Tag: Philanthropy
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GUEST OPINION: A call to confront Colorado’s mental health crisis
Mental health touches us all. It’s not a distant issue — it’s here, in our schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, and homes. It’s the teenager battling anxiety, the parent weighed down by grief, the first responder absorbing trauma from every call. And when needs go unmet, the ripple effects are devastating — seen in lives lost, families…
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Denver business leader Donald Sturm dies at 92
The banker, philanthropist, early developer of Cherry Creek and Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee Donald Sturm died Saturday. He was 92. Sturm was born in Brooklyn on Jan. 10, 1932 and attended the City College of New York before he was drafted into the army. He moved to Denver after his service and earned…
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Metro State University gifted $10M for healthcare education to address workforce shortage
Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) accepted a $10 million donation from local philanthropists Gina and Frank Day for the expansion of its Health Institute, a significant move in a time when Colorado is facing a gap in its healthcare workforce. The Days’ donation, announced Monday, marks the largest philanthropic gift in the university’s…
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Influential Denver businessman, philanthropist Donald Kortz dies after illness
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Longtime Denver businessman, lawyer and philanthropist Donald Lee Kortz died Sunday. He was 81. Perhaps best known for his decades of work for Fuller & Co., Kortz at one time served on as many as…
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Coloradans asked to share their pandemic relief money in a ‘spirit of generosity’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the third and largest round of federal stimulus dollars is poised to be released to millions of Americans, some Christian churches and faith groups are rebooting a benevolent movement that started last year. The effort asks people who don’t necessarily need all of their…