- October 16, 2026
chfa donates over $1.4 million to 134 colorado nonprofits
(DENVER) – Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) has announced the recipients of the 2026 Round Two Direct Effect Awards. In this round, CHFA is donating $1,462,500 to 134 nonprofits across Colorado. The average award amount in Round Two is $10,914.
CHFA’s Direct Effect Awards recognize Colorado nonprofit organizations whose missions align with CHFA’s work to strengthen Colorado by investing in affordable housing and community development. Round Two was open to organizations applying for funds to advance economic development, education, and food access. Round One, held earlier in 2026, supported organizations applying for funds to advance affordable homeownership and affordable rental housing.
Including this latest round of awards, CHFA has donated more than $13.8 million in Direct Effect Awards to more than 670 Colorado organizations since 2021. The 134 recipients are listed below.
| Organization | Funded |
|---|---|
| Achieve | $ 20,000 |
| ActivateWork | $ 15,000 |
| African American Trade Association | $ 12,000 |
| Ag and Food Lab | $ 7,500 |
| Aging Resources of Douglas County | $ 7,000 |
| Alamosa Senior Citizens | $ 5,000 |
| All Roads | $ 10,000 |
| Aurora Interfaith | $ 10,000 |
| B:Side Fund | $ 15,000 |
| Baby Bear Hugs | $ 15,000 |
| Blind Institute of Technology | $ 7,500 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Northwest Colorado | $ 10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Pueblo County | $ 10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the High Rockies | $ 10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Weld County | $ 10,000 |
| The Bridge Emergency Shelter | $ 12,000 |
| Bridge House | $ 10,000 |
| Build Pagosa | $ 10,000 |
| BuildStrong Academy of Colorado | $ 15,000 |
| Business Art Mentorship | $ 10,000 |
| Careers in Construction Colorado | $ 20,000 |
| Centennial Area Health Education Center | $ 7,500 |
| Center for African American Health | $ 7,500 |
| Center for Community Wealth | $ 10,000 |
| Cleo Parker Robinson Dance | $ 15,000 |
| Clifton Christian Church Food Bank | $ 10,000 |
| Coal Creek Meals on Wheels | $ 5,000 |
| Colorado Changemakers Collective | $ 7,500 |
| Colorado Coalition for the Homeless | $ 30,000 |
| Colorado East Community Action Agency | $ 4,000 |
| Colorado Futuretek | $ 5,000 |
| Colorado Youth for a Change | $ 10,000 |
| Community Foundation of the San Luis Valley | $ 10,000 |
| The Community Kitchen | $ 7,000 |
| Community Partnership for Child Development | $ 15,000 |
| Community Uplift Partnership | $ 10,000 |
| Concrete Couch | $ 5,000 |
| Conservation Legacy | $ 12,000 |
| Construction Education Foundation of Colorado | $ 15,000 |
| Cottonwood Restoration | $ 10,000 |
| Country Living Learning Center | $ 8,000 |
| Custer County Community Sharing Center | $ 10,000 |
| Developmental Disabilities Resource Center | $ 15,000 |
| Dorcas Circle | $ 10,000 |
| Early Childhood Council of La Plata County | $ 7,500 |
| Easterseals Colorado | $ 12,000 |
| Ekar Farm | $ 7,000 |
| Envision Creative Support for People with Developmental Disabilities | $ 15,000 |
| Evergreen Christian Outreach | $ 10,000 |
| Explorers Early Childhood Education | $ 10,000 |
| Exponential Impact | $ 12,000 |
| Family Learning Center | $ 15,000 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | $ 7,500 |
| Food for Hope | $ 7,000 |
| Fountain Valley Senior Center | $ 10,000 |
