Daniels Fund awards $7.1 million in grants and scholarships in Wyoming in 2023
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February 6, 2024
Daniels Fund awards $7.1 million in
grants and scholarships in Wyoming in 2023
The Daniels Fund distributed $7.1 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to students in Wyoming in 2023. Throughout its four-state region of Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, the Daniels Fund provided $67.5 million in grants and scholarships last year. Since the Daniels Fund was established in 2000, grant and scholarship awards total more than $1.1 billion.
“We are honored to carry forward Bill Daniels’ legacy of giving back and positively influence communities through our efforts,” said Hanna Skandera, President & CEO of the Daniels Fund. “I am sure he would be proud of the transformative impact of our grantees and scholars. They’re truly making a difference in the lives of people across the four states that meant so much to Bill.”
Guided by Bill Daniels’ philanthropic vision, Wyoming communities have witnessed the positive impact of $5.2 million in grants this past year. These grants cover the Daniels Fund’s eight funding areas: Aging, Amateur Sports, Disabilities, Drug & Alcohol Addiction, Early Childhood Education, Homeless & Disadvantaged, K-12 Education Reform, and Youth Development. More details are available on each of the grant funding areas at www.danielsfund.org/grants.
Organizations awarded grants in 2023 for programs serving people in Wyoming include ACE Scholarships, Adventure West Council Boy Scouts, Anam Cara Caregiving, Ark Regional Services, Boys & Girls Club of Cheyenne Wyoming, Cheyenne Classical Academy, Child Development Center of Natrona County, Evanston Child Development Center, Food Bank of Wyoming, Girls on the Run Wyoming, Junior Achievement – Rocky Mountain, Laramie High School/Albany County School District 1, Magic City Enterprises, Meals on Wheels of Cheyenne, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Natrona County Meals on Wheels, Newcastle High School Girls Wrestling, Newcastle Youth Football Association, Prairie View Community School, Special Olympics Wyoming, Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center, True North Academy, Unaccompanied Students Initiative, VELA Education Fund, Volunteers of America Northern Rockies, Wyo Sports Ranch, Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom/Wyo Wonders, Wyoming Classical Academy, and Wyoming Dementia Care.
Wyoming students received $1.9 million in scholarships in 2023 through the Daniels Fund’s two distinct scholarship programs. The Daniels Scholarship Program provides college scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrate need, great potential, strong character, and have big dreams. The Boundless Opportunity Scholarship provides scholarship funding for non-traditional students committed to upward mobility.
The Daniels Fund also provided grant funding for ethics education at the University of Wyoming through the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative.
About the Daniels Fund
The Daniels Fund, established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better for the people of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming through its grants program, scholarship program, and ethics initiative.
Bill Daniels established the Daniels Fund Grants Program to give back to people in the states he loved with specific funding priorities that held a deep personal significance for him. In 2023, the Daniels Fund awarded $54 million in grants to more than 350 highly effective nonprofit partners that are transforming their communities across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.
Media Contact: Bruce Wilmsen
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Daniels Fund awards $5.1 million in grants and scholarships in Utah in 2023
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February 6, 2024
Daniels Fund awards $5.1 million in
grants and scholarships in Utah in 2023
The Daniels Fund distributed $5.1 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to students in Utah in 2023. Throughout its four-state region of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming, the Daniels Fund provided $67.5 million in grants and scholarships last year. Since the Daniels Fund was established in 2000, grant and scholarship awards total more than $1.1 billion.
“We are honored to carry forward Bill Daniels’ legacy of giving back and positively influence communities through our efforts,” said Hanna Skandera, President & CEO of the Daniels Fund. “I am sure he would be proud of the transformative impact of our grantees and scholars. They’re truly making a difference in the lives of people across the four states that meant so much to Bill.”
Guided by Bill Daniels’ philanthropic vision, Utah communities have witnessed the positive impact of $3.4 million in grants this past year. The Daniels Fund’s Utah grantmaking strategy focuses primarily on K-12 education, civics education, and youth sports, in addition to the funding areas of aging, disabilities, drug & alcohol addiction, early childhood education, homeless & disadvantaged. More details are available on each of the grant funding priorities at www.danielsfund.org/utah.
Organizations awarded grants in 2023 for programs serving people in Utah include ACE Scholarships, American Legion Utah Boys State Foundation, Common Sense Institute, Family Promise of Ogden, Family Support Center, Fit to Recover, Fullmer Legacy Foundation, Jewish Family Service, Libertas Institute, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Northeastern Utah Friends Against Family Violence, The Other Side Academy, People Helping People, Pinyon Montessori, Special Olympics Utah, Utah Education Fits All, Utah Soccer Alliance Recreation, VELA Education Fund, and YCC Family Crisis Center Utah students received $1.7 million in scholarships in 2023 through the Daniels Fund’s two distinct scholarship programs. The Daniels Scholarship Program provides college scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrate need, great potential, strong character, and have big dreams. The Boundless Opportunity Scholarship provides funding to participating colleges to offer scholarships to non-traditional students committed to upward mobility.
