First Southwest Community Fund provides business loans to rural residents who may not have ready access to capital, including immigrants and women of color. Saja Hindi spoke to some of the loan recipients whose lives have been changed with this support. www.coloradotrust.org/stories/alwa...

For 40 years, we've partnered with thousands of organizations across the state to advance health equity and strengthen communities. From long-term grantmaking to urgent relief, our commitment remains the same: supporting Colorado communities so everyone has the opportunity to thrive. 💙

We’re proud to support the Hispanic Affairs Project, a Montrose-based nonprofit that has spent 20 years helping immigrants on Colorado’s Western Slope feel welcomed in communities and lead better, healthier lives. Learn more: www.coloradotrust.org/stories/a-mo...

With early funding, Qualistar pioneered Colorado’s first child care quality rating system, empowering families to make informed choices and helping early learning centers strengthen their services. www.coloradotrust.org/stories/qual...

Nurse-Family Partnership pairs first-time mothers with specially trained nurses for regular home visits and support before and after delivery. Watch this new video on how The Colorado Trust supported research and implementation of this model and program: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mliP...

Our colleague Johanna Ulloa Girón (4th from right in photo) just received the Colorado Public Health Association's 2025 Award for Excellence in Policy & Advocacy, recognizing her "significant contribution in advancing health equity" in the state. Congrats, Johanna! (Photo via CPHA)

We're now hiring for the vice president of grants position. This person will oversee and guide the foundation's largest department, shaping and stewarding The Colorado Trust's grantmaking strategies. Learn more and apply at www.coloradotrust.org/careers

In the Weeds is a southwest Colorado nonprofit working to address substance use and mental health challenges among restaurant and hospitality workers. Our new video, based on a Collective Colorado story, looks at how the organization is improving lives. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5_T...

Join CCLP on Thursday, August 28th from 10-11am for our next webinar with @coloradotrust.org, @coloradofiscal.bsky.social, @hungerfree.bsky.social, and 9to5 on Recordkeeping Best Practices: How Your 501(c)(3)’s Recordkeeping Can Enhance Your Advocacy Potential! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A novel National Park Service program is hoping to address Mesa County’s high suicide rate. Learn more in Sharon Sullivan’s story for our Collective Colorado story portal. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/buil...

The Colorado Trust was an early funder of an effort to rate and improve the quality of early childhood education in the state. The resulting system became a national model. Our 40th anniversary coverage continues with a look at Qualistar Colorado: www.coloradotrust.org/stories/qual...

With the @coloradotrust.org, @coloradofiscal.bsky.social, @hungerfree.bsky.social, & 9to5, join our webinar training series: The Bolder Advocacy in Aug & Sept. We will share how nonprofits can influence policy through ballot measures, record-keeping, social media, & other ways. Register today!

To mark our 40th anniversary this year, we’re highlighting grantee programs like Community Resource Center's Rural Philanthropy Days, which we've funded and participated in since 2009. RPD connects funders with rural nonprofits across the state. Watch our new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Scc...

En sus primeros 18 meses funcionando, el programa del Seguro de Licencia Familiar y Médica (FAMLI, por sus siglas en inglés) de Colorado distribuyó más de $1.1 billones a empleados, con las mujeres constituyendo el 60 por cientos de los beneficiarios. collective.coloradotrust.org/es/stories/m...

In its first 18 months of operations, Colorado's Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program distributed more than $1.1 billion to employees, 60% of whom were female. Daliah Singer took a closer look for this Collective Colorado story: collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/wome...

HomesFund, una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en Durango, ha ayudado a 460 familias y personas individuales a comprar un hogar durante los últimos 14 años al convertirse en inversionista adjunto en sus propiedades. collective.coloradotrust.org/es/stories/m...

HomesFund, a Durango-based nonprofit, has helped 460 families and individuals buy homes over the past 14 years by becoming a co-investor in their properties. Mark Stevens examines what home ownership and building generational wealth mean to participants. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/as-m...

La decisión eliminó $7.6 millones para que escuelas y guarderías compraran alimentos locales frescos. Más aquí:

The decision to cut a federal program eliminated $7.6 million for Colorado schools and child care sites to purchase fresh, local food. More here:

Trabajadores del Instituto de Salud de Colorado terminaron recolectando respuestas para la Encuesta de Acceso a la Salud en Colorado, y se espera que los resultados se publiquen este otoño. Lee más sobre la historia de la encuesta y lo que se aproxima como parte de las historias:

Colorado Health Institute field workers finished collecting survey responses for the biennial Colorado Health Access Survey, and the results are expected to be released this fall. The Colorado Trust is a long-time funder of the survey. Read more about its history and what you can expect this year

NUEVA historia en Collective Colorado: Huerto atendido por personas mayores y con discapacidades en Denver combate la inseguridad alimentaria a la vez que cultiva comunidad (y calabacines) El fotoperiodista Eli Imadali visitó el Huerto Comunitario Juanita Nolasco varias veces en 2023, 2024 y 2025.

NEW Collective Colorado story: Garden tended to by Denverites who are older or have disabilities combats food insecurity while cultivating community (and zucchinis) Photojournalist Eli Imadali visited the Juanita Nolasco Community Garden several times in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Check out photo essay:

NUEVA historia de Collective Colorado: Clínicas de la red de seguridad que ahora ayuden familias de bajos ingresos pueden enfrentar reducciones, servicios limitados. Historia de Zack Newman, fotografías de Tanya Fabian / especial de The Colorado Trust, y traducciones de Mark Herbeck.

NEW Collective Colorado story: Safety net clinics that help low-income families could face cuts, limited services. Story by Zack Newman, photos by Tanya Fabian / Special to The Colorado Trust.

