- December 7, 2023
chfa donates over one million dollars to 93 nonprofits in second round of 2023 direct effect awards
(DENVER) – Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) is proud to announce its Round Two 2023 Direct Effect Award recipients. In Round Two of 2023, CHFA is donating $1,070,050 to 93 nonprofits across Colorado. This represents the highest amount awarded in a single round in the program’s history. The average grant awarded in Round Two is $11,506 and the maximum grant award amount is $30,000.
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.
Including this latest round of awards, CHFA has donated more than $5.6 million in Direct Effect Awards to more than 370 Colorado organizations since 2021. More information is available at chfainfo.com/directeffect.
Round Two 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.
| 60+ Ride | $7,500 |
| Access AfterSchool | $10,000 |
| African American Trade Association | $15,000 |
| AgeWise Colorado | $5,000 |
| Aurora Interfaith Community Services | $15,000 |
| The Blue Bench | $7,500 |
| Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity | $7,500 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Pueblo County | $15,000 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of Colorado | $10,000 |
| The Bridge Emergency Shelter | $17,316 |
| CARE Housing | $5,000 |
| Casa de Paz | $10,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Central Colorado | $15,000 |
| Center for Community Wealth Building | $10,000 |
| Clayton Early Learning | $7,500 |
| Cleo Parker Robinson Dance | $10,000 |
| Colorado Coalition for the Homeless | $15,000 |
| Colorado Health Network, Inc. | $10,000 |
| Community Options Inc. | $15,969 |
| Community Partnership for Child Development | $10,000 |
| Drylands Agroecology Research | $10,000 |
| Elevation Community Land Trust | $20,000 |
| Envida | $10,000 |
| Families Plus | $10,000 |
| Family and Intercultural Resource Center | $20,000 |
| The Family Learning Center | $10,000 |
| Family Resource Center Association | $5,000 |
| Family Tree, Inc. | $10,000 |
| Fifty-Five and Over Club | $7,500 |
| Florence Crittenton Services | $10,000 |
| Fort Lewis College Foundation | $10,000 |
| Friends of DHA | $10,000 |
| Generation Schools Network | $7,500 |
| Good Food Collective | $10,000 |
| The Greenway Foundation | $5,000 |
| Gunnison Country Food Pantry | $7,000 |
| Gunnison Valley Mentors | $7,500 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Grand County | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans | $10,000 |
| Haseya Advocate Program | $7,500 |
| Haven of Hope | $10,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of Colorado, Inc. | $15,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado | $10,000 |
| Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc. | $7,000 |
| Karis Community | $15,500 |
| L’Arche Fort Collins | $10,000 |
| La Pinata del Aprendizaje | $10,000 |
| Little Sprouts Learning Center | $10,000 |
| Logan County Economic Development Corp. | $7,500 |
| Loving Beyond Understanding | $15,000 |
| Manna – The Durango Soup Kitchen | $30,000 |
| Mile High Ministries | $10,000 |
| Mile High Workshop | $15,000 |
| Montrose Recreation Foundation | $5,000 |
| Morgan County Family Center | $20,000 |
| Mountain Roots | $15,000 |
| NeighborWorks Southern Colorado | $20,000 |
| New Legacy Charter School | $10,000 |
| NEWSED Community Development Corporation | $10,000 |
| Northeast Denver Housing Center | $7,500 |
| One Nation Walking Together | $7,000 |
| The Papagayo Organization, Inc. | $5,000 |
| Pitkin County Human Services | $15,000 |
| Posada | $25,000 |
| Project Hope of Gunnison Valley | $5,000 |
| Project I See You | $10,000 |
| Providence Network | $10,000 |
| Pueblo Cooperative Care Center | $20,000 |
| RecoveryWorks | $15,000 |
| RISE 5280 | $10,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation | $20,000 |
| Ruby M. Sission Memorial Library Foundation, Inc. | $10,000 |
| San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition | $30,000 |
| The Salvation Army | $10,000 |
| Save Our Youth | $10,000 |
| Second Chance Center, Inc. | $10,000 |
| Servicios de La Raza | $20,000 |
| Sidewalk Poets | $5,000 |
| Southeastern Colorado Area Health Education Center | $7,500 |
| Southern Ute Indian Tribe | $7,500 |
| Spark the Change Colorado | $7,000 |
| Springs Rescue Mission | $21,730 |
| Startup Colorado | $20,000 |
| Sunshine Childcare Center at Northeastern | $7,500 |
| Teller Senior Coalition | $10,000 |
| Treeline Pass | $16,535 |
| Tu Casa, Inc. | $10,000 |
| United Neighbors/Vecinos Unidos | $10,000 |
| Veterans Community Project | $15,000 |
| Victory Service Dogs | $5,000 |
| Village Exchange Center | $10,000 |
| The Wayfaring Band | $7,500 |
| Yampa Valley Housing Authority | $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.