Partners

ACE is a Denver, Colorado 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides partial scholarships to children in grades K-12 to attend the private school of their choice.

Since 2000, ACE Scholarships has provided more than 12,000 scholarships worth more than $30 million in Colorado. We currently have hundreds of families hoping to receive a scholarship and there are thousands of empty seats in our Colorado partner schools waiting to be filled.

So our work continues until our vision is realized – that every child in Colorado has access to a great school.

Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation was established in 1978 and is dedicated solely to advancing the mission of Children’s Hospital Colorado. Thanks to donations large and small and the generous philanthropic spirit of our community, Children’s Colorado is able to provide the family-centered care for which we have become world renowned. From conducting cutting-edge research and treatment to building kids’ confidence through our hospital sports program, providing family sleep rooms and integrating arts therapy into the healing process, Children’s Colorado is truly unique in its approach to treatment.

Every dollar we receive is used to further our mission of caring for and curing children through the provision of high-quality care, education, research and advocacy. Your support helps expand our reach nationally and internationally and makes Children’s Colorado one of the world’s preeminent institutions of medicine and science.

For 35 years, Colorado UpLift has been building long-term, life-changing relationships with urban youth. During the 2015-2016 school year, UpLift reached more than 5,600 kids and anticipates growing that number to nearly 6,000 in 2017. We are also proud to say that as of January 2016, we are serving Aurora Public Schools in addition to Denver Public Schools.

Since 2008, Denver’s at-risk youth population has increased approximately 50%. In fact, of the 29 school served by Colorado UpLift, over half are among the lowest rated schools in our district according to the School Performance Framework. Colorado UpLift students also live in the highest crime rate neighborhoods in Denver. Twenty-three out of the 29 schools served by Colorado UpLift have a higher mobility rate than the average Denver Public School (DPS), leading to inconsistency in a child’s life. This third-party research underscores the challenges our staff face everyday working with inner-city, at-risk youth.

Riders, volunteers, sponsors and donors raised $2.5 million last year for Children’s Hospital Colorado patients!

Courage Classic fundraising supports Children’s Hospital Colorado’s continued efforts to provide pediatric healthcare excellence to every child that walks through our doors. In 2015 we served nearly 225,000 infants, kids, and teens. Kids like Jessa, who depended on Children's Colorado in her fight against cancer.

As the region's only all-inclusive, nonprofit pediatric hospital, we rely on, and greatly appreciate, the contributions of our supporters to make a difference for our patients and their families.

At GRID Alternatives, we believe that a successful transition to clean, renewable energy needs to include everyone. We are working across the United States and in Nicaragua to make renewable energy technology and job training accessible to under-served communities.

GRID Alternatives is a 501(c)(3) certified non-profit organization that brings together community partners, volunteers and job trainees to implement solar power and energy efficiency for low-income families, providing energy cost savings, valuable hands-on experience, and a source of clean, local energy that benefits us all. Take a look at our Project Map to see the impact of our work!

The Special Operations Warrior Foundation ensures full financial assistance for a post-secondary degree from an accredited two or four-year college, university, technical, or trade school; and offers family and educational counseling, including in-home tutoring, to the surviving children of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations personnel who lose their lives in the line of duty.

The Special Operations Warrior Foundation also provides immediate financial assistance to severely wounded and hospitalized special operations personnel.

The University of Denver At the University of Denver, our culture is steeped in ethics and social responsibility. As a result, our faculty and students represent a wide array of perspectives and enjoy the healthy dialogue that grows out of diversity.

For all their differences, the members of our community are united by a common purpose: They're determined to confront society's most pressing challenges—everything from world health and the global economy to access to education.

To prepare our students for the challenges of productive citizenship, the University of Denver offers rigorous programs that emphasize critical thinking, creative problem solving and global experience. When you leave DU, you're ready to make a difference in your communities and in the world.

Valor is the premier private school in Denver. Offering unique classes and growth for students they have become the school to attend. Whether they are putting on a fantastic theater play or winning the state championships, they simply excel.

With their desire to make a difference in your communities and in the world we felt Valor makes a great fit for us. We feel we support their image as well and share the same desires.