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.
5007 9 to 5 Working Women Education Fund
303-628-0925; www.9to5colorado.org
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.
5051 Adoption Exchange
303-755-4756; www.adoptex.org
We help hundreds of abused, abandoned, and neglected Colorado children in need of loving families for adoption.
5081 ALIE Foundation
303-662-8402; www.alie.org
We educate children and parents on the dangers of child abduction and assist police departments with bloodhound dogs to help locate missing and abducted children.
5139 Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado †
303-321-3399; www.jewishcolorado.org
We build and sustain Jewish life in Colorado, Israel, and around the world.
5002 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Colorado
303-777-5482; www.aclu-co.org
We safeguard the freedoms and Constitutional civil rights and liberties of all Coloradans through public education, advocacy, and legal help when those rights are violated.
5003 American Friends Service Committee
303-623-3464; www.afsc.org/central/colorado/
To promote a more just world, we organize citizen allies in support of immigrant rights. We also organize youth to oppose the poverty draft and the militarization of our culture.
5159 Art Students League of Denver
303-778-6990; www.asld.org
The Art Students League of Denver is the metro area's premier non-profit community resource for teaching, creating, selling, collecting, and supporting the visual arts.
5005 Association for Senior Citizens
303-455-9642; www.associationforseniorcitizens.com
We help low-income seniors with emergency financial assistance, information and referrals, food bank, "Friendly Visitor" program, warm clothing, and an independent shared-living facility.
5025 Beacon Center
303-761-6756; www.beaconcenter.org
Beacon Center serves at-risk adolescents in residential care and community/home services, including individualized and group treatment, education, and family involvement.
5107 Bicycle Colorado
303-417-1544; www.bicyclecolorado.org
Building a bicycle-friendly Colorado! Teaching bicycle safety, creating safe routes to school, protecting open space, and ensuring Coloradoans have fun, safe places to ride.
5132 Big City Mountaineers
303-271-9200; www.bigcitymountaineers.org
We provide meaningful mentoring experiences for urban, under resourced teens through team-mentoring outdoor trips.
5120 Boulder County Arts Alliance
303-447-2422; www.bouldercountyarts.org
BCAA educates, supports, promotes, and advocates for artists and cultural organizations in Boulder County by providing funding, expertise, and opportunities.
5160 Carriage House
303-442-8300; www.carriage-house.org
The Carriage House is a community for homeless individuals. We provide immediate survival needs and services which lead to employment, housing, stability, and healing.
5140 CASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties
303-654-3378; www.casa17th.org
CASA recruits and trains community volunteers who advocate for abused and neglected children in the court system, in the pursuit of safe, permanent homes.
5082 Cat Care Society
303-239-9680; www.catcaresociety.org
We shelter cats in a cage-free environment, provide appropriate adoptions and community service programs, including a cat clinic for qualifying low-income owners.
5011 Center for Work Education and Employment (CWEE) *
303-892-8444; www.cwee.org
We provide programs that help low-income adults prepare for, find, and keep permanent employment, enabling them to become economically self-sufficient.
5133 Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores *
303-292-4115; www.centrohumanitario.org
Centro Humanitario promotes the rights and well-being of day laborers in Denver through education, job skill and leadership development, united action, and advocacy.
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.
5058 Children's Outreach Project †
303-429-0653; www.childrensoutreachproject.org
We offer an integrated, quality early childhood and kindergarten education to typical, accelerated, and developmentally delayed children.
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 *
303-583-0150; www.clinicatepeyac.org
We are a community-based health clinic providing basic medical and prevention education to uninsured Latinos while encouraging youth to pursue futures in health careers.
5141 Colorado Anti-Violence Program
303-839-5204; www.coavp.org
We work to eliminate violence within and against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and ensure quality services are provided to the survivors of violence.
5134 Colorado CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
303-623-5380; www.coloradocasa.org
Colorado CASA advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the state by promoting volunteer mobilization and supporting CASA programs statewide.
5042 Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
303-825-0122; www.ccjrc.org
CCJRC is a network of concerned individuals, organizations, and faith communities working together to promote alternatives to incarceration and stop the use of private prisons in Colorado.
5008 Colorado Environmental Coalition
303-534-7066; www.ourcolorado.org
We are a statewide conservation organization of 3,400 individuals and 85 groups, committed to preserving and protecting Colorado’s environment and quality of life.
