Organizations that have received grants from the Golden Civic Foundation impact nearly everyone living in Golden and beyond. We are proud of the investments in our community and the significance we’ve all enjoyed because of them.
Scroll down to see all the clubs, schools and other various non-profits who have benefited from the donations.
American Alpine Club Library – Update the Club’s children’s book section and create a space for kids in the Library.
American Mountaineering Museum – Create a kid-friendly space in the American Mountaineering Museum.
AU Wireless – Purchase equipment that will allow AU Wireless to provide wireless services to additional members in Golden.
Bell Middle School – Purchase reading and math intervention support resources for students with academic gaps or learning difficulties.
Buffalo Bill Days – Help underwrite the Buffalo Bill Days musical entertainment.
CASA of Jefferson & Gilpin Counties – Support the Fostering Futures Program that empowers and prepares Golden youth who will age out of foster care.
Colorado 14ers Initiative – Help purchase necessary tools to operate the equipment for Mt. Columbia located near Buena Vista.
Colorado Cowboy Gathering – Supports for the Colorado Cowboy Gathering’s School Outreach Program that performs at Golden area schools.
Colorado Mountain Club – Engage Golden students in the Youth Education Program by providing tuition assistance to Connections Learning Center and outreach and programming to Mitchell Elementary and other Golden schools.
Colorado Railroad Museum – Purchase quality dehumidifiers to care for and preserve the priceless records and artifacts in their collections.
Colorado Trail Foundation – Purchase a new business laptop for the Office Manager.
Continental Divide Trail Coalition – Supports the Continental Divide Trail’s Adopter Program and its growth in 2019.
Family Tree – Assist Golden residents utilizing the Family Tree Homelessness Program.
Foothills Art Center – Purchase equipment, supplies and materials to support their growing education programs and 2019 outreach to local schools.
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge – Replace two interpretive signs and install a donations box at the Triceratops Trail in Golden.
Go Farm – Purchase compost bins and conduct community workshops to increase awareness of food waste reduction efforts.
Golden Backpack Program – Funds 7,437 meals for the Weekend Sack Program or 23,684 meals for the Fresh Food Co-op.
Golden Concert Choir – Provide scholarships to community members who would otherwise not be able to join the choir.
Golden Fire Department – Purchase two AED units that will be carried on their command vehicles.
Golden Giddyup – Purchase tools to help support efforts in repairing, maintaining and building trails in the local community.
Golden High After Prom – Provide two scholarships of $500 each to be given out as a prize to Seniors at the end of After Prom 2019.
Golden History Museums – Make several site improvements to the Golden History Park for the Hands-On History Summer Camp for kids.
Golden Landmarks – Preserve, correct and digitize their Ronzio and Pete Morrison Collections.
Golden Police Department – Supports the Golden Police Department’s annual National Night Out event in August.
Jefferson County Library Foundation – Provide book prizes for babies, toddlers and children who participate (and reach their reading goals) in the Jefferson County Public Library’s Golden Library branch for the 2019 Summer Reading program.
Jefferson Symphony – Funds to help support the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra’s Pops in the Park Concert on Sunday, August 18, 2019.
Kids Music Project by Coral Creek – Help fund instrument kits for kindergarten classes in the Golden area schools.
Kyffin Elementary – Expand Kyffin Elementary’s MakerSpace to include more opportunities for all of our students from Pre K to 5th grade.
Leadership Golden – Purchase a Customer Relationship Management System to better track the Leadership Golden Alumnae.
Miners Alley Playhouse – Purchase a new lighting board.
Mitchell Elementary – Create a Jesse Crock school mural in their main hallway.
Neighborhood Rehab Project – Fund material costs for the annual community Be a Tool Day.
Outdoor Lab Foundation – Help to offset expenses for 6th grade students at all of Golden’s public schools to attend Outdoor Lab School.
Red Rocks Community College – Fund scholarships for two local nonprofit leaders to earn a nonprofit management certificate through the Nonprofit Pathway program at Red Rocks Community College.
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum – Fund a new computer server for their computer systems.
Shelton Elementary – Purchase two mobile STEM/STEAM carts for all teachers and students to use on a regular basis.
Welchester Elementary – Purchase materials for their Autism Spectrum classroom, pay for field trip expenses, and support teacher recognition and team building.