Comcast Foundation Awards Grants to Nearly 60 Colorado Organizations
DENVER – JANUARY 2, 2017 – Comcast in Colorado contributes approximately $15 million in financial and in-kind resources each year to programs and partnerships helping communities across the state thrive. These contributions include grants from the Comcast Foundation, which announced today total more than $650,000 to Colorado nonprofit organizations in 2017. The grants help grow the impact of programs aimed at expanding digital literacy, promoting service, and mentoring tomorrow’s leaders.
Anchor Center for Blind Children, Boys & Girls Clubs, Servicios de La Raza and Girls Inc. are just a few of the many local organizations making a significant difference in the community supported by the Comcast Foundation this year.
“Comcast is proud to support our partner organizations throughout the year to improve our communities and enrich the lives of all Coloradans,” said Rich Jennings, senior vice president of Comcast Mountain West Region. “The important work of these nonprofit organizations ensures Colorado is a better place to call home.”
Comcast Foundation grants recipients in Colorado in 2017 include:
Aurora
Aurora Public Schools Foundation
Boys & Girls Club of Buckley Air Force Base Youth Center
Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation
Spirit of Aurora – City of Aurora
Boulder
PLAY Boulder Foundation – Boulder Parks & Recreation
Colorado Springs
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pikes Peak Region
Care and Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
City of Colorado Springs - Spirit of the Springs!
Colorado Springs School District 11
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region
Pikes Peak United Way
Denver
Anchor Center for Blind Children
Bonfils Blood Center
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver
The Center Advancing LGBT Colorado
City Year Denver
Denver Housing Authority
Denver Health Foundation
Denver Indian Center
Denver Public Schools Foundation
Food Bank of the Rockies
Clayton Early Learning
Girls Inc. of Metro Denver
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
Mi Casa Resource Center
Mile High United Way
Project Angel Heart
Servicios de La Raza
The Greenway Foundation
Urban League of Metropolitan Denver
The Women’s Foundation of Colorado
Edwards
United Way of Eagle River Valley
Englewood
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado
Freedom Service Dogs of America
Fort Carson
Boys & Girls Club of Fort Carson Child & Youth Services Center
Fort Collins
Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County
Food Bank for Larimer County
The Arc of Larimer County
United Way of Larimer County
Glenwood Springs
Habitat for Humanity of Roaring Fork Valley
United Way Battlement to the Bells
Greeley
Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County
United Way of Weld County
Kremmling
Troublesome Horse Rescue
Lakewood
Easterseals Colorado
The Action Center
Littleton
Audubon Society of Greater Denver
Humane Society of the South Platte Valley
Littleton Public Schools Foundation
The Hudson Gardens
Pueblo
Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County
Pueblo City Schools D60 Education Foundation, Inc.
United Way of Pueblo County
Steamboat Springs
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Colorado
Trinidad
Trinidad Community Foundation
Including the support in Colorado, the Comcast Foundation in 2017 donated about $20 million to nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves nationwide. In addition to the grants from the Comcast Foundation, Comcast also responds to community needs through local sponsorships and in-kind support, such as airing public service announcements, employee volunteerism, and providing technology equipment and services to organizations across the country. Looking ahead to 2018, the Comcast Foundation will build on its efforts through an added focus on expanding access to technology to promote digital inclusion, helping individuals build skills for the digital economy, and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurialism.
About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities—expanding digital literacy, promoting community service, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $200 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.