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Latino Community Foundation of Colorado
 

 

The mission of the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado (LCFC) is to develop and leverage resources and leadership to strengthen Colorado's Latino families and communities.

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Since inception, the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado has provided 65 grants totaling more than $1 million.

 

About the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado

The Vision
The Latino Community Foundation of Colorado (LCFC) was formed in 2007 to be a resource to the community and a catalyst for positive change. LCFC is an initiative of Hispanics in Philanthropy, The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation, Rose Community Foundation, and Western Union Foundation, and serves two main roles:

  • Providing support to community leaders, business leaders and families to strengthen their individual philanthropic efforts

  • Bringing Latinos together to leverage their social investment in order to make a greater impact through grantmaking to Latino nonprofits

Through this strategic donor partnership, which Colorado is pioneering, we will increase Latino participation and leadership in philanthropy, along with the effectiveness of Latino-led nonprofits serving Colorado. This is an effort by Latinos, for Latinos, with support from those that believe in the potential of Latinos, regardless of race or background.
 
The Need
Latinos comprise approximately 20 percent of Colorado’s population and one in every five Denver-area residents is Latino – our numbers are multiplying. Nationwide, by the year 2050, the Latino population will increase by 200 percent.

Nonprofit organizations serving the Latino community cannot afford to wait for foundations and traditional philanthropy to address the community’s needs. Latinos are increasingly positioned to participate as substantial contributors to the nation’s social investment capital. Though Latino communities are traditionally generous, Latinos often go unrecognized as philanthropic contributors.

 
   

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