The State of Giving

A Profile of Individual Charitable Giving in Colorado

The Colorado Nonprofit Association is pleased to present Colorado’s first statewide study of philanthropic giving by individuals.

This study was undertaken to –

• identify strengths and weaknesses in individual charitable giving,
• prompt discussions on how individual giving may change in the future,
• provide information to help nonprofits with their funding strategies, and
• educate citizens of Colorado on how their individual charitable giving plays a vital role in improving the quality of life for all people in our state.

The Colorado Nonprofit Association is committed to providing ongoing analysis such as this in an effort to increase charitable giving in a state that has significant needs in both its rural and metropolitan areas. We hope that this report will inspire and motivate donors throughout the state, both first-time givers and those who have committed their resources to charity in the past.

View/Download the complete report (PDF).

View/Download the report’s key findings (PDF).

Email to request a bound copy. (Please include mailing address in your email).

Links to related information:

Read the press release (PDF).

Read the 9NEWS KUSA-TV story, Colorado Lags in Charity Giving, Dec. 5, 2007.

Read the ABC7NEWS story, Coloradans Cheapskates When It Comes To Charity, Dec. 5, 2007.

Read the CBS4 story, Coloradans Rank 36th In Charitable Contribuitions, Dec. 5, 2007.

View the CBS4 video clip, Coloradoans Fall Short in Charitable Giving, Dec. 5, 2007 (Video).

Read the Fox31 story, Chairtable Giving Up, But Down, Dec. 5, 2007.

View the Fox31 video clip, In Colorado, Charitable Giving is Behind the National Norm, Dec. 5, 2007 (Video).

Read The Denver Post story, Colorado Ranks Poorly in Charity, Dec. 6, 2007.

Read the Rocky Mountain News story, Denver Charitable Giving Lags Rest of the State, Dec. 5, 2007.

Read the Rocky Mountain News story, Metro Area Lags State in Donations, Dec. 6, 2007.

We are extremely grateful to these United Ways and community foundations for providing generous sponsorship of this study and for their commitment to the Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence in Colorado program.

Mile High United Way           Premier Sponsor	Aspen Community Foundation	Pikes Peak Community Foundation
Foothills United Way	Aspen Valley Medical Foundation	Southern Colorado Community Foundation
Pikes Peak United Way	Community Foundation of Northern Colorado	The Summit Foundation
Pueblo County United Way	Community Foundation Serving Boulder County	Telluride Foundation
United Way of Larimer County	Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County	Western Colorado Community Foundation
United Way of Mesa County	Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado	Yampa Valley Community Foundation
United Way of Southwest Colorado	Montrose Youth and Community Foundation
United Way of Weld County

We would also like to thank the Community First Foundation and The Denver Foundation for their support of other important elements of the Colorado Generosity Project.