| Four Corners Food Coalition | $ 10,000 |
| Fresh Food Connect | $ 7,000 |
| Friends of Youth and Nature | $ 5,000 |
| FrontLine Farming | $ 7,500 |
| Fully Liberated Youth | $ 5,000 |
| Goodwill of Colorado | $ 10,000 |
| Groundwork Denver | $ 10,000 |
| The GrowHaus | $ 10,000 |
| Growing Gardens of Boulder County | $ 7,000 |
| Healthy Archuleta | $ 5,000 |
| Imagination Library of Denver | $ 5,000 |
| Intercambio Uniting Communities | $ 10,000 |
| Jewish Family Service | $ 20,000 |
| Junior Achievement - Rocky Mountain | $ 20,000 |
| La Pinata del Aprendizaje | $ 7,500 |
| Lake County Community Fund | $ 15,000 |
| Las Animas Helping Hands | $ 5,000 |
| Life-Line | $ 15,000 |
| Localworks | $ 10,000 |
| Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins | $ 5,000 |
| Metro Caring | $ 10,000 |
| Mi Casa Resource Center | $ 20,000 |
| Mile High Youth Corps | $ 15,000 |
| Minds Matter Colorado | $ 10,000 |
| Montezuma Land Conservancy | $ 15,000 |
| Mountain Youth | $ 5,000 |
| Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center | $ 20,000 |
| Mt. Carmel Wellness and Community Center | $ 10,000 |
| New America College | $ 10,000 |
| North Fork Senior Connections | $ 10,000 |
| Ogallala Commons | $ 20,000 |
| OUR Center | $ 10,000 |
| Pagosa Community Initiative | $ 12,500 |
| Peak Education | $ 15,000 |
| Pikes Peak United Way | $ 15,000 |
| The Powerhouse | $ 16,500 |
| Prairie Family Center | $ 10,000 |
| Project Angel Heart | $ 10,000 |
| Project Protect Food Systems Workers | $ 7,500 |
| Project Worthmore | $ 15,000 |
| Pueblo Community Soup Kitchen | $ 10,000 |
| Pueblo Diversified Industries | $ 20,000 |
| Pueblo Food Project | $ 12,000 |
| Re:Vision | $ 7,500 |
| The Resource Exchange | $ 15,000 |
| SAME Café | $ 7,500 |
| SECOR | $ 7,000 |
| Shining Mountains Montessori School | $ 10,000 |
| Silverton Creative District | $ 10,000 |
| Small Town Project | $ 10,000 |
| Solid Rock Community Development Corporation | $ 15,000 |
| Special Kids Special Families | $ 20,000 |
| Springs Rescue Mission | $ 15,000 |
| St. George Episcopal Mission | $ 10,000 |
| Steamboat Reading | $ 5,000 |
| Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Valley | $ 10,000 |
| Stout Street Foundation | $ 10,000 |
| Stratton Area Foundation 2 | $ 15,000 |
| Sun Valley Youth Center | $ 5,000 |
| Team Housed, Working and Healthy | $ 20,000 |
| TechNation Careers | $ 7,500 |
| Teller Park Early Childhood Council | $ 5,000 |
| Teller Senior Coalition | $ 7,500 |
| Three Sisters Market | $ 10,000 |
| The Thrive Network | $ 10,000 |
| Tin Shed | $ 3,000 |
| Treeline Pass | $ 7,500 |
| Urban Land Conservancy | $ 20,000 |
| Valley Food Partnership | $ 20,000 |
| Valley Settlement | $ 10,000 |
| The Village Institute | $ 10,000 |
| WeeCycle | $ 10,000 |
| Weld Legacy Foundation | $ 10,000 |
| Whiz Kids Tutoring | $ 5,000 |
| Work Options | $ 20,000 |
| YMCA of Northern Colorado | $ 15,000 |
| YOLO Foundation | $ 7,500 |
| Youth on Record | $ 7,500 |
| YouthRoots | $ 5,000 |
CHFA is not a state agency and does not receive any direct state or federal appropriations. CHFA is a self-sufficient, quasi-governmental organization serving Colorado. The Direct Effect Awards are funded by directing a portion of CHFA’s program investments and earnings to provide philanthropic support and strengthen the capacity of mission-aligned nonprofits throughout Colorado. Please see chfainfo.com/directeffect for more information.