NUEVA historia de Collective Colorado: El programa alternativo de la ciudad busca rehabilitar a quienes cometen un delito por primera vez y prevenir futuros arrestos. Promotores de la justicia juvenil dicen que el sistema no funciona. Historia de Sarah Tory, fotografías de Armando Geneyro.

NEW Collective Colorado story: The city’s diversion program aims to rehabilitate first-time offenders and prevent future arrests. Youth justice advocates say the system is broken. Story by Sarah Tory, photos by Armando Geneyro. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/help...

Thank you to @kesner.bsky.social, Vice President of Communications at @coloradotrust.org, for helping guide the program and making ComNet25 Denver extra special! We are grateful for your partnership and collaboration. Learn more and register for #ComNet25 at: www.comnet25.org/what-to-expe...

Estamos profundamente consternados por los recortes federales propuestos de $625 billones a Medicaid y al Programa de Seguros de Salud de Niños en la próxima década. Lee un artículo de opinión sobre Medicaid y la salud mental, escrito por seis líderes de fundaciones enfocadas en la salud en Colo.:

We are deeply concerned by the proposed $625 billion in federal cuts to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program over the next decade. Read an opinion piece on Medicaid and mental health, co-written by six leaders of health-focused foundations in Colorado:

Transgender rights are human rights. Today, on Trans Visibility Day, and every day, we stand with our transgender and nonbinary neighbors. #equality #colorado #lgbtqia #transgender #nonbinary

Nueva Collective Colorado historia: Pine River Shares trabaja para establecer la producción de verduras locales en el valle del sudoeste de Colorado. collective.coloradotrust.org/es/stories/s...

New Collective Colorado story: Pine River Shares works to reestablish the production of local produce across Southwestern Colorado valley. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/no-o...

Nueva Collective Colorado historia: Dos iniciativas nuevas proporcionan apoyo para la salud mental y del comportamiento a pacientes y proveedores en un estado donde la sobredosis impremeditada y el suicidio son dos de las causas principales de muerte entre madres que han dado a luz recientemente.

New Collective Colorado story: Two new initiatives provide mental and behavioral health support to patients and providers in a state where unintentional overdose and suicide are the two leading causes of death for new moms. Read more: collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/how-...

NUEVA HISTORIA: Altas tasas de suicidio y un estudio completado en 2024 resaltan los desafíos que existen entre la población adulta en zonas rurales del centro de Colorado. collective.coloradotrust.org/es/stories/c...

NEW STORY: High suicide rates and a study completed in 2024 highlighted struggles among the aging population in rural central Colorado. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/seni...

Video nuevo: Estabilidad y apoyo con la vivienda en Montrose (Este video tiene subtitulos en español.)

New Video (based on original Collective Colorado reporting): Housing Stability and Support in Montrose

The Colorado Trust is hiring an evaluation & learning manager. Come work with us! Apply online: coloradotrust.org/careers. The Colorado Trust busca contratar a un/a gerente de evaluación y aprendizaje. ¡Ven a trabajar con nosotros! Envía tu solicitud en línea: coloradotrust.org/es/careers-es/.

WATCH: Finding the Next Generation of Colorado Farmers This new video, based on original reporting in Collective Colorado, examines how training initiatives across Colorado are working to provide novice farmers with the tools needed to make a living. www.youtube.com/watch?v=69yn...

VIDEO: Encontrando a la próxima generación de granjeros en Colorado Este nuevo video examina cómo iniciativas de capacitación alrededor de Colorado están trabajando para proporcionarles a los granjeros novatos las herramientas que necesitan para ganarse la vida. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYfr...

¡Nos mudamos! Después de estar casi 34 años en el histórico edificio de 1600 Sherman Street, a una cuadra del Capitolio del Estado de Colorado, nuestro último día oficial en estas oficinas es hoy, viernes 20 de diciembre. Lee más en este mensaje de nuestro presidente y director ejecutivo Don Mares

We're moving! After spending nearly 34 years in the historic building at 1600 Sherman Street, one block from the Colorado State Capitol, our last official day in these offices is today, Friday, Dec. 20. Read more in this announcement from our President and CEO Don Mares:

En 2020, The Good Food Collective formó la Coalición por la Equidad Alimentaria en la Plata para abordar la inseguridad alimentaria de otra forma. Conversaciones comunitarias definieron su misión: construir un ecosistema de asistencia con el idioma para los inmigrantes. Más en Collective Colorado:

In 2020, The Good Food Collective formed the La Plata Food Equity Coalition, an initiative designed to address food insecurity differently. Community conversations made the mission clear: Build a language-assistance ecosystem to help immigrants access services. More at Collective Colorado:

NUEVO en Collective Colorado: Philip Do trabaja en su futuro hogar en Butner Estates en Grand Junction como parte del programa de autoayuda para propietarios de viviendas de Recursos para la Vivienda del Oeste de Colorado. El programa ayuda a personas calificadas a construir y comprar un hogar.

NEW on Collective Colorado: In October, Philip Do was repairing drywall in his soon-to-be-new home in the Butner Estates subdivision in Grand Junction. The work is part of the Housing Resources of Western Colorado’s Self-Help Homeownership program to help those eligible construct and buy homes.

It's #ColoradoGivesDay! Join us in supporting the wonderful nonprofits across our state by donating today. We are grateful for all the work our nonprofit partners do for Coloradans. For 10 more hours, the Colorado Gives Foundation is matching recurring donations. To learn more & donate:

Today is #GivingTuesday, and if you're looking for Colorado nonprofits to support, check out these organizations featured in @denverpost.com Season to Share. seasontoshare.com (1/7)