Community Shares of ColoradoCommunity Shares of Colorado (CSC) was formed in 1986 by eight local charities to provide new financial resources for grassroots organizations seldom supported by mainstream funding sources. Community Shares supports 100 member agencies engaged in cooperative, collaborative, community change. Community Shares has raised $24 million for Colorado nonprofit organizations.
5007 9to5 Colorado 303.628.0925 | www.9to5.org/colorado We work to improve the workplace for women and strengthen the ability of low-wage working women to win economic justice and rights on the job. 5002 ACLU Foundation of Colorado 303.777.5482 | www.aclu-co.org We are Colorado's guardian of liberty. Through litigation, advocacy, and education, we defend the Constitutional rights and freedoms guaranteed to everyone in the United States. 5051 Adoption Exchange 303.755.4756 | www.adoptex.org More than 100,000 children in foster care yearn for the stability and love of a permanent adoptive family. Help us find families for waiting children! 5003 American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) 303.623.3464 | www.afsc.org/office/denver-co To promote a more just world, we organize allies and faith communities in support of immigrant rights. 5180 Anti-Defamation League, Mountain States Region (ADL) 303.830.7177 | denver.adl.org The ADL Mountain States region defends democratic ideals, secures social justice and works to eliminate anti-Semitism and bigotry through education, law enforcement training and advocacy. 5187 Arapahoe House 303.657.3100 | www.arapahoehouse.org Imagine the impact if everyone who wanted treatment for alcoholism or addiction could get help. Our unique recovery programs save and rebuild lives in Colorado. 5159 Art Students League of Denver 303.778.6990 | www.asld.org Premier visual art school - 1,700 scholarships provided to adults and children since 1987. You inspire creativity in 9,000 students regardless of artistic ability. 5107 Bicycle Colorado 303.417.1544 | www.bicyclecolorado.org Encourages bicycle transportation for health and the environment. Teaches bicycle safety to children and adults, protects open space, and creates safer riding for all. 5216 Book Trust 720.458.9889 | www.booktrust.org Book Trust empowers children from low-income families to choose and purchase books, increasing literacy skills, vocabulary development, educational success and inspiring a love of reading. 5140 CASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties 303.654.3378 | https://casa17th.org To provide specially trained community volunteers, CASAs, to advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children in the pursuit of safe and permanent homes. 5217 CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties 303.271.6535 | www.casajeffcogilpin.com Provides trained volunteers who advocate in court for the safety and well being of abused and neglected children in the 1st Judicial District of Colorado. 5082 Cat Care Society 303.239.9680 | www.catcaresociety.org We shelter cats in cage-free environments until adopted, have cat clinic onsite, and provide community service programs, including a food bank for qualifying low-income owners. 5011 Center for Work Education and Employment (CWEE) 303.892.8444 | www.cwee.org Founded in 1982, CWEE fosters personal and professional transformation for low-income single parent families through confidence building, customized skills training, and career advancement. 5224 Central Visitation Program 303.831.4912 | www.cvpdenver.org Central Visitation Program's mission is to enhance relationships between children and parents of low income families by providing supervised visitation, exchanges, and parenting support. 5203 Chanda Plan Foundation, The 800.766.4255 | www.thechandaplanfoundation.org Improves the quality of life for persons with physical disabilities through programs and education to access integrative therapies. 5006 CHARG Resource Center 303.830.8805 | www.charg.org We are a community of Denver’s mentally ill citizens partnering with professionals to run a drop-in center, psychiatric clinic, homeless outreach, and public education programs. 5213 Chef Ann Foundation 303.330.6484 | www.chefannfoundation.org Children deserve healthy, fresh food at school. We help schools transition from pacakaged, processed food to scratch-cooked meals that nourish children's bodies, minds and futures. 5188 Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation 720.777.1700 | www.childrenscoloradofoundation.org The organization's mission is to improve the health of children through the provision of high quality, coordinated programs of patient care, education, research, and advocacy. 