2022 ANNUAL REPORT GRANTEES
EQUITY & DEMOCRACY
| The 19th News | General Support Independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of gender, politics, and policy |
$100,000 | ||
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | General Support Supporting a national network of leaders and organizations building the political power of young people |
$100,000 | ||
| American Independent Foundation | General Support Nonprofit publication advancing progressive ideas and values through voter education and consistent, non-partisan language about critical issues |
$125,000 | ||
| Arizona Center for Empowerment | General Support Raising new leadership in Arizona by confronting the most pressing needs of under-served communities through community-led civic engagement |
$50,000 | ||
| BISC Foundation | General Support Strengthening democracy through research and public education about the ballot measure process |
$50,000 | ||
| The Bell Policy Center | General Support Public education, nonpartisan research, and policy development to create opportunities for individuals and families to attain economic mobility |
$310,000 | ||
| Fundraising Support Consulting | $45,600 | ||
| Taxpayer Education Project Pilot | $50,000 | ||
| Center for Civic Policy | General Support Empower and amplify voices of everyday New Mexicans to shape a more inclusive, responsive, and accountable democracy |
$10,000 | ||
| Center for Tech and Civic Life | General Support Connecting Americans with the information they need to become and remain civically engaged |
$250,000 | ||
| Civic Nation | General Support National movement-building hub providing education, training, and resources for people organizing within their communities |
$150,000 | ||
| CLLARO | General Support (Multi-Year) Empowering Latinos through leadership development, advocacy, and policy research to strengthen Color |
$50,000 | ||
| Cobalt Foundation | General Support and Cobalt Abortion Fund Public education and community organizing projects that promote access to reproductive rights and health care in Colorado |
$225,000 | ||
| Colorado Black Women Endowment Fund Inc | General Support (Multi-Year) Capacity building to expand education, community organizing, and training for black women and young adults |
$20,000 | ||
| Colorado Center on Law & Policy | General Support (Multi-Year) Research, litigation, and policy advocacy to ensure the well-being and economic security of Coloradans experiencing poverty; and support to update the Self-Sufficiency Standard |
$30,000 | ||
| Colorado Children’s Campaign | General Support (Multi-Year) Advocate for the development and implementation of data-driven public policies to improve child and family well-being in health and education |
$25,000 | ||
| 2022 Annual Luncheon | $500 | ||
| Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable | General Support (Multi-Year) Support for network organizations dedicated to achieving an inclusive, engaged, just, and equitable state for all Coloradans |
$125,000 | ||
| Colorado Fiscal Institute | General Support (Multi-Year) Fact-based, independent and accessible information and analysis of fiscal and economic issues facing Colorado |
$50,000 | ||
| Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition | General Support (Multi-Year) Creating a more immigrant-friendly Colorado through capacity building, non-partisan civic engagement, advocacy, and rapid responses to human rights abuses |
$75,000 | ||
| Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) | General Support Strengthening high-quality local journalism, supporting civic engagement, and ensuring public accountability |
$2,500 | ||
| COLOR Latina | General Support (Multi-Year) Community-based advocacy for Latinx individuals and their families with a focus on reproductive justice |
$75,000 | ||
| Colorado Public Radio | General Support (Multi-Year) Strengthening public media and the delivery of fact-based, comprehensive news |
$50,000 | ||
| Community Resource Center | General Support Guidance, training, and support for advocacy and civic engagement efforts of human service nonprofits |
$55,000 | ||
| Democracy A Journal of Ideas | General Support (Multi-Year) Building a vibrant and vital progressivism for the twenty-first century |
$5,000 | ||
| Denver Art Museum | Director of Equity and Employee Experience (Multi-Year) Three-years of underwriting for new full-time, permanent Director of Equity and Employee Experience at the Museum |
$125,000 | ||
| Faith in Action Network | General Support for LA RED Advocating for immigrant communities throughout the country, with a broader vision for racial and gender justice |
$25,000 | ||
| Faith in Public Life | General Support (Multi-Year) National movement of clergy and faith leaders united in the pursuit of justice, equality and the common good |
$25,000 | ||
| Florida Rising Together | General Support (Multi-Year) Building an equitable and inclusive Florida through community leadership development, civic engagement, and public education |
$50,000 | ||
| Georgia Alliance Education Fund | General Support Fact-based research, analysis, and solutions through leadership, media, review of civic engagement organizations, and community outreach |
$50,000 | ||
| Great Education Colorado | General Support Public education and coalition building on issues around Colorado’s fiscal challenges |
$25,000 | ||
| Hopewell Fund | GALvanize USA (Multi-Year) Strengthening democracy through nonpartisan civic empowerment and building the knowledge, agency, and political confidence of women |
