ORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONS
Get to know Colorado’s Rising Startups, Nonprofits, Institutions & Funds
Because no one ever does it alone.
A CO.created project
CO.created is a community storytelling project that honors the power of collaboration and the people who are coming together with us to reshape the arc of opportunity for Colorado kids & families
ORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONS
The Savings Collaborative
37% of folks don’t have $400 in savings. Let’s change that.
ORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONS
Community Economic Defense Project
A solution for renters & landlords in an eviction crisis.
ORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONS
Urban Land Conservancy
Community-focused approach for Denver’s real estate market.
ORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONS
CHIC, Justice for Black Coloradans & the Racial Equity Study
The impacts of racism on Black Coloradans aren’t abstract. They’re being felt at this very moment.
Colorado homeownership rates are twice as high for white households compared to Black households. The median wealth for a white family with children in Colorado is $170,000 compared to $18,000 for Black families. Black Coloradans make up 5% of Colorado’s population but 17% of the state’s jail population.
Without research qualifying and quantifying past harms in Colorado, it’s often challenging to build buy-in and momentum to change the systems that are delivering these negative outcomes. There’s a budding movement to create such research.
In the 2024 Colorado legislative session, a bill to fund a Racial Equity Study has been proposed. This bill would equip a research commission to examine how past and present racial injustices have been codified in state and local laws, codes, ordinances and systems. The commission would also provide findings about how these laws, codes, ordinances and systems have impacted Black Coloradans economically and socially. The study also intends to expand the search for solutions, resulting in future recommendations for policy proposals to close Colorado’s widening racial gaps and disparities.
Learn more about the organization and the movement that are pushing this work forward with all Coloradans in mind.