5058 Children's Outreach Project 303.429.0653 | www.childrensoutreachproject.org A preschool with therapeutic services taking a family-centered, whole-child approach to early childhood education, serving disadvantaged populations in the North Metro Denver community. 5076 Citizens Project 719.520.9899 | www.citizensproject.org Educates and mobilizes people to strengthen the traditional American values of equal rights, individual freedoms, separation of church and state, civic engagement, and respect for diversity. 5097 Clínica Tepeyac 720.274.2923 | www.clinicatepeyac.org Keeping medically uninsured Coloradans out of emergency rooms since 1995 by providing a primary and preventive health care home for low-income families. 5219 College Track 720.215.6478 | www.collegetrack.org A nationally recognized and comprehensive college access and completion program serving students for 10 years, from the summer before 9th grade through college completion. 5167 Colorado Consumer Health Initiative 303.839.1261 | www.cohealthinitiative.org Do you believe all Coloradans should have quality and affordable health care? CCHI and its membership influence and shape effective health care policy. Join us! 5042 Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition 303.825.0122 | www.ccjrc.org We are a statewide coalition advocating for state-level policy reform to increase alternatives to incarceration, with an emphasis on drug policy and parole re-entry. 5220 Colorado Health Network Inc. 303.837.0166 | www.coloradohealthnetwork.org Provides a continuum of care including oral health care, counseling and case management services to people living with HIV/AIDS and other disease across the state. 5207 Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) 303.922.3344 | www.coloradoimmigrant.org Statewide coalition of organizations improving the lives of immigrants and refugees through nonpartisan civic engagement, public education, and advocating for fair and humane immigration policies. 5074 Colorado Jobs with Justice 303.806.0818| www.cojwj.org We work in coalition with faith, student, labor, and community groups to build worker power! Your donations help us unite workers and move forward. 5214 Colorado Juvenile Defender Center 303.825.0194| www.cjdc.org The Colorado Juvenile Defender Center is dedicated to excellence in juvenile defense and advocacy, and justice for all children and youth in Colorado. 5168 Colorado Mountain Club (CMC) 303.279.3080 | www.cmc.org Do you love Colorado's mountains? Your donation will conserve Colorado's wild places, teach outdoor recreation skills, and connect young people to the outdoors. Get involved! 5016 Colorado Open Lands 303.988.2373 | www.coloradoopenlands.org Working with landowners to protect Colorado's natural and cultural treasures and quality of life. With your help, we can conserve another400,00 acres by 2025. 5204 Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) 303.393.0382 | www.colorlatina.org COLOR is dedicated to building a movement of Latinas, their families, and allies through leadership development, organizing, and advocacy to create opportunity and achieve reproductive justice. 5143 Colorado Public Radio 303.871.9191 | www.cpr.org Colorado Public Radio enriches the Colorado community by providing news, information, and music for people who want to be informed, enlightened, and entertained. 5154 Colorado Public Television 303.296.1212 | www.cpt12.org Colorado Public Television creates and curates an unparalleled content schedule of local, independent and world programming on three digital channels and at www.cpt12.org. 5149 Colorado Reptile Humane Society (CoRHS) 303.776.2070 | www.corhs.org Improves the lives of reptiles in captivity and in the wild through education and action in sheltering, conservation, and rehabilitation programs. 5083 Colorado Wildlife Federation 303.987.0400 | www.coloradowildlife.org Colorado Wildlife Federation works every day to protect Colorado's irreplaceable wildlife habitat on public lands so it remains for your children and grandchildren to enjoy. 5152 Colorado Youth Corps Association 303.863.0600 | www.cyca.org Young people spend less and less time outdoors. CYCA reaches underserved communities to employ young people in conservation activities and to open doors to careers 5017 Community Resources Inc. (CRI) 720.424.2300 | www.communityresourcesinc.org Community Resources Inc. (CRI) provides thousands of educational programs, free children's books, and mentorship opportunities to students and families in Denver's schools utilizing wonderful community volunteers. 