Tag: Nonprofits
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Colorado bingo night: It’s all about the prizes, not so much the charity
It’s a Thursday night at Bingo Oasis in Northglenn. Located on the outer edge of a nondescript strip mall just west of I-25, it has a simple façade sign advertising what goes on behind the mirrored and postered windows: BINGO. About the only giveaway to the activity there is that the 50 or so cars…
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Colorado’s $110M bingo industry is littered with loopholes — and hardly anyone is watching
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Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series examing Colorado’s $110 million charitable gaming industry. Colorado’s charitable gaming industry – hundreds of bingo nights and raffle drawings across the state – is a $110-million-a-year enterprise that for decades has operated with thin oversight and little actual financial return to the charities the law…
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Women of Distinction shine at annual Girl Scouts fundraiser | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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GIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO Denver News: While each of them has a different story to tell regarding their journeys to success and unique contributions to society, the 2025 Girl Scouts Women of Distinction are bound by a common desire: To lead the way by sharing the wisdom they have gained on their way up. LaRae…
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CU Anschutz receives jumpstart donation of $50 million for mental health initiative
A $50 million donation to the Colorado University Anschutz Medical Campus will launch a mental health collaborative to improve access and treatment options for mental health therapies around the state. The Anschutz Foundation made the donation on Tuesday as part of the launch of a mental health collaborative with Colorado Children’s Hospital and UC Health.…
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Arapahoe County nonprofit support program accepts applications after hiatus
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Arapahoe County program that helps fill funding gaps for nonprofits is accepting applications again after a break in operation, according to a news release from the county. Aid to Agencies, a program that began in Arapahoe County in 2008 to fill service gaps in…
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Colorado Gives Day sees more than 700 new nonprofits before donation day
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The holiday season is the time for giving and sharing, but that doesn’t just mean presenting gifts to loved ones. The 15th annual Colorado Gives Day is set for Dec. 10, presenting residents with an opportunity to donate to more than 4,000 local nonprofits, helping support the ongoing efforts to provide better lives throughout the…
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Over 100 Colorado nonprofits back Prop FF for free school meals
More than 100 nonprofit organizations signed on in support of a ballot measure seeking to provide free meals to all public school students in Colorado. Proposition FF, dubbed Healthy School Meals for All, would cap state income tax deductions for those with annual adjusted gross incomes of $300,000 or more, using the money to provide…
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Douglas County accepting applications for annual community grant program
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Applications are now open for Douglas County’s 2021 Philip S. Miller grants, providing funding to community organizations that enhance the quality of life for Douglas County residents. Funding is available for organizations in the county…