$100,000 | ||
| Hopewell Fund | States United Democracy Center Nonpartisan nonprofit organization advancing free, fair, and secure elections |
$100,000 | ||
| Hopewell Fund | Vote Forward Education Fund National volunteer civic engagement program encouraging those from underrepresented communities to participate in civic life |
$50,000 | ||
| Imagine North Carolina First | General Support (Multi-Year) Promoting economic opportunity, quality of life, government accountability, and civic participation among underserved communities in North Carolina |
$100,000 | ||
| Indivisible Civics | General Support Civic education, policy resources, and trainings for community-based groups working to ignite change |
$50,000 | ||
| Interfaith Alliance of Colorado | General Support (Multi-Year) Promoting justice, religious liberty, and interfaith understanding through relationship building in order to educate, advocate, and catalyze social change |
$25,000 | ||
| Issue One | General Support Strengthening American democracy through coalition-building, election protections, and investigative reporting and analysis |
$50,000 | ||
| Latina Initiative Colorado | General Support Multi-generational and culturally responsive communication, education, and support for the civic engagement of Latinas |
$75,000 | ||
| Mi Familia Vota Education Fund | General Support Working to unite the Latino community and its allies to promote social and economic justice through increased civic participation |
$100,000 | ||
| Michigan Civic Education Fund | General Support (Multi-Year) Initiate, cultivate, and fund strategic nonpartisan efforts in Michigan that promote economic and educational opportunity, democracy, and civic participation |
$50,000 | ||
| MomsRising Education Fund | General Support Advocacy and public education about the importance of advancing family economic security |
$100,000 | ||
| NEO Philanthropy | Progress Alaska/AK Progressive Donor Alliance Public education, outreach, and advocacy to increase civic participation of underserved communities in Alaska |
$75,000 | ||
| New Era Colorado Foundation | General Support Advance progressive change in Colorado through multi-issue civic engagement, advocacy and leadership development |
$50,000 | ||
| New Georgia Project Inc | General Support (Multi-Year) Nonpartisan civic engagement and advocacy for people of color in Georgia |
$50,000 | ||
| New Venture Fund | Center for Secure and Modern Elections (Multi-Year) Policy solutions and resources to help all eligible voters participate in our democracy |
$1,000,000 | ||
| New Venture Fund | Americans for Tax Fairness Education, mobilization, and advocacy for comprehensive, progressive tax reform that results in greater federal revenue to reduce inequality and to meet America’s growing needs |
$50,000 | ||
| New Venture Fund | Supermajority Education Fund (Multi-Year) Building the case and demand for gender equity through leadership training, civic and community engagement of women, particularly young women and women of color |
$100,000 | ||
| New Venture Fund | Trusted Elections Fund Pooled fund undertaking efforts to strengthen US institutions against challenges to free and fair elections |
$350,000 | ||
| New Venture Fund | Women Effect Fund Collaborative donor fund supporting programs to achieve economic equity for women and families |
$100,000 | ||
| One Colorado Education Fund | General Support Educational programming, research, and mobilization about LGBTQ issues to build public support for fairness and equality |
$25,000 | ||
| PA Alliance Foundation | General Support Nonprofit, nonpartisan voter education and advocacy for democracy reform |
$50,000 | ||
| Panorama Global | Run for Something Civics Nonprofit nonpartisan organization providing resources and training for young people of diverse backgrounds interested in becoming public servants at all levels |
$100,000 | ||
| Pizza to the Polls | General Support Free food delivery to people waiting in long lines while participating in civic life |
$100,000 | ||
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | General Support (Multi-Year) Comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services, advocacy, and educational programs in the Rocky Mountain region |
$100,000 | ||
| Political Research Associates | General Support (Multi-Year) Progressive thinking, action, and support of movements that build a more just and inclusive democratic society |
$100,000 | ||
| PowerPAC Foundation | She the People/STORIED Elevating voices and experiences of women of color in the civic discourse |
$50,000 | ||
| ProgressNow Colorado Education | General Support Advancing progressive solutions to critical community issues in Colorado |
$50,000 | ||
| RepresentWomen | General Support Strengthening democracy by advancing reforms that break down barriers to gender-balanced representation at all levels of public service |
$25,000 | ||
| Rewire News Group | General Support National publication exclusively dedicated to reporting on reproductive and sexual health, rights, and justice |
$50,000 | ||
| Ruralorganizing.Org Education Fund | General Support (Multi-Year) Empowering everyday rural Americans to create resilient, welcoming, and equitable communities |
$25,000 | ||
| State Leadership Project | General Support Increase resources for state-based infrastructure supporting social change |
$850,000 | ||
| State Voices | General Support (Multi-Year) Backbone organization for network of nonpartisan state coalitions of grassroots organizations breaking down barriers to civic participation |
