- July 31, 2024
chfa donates more than $1.3 million to colorado nonprofits
(DENVER) – Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) is proud to announce its Round One 2024 Direct Effect Award recipients. In this round, CHFA is donating $1,362,000 to 104 nonprofits across Colorado. The average award amount in Round One is $13,096.
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. Eligible Direct Effect Award recipients include nonprofit and not-for-profit organizations including public housing authorities, cities, counties, and local municipalities. Including this latest round of awards, CHFA has donated more than $6.1 million in Direct Effect Awards to more than 425 Colorado organizations since 2021.
This year, CHFA is celebrating 50 years of strengthening Colorado. To commemorate, up to an additional five $50,000 awards will be given during each of the two Direct Effect Awards rounds in 2024 to applications demonstrating an exceptional alignment with CHFA’s mission. CHFA is pleased to announce the following five recipients of $50,000 Direct Effect Awards for 2024 Round One.
| Advocates of Lake County | $50,000 |
| CrossPurpose | $50,000 |
| Diakonia | $50,000 |
| Hilltop Community Resources | $50,000 |
| Kids First Health Care | $50,000 |
The remaining Round One award recipients are listed below. Learn more about each organization and how Direct Effect will support its work on CHFA’s website.
| 5 Loaves Pantry | $7,500 |
| A Precious Child | $20,000 |
| African Chamber of Commerce Colorado USA | $10,000 |
| Archway Communities | $10,000 |
| Ascending to Health Respite Care | $15,000 |
| Aspire 3D | $10,000 |
| Aurora Economic Opportunity Coalition | $10,000 |
| Boulder County AIDS Project | $15,000 |
| Boulder Food Rescue | $10,000 |
| Boulder Housing Partners Foundation | $15,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, Inc | $5,000 |
| Bright Future Foundation for Eagle County | $15,000 |
| Broomfield FISH | $10,000 |
| Brothers Redevelopment | $15,000 |
| Business Incubator Center | $15,000 |
| Careers in Construction Colorado | $15,000 |
| Chaffee Housing Trust | $15,000 |
| City of Delta | $12,500 |
| College Access Navigators | $15,000 |
| Colorado Changemakers Collective | $10,000 |
| Colorado Futuretek | $5,000 |
| Colorado Homeownership Coalition | $20,000 |
| Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund | $10,000 |
| Colorado Poverty Law Project | $10,000 |
| The Community Firm | $10,000 |
| Community Food Bank | $15,000 |
| Covered Colorado | $10,000 |
| The Cycle Effect | $10,000 |
| Delta Health Foundation | $7,500 |
| Denver Asset Building Coalition | $10,000 |
| Denver Metro Fair Housing Center | $7,500 |
| Denver Scholarship Foundation | $10,000 |
| Doors 2 Success | $15,000 |
| Eagle Valley Community Foundation | $10,000 |
| Early Connections Learning Centers | $10,000 |
| Entryway | $10,000 |
| EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum | $10,000 |
| Extreme Community Makeover | $10,000 |
| Focus Points Family Resource Center | $15,000 |
| Forge Evolution | $5,000 |
| Foster Alumni Mentors | $10,000 |
| Fremont County Economic Development Corporation | $15,000 |
| Fresh Food Connect | $10,000 |
| The Garage Workspace | $10,000 |
| The Gathering Place | $15,000 |
| GoFarm | $15,000 |
| Grand Foundation | $10,000 |
| Growing Home | $7,500 |
| Hands of The Carpenter | $15,000 |
| Harmony Acres Equestrian Center | $10,000 |
| The Hive DGO | $7,500 |
| HomesFund | $10,000 |
| Homeward Alliance | $7,500 |
| Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley | $15,000 |
| Hope House of Colorado | $7,500 |
| Housed, Working and Healthy | $15,000 |
| The Initiative | $7,500 |
| The Inn Between of Longmont | $10,000 |
| Integrated Community | $15,000 |
| Intercambio | $10,000 |
| International Association for Refugees | $12,000 |
| Jeffco Eats | $7,500 |
| Jobs of Hope | $12,500 |
| Kiowa County Economic Development Foundation | $5,000 |
| Kit Carson Rural Development | $15,000 |
| LA Clinica Tepeyac Inc | $10,000 |
| LIFT-UP | $15,000 |
| Lotus Foundation | $5,000 |
| Montessori del Mundo | $7,500 |
| Monument View Bible Church Five Loaves and Two Fishes Food Pantry | $10,000 |
| Morgan County Economic Development Corporation | $15,000 |
| Mountain Youth | $5,000 |
| Northwest Colorado Health | $15,000 |
| Pagosa Springs Community Development Corporation | $20,000 |
| Partners in Housing | $10,000 |
| Prodigy Ventures | $10,000 |
| Pueblo Rescue Mission | $20,000 |
| Raising A Reader Aspen to Parachute | $7,500 |
| Reading Partners Colorado | $7,500 |
| Recovery Resources | $20,000 |
| Resilience1220 | $10,000 |
| REVEL | $10,000 |
| Rising Up | $12,500 |
| Riverside Education Centers | $10,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center | $10,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Partnership | $10,000 |
| STRiVE | $15,000 |
| Sunshine Home Share Colorado | $10,000 |
| Surface Creek Community Services - Cedaredge Food Bank | $10,000 |
| Tall Tales Ranch | $7,500 |
| United Way of Weld County | $10,000 |
| UpRoot Colorado | $15,000 |
| We Don't Waste | $15,000 |
| Westside CARES | $10,000 |
| Wezesha Dada Center | $7,500 |
| Women's Resource Center in Durango | $10,000 |
| Wray Community Learning Center | $10,000 |
| YOLO Foundation | $10,000 |
| Young Americans Center for Financial Education | $7,500 |
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 throughout Colorado.
Please visit chfainfo.com/directeffect for more information.