Bohemian Foundation awards $507,000 to 32 nonprofits

FORT COLLINS— The Bohemian Foundation in Fort Collins announced on Monday that it has awarded $507,000 to 32 local nonprofit organizations that address a range of community needs from affordable housing and homelessness prevention to providing resources for grandparents raising grandchildren.

Grants are distributed through the Pharos Fund, a grant-making initiative of Bohemian Foundation that makes awards up to $30,000 to 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organizations with programs that boost public awareness or encourage and enable our youth to become productive members of society. A committee comprised of Bohemian Foundation board members, Bohemian staff and community members selects grantees through a competitive application process.

Since its inception in 2001, Bohemian Foundation Community Programs has awarded more than $14 million in Pharos Fund grants to a variety of nonprofits serving the Fort Collins area.

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Organizations receiving funds are:

Book Trust, $25,000, general support.

lCache La Poudre Middle School, Poudre School District, $17,500, after school program.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Larimer County, $15,000, court-appointed advocates.

Center for Public Deliberation at CSU, $20,000, general support.

ChildSafe Colorado, $10,000, general support.

Crossroads Safehouse, $20,000, youth program.

Department of Human Development and Family Studies at CSU, $30,000, mentoring at-risk youth.

Early Childhood Council of Larimer County, $10,000, supporting youth.

Food Bank for Larimer County, $25,000, food share.

Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, $25,000, general support.

Fort Collins Soccer Club, $5,000, scholarship program.

Friends of the Gardeners on Spring Creek, $5,000, plant it forward program.

HalfMoon Arts, $7,000, youth-apprenticeship program.

Homelessness Prevention Initiative, $20,000, rental-assistance program.

Irish Elementary School, Poudre School District, $10,000, Village Day.

Larimer County Child Advocacy Center, $10,000, school-based program “Talk About Touching.”

Larimer County Partners Inc., Partners mentoring Youth, $20,000, mentoring youth.

Launch: Community Through Skateboarding, $5,000, creative center.

Lincoln 1B World Middle School, Poudre School District, $20,000, open-door project.

Little Shop of Physics at CSU, $20,000, enhancing the science experience.

Live the Victory, The Matthews House, $25,000, empowering youth program.

Neighbor to Neighbor, $20,000, house-renting program.

Project Self-Sufficiency of Loveland-Fort Collins, $20,000, cars for families program

Putnam Elementary School, Poudre School District, $15,000, after school program.

Serve 6.8, $15,000, Sister Mary Alice Murphy Center for Hope Data Analyst.

Smithsonian Science Education Center, $30,000, Colorado LASER Project.

Swallow Hill Music Association, $2,500, music and technology.

The Family Center/La Familia, $25,000, read, learn explore program

The Growing Project, $10,000, youth corps.

The Kitchen Community, $15,000, general support.

Touchstone Health Partners, $10,000, grand families support services.

United Way of Larimer County, $10,000, faith family hospitality network.