Inversiones de impacto

Our investments reflect the same principles that guide all of our efforts at the Foundation. These principles keep us grounded in equity and ensure that our capital is deployed with humility, purpose and accountability.

• We Stand for Racial Justice – Racial justice is fundamental to achieving health equity. Our investments intentionally work to dismantle the structural barriers that have historically excluded communities of color from economic opportunity.
• We Put People First – We believe that those most affected by health and economic inequities know best what their communities need. Our investments elevate and resource community-led solutions.
• We Do the Work Together – Relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We walk alongside community leaders, co-investors and mission-aligned organizations to advance long-term, sustainable change.
• We Learn and Adapt – This work requires us to be flexible, honest and willing to evolve. We listen carefully to our partners, evaluate beyond financial risks and returns and refine our strategies to better meet community needs.

We invest for impact, not for financial gain. Every dollar we move is aligned with four guiding directives:

• Address Inequities – We place capital where exclusion has been the norm, prioritizing communities most affected by structural racism and economic injustice.
• Leverage Additional Resources – Our investments unlock new sources of funding, help attract co-investors and influence how resources are allocated—expanding what’s possible for the organizations and communities we support.
• Support Innovative Solutions – We back approaches that challenge outdated systems, such as new ownership models, culturally grounded health care and community-led economic strategies, while remaining open to bold ideas that advance equity and improve health.
• Scale What Works – When community-led solutions show results, we help expand, replicate or deepen their work, without compromising the values and leadership that make them effective.

We meet our partners where they are using a full range of financial tools that reflect our values and commitment to equity:

• Program-Related Investments (PRIs): Low-interest loans and flexible financing that must be repaid, allowing us to reinvest those dollars into future solutions
• Loan Guarantees: Strategic guarantees structured as unfunded financial obligations that enable capital to flow into high-impact projects without immediate cash outlays from CHF
• Recoverable Grants: Flexible funds that help community based organizations advance critical and innovative work while offering the flexibility of financial performance and/or impact outcomes as the source(s) of repayment.
• Cash Deposits: Intentional placement of funds in credit unions, community banks, and CDFIs—particularly in communities outside of the Denver metro area—supporting wealth creation, affordable housing, health services and the local nonprofit ecosystem
• Technical Assistance (TA) & Capacity-Building Contracts: Support for mission-critical infrastructure, leadership, and systems, especially where capacity is a barrier to scaling solutions or accessing capital
• Traditional Grants: Direct, non-repayable funding that supports innovation, builds capacity and enables sustained community impact across the state

Our investments are relational, not transactional. We partner closely with mission-driven lenders, community organizations and other foundations to ensure that our capital is thoughtfully deployed and rooted in trust.

Our investments support work in affordable housing, community health, small business growth and rural economic resilience touches every corner of Colorado.

• 107 Investments Across 70 Organizations
• $151.8 Million Deployed Since 2013
• Average Investment: $1.43 Million

Investments Have Leveraged an Additional $485 Million
 

• First Southwest Community Fund: Supporting rural Latina and Native American women entrepreneurs to build businesses and strengthen community wealth in Colorado’s San Luis Valley
• ROC USA & Animus View Resident-Owned Community: Helping residents of manufactured housing communities gain ownership of the land beneath their homes—providing long-term housing stability and economic security
• Tepeyac Community Health Center: Expanding culturally responsive healthcare in historically underserved neighborhoods of Denver
• NeighborWorks of Southern Colorado: Transforming an 80-acre parcel in Pueblo into a thriving community with affordable homes, green spaces and vital services
• Chaffee Housing Trust: Advancing affordable homeownership opportunities in rural Colorado and helping families build lasting financial security and well-being