The Daniels Fund also provided funding for ethics education at the University of Utah through the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative.
About the Daniels Fund
The Daniels Fund, established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better for the people of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming through its grants program, scholarship program, and ethics initiative.
Bill Daniels established the Daniels Fund Grants Program to give back to people in the states he loved with specific funding priorities that held a deep personal significance for him. In 2023, the Daniels Fund awarded $54 million in grants to more than 350 highly effective nonprofit partners that are transforming their communities across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.
Media Contact: Bruce Wilmsen
Direct: 720.941.4429
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Daniels Fund awards $4.8 million in grants and scholarships in New Mexico in 2023
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February 6, 2024
Daniels Fund awards $4.8 million in
grants and scholarships in New Mexico in 2023
The Daniels Fund distributed $4.8 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to students in New Mexico in 2023. Throughout its four-state region of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, the Daniels Fund provided $67.5 million in grants and scholarships last year. Since the Daniels Fund was established in 2000, grant and scholarship awards total more than $1.1 billion.
“We are honored to carry forward Bill Daniels’ legacy of giving back and positively influence communities through our efforts,” said Hanna Skandera, President & CEO of the Daniels Fund. “I am sure he would be proud of the transformative impact of our grantees and scholars. They’re truly making a difference in the lives of people across the four states that meant so much to Bill.”
Guided by Bill Daniels’ philanthropic vision, New Mexico communities have seen the positive impact of $3.4 million in grants this past year. The Daniels Fund’s New Mexico grantmaking strategy focuses primarily on K-12 education, with a focus on charter schools and tuition assistance allowing students in financial need to attend private schools. Click here for more details on the Daniels Fund’s K-12 education funding.
Organizations awarded grants in 2023 for programs serving people in New Mexico include 50CAN, ACE Scholarships, Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Calvary Chapel Three Crosses, Elevate Navajo, Excellent Schools New Mexico, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, New Mexico Military Institute Foundation, Police Athletic League of Las Cruces, Public Charter Schools of New Mexico, Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts, and VELA Education Fund.
New Mexico students received $1.4 million in scholarships in 2023 through the Daniels Fund’s two distinct scholarship programs. The Daniels Scholarship Program provides college scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrate need, great potential, strong character, and have big dreams. The Boundless Opportunity Scholarship provides scholarship funding for non-traditional students committed to upward mobility.
The Daniels Fund also provided grant funding for ethics education at New Mexico State University through the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative.
About the Daniels Fund
The Daniels Fund, established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better for the people of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming through its grants program, scholarship program, and ethics initiative.
Bill Daniels established the Daniels Fund Grants Program to give back to people in the states he loved with specific funding priorities that held a deep personal significance for him. In 2023, the Daniels Fund awarded $54 million in grants to more than 350 highly effective nonprofit partners that are transforming their communities across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.
Media Contact: Bruce Wilmsen
Direct: 720.941.4429
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Daniels Fund awards $67.5 million in grants and scholarships in 2023
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February 6, 2024
Daniels Fund awards $67.5 million in grants and scholarships in 2023
The Daniels Fund distributed $67.5 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to students in 2023. Since the Daniels Fund was established in 2000, grant and scholarship awards total more than $1.1 billion.
The 2023 total includes $51.6 million in grants to nonprofit organizations throughout Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as to select national organizations aligned with the Daniels Fund’s mission. In addition to the grant distribution, $15.9 million in scholarships were awarded to students throughout the four-state region that allow those recipients to attend a university of their choice.
“We are honored to carry forward Bill Daniels’ legacy of giving back and positively influence communities through our efforts,” said Hanna Skandera, President & CEO of the Daniels Fund. “I am sure he would be proud of the transformative impact of our grantees and scholars. They’re truly making a difference in the lives of people across the four states that meant so much to Bill.”
Guided by Bill Daniels’ philanthropic vision, Colorado communities have experienced the positive impact of $33 million in grants this past year. These grants cover the Daniels Fund’s eight funding areas: Aging, Amateur Sports, Disabilities, Drug & Alcohol Addiction, Early Childhood Education, Homeless & Disadvantaged, K-12 Education Reform, and Youth Development. The Daniels Fund also provided grant funding for ethics education through the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative.