50SH Community Shares Fund 303.861.7507 | www.cshares.org Designations to the Shares Fund are divided among all Community Shares of Colorado member agencies. 5000 Community Shares of Colorado 303.861.7507 | www.cshares.org Your gift to Community Shares promotes the advancement of local nonprofits and philanthropic choice across Colorado through increased awareness, business partnerships, and community outreach. 5008 Conservation Colorado Education Fund 303.534.7066 | www.conservationco.org Conservation Colorado Education Fund (formerly Colorado Environmental Coalition) is a statewide grassroots organization working to protect Colorado's air, land, water, and people. 5163 Delores Project, The 303.534.5411 | www.thedeloresproject.org Providing emergency shelter for unaccompanied women and transgender individuals experiencing homelessness, and individualized support services and shelter for women ready to move towards stability. 5182 Denver Children's Advocacy Center (DCAC) 303.825.3850 | www.denvercac.org We are here for Colorado's abused or traumatized children. Through forensic interviews, mental health treatment, family support, training and prevention, we restore childhood. 5061 Denver Hospice, The 303.321.2828 | www.thedenverhospice.org The Denver Hospice provides the most comprehensive hospice and palliative care services to those facing advanced illness with unprecedented levels of comfort, compassion, and expertise. 5197 Denver Scholarship Foundation 303.951.4140 | www.denverscholarship.org Make college possible for Denver students. Denver Scholarship Foundation provides college guidance, scholarships, and ongoing support to empower Denver students to earn a college degree. 5018 Denver Urban Matters (DenUM) 303.355.4896 | www.denum.org Inspiring hope, transforming lives, working to end poverty. Providing stability to vulnerable families by helping them meet their basic needs and offering tools for self-sufficiency. 5125 DenverWorks 303.433.0300 | www.denverworks.org DenverWorks restores hope and empowers through employment. Our vision is to see every job seeker in our community employed and fulfilling their God-given potential. 5171 Divine Feline 303.202.3516 | www.thefelinefix.org We are a high quality spay/neuter clinic for cats offering affordable services for pet and community cats in the Denver Metro area. 5077 Doctors Care 303.730.1313 | www.doctorscare.org Doctors Care provides health care for children and adults residing in South Metro Denver who cannot pay the full cost of their medical care. 5021 Domestic Violence Initiative Serving Women, Men and Children with Disabilities 303.839.5510 | www.dviforwomen.org DVI is dedicated to the survival and safety of Colorado's women and men with disabilities and their children who are victims of domestic violence, caregiver abuse, and other crimes. 5189 Dumb Friends League 303.751.5772 | www.ddfl.org The largest independent animal welfare organization in the region saves more than 17,000 pets and horses annually while reducing pet homelessness and preventing animal suffering. 5045 EarthLinks 303.389.0085 | www.earthlinks-colorado.org Homeless adults participate in a social enterprise where they create earth-center crafts, garden, and keep bees. Participants form supportive community which leads to positive change. 5022 Eco-Cycle 303.444.6634 | www.ecocycle.org We work locally and globally to protect our environment and combat climate change through Zero Waste practices like waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting. 5024 Empowerment Program, Inc., The 303.320.1989 | www.empowermentprogram.org Your gift empowers women to overcome issues of substance abuse, trauma, mental health, homelessness, domestic violence, and unemployment. Empower yourself by empowering others. Contribute now. 5221 Energy Outreach Colorado 303.825.8750| www.energyoutreach.org Energy Outreach Colorado is the only nonprofit in Colorado raising funds to help low-income Coloradans with energy bill assistance and provide energy efficiency improvements. 5144 Environmental Learning for Kids 303.371.8658 | www.elkkids.org We develop inspired and responsible leaders through science education, outdoor experiences, and career exploration for undeserved, urban youth ages 5-25. 5128 Foothills Animal Shelter 303.278.7575 | www.foothillsanimalshelter.org The Shelter provides life-saving care to thousands of pets annually and offers adoption, lost and found, pet licensing and other affordable services to the community. ! 