founder of Hats 4 Hope—a Colorado nonprofit that provides hand-knit hats for premature newborns who are too small...
Youth on Record is a Denver-based nonprofit founded by members of the band Flobots. The innovative nonprofit celebrated the grand opening of its Youth Media Studio, located in the Mariposa community in Denver, in the spring of 2015. Youth on Record has developed a curriculum that...