Special Initiatives

Addressing Needs and Leveraging Resources

Special initiatives are Foundation-directed grants, programs, or events designed to help us achieve our Community Programs goals.

We look for opportunities to meet a community need, address an important gap, or leverage resources.

Unsolicited proposals for special initiatives are not accepted by Community Programs.

Past and current special initiatives include:

• Candid
• Colorado Children's Campaign
• Colorado Gives Day
• Department of Social Sustainability, City of Fort Collins
• Food Bank for Larimer County
• Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
• Field Trip and Eco Week transportation funds for Poudre School District
• Flexible Funds for Families (Larimer County Department of Human Services)
• Give 10
• Give Next
• Homeward 2020
• Homeward Alliance
• Outreach Fort Collins
• Project Homeless Connect
• The Murphy Center
• Tennyson Center for Children, Rewiring Initiative
• Transfort Free Youth Rider Program
• UniverCity Connections