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A bar chart under the headline Colorado's Tax Code is Upside Down
Grantee Spotlight // Legislative Session // Tax reform // WINcome

Understanding Colorado’s “T-Word”

// February 20, 2025

In 2025, it’s especially important for Coloradans to understand the fiscal issues because Colorado is facing a $750 million budget shortfall in our state budget, largely because of TABOR’s restrictions.

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Grantmaking // WINcome

What We Learned From the 2024 Open WINcome Grant Cycle

// January 23, 2025

150 organizations applied for WINcome funding, requesting a total of more than $8 million – millions more than we are able to grant. 

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Cash Assistance // Grantmaking // WINcome

WFCO Announces 23 WINcome Grantee Partners

// January 22, 2025

Fourteen direct-service and nine public policy advocacy organizations will support Colorado women’s autonomy over their financial futures.

A photo of a woman smiling, next to the name Jolene Holgate and Denver Indian Family Resource Center
Cash Assistance // Grantee Spotlight // Native Women // WINcome // Women's History

New Leader Helps to Heal, Protect Denver’s Native Community

// November 14, 2024

Denver Indian Family Resource Center helps tribal nations heal from the trauma they’ve experienced because of various practices of Indian child removal.

A group of 30 or so women of color smile for the camera.
Grantee Roundup // Grantee Spotlight // Grantmaking // WINcome // Women & Girls of Color Fund

“Power, Grace, And Sisterhood” Defined First Grantee Convening

// September 5, 2024

Twenty-nine organizations were represented – from the Southern Ute Indian Reservation up to Fort Collins – at the two-day convening.

Sadé Cooper, a Black woman in a pink blazer, leans against a pillar next to the sign, CHIC.
Grantee Spotlight // Public Policy Advocacy // Racial Equity // WINcome // Women & Girls of Color Fund

WFCO Grantee Seeks Justice for Black Coloradans

// May 8, 2024

Sadé Cooper of CHIC never expected to make history, but it was necessary for her to drive systemic changes for Black Coloradans.

Text: The Women's Foundation of Colorado WINcome Year 3 Grantees: Logos - 9to5, Action Is Safer, Alianza NORCO, The Bell Policy Center, CCLP, Community Center for Wealth Building, Centro, Colorado Fiscal Institute, CHIC, Clayton Early Learning, Colorado Children's Campaign, CWEE, Denver Indian Resource Center, Full Circle of Lake County, Posada, The Initiative, The Gathering Place
Grantmaking // WINcome

17 Grantee Partners Demonstrate Benefits of Cash Assistance Entering Year 3

// February 28, 2024

In our third year, WFCO granted over $900,000 to WINcome grant partners working in 36 counties across the state.

A collage of different women across the state of Colorado
Grantee Spotlight // Grantmaking // Lauren Y. Casteel // WFCO Staff // WINcome // Women & Girls of Color Fund

The Guiding Lights of Our Communities

// December 28, 2023

We cannot celebrate their sacrifice without committing to change the system that underinvests in them.

Cash in Colorado over an image of a magnifying glass and a calculator.
Basic Needs // Cash Assistance // Economic Self-Sufficiency // Research // WINcome

New Report: Cash Programs in Colorado

// November 30, 2023

An analysis of the flexible cash (distributed via gift cards or payments to third parties) and direct cash assistance in Colorado.

Efectivo in Colorado over an image of a magifying glass and calculator
Basic Needs // Cash Assistance // Economic Self-Sufficiency // WINcome

Programas de efectivo en Colorado

// November 30, 2023

Un análisis del efectivo flexible (dinero distribuido mediante tarjetas de regalo o pagos a terceros) y la situación actual de la asistencia directa en efectivo en Colorado.

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