- December 7, 2022
chfa donates over $1 million to 73 nonprofits with third round of 2022 direct effect awards
(DENVER) – Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) is proud to announce its Round Three 2022 Direct Effect Award recipients. CHFA’s Direct Effect Awards recognize Colorado nonprofit organizations whose missions align with CHFA’s work to strengthen Colorado by investing in affordable housing and community development. The Direct Effect Awards are an integral part of CHFA’s community investment and serve as a reminder that immediate funding of community-based needs can make a direct and positive impact.
CHFA is donating $1,063,285 to 73 nonprofits through its Direct Effect program in Round Three, which received 110 applications. The average grant awarded in Round Three is $14,566 and the maximum grant award amount is $30,000.
In culmination of this year’s three award rounds, CHFA has donated more than $2.2 million in Direct Effect Awards, supporting a total of 161 Colorado nonprofits. The 2023 Direct Effect application deadlines will be announced in early 2023.
Round Three award recipients are listed below. Learn more about each organization and how Direct Effect will support its work by visiting this page on CHFA’s website.
| A Precious Child | $10,000 |
| A Way Out, Inc. | $10,000 |
| Archway Housing and Services | $10,000 |
| Bayaud Enterprises | $30,000 |
| Boulder County AIDS Project | $15,000 |
| Boulder Food Rescue | $15,000 |
| Boulder Housing Partners Foundation | $15,000 |
| Boulder Shelter for the Homeless | $10,000 |
| Bright Future Foundation for Eagle County | $20,000 |
| Broomfield FISH Food Bank and Family Resource Center | $15,000 |
| Brothers Redevelopment | $30,000 |
| Chaffee Housing Trust | $15,000 |
| Child and Migrant Services | $15,000 |
| City of Gunnison, Gunnison Senior Center | $10,000 |
| Colorado Homeownership Coalition | $20,000 |
| Colorado Poverty Law Project | $20,000 |
| Community Health Initiatives | $15,000 |
| Dancing Spirit | $7,500 |
| Denver Scholarship Foundation | $10,000 |
| Developmental Disabilities Resource Center | $10,000 |
| Doors 2 Success | $20,000 |
| Dove's Nest | $7,000 |
| Eagle Valley Community Foundation | $10,000 |
| Eaton Senior Communities Foundation | $5,321 |
| Energy Outreach Colorado | $20,000 |
| EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum | $10,000 |
| Extreme Community Makeover | $10,000 |
| First Southwest Community Fund | $25,000 |
| FoCo Café | $7,500 |
| Forge Evolution | $10,000 |
| Garfield County School District 16 School-Based Family Resource Center | $10,000 |
| Grand Valley Catholic Outreach | $15,000 |
| GRID Alternatives Colorado, Inc. | $15,000 |
| Growing Gardens of Boulder County | $10,000 |
| Growing Home | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Teller County | $10,000 |
| Haven House | $20,000 |
| Home Builders Foundation | $7,500 |
| HomeAid Colorado | $10,000 |
| Homeward Alliance | $15,000 |
| HomewardBound of the Grand Valley | $15,000 |
| Integrated Community | $30,000 |
| La Puente Home | $17,000 |
| Life Inter-Faith Team on Unemployment and Poverty | $10,000 |
| Make a Chess Move | $10,000 |
| Medicine Horse Center | $15,000 |
| Mercy Housing Mountain Plains | $10,000 |
| Metro Denver Homeless Initiative | $15,000 |
| Mountain Family Center | $15,000 |
| Movement 5280 | $10,000 |
| Open Heart Advocates | $25,000 |
| Partners in Housing | $30,000 |
| Pueblo Rescue Mission | $20,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Metro Denver | $15,000 |
| Recovery Resources | $20,000 |
| Rural Homes | $20,000 |
| School Community Youth Collaborative | $20,000 |
| Senior Housing Options | $8,964 |
| Sims-Fayola Foundation | $10,000 |
| Steamboat Reading | $10,000 |
| Sunshine Home Share Colorado | $10,000 |
| The Gathering Place-A Refuge for Rebuilding Lives | $25,000 |
| The Inn Between of Longmont | $15,000 |
| The Matthews House | $15,000 |
| The Reciprocity Collective | $15,000 |
| The Rock Found | $10,000 |
| Tri-Lakes Cares | $15,000 |
| United Way of Weld County | $15,000 |
| Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments | $10,000 |
| Vail Valley Charitable Fund | $10,000 |
| Valley Food Partnership | $7,500 |
| We Don't Waste | $15,000 |
| Westside CARES | $20,000 |
CHFA is not a state agency and does not receive any direct state or federal appropriations. CHFA is a self-sufficient, quasi-governmental organization serving Colorado. The Direct Effect Awards are funded by directing a portion of CHFA’s program investments and earnings to provide philanthropic support and strengthen the capacity of mission-aligned nonprofits.
Please visit chfainfo.com/directeffect for more information.