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Recent Grants
Locations indicate the organization’s headquarters, not necessarily the geographic area served.
October - December 2007
Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists (Denver): $5,000 to assist minority youth in the pursuit of engineering and applied science careers.
cabpes.org
Colorado Staff Development Council (Morrison): $15,000 to evaluate the long-term impact of the Council’s Center for Quality Strategic Professional Development.
co-csdc.org
Denver Center for International Studies Foundation (Denver): $14,750 to develop a business plan for a Denver Public Schools magnet program that provides international curriculum for grades 6-12.
cisdenver.org
Denver Venture School (Denver): $100,000 to support a new charter high school within Denver Public Schools.
denverventureschool.org
Foster Elementary School (Arvada): $15,000 to train staff to become certified instructors in English as a second language.
http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/elem/foster
FrontRange Earth Force (Denver): $10,000 to support service-learning programs for youth.
ef-den.org
Fund for Education Organizing (New York, NY): $50,000 to support community efforts to reform education. Public Interest Projects serves as fiscal sponsor.
Gold Crown Foundation (Greenwood Village): $10,000 to provide instruction and mentoring to youth in Lakewood and the Denver metro area.
goldcrownfoundation.com
Grantmakers for Education (Portland, OR): $3,000 to support this national association of grantmakers working to improve educational outcomes for students.
edfunders.org
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy (Denver): $100,000 over two years to assist with fundraising and board development.
sunshinepeak.org
Project YES (Lafayette): $7,500 to support after-school programs.
project-yes.org
Rocky Mountain Housing Development Corporation (Denver): $10,000 for after- school programming in three affordable housing communities.
rockymountainhdc.org
July - September 2007
The Alliance for Quality Teaching (Denver): $95,000 to support efforts to improve teaching quality in low-income schools and schools with a large population of students of color.
qualityteaching.org
Alternatives for Youth (Longmont): $2,500 to support after-school programs at several elementary and middle schools in Boulder County.
alternativesforyouth.org
Colorado Business Leadership Network (Englewood): $15,000 to provide education and employment programs to youth with disabilities.
coloradobln.com
Colorado Youth for a Change (Denver): $40,000 to support efforts to reduce the dropout rate in the Denver Public Schools.
cycinfo.org
The Conflict Center (Denver): $15,000 to provide problem-solving and conflict-resolution training to staff at Manual High School.
conflictcenter.org
East Angel Foundation (Denver): $10,000 to provide tutoring, mentoring and financial support for students at East High School.
Escuela de Guadalupe (Denver): $7,500 to support an effort to open a new public charter school modeled after Escuela de Guadalupe.
escuelaguadalupe.org
Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver (Denver): $10,000 to engage girls in math, science and computer technology.
girlsincdenver.org
Jefferson County Education Association (Lakewood): $214,000 for a collaborative effort with the Jefferson County School District Board of Education to study alternative forms of teacher compensation.
jcea-cea.org
Jefferson County Public Schools (Lakewood): $91,000 for a teacher cadet program that encourages academically talented student leaders to consider teaching as a career.
http://jeffco.k12.co.us
Rose Community Foundation (Denver): $13,500 to support costs associated with the distribution of a book about ProComp, Denver’s new teacher compensation system.
rcfdenver.org
denverprocomp.org
State of Colorado, Office of the Governor (Denver): $150,000 for Colorado's P-20 Education Coordinating Council, which will undertake system-wide reforms, from preschool through postgraduate education, aimed at producing highly skilled employees for the 21st century workforce.
colorado.gov/governor
University of Colorado at Boulder, School of Education (Boulder): $5,000 to support efforts to help school districts and policymakers better serve children of color and low-income children in Colorado's schools.
colorado.edu/education
University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work (Denver): $15,000 for The Bridge Project, which provides educational, social and career opportunities to children living in Denver’s public-housing developments.
du.edu/bridgeproject
West Denver Preparatory Charter School (Denver): $20,000 to support a Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the school.
westdenverprep.org
YESS Institute (Denver): $10,000 for a program offering youth training and peer mentoring in nine metro Denver schools.
yessinstitute.org
YouthBiz (Denver): $15,000 to support after-school and summer programs.
youthbiz.org