5142 Colorado HAWKS (Hard at Work Kids)
303-341-7325; www.coloradohawks.org
We provide and foster the discipline necessary for at-risk, disadvantaged youth to achieve a college education through sports scholarships.
5074 Colorado Jobs with Justice
303-806-0818; www.cojwj.org
We are a coalition of labor unions, community groups, and religious organizations that take collective action to advance the rights of working people in Colorado.
5016 Colorado Open Lands
303-988-2373; www.coloradoopenlands.org
With Charity Navigator's highest rating for four consecutive years, we are a land conservation organization instrumental in protecting 190,000+ acres of Colorado's scenic, natural, and agricultural lands.
5126 Colorado Preservation, Inc.
303-893-4260; www.coloradopreservation.org
Colorado Preservation, Inc. builds a future for historic buildings, landscapes, and communities through advocacy, education, and project assistance.
5143 Colorado Public Radio
303-871-9191; www.cpr.org
Serves as an educational and cultural resource for Colorado by broadcasting both in-depth news and classical music 24-hours per day across the state.
5149 Colorado Reptile Humane Society
303-776-2070; www.corhs.org
We promote a better life for reptiles and amphibians through humane care of neglected pet trade animals, permanent adoptive homes, husbandry education, and species conservation.
5048 Colorado Wild
970-385-9833; www.coloradowild.org
We work throughout the forested high country of the Southern Rocky Mountains to protect and restore the habitat of native plants and animals.
5083 Colorado Wildlife Federation
303-987-0400; www.coloradowildlife.org
We promote the conservation, sound management, and sustainable use of Colorado’s wildlife and wildlife habitat through education and advocacy.
5010 Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation
303-291-7212; www.cwhf.info
Colorado’s wildlife foundation since 1989, working to ensure a wildlife legacy for Colorado today and tomorrow by securing and managing funds for wildlife projects.
5057 Colorado Women's Agenda
303-863-7336; www.womensagenda.org
A women's social justice network advocating statewide for economic security, political empowerment, and race equity through grassroots organizing, community education, leadership development, and political participation.
5109 Colorado Youth at Risk
303-623-9140; www.coloradoyouthatrisk.org
We provide mentoring and drop-out prevention programs for youth at risk of academic failure, serving students 9th-12th grade.
5152 Colorado Youth Corps Association
303-863-0600; www.cyca.org
CYCA supports youth conservation corps programs that engage youth throughout the state in conservation service projects to protect and enhance Colorado’s natural resources.
5084 Colorado Youth Program
303-402-9656; www.coloradoyouthprogram.org
CYP connects underprivileged kids with nature and their communities with summer camps, after school volunteer projects, weekend recreation outings, mountains, sunshine, and laughter.
5124 CoLours TV (Black Star Communications)
303-331-0339; www.colourstv.org
Focusing on America's culturally diverse audience, CoLours TV inspires and educates viewers by providing community-based and national programs addressing social issues.
5017 Community Resources, Inc.
303-782-0975; www.communityresourcesinc.org
We work with community volunteers to provide thousands of classroom programs, family involvement events, mentorships and special events for at-risk students in Denver.
5163 The Delores Project
303-534-5411; www.thedeloresproject.org
The Delores Project provides safe, comfortable overnight shelter and services to adult single women who are homeless and have limited resources.
5061 The Denver Hospice
303-321-2828; www.thedenverhospice.org
We provide the most comprehensive hospice and palliative care services to members of our community with an unprecedented level of comfort, compassion, and expertise.
5088 Denver International Program
303-871-4487; www.dipusa.com
We build understanding among people and nations through cross-cultural exchange, professional development, and internships supporting service agencies in the Denver area.
5164 Denver SCORES †
303-832-5879; www.denverscores.org
Denver SCORES uses the tools of soccer, poetry, and service learning to inspire and empower Denver's urban youth.
5018 Denver Urban Ministries (DenUM) *
303-355-4896; www.denum.org
DenUM provides emergency services in Denver's most impoverished neighborhoods. Services include: food, weekly produce, rental and utility assistance, government-issued identification, job-readiness training, and case management.
5125 DenverWorks, Inc. *
303-433-0300; www.denverworks.org
DenverWorks equips the unemployed and low-income, including former offenders, to obtain and retain full-time, permanent, career-based jobs by providing job search assistance, career counseling, and life-skills training.
5089 Diana Price-Fish Cancer Foundation
303-639-9110; www.dpfcf.org
We are devoted to helping adult cancer patients and their families enjoy life by providing access to participation in enjoyable activities of their choice.
