Walmart Foundation announced a $100,000 grant to Food Bank of the Rockies as part of its national Totes of Hope program.
Mountain Valley Developmental Services received a $25,000 grant from the Aspen Community Foundation to fund a new roof for the agency’s building in Glenwood Springs.
Project Angel Heart received about $350,000 from its 17th annual Dining Out for Life promotion at participating restaurants. More than 300 restaurants donated 25 percent of a day’s food sales, along with diners making individual contributions. Project Angel Heart will use the donations to fund its home-delivery meal program for people with life-threatening illness.
The James and Beatrice Salah Charitable Trust, a private family foundation based in Massachusetts, donated $100,000 a year, for three years, to Brent’s Place in Aurora. Located adjacent to the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Brent’s Place is a hospitality house for children with cancer and their families.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. and law enforcement officers nationwide raised a record $744,000 during the national in-restaurant Tip-A-Cop event and a fundraiser to support Special Olympics.
The Aging Services Foundation of Boulder County announced the receipt of a $100,000 grant from the Theodore and Chandos Rice Foundation to support Project Visibility, a training program for service providers who care for older adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital received $36,000 from 115 area Taco Bell restaurants as part of the Hoops for St. Jude fundraising program. The restaurants generated the funds through the sale of large drink cups featuring Nuggets coach George Karl, between Nov. 1 and April 30. The program also provided an opportunity for online fan donations through .
