Colorado Gives Day
Colorado Gives Day is December 6, 2022
Donations made between November 1-December 6 will count toward increasing our share of the $1.4million incentive fund from Community First Foundation and other sponsors.
This year we have a goal of raising a total of $25,000! Additionally, this year we are excited to announce that we have a matching grant that will match dollar for dollar the first $10,000 raised! Double your impact with a gift today!
Denver Cooperative Preschool counts on generous donations from our community in order to maintain the sustainability of our program. Our first priority is providing tuition assistance to families in need and to help sustain our tuition assistance program year after year, which we have met for the past 8 years. Each year 18-25% of our community accesses school funded tuition assistance. Secondly, DCP realizes that there are associated costs that arise when participating in all of the additional activities offered by a cooperative school. DCP has pivoted to absorbing these costs to ensure there are no additional costs that would prohibit a family from fully participating in the community events. In the 2021-22 school year these included a community picnic with hot dogs and ice cream provided at no cost, a family outing to Sunflower Farm, family movie matinee at a local movie theater, bringing field trips in house, Fall Festival and ensuring that costs incurred from committee service are reimbursable. Thirdly, DCP recognizes that educator pay is extremely important to staff longevity and consistency which benefits the program as a whole. Additional funds raised will be allocated to continuing to work at this target. Finally, throughout the pandemic it became clear that the program must be able to pivot and evolve easily and keeping funds accessible will ensure that DCP is able to adapt as necessary given the community needs. All funds raised through Colorado Gives Day will be spread through these priority areas to help achieve the financial sustainability of the Denver Cooperative Preschool program.
Colorado Gives Day is a statewide movement presented by Community First Foundation and FirstBank to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. In doing so DCP will receive a share of the $1.4 million incentive fund based on how much is raised between November 1st through December 6th through Colorado Gives. Through our participation since 2015 we have averaged receiving around $600 additional. This adds up and makes your donations go further!
Please know that donations of any size help, and that all donations are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Remember, you may be eligible for the Colorado Childcare Contribution tax credit, speak to your tax advisor and Shandon Wells (shandon@dcpplay.org) to ensure you receive proper documentation.