5077 Doctors Care
303-730-1313; www.drscare.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 for Women with Disabilities (DVI)
303-839-5510
We assist women with disabilities who have experienced domestic violence by providing referrals, peer support, education, and advocacy.
5045 EarthLinks, Inc.
303-389-0085; www.earthlinks-colorado.org
We connect homeless and at-risk, low-income persons with nature, offering innovative programs, providing healing adventures, sense of community, and support toward empowering life changes.
5022 Eco-Cycle, Inc.
303-444-6634; www.ecocycle.org
We are dedicated to expanding local recycling opportunities, building a model Zero Waste community, and pioneering resource conservation at home and abroad.
5023 El Centro Su Teatro
303-296-0219; www.suteatro.org
We are a multidisciplinary cultural arts organization that strives to preserve, develop, and promote Chicano and Latino art and culture.
5150 Ellicott Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
719-683-8152; www.ellicottwildlife.com
We provide compassionate care to sick, injured, and orphaned wild bird and small mammals for the purposes of release and education.
5024 Empowerment Program
303-320-1989; www.empowermentprogram.org
We provide health, education, housing, and employment services to women who are homeless, work as prostitutes, have a mental illness, and/or live with HIV/AIDS.
5158 Environment Colorado Research and Policy Center
303-573-3871; www.environmentcolorado.org
We protect Colorado’s air, water, and open spaces by promoting renewable energy, smart growth, and forest preservation.
5144 Environmental Learning for Kids - ELK
303-371-8658; www.elkkids.org
ELK is a community-based organization dedicated to providing science education, mentoring, career development, and stewardship programs to low-income, culturally diverse youth and families.
5145 Family Star †
303-477-7827; www.familystar.net
Family Star Montessori provides childcare and education for kids 0-6. We offer dual language for Head Start and Fee-based programs encouraging community diversity.
5092 Flatirons Habitat for Humanity
303-447-3787; www.flatironshabitat.org
We are a non-profit ecumenical Christian ministry that builds simple, decent, and affordable homes in partnership with low-income families and volunteers.
5131 Four Corners School of Outdoor Education
435-587-2156; www.fourcornersschool.org
We provide eduction about the outdoors and the need to preserve natural and cultural treasures in the Southwest and around the world.
5111 Front Range Earth Force
303-433-0016; www.ef-den.org
We work with teachers to empower student leaders to solve real issues in their schools, communities, and the environment.
5026 The Gathering Place *
303-321-4198; www.the-gatheringplace.org
Denver’s only daytime drop-in center for women and children experiencing homelessness and poverty, offering shelter from harm, opportunities for hope, and a community of acceptance.
5027 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of Colorado
303-733-7743; www.glbtcolorado.org
We are Colorado’s primary service agency offering youth support, crisis intervention, health programs, community events, legal and social justice advocacy for GLBT people and people living with HIV and AIDS.
5070 Global Response
303-444-0306; www.globalresponse.org
We collaborate with communities worldwide to stop environmental destruction through effective citizen letter campaigns.
5096 Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary
303-823-8455; www.greenwoodwildlife.org
Greenwood rehabilitates injured, sick, and orphaned wildlife and releases them into the appropriate habitat. We also educate the public on appropriate wildlife interaction.
5036 Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver
303-534-2929; www.habitatmetrodenver.org
We are a non-profit ecumenical Christian ministry that builds decent and affordable houses in partnership with low-income families and volunteers.
5093 Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital
303-722-2100; www.hmah.org
A program of CVMF, offering discounted veterinary services to disabled and low income pet owners and affordable spay and neuter services to the general public.
5046 HospiceCare of Boulder & Broomfield County
303-449-7740; www.hospicecareonline.org
We maintain the highest possible quality of life for patients and offer services for family, friends, and the community regarding end-of-life situations.
5030 Humane Society of Boulder Valley
303-442-4030; www.boulderhumane.org
The Humane Society of Boulder Valley is a community-supported open-door facility providing shelter, medical care, and behavioral rehabilitation to more that 8,000 animals annually.
5066 Indigo Mountain Nature Center, Inc.
719-748-5550; www.indigomtn.org
We are a wildlife conservation and education facility providing permanent sanctuary to captive-born wildlife and exotic animals in need.
5055 Inside/Out Youth Services
719-328-1056; www.InsideOutYS.org
Empower, educate, and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning youth age 13-22; the highest risk population for suicide, school-dropout, abuse and homelessness.
