colorado nonprofits
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29th Beaux Arts Ball revives the fun, and fashions, of a 1950s sock hop | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH Denver News: The dress code: black-tie with 1950s flair, where the cool cats were decked out in bobby sox and saddle shoes, cinched-waist cocktail dresses and pompadour hairdos. The cocktail hour nibbles: Soda shop favorites like hamburger sliders, French fries, miniature hot dogs dressed with mustard or catsup, and bowls of flavored popcorn. Osso buco was dinner’s main course; desserts were confections named Pink Ladies Dream and T-Birds After Midnight. The…
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DU acknowledges those who’ve made ‘indelible impacts’ at 2026 Founders Celebration | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Denver News: El Pomar Foundation and four individuals who have made what Chancellor Jeremy Haefner described as “indelible impacts” on the University of Denver were honored at the 2026 Founders Celebration. The March 4 dinner celebration was held in Seawell Ballroom, with the 400 guests including university officials, alumni and former honorees. Since its founding in 1937 by Spencer and Julie Penrose, the Colorado…
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Applications open for Social Impact Artist Award | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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BONFILS-STANTON FOUNDATION Denver News: Applications are now being accepted for the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation’s 2026 Social Impact Artist Award. Now in its second year, the award will go to two Denver-based artists or artist collectives, each of whom will receive $50,000 — a $35,000 unrestricted cash award and a $15,000 project grant to support a socially engaged artistic initiative. …
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Gala-goers usher in the lunar Year of the Fire Horse in grand style | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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NATHAN YIP FOUNDATION Greenwood Village News: If predictions for the lunar Year of the Fire Horse hold true, 2026 will be a time of intense energy filled with big changes, fresh starts, and new opportunities, so long as one maintains a steady hand and a sense of clear direction to avoid whatever chaos may result. At its annual Chinese New Year Gala, the Nathan Yip Foundation demonstrated its head start on those…
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Three local nonprofits awarded grants in nationwide award cycle | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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MJ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Phoenix, AZ News: Dress for Success Denver, Global MindEd and We Don’t Waste are among the nonprofits receiving grants from the MJ Charitable Foundation in its current grant cycle. Dress for Success Denver received $25,000, We Don’t Waste was awarded $15,000 and Global MindEd was given $5,000. Other recipients are located in Indianapolis, Phoenix and Nashville. “This year represents a milestone for the MJ Foundation as we awarded our…
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Leaders, past and present, inducted into Colorado Business Hall of Fame | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ROCKY MOUNTAIN DENVER METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Denver News: The men and women who were inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame this year made their marks in different ways, yet they had this in common: They dared to take a chance. And they had the courage to see things through when others questioned the wisdom of…
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Daniels Fund awards $450K to three outstanding organizations | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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You know the old saying about how it’s an honor just to be nominated? In the case of the Daniels Fund and its annual $250,000 Medal of Excellence Award, it wasn’t just an honor to be considered; it was also quite profitable. Only one organization – Excellent Schools New Mexico — would win the top prize, but…
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Cowgirls & Cocktails adds to Stock Show’s record-breaking year | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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WOMEN OF THE NATIONAL WESTERN Denver News: Leave it to the ladies to have a big hand in helping the 120th National Western Stock Show cross the line to a record-breaking finish. The numbers for the “Best 16 Days in January” were impressive. There were 750,039 visitors, a 23,067 increase from the previous record set in 2006; the Auction of Junior Livestock Champions’ $1,875,500 in sales included the…
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Gala celebrates those who made a dream come true | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE Denver News: Who knows if the lyrics from “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” ever swirled around Cleo Parker Robinson’s mind back in 1970 when she founded a grassroots dance troupe bearing her name. Perhaps they did because on Jan. 15, it was obvious that the dreams she dared to dream really did come true. That was the night that donors and…
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Mary Steenburgen to headline Women United Luncheon | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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MILE HIGH UNITED WAY Denver News: Actress Mary Steenburgen, who received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1980 film “Melvin and Howard,” will be the featured speaker at the 2026 Women United Luncheon. Table sales for the April 17 event are now open, with reservation information available by visiting unitedwaydenver.org “For 27 years, Mile High United…
