- August 17, 2023
chfa donates $942,000 to 85 nonprofits in first round of 2023 direct effect awards
(DENVER) – Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) is proud to announce its Round One 2023 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.
Eligible Direct Effect Award recipients include nonprofit and not-for-profit organizations including public housing authorities, cities, counties, and local municipalities. In Round One of 2023, CHFA is donating $942,060 to 85 recipients. The average grant awarded in Round One is $11,083 and the maximum grant award amount is $20,000.
Including this latest round of awards, CHFA has donated more than $4.6 million in Direct Effect Awards to more than 300 Colorado organizations since 2021. Applications for 2023’s second round of awards will open on September 1st, and more information is available at chfainfo.com/directeffect.
Round One 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 Little Help | $10,000 |
| Achieve, Inc. | $15,000 |
| All Points Transit | $15,000 |
| Animas View Mobile Home Park Cooperative | $10,000 |
| Aurora Housing Authority | $5,000 |
| AYA Foundation | $15,000 |
| Baby Bear Hugs | $5,000 |
| BeyondHome | $7,500 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chaffee County | $10,000 |
| CAFE Food Rescue | $10,000 |
| CASA of Pueblo | $5,000 |
| CASA of the Seventh Judicial District | $5,000 |
| Centennial Area Health Education Center | $10,000 |
| Center for Work Education and Employment | $7,500 |
| Centro Humanitario | $10,000 |
| ChildSafe Colorado | $5,000 |
| Conejos County Housing Authority | $20,000 |
| Crossroads Safehouse | $5,000 |
| The Delores Project | $15,000 |
| Dream Centers of Colorado Springs | $15,000 |
| Earthlinks, Inc. | $20,000 |
| Ekar Farm | $10,000 |
| The Empowerment Program | $15,000 |
| The Family Center/La Familia | $ 10,000 |
| Family Life Services | $5,000 |
| Family Promise of Colorado Springs | $7,500 |
| Groundwork Denver | $15,000 |
| The GrowHaus | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Archuleta County | $7,500 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County | $10,000 |
| Homeward Pikes Peak | $15,000 |
| Hope Communities | $10,000 |
| Housing Catalyst | $5,000 |
| Housing Resources of Western Colorado | $7,500 |
| Ithaka Housing | $10,000 |
| Jackson County Council on Aging | $10,000 |
| JUST Living Recovery | $15,000 |
| Kids At Their Best, Inc. | $20,000 |
| Lift Up of Routt County | $10,000 |
| Loaves and Fishes Ministries of Fremont County | $15,000 |
| Maiker Housing Partners | $10,000 |
| Mercy’s Gate | $10,000 |
| Metropolitan Diversity and Economic Equity | $10,000 |
| Mi Casa Resource Center | $20,000 |
| Mile High United Way | $10,000 |
| Minds Matter Colorado | $10,560 |
| Montbello Organizing Committee | $10,000 |
| My Father's House | $7,500 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor | $10,000 |
| NorthWest Colorado Center for Independence | $20,000 |
| Ogallala Commons, Inc. | $15,000 |
| Outreach Fort Collins | $7,500 |
| Peak Education | $10,000 |
| Phillips County Family Education Services, Inc. | $5,000 |
| Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity | $20,000 |
| The PLACE | $15,000 |
| Prairie Family Center | $5,000 |
| Project Angel Heart | $15,000 |
| Region 10 League for Economic Assistance and Planning | $20,000 |
| Restoration Outreach Programs | $10,000 |
| Re:Vision | $15,000 |
| Rural Communities Resource Center | $10,000 |
| San Souci Cooperative | $7,500 |
| Sangre de Cristo Community Care | $5,000 |
| The Savings Collaborative | $14,000 |
| SECORCares | $10,000 |
| Silver Key Senior Services | $10,000 |
| Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative | $20,000 |
| Southwest Improvement Council | $10,000 |
| St. George Episcopal Mission | $15,000 |
| Sun Valley Youth Center | $7,500 |
| TGTHR | $15,000 |
| Thistle Community Housing | $7,500 |
| The Thrive Network | $7,500 |
| Urban Peak | $10,000 |
| Valley Housing Fund | $10,000 |
| Valley Settlement | $7,500 |
| The Village Institute | $7,500 |
| Vindeket Foods | $15,000 |
| Volunteers of America Colorado | $15,000 |
| Warren Village | $20,000 |
| We Fortify | $10,000 |
| Western Slope Veterans Coalition | $5,000 |
| Whiz Kids Tutoring | $7,500 |
| Women2Women | $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.