5146 Invest In Kids †
303-839-1808; www.iik.org
We partner with communities to improve the health and well-being of Colorado's children through advancing programs with proven effectiveness.
5136 Jefferson County Library Foundation
303-275-2240; www.jeffcolibraryfoundation.org
We provide financial and program support for children's literacy programs and services not available to the community through the Library's dedicated tax-income base.
5165 Judi's House
720-941-0331; www.judishouse.org
The death of a loved one can be devasting. We provide peer support groups for grieving children/teenagers and educate the community about children's grief.
5154 KBDI, Channel 12 PBS
303-296-1212; www.kbdi.org
KBDI is a multi-media, public communications organization serving the Colorado Front Range and beyond; providing a unique civic resource through eight weekly public affairs programs.
5063 The Kempe Foundation for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect †
303-864-5300; www.kempe.org
We support programs which increase awareness, engage in advocacy, and secure and provide resources for the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
5032 KGNU 88.5FM & 1390AM Independent Community Radio
303-449-4885; www.kgnu.org
We are an independent, volunteer powered, non-commercial radio station. KGNU broadcasts diverse, alternative news and information and eclectic music to Denver, Boulder and beyond.
5033 KUVO 89.3, Denver Educational Broadcasting
303-480-9272; www.kuvo.org
We are Denver’s only non-commercial, Hispanic-controlled radio station combining mainstream and Latin jazz, blues, and specialty music interspersed with news and information.
5049 KVNF, Mountain Grown Public Radio
970-527-4866; www.kvnf.org
A member-owned community radio station serving the heart of Western Colorado. We offer diverse music, alternative news and locally produced public affairs programming.
5075 Longmont Humane Society
303-772-1232; www.longmonthumane.org
We promote the bond between people and animals, through pet adoptions, humane education, and sheltering lost and homeless animals.
5064 Lost and Found, Inc.
303-420-8080; www.lostandfoundinc.org
We specialize in counseling and intervention services from a Christian perspective for children, teens, and families struggling with addictions, sexual abuse, and other traumas.
5113 Minority Enterprise & Educational Development, Inc.
303-296-2969; www.meedcolorado.com
MEED provides scholarships for minority and disadvantaged students in Denver Public middle schools and provide opportunities for their parents to attend partner community colleges.
5056 NARAL Pro-choice Colorado Foundation
303-394-1973; www.prochoicecolorado.org
We support and protect as a fundamental freedom, a woman's right to make reproductive choices through the conduct of education, training, and public policy initiatives.
5114 Native American Multicultural Education School Inc. (NAMES)
303-934-8086; www.alphacdc.com/names/
We are a values-based, community rooted school serving Native American and other struggling disadvantaged minority populations providing adult education and GED preparation changing lives forever.
5037 Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
303-447-8760; www.narf.org
NARF provides legal representation to Native American tribes, organizations, and individuals to protect sovereign and human rights guaranteed them by treaty and law.
5038 New Foundations Nonviolence Center
303-825-2562; www.home.earthlink.net/~nfnc/
We provide the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) in Colorado neighborhoods and institutions to help curb societal violence and have a visitation program at the Denver County Jail.
5015 Partners of Delta, Montrose Youth Services, Inc.
970-249-1116; www.partners-west.org
We develop positive changes in troubled youth by creating and supporting mentoring relationships with adult volunteers who are role models, advocates and friends.
5067 PFLAG Denver
303-573-5861; www.pflagdenver.org
We promote opportunities for dialogue regarding sexual orientation and gender identity through support, education, and advocacy to create a society respectful of human diversity.
5166 Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers
719-444-7630; www.crimestop.net
Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers promotes community safety by increasing public awareness of crime and providing monetary incentives and anonymity for reporting criminal activity.
5091 Pikes Peak Gay & Lesbian Community Center
719-471-4429; www.ppglcc.org
Providing advocacy, resources and support in the Pikes Peak region and throughout Southern Colorado. Proudly serving the interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender peoples since 1978.
5094 Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission
719-632-6189; www.ppjpc.org
We promote the values of nonviolence, sustainable living, social and economic justice through seminars, experiential workshops, public forums, children’s peace camps, alternative news and public witness.
5041 Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Inc.
303-321-7526; www.pprm.org
We focus on preventing unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and reproductive cancers, investing in community education, youth development programs, and affordable reproductive health care.