Of the $15.9 million in scholarships distributed to students throughout the four-state region, Colorado students received $10.9 million in 2023 through the Daniels Fund’s two distinct scholarship programs. The Daniels Scholarship Program provides college scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrate need, great potential, strong character, and have big dreams. The Boundless Opportunity Scholarship provides scholarship funding for non-traditional students committed to upward mobility.
For a list of the nonprofits in Colorado that were awarded grants in 2023, click here. More details are available on each of the grant funding areas at www.danielsfund.org/grants.
About the Daniels Fund
The Daniels Fund, established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better for the people of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming through its grants program, scholarship program, and ethics initiative.
Bill Daniels established the Daniels Fund Grants Program to give back to people in the states he loved with specific funding priorities that held a deep personal significance for him. In 2023, the Daniels Fund awarded $54 million in grants to more than 350 highly effective nonprofit partners that are transforming their communities across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.
Media Contact: Bruce Wilmsen
Direct: 720.941.4429
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Daniels Fund Awards Climb Wyoming $100k to Support Single Mothers and Job-Training Programs
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January 10, 2024
Daniels Fund Awards Climb Wyoming $100k to Support Single Mothers and Job-Training Programs
Climb Wyoming, Gold Crown Foundation and Step Denver Receive Nearly Half a Million Dollars at Daniels Fund Inaugural Salute to Excellence Event
the Daniels Fund awarded Climb Wyoming a $100,000 prize to support the organization’s job-training and skill-building programs for single mothers.
The award was presented at the Daniels Fund’s inaugural Salute to Excellence reception held at the Museum of Nature and Science in Denver to recognize the work of three top-performing grantees: Climb Wyoming, Gold Crown Foundation and Step Denver. Each advanced pioneering solutions and demonstrated community impact aligned with the Daniels Fund’s mission and founder Bill Daniels’ legacy.
“Bill Daniels’ vision for lasting and meaningful change would not be possible without the tireless efforts and dedication of our grantees,” said Daniels Fund President and CEO Hanna Skandera. “Bill had great compassion for people struggling to meet basic needs and this fueled his desire to help them get back on their feet,” added Skandera. “We are thrilled to support Climb Wyoming’s work, uplifting low-income single mothers in their discovery of self-sufficiency through career training and placement.”
Climb Wyoming, a statewide organization operating with six regional offices across Wyoming, serves low-income single mothers through immersive job-training programs in the state’s most in-demand industries, including health care, commercial driving, and professional office careers.
Pictured (from left to right): Daniels Fund President & CEO Hanna Skandera, Climb Wyoming COO Molly Kruger, Climb Wyoming CEO Katie Hogarty, and Climb Wyoming Founder Ray Fleming Dinneen.
Climb Wyoming was awarded $100,000 as a finalist for the inaugural Medal of Excellence.
“In recent years, we have seen a substantial increase in the need for our services,” said Climb Wyoming CEO Katie Hogarty. “Single moms and their children experience the highest rates of poverty among families in Wyoming. When a mom moves out of poverty, it has a ripple effect on her children’s lives, schools, communities and Wyoming’s economy for generations to come.”
In addition to comprehensive initial and ongoing support, Climb’s 12-week program features industry-specific training as well as mental health services, life skills classes and connections to critical resources for housing, childcare and more. After completing the program, most graduates doubled or tripled their wages and significantly reduced their food stamp use. In its nearly 40-year history, the organization has helped more than 12,000 single mothers and 25,000 children move out of poverty.
“We are grateful for our long-standing partnership with the Daniels Fund,” said Hogarty. “Over the past 10 years, they have been a critical partner in our work to help single mothers gain job skills and new careers that move their families from poverty into financial stability and self-sufficiency. We appreciate the deep and lasting impacts this partnership has on the entire state of Wyoming.”
The three finalist organizations received a total of $450,000 for the awards. These awards are in addition to funding support the Daniels Fund has given to each organization over the past several years as longstanding grantees. The Daniels Fund has distributed more than $1 billion in grants and scholarships throughout its nearly 25-year history.
If you are interested in donating to Climb Wyoming, please visit their website: climbwyoming.org
Photography and Interview Opportunities: Professional photographs, video, and other information from the event are available here: https://www.danielsfund.org/salutetoexcellence
Interviews with Daniels Fund leadership and grantees may be scheduled for expanded stories.
About the Daniels Fund
The Daniels Fund, established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better for the people of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming through its grants program, scholarship program, and ethics initiative.
Bill Daniels established the Daniels Fund Grants Program to give back to people in the states he loved with specific funding priorities that held a deep personal significance for him. In 2023, the Daniels Fund awarded $54 million in grants to more than 350 highly effective nonprofit partners that are transforming their communities across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.
