Nonprofit Notes, Jan. 8, 2016

GOOD DEEDS

JJ’s Sweets in Boulder donated close to 250 pounds of its coconut milk caramels, Cocomels, to eight orphanages, spanning from California to Kentucky. Each orphanage received a total of 30 pounds — around 2,000 pieces — of vanilla and original Cocomels.

GRANTS

The Fort Collins-based Bohemian Foundation awarded $500,500 to 33 local nonprofit groups in the second round of Pharos Fund grants in 2015, bringing the total to $1,008,980 for the year. Recipients include the Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County, which was awarded $15,000 for its RAPP (Raising Awareness of Personal Power) program. Project Smile received $10,000 to support children’s oral-health screening and follow-up treatment, and CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) of Larimer County received $25,000 toward its mission of providing a voice in court for abused and neglected children and a safe place in the community for conflict-free family interactions. Also receiving grants were Book Trust, $30,000; Cache la Poudre Middle School, $15,000; Colorado State University’s Center for Public Deliberation, $20,000; Children’s Speech and Reading Center, $7,500; Colorado Health Network Inc., $5,000 for the Northern Colorado AIDS Project; Crossroads Safehouse Inc., $30,000; CSU’s Department of Human Development and Family Studies, $10,000; Poudre School District’s Department of Student Services, $3,000 for Peace Jam in PSD high schools; Faith Family Hospitality of Fort Collins Inc., $10,000; Food Bank for Larimer County, $30,000; Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, $25,000; Friends of Happy Heart Farm, $3,000; Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek, $5,000; HalfMoon Arts for a youth arts apprenticeship program, $7,000; Healing Warriors Program, $5,000; Homeless Gear, $10,000 for the One Village One Family program; Homeless Prevention Initiative, $15,000 for emergency rental assistance; Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain, $10,000 for a program in the Poudre School District; Lincoln IB World Middle School, $15,000; CSU’s Little Shop of Physics, $15,000; Live the Victory Inc. at the Matthews House, $25,000; Lubick Foundation, $5,000; Neighbor to Neighbor Inc., $30,000; Partners Mentoring Youth of Larimer County, $30,000; Project Self-Sufficiency of Loveland-Fort Collins, $20,000; Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center, $15,000; Summitstone Health Partners, $10,000; The Family Center/La Familia, $30,000 for an after-school program; The Growing Project, $5,000; and The Kitchen Community, $10,000 for an educational program.

Fort Collins-based New Belgium Brewing joined forces with South Burlington, Vt.-based Ben & Jerry’s to donate $100,000 to a California-based nonprofit that works to mobilize the snow-sports community to battle climate change. The two “B-corp” companies partnered to create a special beer and ice cream, with a portion of their proceeds going to Pacific Palisades, Calif.-based Protect Our Winters.

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