- December 6, 2024
chfa donates $1.4 million to 115 colorado nonprofits
(DENVER) – Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) is proud to announce its Round Two 2024 Direct Effect Award recipients. In this round, CHFA is donating $1,476,000 to 115 nonprofits across Colorado. The average award amount is $12,835.
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 and local governments. Through its Direct Effect Awards CHFA has donated more than $7.5 million to more than 475 Colorado organizations since 2021.
This year, CHFA is celebrating 50 years of strengthening Colorado. To commemorate, an additional five $50,000 awards will be made 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 Two.
| Achieve | $50,000 |
| Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center | $50,000 |
| Native American Housing Circle | $50,000 |
| Project Angel Heart | $50,000 |
| Sun Valley Youth Center | $50,000 |
The remaining Round Two award recipients are listed below. Learn more about each organization and how Direct Effect will support its work on CHFA’s website.
| A Little Help | $12,000 |
| A Safe Place in Pagosa, Inc | $7,500 |
| Abundance Foundation | $7,500 |
| All Access Wellness | $5,000 |
| All Roads | $7,000 |
| Almost Home | $8,000 |
| AYA Foundation | $7,000 |
| Better Tomorrow | $7,500 |
| BeyondHome | $15,000 |
| Black Canyon Boys and Girls Club | $7,500 |
| Bridge House | $7,500 |
| Center for African American Health | $10,000 |
| Centro de la Familia | $10,000 |
| ChildSafe Colorado Inc | $10,000 |
| Colorado Safe Parking Initiative | $10,000 |
| Colorado Youth for a Change | $20,000 |
| Community Compassion Outreach | $7,500 |
| Community Economic Development of Sedgwick County | $20,000 |
| Community Enterprise Development Services | $12,000 |
| Cooperating Ministry of Logan County | $20,000 |
| Crossroads Safehouse | $7,500 |
| The Delores Project | $15,000 |
| Doctors Care | $10,000 |
| Dream Centers | $15,000 |
| EarthLinks | $7,500 |
| Ekar Farm | $15,000 |
| Energy Resource Center | $20,000 |
| Envida | $7,500 |
| Environmental Learning for Kids | $7,500 |
| Family Promise of Colorado Springs | $10,000 |
| First Southwest Community Fund | $20,000 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | $17,500 |
| Food for Hope | $10,000 |
| Gateway Domestic Violence Services | $10,000 |
| Grand County Rural Health Network | $15,000 |
| Greeley Family House | $10,000 |
| Greenhouse Scholars | $10,000 |
| GRID Alternatives Colorado | $10,000 |
| Hearts and Horses | $7,500 |
| Help for Abused Partners | $20,000 |
| Home Builders Foundation | $12,500 |
| Home Front Military Network | $10,000 |
| Homeward Pikes Peak | $10,000 |
| Hope Communities | $15,000 |
| Housing Solutions for the Southwest | $15,000 |
| Hunger Free Colorado | $7,500 |
| Ithaka Housing | $15,000 |
| JUST Living Recovery | $5,000 |
| Kavod Senior Life | $7,500 |
| Kids At Their Best | $18,000 |
| Latina SafeHouse | $12,500 |
| Lighthouse | $7,500 |
| Loaves and Fishes Ministries of Fremont County | $10,000 |
| Maiker Housing Partners | $7,500 |
| Maslow Academy of Applied Learning | $7,500 |
| The Matthews House | $7,500 |
| Mercy Housing Mountain Plains | $10,000 |
| Metro DEEP | $10,000 |
| Mile High United Way | $10,000 |
| Minds Matter Colorado | $10,000 |
| Mongolian School of Colorado | $5,000 |
| Montbello Organizing Committee | $15,000 |
| Mountain Family Center | $10,000 |
| Mountain Resource Center | $10,000 |
| My Father's House | $12,000 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor | $20,000 |
| ParadigmONE | $10,000 |
| Peak Education | $10,000 |
| Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity | $15,000 |
| Pikes Peak United Way | $10,000 |
| The PLACE | $15,000 |
| Prairie Rose Development Corp. | $7,500 |
| Pride of the Glens | $5,000 |
| Project Self-Sufficiency of Northern Colorado | $20,000 |
| Response | $12,500 |
| Restoration Outreach Programs | $15,000 |
| Rise Above Colorado | $7,500 |
| Roaring Fork PreCollegiate | $7,500 |
| The Rock Foundation | $10,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Equality | $8,500 |
| Rural Communities Resource Center | $10,000 |
| SAINT Volunteer Transportation | $7,500 |
| The Savings Collaborative | $8,000 |
| SECORCares | $7,500 |
| Senior Support Services | $10,000 |
| Silver Key Senior Services | $20,000 |
| Solid Rock Community Development Corporation | $7,500 |
| Southwest Improvement Council | $15,000 |
| Special Kids Special Families, Inc. | $20,000 |
| Steamboat Reading, Inc. | $7,500 |
| Sun Valley Kitchen and Community Center | $12,000 |
| TARA Historical Society | $7,500 |
| TGTHR | $7,000 |
| The Thrive Network | $15,000 |
| Town of San Luis | $12,000 |
| Tri-County Health Network | $10,000 |
| Tri-Lakes Cares | $15,000 |
| United Way of Pueblo County | $15,000 |
| Urban Peak | $10,000 |
| Vail Valley Charitable Fund | $7,500 |
| Valley Food Partnership | $10,000 |
| Valley Settlement | $10,000 |
| Vive Wellness | $10,000 |
| Warren Village | $15,000 |
| We Fortify | $15,000 |
| WeeCycle | $7,500 |
| Weld Food Bank | $15,000 |
| West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition | $10,000 |
| Whiz Kids Tutoring | $5,000 |
| Work Options | $15,000 |
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.