Elevations Foundation awards $70,000 in grants to 10 Colorado-based nonprofits making a difference
Selected grantees serve the community in the areas of mental health and affordable housing.
BOULDER, CO (December 5, 2023) — The Elevations Foundation is honored to announce $70,000 in grant funding will go to 10 nonprofit organizations across the Colorado Front Range. Each year, Elevations Foundation awards community grants to organizations that are making an impact across the state.
This year’s grantees include 3Hopeful Hearts in Fort Collins, Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County and Neighbor to Neighbor in Fort Collins, Ignite Adaptive Sports in Nederland, Karis Community in Denver, Recovery Café Longmont, Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley, The Inn Between of Longmont, Veterans Community Project in Longmont, and Rise Against Suicide in Boulder.
The Elevations Foundation grantees were celebrated at a reception on Tuesday, Nov. 28. At the reception, the Veterans Community Project was announced as winner of the Members’ Choice award, and Safe Shelter of St. Vrain was announced as winner of the Employees’ Choice award. Each organization will receive an additional $5,000 in grant funding. The Members’ Choice winner is selected by Elevations Credit Union members, and the Employees’ Choice winner is selected by Elevations Credit Union employees.
To determine funding priorities, the Elevations Foundation Board of Directors reviews local research, talks with community leaders, and surveys Elevations Credit Union members to identify the most pressing community needs. This year’s grantees are organizations working in mental health and affordable housing.
“This year, we received dozens of applications from organizations across the Front Range, and our Grants Committee dedicated hours of work to reviewing every proposal,” said Jennifer Hinderliter, Executive Director of Elevations Foundation. “We are honored to be able to support organizations that are doing such important work in our communities.”
“At Veterans Community Project, we like to say that community is our middle name for a reason,” said Jennifer Seybold of Veterans Community Project. “It’s communities like Elevations Foundation and the credit union’s incredible members that make our work possible and help us to ensure that every veteran in our community has a place to turn when they’re in need.”
Elevations Foundation has provided over $720,000 in community grants to 67 nonprofit organizations since 2010. To learn more about the Elevations Foundation grant program, visit www.elevationscu.com/foundation.
Representatives of 10 nonprofits awarded Elevations Foundations grants at the Elevations
reception Nov. 28.
Veterans Community Project representatives received the Elevations Foundation Members’ Choice Award grant this year,an additional $5,000.
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley received the Employees’ Choice Award, an additional $5,000 grant.
About Elevations Credit Union
Elevations Credit Union empowers its members and the communities it serves along Colorado’s Front Range with financial solutions and education. In addition to offering a broad portfolio of consumer and business banking services, Elevations is the No. 1 credit union residential mortgage lender by purchase volume in Colorado. Founded in 1952 as the U. of C. Federal Credit Union in Boulder, the organization has grown from 12 members and less than $100 in assets to over 178,000 members, more than 580 local employees and over $3.4 billion in assets. Elevations became a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2020 and first received the award in 2014. The credit union also earns local awards along Colorado’s Front Range for Best Bank, Best Mortgage Lender and Best Customer Service. Elevations was also an inaugural winner in Denver Business Journal’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards. Learn more at www.elevationscu.com.
About Elevations Foundation
Elevations Foundation was founded in 2010 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that brings people and resources together to strengthen our community. The Foundation provides life changing scholarships for local students and impactful grants for nonprofit organizations working in mental health and affordable housing. The Foundation also acts decisively in times of disaster or need to help raise and distribute funds to those most closely affected. Elevations Foundation has raised and donated nearly $4 million in scholarships, grants and aid. For more information visit: www.elevationscu.com/foundation.