5026 Gathering Place, The 303.321.4198 | www.tgpdenver.org Denver's only daytime center for women, children, and transgender individuals experiencing homelessness or poverty; offering safe shelter, meeting basic needs, and building self-sufficiency and inclusive community. 5027 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of Colorado, The 303.733.7743 | www.glbtcolorado.org The oldest and largest community agency in Colorado with programming for LGBT youth, adults, and elders in health, legal advocacy, social support, and resources. 5096 Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center 303.823.8455 | www.greenwoodwildlife.org Greenwood rehabilitates orphaned, injured, and sick wildlife and releases them back into the wild. We also educate the public on appropriate wildlife interactions. 5208 GRID Alternatives Colorado 303.968.1326 | www.gridalternatives.org/colorado GRID Alternatives' mission is to empower communities in need by providing renewable energy and energy efficiency services, equipment and job training. 5222 Groundwork Denver 720.455.5600 | www.groundworkdenver.org Groundwork Denver partners with low-income communities to improve the environment. We build parks, insulate houses, increase recycling, and coordinate thousands of volunteers to help. 5209 GrowHaus, The 720.515.4751 | www.thegrowhaus.org Our mission is to create a community-driven, neighborhood-based food system by serving as a hub for urban agriculture, education and business development. 5092 Habitat for Humanity of Boulder and Broomfield 303.477.3787 | www.flatironshabitat.org Building homes, building community and building stability in the lives of low-income families through home ownership opportunities and education. 5036 Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver 303.534.2929 | www.habitatmetrodenver.org Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope. 5225 Happy Cats Haven 719.362.4600 | www.happycatshaven.org We give Colorado cats a second chance with guaranteed safe haven until adoption, plus cat classes and online resources to all adopters and the public. 5030 Humane Society of Boulder Valley 303.442.4030 | www.boulderhumane.org We provide shelter for homeless animals, adoption and lost/found services, behavior counseling, veterinary care, and education to help promote healthy relationships between pets and people. 5198 Hunger Free Colorado 720.328.1284 | www.hungerfreecolorado.org The state's leading anti-hunger organization leveraging the power of collaboration, system change, policy change, and social change to end hunger in Colorado 5226 Inside the Orchestra 303.355.7855 | www.insidetheorchestra.org Inside the Orchestra brings music education to children throughout Colorado through immersive, interactive orchestra programs performed by professional musicians. 5055 Inside/Out Youth Services 719.328.1056 | www.insideoutys.org Inside/Out Youth Services serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in the Pikes Peak region, giving them resources they need to be themselves. 5146 Invest in Kids 303.839.1808 | www.iik.org Invest in Kids partners with communities to improve the health and well-being of Colorado's children, particularly those from low-income families, through advancing programs that work. 5165 Judi's House 720.941.0331 | www.judishouse.org Judi's House mission is to help children and families grieving a death find connection and healing. 5032 KGNU Community Radio 303.449.4885 | www.kgnu.org KGNU, a non-profit, volunteer-run, community radio station serving the Front Range of Colorado airs music, news, and information often not heard elsewhere in media. 5033 KUVO/jazz89 303.480.9272 | www.kuvo.org We are Colorado's source for Jazz, Blues & News, weekends that groove. Call and let us know you're a member through CSC at 303.446.7614. 5227 Larimer Humane Society 970.226.3647 | www.larimerhumane.org As an open admission shelter, we accept every animal in need of homes. Through our many services we care for thousands of animals a year. 5075 Longmont Humane Society 303.772.1232 | www.longmonthumane.org Nationally recognized as leader in progressive sheltering techniques that save more lives, we shelter, nurture, and protect animals providing the highest standards of animal welfare. 5194 Maria Droste Counseling Center 303.756.9052 | www.mariadroste.org We provide affordable counseling for at-risk adults, children, and families in need, helping them overcome obstacles such as poverty, emotional trauma, illness, and depression. 5199 Metro Volunteers 303.282.1234 | www.metrovolunteers.org As Denver's Volunteer Center, Metro Volunteers connects people to volunteer opportunities and trains volunteers, non-profit agencies, and companies on how to create positive impact through volunteerism. 