Media Contact: Bruce Wilmsen
Direct: 720.941.4429
[email protected]
Daniels Fund Awards Step Denver $250k to Advance Innovative Addiction Recovery and Homelessness Model
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January 10, 2024
Daniels Fund Awards Step Denver $250k to Advance Innovative Addiction Recovery and Homelessness Model
Medal of Excellence Finalists Receive Nearly Half a Million Dollars at Daniels Fund Inaugural Salute to Excellence Event
The Daniels Fund awarded Step Denver its prestigious Medal of Excellence, a $250,000 prize to honor excellence in nonprofit work and support the organization’s addiction recovery and homelessness programs, at its inaugural Salute to Excellence event at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
The event recognized the work of three top-performing grantees: Climb Wyoming, Gold Crown Foundation and Step Denver. Each advanced pioneering solutions and demonstrated community impact aligned with the Daniels Fund’s mission and founder Bill Daniels’ legacy.
“All three finalists impact our communities tremendously, and we’re confident Bill would be both humbled and thrilled to witness their transformative effects,” said Daniels Fund President and CEO Hanna Skandera. “Bill was very open about his struggle with alcohol addiction and embraced sobriety after seeking treatment,” added Skandera. “So, we’re pleased to support Step Denver’s effective approach to recovery, teaching men to live with integrity and hold each other accountable while getting their lives back on track.”
Pictured (from left to right): Step Denver Director of Programs Sean Hoy,
Step Denver CEO Paul Scudo, Step Denver Executive Director Meghan Shay,
and Daniels Fund President & CEO Hanna Skandera.
Step Denver is a residential addiction recovery program that offers men with nowhere else to turn the opportunity to rebuild their lives through sobriety, work, accountability and community. Over the last three years, Step Denver served nearly 1,000 men, and program alumni reported the following outcomes: 80% sustained sobriety, 84% currently employed and 91% independently housed.
“We are deeply honored to receive the Daniels Fund Medal of Excellence,” said Step Denver CEO Paul Scudo. “We are humbled that the Daniels Fund would recognize Step’s alignment with the values of Bill Daniels and are grateful for the Daniels Fund’s support in our mission.”
Medal of Excellence finalists Climb Wyoming and Gold Crown Foundation each received $100,000 to advance their work in the areas of job training and support for single mothers, and youth sports and enrichment, respectively.
“We are grateful for our longstanding partnership with the Daniels Fund,” said Climb Wyoming CEO Katie Hogarty. “Over the past 10 years, they have been a critical partner in our work to help single mothers gain job skills and new careers that move their families from poverty into financial stability and self-sufficiency. We appreciate the deep and lasting impacts this partnership has on the entire state of Wyoming.”
Pictured (from left to right): Daniels Fund President & CEO Hanna Skandera, Climb Wyoming COO Molly Kruger, Climb Wyoming CEO Katie Hogarty, and Climb Wyoming Founder Ray Fleming Dinneen.
Climb Wyoming was awarded $100,000 as a finalist for the inaugural Medal of Excellence.
“Our entire organization is thrilled to receive this impactful recognition,” said Gold Crown Foundation Executive Director Kevin Petty. “This funding will allow us to increase and expand our scholarship programs to allow better access to affordable and impactful youth sports and life skill programs throughout the region.”
Pictured (from left to right): Gold Crown Foundation Director of Finance Tara Leipheimer, Gold Crown Foundation Executive Director Kevin Petty, Gold Crown Foundation CEO Bill Hanzlik, Gold Crown Foundation President & Partner Ray Baker, and Daniels Fund President & CEO Hanna Skandera.
The awards, totaling $450,000, are in addition to funding support the Daniels Fund has given to each organization over the past several years as longstanding grantees. The Daniels Fund has distributed more than $1 billion in grants and scholarships throughout its nearly 25-year history.
If you are interested in donating to these organizations, please visit their websites:
Photography and Interview Opportunities: Professional photographs, video, and other information from the event are available here: https://www.danielsfund.org/salutetoexcellence
Interviews with Daniels Fund leadership and grantees may be scheduled for expanded stories.
About the Daniels Fund
The Daniels Fund, established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better for the people of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming through its grants program, scholarship program, and ethics initiative.
Bill Daniels established the Daniels Fund Grants Program to give back to people in the states he loved with specific funding priorities that held a deep personal significance for him. In 2023, the Daniels Fund awarded $54 million in grants to more than 350 highly effective nonprofit partners that are transforming their communities across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.
Media Contact: Bruce Wilmsen
Direct: 720.941.4429
[email protected]