$350,000 | ||
| Executive Directors of Color Project | $5,000 | ||
| Take Back the Court Foundation | General Support Research and public education about the viability of expanding the Supreme Court |
$150,000 | ||
| Texas Organizing Project Education Fund | General Support Building power through community organizing and civic engagement to improve the lives of low and moderate income Texas families of color |
$50,000 | ||
| The Ohio Organizing Collaborative | General Support (Multi-Year) Building transformative power organizations for racial, social, and economic justice in Ohio |
$50,000 | ||
| Tides Foundation | FRR Education Fund-Fines and Fees Ending the disenfranchisement and discrimination against people with convictions |
$50,000 | ||
| Tides Foundation | Advance Native Political Leadership Education Fund Building power in Indigenous communities to protect tribal sovereignty, and advance policies, resources and leadership to ensure future generations are protected and self-determined |
$50,000 | ||
| Together Colorado | General Support (Multi-Year) Non-partisan, multi-racial, multi-faith community organizing to place human dignity at the center of public life |
$50,000 | ||
| United for a New Economy | General Support (Multi-Year) Multiracial community organization building people power and developing leaders in the cities and counties surrounding Denver to create a thriving economy in Colorado |
$145,000 | ||
| United for a New Economy| Transformative Leadership for Change Fellowship for BIPOC executive directors and senior leaders of social justice organizations in Colorado |
$100,000 | ||
| TLC Cohort Graduation |
$1,000 | ||
| Voces Unidas de las Montañas | General Support (Multi-Year) Advocacy, leadership, and civic engagement by and for the Latinx community living in the Garfield-Eagle-Pitkin tri-county area |
$50,000 | ||
| VoteAmerica Inc | General Support (Multi-Year) Public education programs, open platform technology, and access to trusted information to empower everyone to vote |
$250,000 | ||
| Voter Registration Project | General Support Nonprofit, nonpartisan voter registration and mobilization of under-represented ethnic and socioeconomic groups in the United States |
$700,000 | ||
| Windward Fund | Heartland Fund (Multi-Year) Connecting rural leaders with national and regional funders to build permanent civic engagement, issue advocacy, communications, and organizing infrastructure in small towns, small cities, and rural areas of the United States |
$100,000 | ||
| Wisconsin Farmers Union Foundation Inc | General Support (Multi-Year) Revitalizing civic engagement in rural Wisconsin |
$50,000 | ||
| Women Donors Network | Abortion Bridge Collaborative Fund Rapid-response resources to build the emergent and emergency infrastructure required to ensure access to abortion care for as many Americans as possible. |
$250,000 |
WOMEN’S ECONOMIC SECURITY
| 9to5 Colorado | General Support (Multi-Year) Advance public policies that strengthen working women’s ability to achieve economic justice and equal opportunities |
$50,000 |
| Center for African American Health | General Support Provide culturally responsive resources for Metro Denver’s African American and Black communities to overcome root causes of health problems |
$25,000 |
| Global Fund for Women | General Support International grants for women’s groups that increase girls’ access to education and advocate for and defend women’s human rights |
$50,000 |
| National Women’s Law Center | General Support (Multi-Year) Driving solutions to gender inequity through legal and policy advocacy, research, analysis and public education |
$100,000 |
| Soul 2 Soul Sisters | General Support (Multi-Year) Black Womxn-centered education, organizing, and leadership development with a focus on reproductive justice, and a faith-based response to anti-Black violence in the US |
$25,000 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | General Support for the Debt Collective Support for the operational and educational efforts of the Debt Collective |
$100,000 |
| The Women’s Foundation of Colorado | General Support (Multi-Year) Catalyzing community to advance and accelerate economic opportunities for Colorado women and their families |
$105,000 |
| 2022 Annual Luncheon |
$5,000 |
| Women’s Foundation of the South | General Support A new community foundation centered on the collective power, health, well-being, economic security, and leadership of womxn and girls of color in the South |
$50,000 |
WOMEN’S FUNDS INITIATIVE | Operating support to expand women’s philanthropy and provide a permanent resource for women and girls in the states where the Chambers family oil business operated. Additionally, Chambers Fund partnered with the Women’s Foundation of Montana for an endowment challenge matching campaign; and the Wyoming Women’s Foundation to build its advocacy capacity. |
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| Women’s Foundation of Oklahoma | Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Women’s Foundation of Montana | Operating Support | $25,000 |
| WFM Endowment Challenge Match and Campaign Support (Multi-Year) |
$215,000 |
| Wyoming Women’s Foundation | Operating Support | $25,000 |
| WYWF General Support (Multi-Year) |
$50,000 |
EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
In early 2020, Chambers Fund announced the sunset of its Early Care and Education (ECE) program area. The Chambers Fund board committed to consistent funding through 2022 for all transitioning ECE grantees.