5113 Minority Enterprise & Educational Development (MEED) 303.296.2969 | www.meedcolorado.org We provide $500 Scholarships for disadvantaged middle-school students. Our Backpack & School Supply Collection Program provides backpacks & school supplies to DPS homeless youth. 5192 mpowered 303.233.2773 | www.mpoweredcolorado.org A local resource for Coloradans who want to learn about money management and participate in coaching to achieve their personal definition of financial success. 5056 NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado 303.394.1973 | www.prochoicecolorado.org Statewide organization that is dedicated to supporting and protecting every woman's right to make informed personal decisions about the full range of reproductive health options. 5200 One Colorado Education Fund 303.396.6170 | www.one-colorado.org We provide education on LGBT issues, conduct research on public opinions, mobilize the LGBT community and straight allies, and develop campaigns to build support for equality. 5195 Out Boulder 303.499.5777 | www.outboulder.org Out Boulder educates, advocates, and provides services, programs and support to Boulder County's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities. 5185 Park People, The 303.722.6262 | www.theparkpeople.org Leading park advocacy group for Denver’s parks and recreation system. Have infused millions in private dollars restoring/adding new park amenities. Home to Denver Digs Trees. 5015 Partners of Delta Montrose and Ouray 970.249.1116 | www.partners-west.org Partners promotes positive change in at risk youth by matching them with a screened and trained adult volunteer in a supported mentoring relationship. 5093 PetAid Colorado 303.318.0447 | www.petaidcolorado.org PetAid Colorado is the healthcare safety net for underprivileged pets and animals at risk with programs that provide comprehensive healthcare to pets in need. 5067 PFLAG Denver Chapter 303.573.5861 | www.pflagdenver.org As families and friends, we love and value gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons. We welcome your support to educate others and celebrate human diversity. 5094 Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission 719.632.6189 | www.ppjpc.org The Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission is a community-based organization that promotes peace, justice, and sustainability through systemic change. 5041 Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains 303.321.7526 | www.pprm.org Join our 96-year-old movement to build healthy communities through investment in reproductive health care services, age-appropriate comprehensive sex education, and protection of reproductive rights. 5205 PlatteForum 303.893.0791 | www.platteforum.org An award winning youth development and artist residency program matching underserved youth with artists in long term creative learning environments improving life skills for youth. 5223 Playworks 720.259.1035 | www.playworks.org We believe in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. We increase physical activity, social emotional learning and decrease bullying. 5050 Project Angel Heart 303.830.0202 | www.projectangelheart.org Delivering nutritious meals to improve quality of life, at no cost, for those coping with life-threatening illness in Denver and Colorado Springs. 5215 Ray of Hope Cancer Foundation 720.238.5401 | www.rayofhopecolorado.org Ray of Hope Foundation responds to the urgent needs of Coloradans with cancer by providing direct financial assistance with dignity and humanity. 5228 Rebuilding Together Metro Denver 720.524.0840 | www.rebuildingdenver.org Together we Transform the lives of low-income homeowners by improving the safety and health of their homes and revitalizing our communities. 5172 Rocky Mountain Arts Association 303.325.3959 | www.rmarts.org Building community through music: Denver Gay Men's Chorus, Denver Women's Chorus, Mosaic Youth Chorus, and Out Loud: The Colorado Springs Men's Chorus. 5191 Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network 303.433.2812 | www.rmian.org Ensuring equal access to justice for men and women in immigration detention and immigrant children through free legal services, community education, and trainings in Colorado. 5206 Rocky Mountain Micro Finance Institute 720.941.5037 | www.rmmfi.org RMMFI provides learning, lending, and coaching to Community Entrepreneurs who build businesses to advance along the pathway to self-sufficiency and self-worth. 