Involvement
2007 – 2009 Endowment Challenge Grants
Program Snapshot
Links
(Please note that documents created pre-Sept. 2007
contain our former name of LMC Community Foundation)
Application & Instructions (pdf)
Press Release
Description
In the spirit of our Nonprofit Preservation Initiative, Community First Foundation committed $1.5 million for 2007 – 2009 Endowment Challenge Grants. The program was designed to help nonprofit organizations in the metropolitan Denver area preserve their future by strengthening their long-term financial stability through endowment building.
The Foundation is matching 50 cents for every dollar contributed to a permanent endowment established at the Foundation. The Foundation also guarantees five (5) percent interest and will not charge administrative fees during the challenge period (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2009). To strengthen the program, the Foundation is offering participants educational seminars, mentoring and networking opportunities.
Purpose
To help nonprofit organizations in the metropolitan Denver area preserve their futures by strengthening their long-term financial stability through endowment building.
Participants
The Foundation welcomes six participants to the program. Visit Endowment Challenge Grants Participants to learn the names of these and other organizations who participate in an endowment challenge grant program.
The program was open to 501 (c)3 organizations that provide direct services within Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson Counties, and have not been the recipient of previous Community First Foundation Endowment Challenge Grants.
Challenge Period
July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2009
Background
2007 – 2009 Endowment Challenge Grants is the third program of its kind offered by Community First Foundation. To date, over 50 area nonprofit organizations have participated in, or are currently participating in, the Foundation’s endowment challenge grant programs.
Endowment Challenge Grants Participants
Endowment Challenge Grants 2006 – 2008
Endowment Challenge Grants 2004
Contacts
Please call Community First Foundation at 720.898.5900 for more information.
