Boettcher Foundation awards 3 local nonprofits $130,000

BOULDER — Three Boulder nonprofits are among 18 around the state to be awarded capital funding grants from the Boettcher Foundation.

The grants, announced Monday, are to help support community-enrichment projects.

The local nonprofits receiving grants include:

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• “I Have a Dream” Foundation of Boulder County, $30,000 toward the purchase and renovation of a new headquarters facility.

• Museum of Boulder, $75,000 toward the purchase and renovation of a historic building to serve as the museum’s new home.

• The Dairy Center for the Arts, $25,000 toward renovation of the organization’s existing facility.