5211 Rocky Mountain PBS 303.892.6666 | www.rmpbs.org Rocky Mountain PBS, Colorado's only statewide public television network, provides a lens through which Coloradans see and understand our diverse state, nation and world. 5201 Rocky Mountain Wild 303.546.0214 | www.rockymountainwild.org We protect, connect, and restore Colorado's wildlife and wildlands through education, outreach, and science-based conservation of our state's rich biodiversity and environment. 5229 Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics 303.502.4000 | www.rmyclinics.org Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics provides accessible, affordable, high-quality health care and support services to children across Colorado regardless if their family's ability to pay. 5005 Senior Assistance Center 303.694.9623 | www.seniorassistancecenter.org Promotes self-sufficiency of seniors in Denver Metro area to ensure that no senior goes without the necessities of life, including shelter, food, and public services. 5156 Senior Housing Options 303.595.4464 | www.seniorhousingoptions.org Senior Housing Options' mission is to provide and promote quality affordable housing and services in a caring environment for older adults throughout Colorado. 5186 Sense of Security 303.669.3113 | www.senseofsecurity.org We provide temporary, monthly financial assistance to breast cancer patients to ease monetary stress during treatment. Just one dollar a day buys food and gas. 5023 Su Teatro 303.296.0219 | www.suteatro.org A Regional Latino Cultural Arts Center with a full season of theater, annual film, poetry, and music festivals, and a growing arts education program. 5078 Thorne Nature Experience 303.499.3647 | www.thornenature.org Thorne Nature Experience builds Earth stewardship by connecting youth to nature through joyful, hands-on, place-based environmental education experiences. 5100 Trails and Open Space Coalition 719.633.6884 | www.trailsandopenspaces.org We enrich the Pikes Peak region by preserving open spaces and parks and developing trails, bike-ways, and green-ways for commuting and recreational purposes. 5151 Trees, Water & People 970.484.3678 | www.treeswaterpeople.org Providing environmental education and outreach, renewable energy solutions, and carbon and paper offsets to help Colorado residents and businesses protect our precious natural resource 5046 TRU Community Care 303.449.7740|www.trucare.org Providing hospice services, home health, and grief support, we encompass a continuum of care for those with advanced illness regardless of ability to pay. 5080 Urban Servant Corps 303.894.0076 | www.urbanservantcorps.org A faith-based, intentional community of full-time volunteers, serving those most in need at non-profit partner agencies in the heart of Denver. 5047 Voices For Children CASA 303.440.7059 | www.vfccasa.org Voices For Children CASA provides trained, court-appointed volunteers who advocate for abused and neglected children in Boulder County. 5101 VSA Colorado/Access Gallery 303.777.0797 | www.accessgallery.org VSA Arts of Colorado (VSAC) is an organization dedicated to providing transformational learning experiences through the arts for people with disabilities. 5122 W.O.L.F. Sanctuary 970.416.9531 | www.wolfsanctuary.net W.O.L.F. is a nonprofit sanctuary for captive wolves/wolf-dogs. Our Mission: Rescue animals in need, provide life-long sanctuary, and educate the public about these misunderstood animals. 5157 Western Resource Advocates 303.444.1188 | www.westernresourceadvocates.org Western Resource Advocates protects the West's land, air, and water. We defend public lands, promote water conservation, help restore rivers, and advance clean energy. 5039 Wild Animal Sanctuary, The 303.536.0118 | www.wildanimalsanctuary.org The Wild Animal Sanctuary rescues abused, abandoned, and illegally kept lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, wolves, and bears, and focuses on public education about captive wildlife. 5105 Wild Forever Foundation 719.475.9453 | www.wildforeverppr.org/ Promote compassion, respect and freedom for all wildlife through rehabilitation and education. Creation of a Wildlife rehab and education center for the Pikes Peak Region. 5212 Wildlands restoration Volunteers (WRV) 303.543.1411 | www.wlrv.org We provide opportunities for people to come together, learn about their natural environments, and take direct action to restore the land. 5052 Women's Bean Project 303.292.1919 | www.womensbeanproject.com Employs chronically unemployed and impoverished women in transitional employment in our food and jewelry manufacturing business, while teaching necessary job and life skills. |
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