Grantees

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In honor of John R. Moran, Jr.’s long-time leadership of The Colorado Trust, a special fund of $250,000 established the John R. Moran, Jr. Grantee Leadership Award. From 2007 to 2016, one current Trust grantee was selected annually to receive $25,000 in recognition of outstanding leadership to advance the health and well-being of the people within the community the grantee serves.

Supported meetings at community-based locations in order to inform, educate and enroll families as needed regarding health insurance coverage and enrollment. Immigrant populations were among the primary target audiences for the meetings.

Support for OneMorgan County in its efforts to strengthen connections and educate the community in Morgan County, and to develop a more sustainable organization through technical assistance, training, and other capacity-building measures.

Supported the Colorado Commission on Affordable Health Care (which the Keystone Policy Center staffed to provide programmatic and administrative support) in engaging statewide input and feedback on its work.

Provided general operating support for the organization’s efforts to increase self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making and leadership skills while connecting to place through an adventure-based curriculum.

This subordinate loan to the Calvert Foundation helped underwrite a $10 million credit facility for the Urban Land Conservancy (ULC) in Denver. The ULC is using the facility to acquire and develop urban properties in underserved Denver communities. Properties include a Capitol Hill-area office building, to preserve affordable office space primarily used by nonprofit organizations serving poor and minority populations; and a mixed-use site in Elyria-Swansea along the North Metro rail line, to provide affordable housing and economic development in the area.