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:

• Colorado Children's Campaign
• Colorado Gives Day
• 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 Workforce Center)
• Give 10
• Give Next
• Homeward 2020
• Outreach Fort Collins
• Project Homeless Connect
• The Murphy Center
• Transfort Youth Rider Program (enables youth to ride for free)
• UniverCity Connections