5050 Project Angel Heart
303-830-0202; www.projectangelheart.org
Over 4,000 volunteers annually help prepare, package, and deliver nutritious meals made with love for people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-threatening illnesses, free of charge.
5068 Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
303-444-6981; www.rmpjc.org
We work for justice in the world and for the coalition of sustainable communities world-wide, through educational forums, workshops, demonstrations, direct action and the arts, and by working to create a culture of peace.
5147 Rocky Mountain Survivors Center
303-321-3221; www.rmscdenver.org
RMSC assists survivors of torture and war trauma, and their families, to heal and rebuild their lives.
5156 Senior Housing Options
303-595-4464; www.seniorhousingoptions.org
We provide and promote quality, affordable housing and services in a caring environment for older adults in Colorado.
5069 Sinapu
303-447-8655; www.sinapu.org
Sinapu, named after the Ute word for wolves, is dedicated to the conservation of native carnivores in the Rockies.
5148 Stride
303-238-3580; www.stride-co.org
Helps low-income families leave public assistance through vocational counseling, job training, and support services, including affordable housing, emergency loans, and youth services.
5099 Summer Scholars †
303-355-0290; www.summerscholars.org
Summer Scholars is an innovative, community-based literacy initiative to promote academic success among struggling elementary students in Denver Public Schools.
5128 Table Mountain Animal Center Foundation
303-278-7575; www.tablemountainanimals.org/
We provide care and shelter to homeless animals, adopt animals into loving homes, reunite lost pets and families, and educate the community on responsible pet ownership.
5078 Thorne Ecological Institute
303-499-3647; www.thorne-eco.org
Thorne Ecological Institute builds Earth Stewardship by connecting kids to nature through hands-on Environmental Education and Natural Science experiences.
5100 Trails & Open Space Coalition
719-633-6884; www.trailsandopenspaces.org
We work to preserve open space and rural land, and to create a network of trails, bikeways and greenways in the Pikes Peak region.
5151 Trees, Water & People
970-484-3678; www.treeswaterpeople.org
We are an organization dedicated to improving people’s lives by helping communities protect, conserve, and manage the natural resources upon which their long-term well-being depends.
5080 Urban Servant Corps
303-894-0076; www.servantcorps.org
We provide full-time volunteer staff to community service agencies that work with many of the most disadvantaged and at-risk populations in Denver’s inner city.
5047 Voices For Children CASA
303-440-7059; www.vfccasa.org
We work to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect in Boulder County through the use of trained CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers and public awareness programs.
5121 Volunteer Connection of Boulder County
303-444-4904; www.volunteerconnection.net
We engage people as volunteers and strengthen volunteer-based programs, improving the quality of life in Boulder County.
5115 Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
303-715-1010; www.voc.org
We motivate and engage thousands of volunteers annually in activities to preserve, protect, and enhance Colorado’s treasured parks, trails, and open spaces.
5101 VSA arts of Colorado
303-777-0797; www.vsaco.org
We enrich the lives of people with disabilities by creating and promoting opportunities for disabled persons and their families to actively participate in the arts.
5122 W.O.L.F. (Wolves Offered Life and Friendship)
970-416-9531; www.wolfsanctuary.net
Rescues and provides sanctuary to captive-bred wolves and wolf-dogs and offers educational programs to schools, libraries, and youth groups.
5043 Western Colorado Congress
970-256-7650; www.wccongress.org
Western Colorado Congress is an alliance for community action empowering people to protect and enhance their quality of life in Western Colorado.
5157 Western Resource Advocates
303-444-1188; www.westernresourceadvocates.org
We protect the Interior West's land, air, and water; defend public lands; promote water conservation; restore rivers; and advance cleaner energy production.
5039 Wild Animal Sanctuary
303-536-0118; www.wildlife-sanctuary.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.wildforever.org
We rescue and rehabilitate sick, orphaned and injured wildlife, return them to their proper habitat, and promote humane treatment of wildlife through public education.
5052 Women's Bean Project *
303-292-1919; www.womensbeanproject.com
Through employment in two off-site businesses, we teach workplace competencies for entry level positions to women of poverty who are chronically unemployed.
5116 Work Options for Women *
720-944-1917; www.workoptions.org
Work Options for Women helps low-income women gain the skills and confidence they need to work their way out of poverty and into self-sufficiency.
*denotes designated
Enterprise Zone nonprofit agencies
† denotes designated Child Care Tax
Credit nonprofit agencies