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| Clayton Early Learning | Colorado Early Learning Policy Initiative Leverage Alliance for Early Success national funding for a coordinated early childhood policy agenda in Colorado |
$12,500 |
| Early Milestones Colorado | General Support (Multi-Year) Accelerating innovation, use of best practices, and systems change to ensure all children and families, especially the historically marginalized, have access to opportunities and resources needed to be valued, healthy, and thriving |
$37,500 |
| Parent Possible | Vroom in Colorado (Multi-Year) State Anchor for Vroom, providing training, leadership, and guidance to partners and local program sites disseminating Vroom brain-building tools and messages |
$20,000 |
| Tools of the Mind | General Support (Multi-Year) Tools to ensure every child becomes a successful learner, developing the underlying cognitive, social, and emotional skills needed to reach his or her highest potential |
$25,000 |
HONORED COMMITMENTS
| Alphi Phi Foundation | General Support Aspen Music Festival and School | General Support & Event Support Central City Opera House Association | General Support Cleo Parker Robinson Dance | General Support Colorado Ballet | General Support Colorado Symphony Association | General Support Creativity Lab of Colorado | General Support Denver Art Museum | Event Support Kirkland Museum | Frank Lloyd Wright Window Repatriation Project North Shore Country Day School | General Support Opera Colorado | General Support Save Venice, Inc. | General Support UC Berkeley Foundation | General Support UC Law SF Foundation | General Support University of Denver | Graduate Tax Program |
$1,000 $33,000 $1,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $1,000 $1,250 $33,053 $2,000 $10,000 $10,000 $2,000 $2,000 $500 |
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
| Community Foundation of Boulder County | Wildfire Fund Compassion & Choices | Jaren Ducker Colorado Access Fund Goodwill of Colorado | General Support Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights | Ukraine Wikimedia Foundation | General Support |
$5,000 $1,000 $2,500 $10,000 $1,000 |
| Memberships | COFIE, Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation, Philanthropy Colorado, Political Violence Working Group | $16,865 |
| Memorial and Honorary Gifts | $12,350 |
| Matching Gifts | $2,350 |
TOTAL 2022 GRANTS |
$9,952,468 |
2022 ANNUAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
As part of Chambers Initiative, the foundation continued its increased grantmaking in the democracy sphere, with a focus on national and Colorado nonprofits engaged in policy, advocacy, and grassroots organizing through a racial and gender equity lens.
Prioritizing multi-year general support grants is still the main principle of the foundation’s funding philosophy, because the work to change systems requires it. In 2022, we wrapped up several national multi-year commitments, particularly to individual state-based organizations. Although the foundation will continue to support state-based work, it will pivot to giving larger grants to pooled donor funds, national nonprofits that regrant to smaller partners, and backbone organizations instead of giving state-by-state individual grants. This strategic consideration ensures we are working in partnership with our national donor and grant partners, and leverages our grantmaking for maximum impact. One new national nonpartisan pooled donor fund supported in 2022 is the Trusted Elections Fund. TEF supports efforts to prepare for and respond to high-risk threats to U.S. elections. It works with the on-the-ground groups seeking to prevent election-related political violence, anticipate challenges to election administration, and develop infrastructure that protects our elections and reinforces the public’s confidence in their results.
In Colorado, we continue to prioritize the ecosystem of organizations working to build a more just, inclusive, multiracial, multi-faith, progressive society. Over the past couple of years, many of our Colorado general support grant partners started preparing to protect abortion in Colorado should the United States Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. By the time the Dobbs decision was announced in June 2022, Colorado had already passed the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) that ensures abortion and contraception are protected and legal in our state. This stands in stark contrast to the national landscape for birthing people. Chambers Fund increased giving in 2022 to its local grant partners working in the reproductive justice, health, and rights sphere, including additional grants to COLOR Latina, Cobalt Foundation, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, and others working as part of the Colorado Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Coalition.
For more information about our 2022 grantmaking, please see our full Grantees List.
2022 ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Assets and Net Assets – Income Tax Basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
| ASSETS | ||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $5,761,803 | |
| Investments at Cost | $23,679,968 | |
| Museum Building and Land (Net of $3,949,543 in accumulated depreciation) |
$29,965,349 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | $59,407,120 | |
| UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS | $59,407,120 | |
| FAIR MARKET VALUE OF ASSETS | $60,053,104 |
Revenues, Expenses and Other Changes in Net Assets
Income Tax Basis For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
| REVENUES | $4,094,777 | |
| EXPENSES | ||
| Grants Paid | $9,952,468 | |
| Other Program or Administrative | $203,643 | |
| Museum Building Depreciation | $861,719 | |
| Investment | $57,157 | |
| Excise Taxes | $75,549 | |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | $11,150,536 | |
| EXCESS (DEFICIT) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES | ($7,055,759) | |