Grants
Funding Areas
Aging
Bill Daniels' Motivation
Bill’s commitment to supporting older adults began with a promise to his mother: to help her remain in her home and live independently as she aged. He witnessed firsthand the importance of maintaining dignity, autonomy, and connection in later life. These personal experiences shaped his belief that aging should be met with respect, support, and compassion.
Desired ResulT
Older adults are empowered to age with dignity, purpose, and comfort. Through accessible in-home care, vibrant community engagement, and thoughtful end-of-life support, seniors can enjoy independence and a meaningful quality of life.
Our Strategy
In-Home Services
Help seniors remain in their homes by providing access to services that support daily living. This includes respite care for family caregivers and navigation support to coordinate care.
Community Engagement
Encourage seniors to stay active, connected, and purposeful through opportunities for social interaction, volunteering, lifelong learning, and recreational activities.
End-of-Life/Palliative Care
Ensure older adults have access to compassionate hospice and palliative care that addresses their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs in their final stages of life.
My greatest hero was my mother. She was the loveliest person I ever knew. I absolutely adored her.
Bill Daniels | Founder
Amateur Sports
Bill Daniels' Motivation
Bill loved sports and knew from personal experience that participation in sports and the influence of quality coaches could change the direction of a young person’s life for the better.
Desired ResulT
Youth experience the benefits of participating in sports programs. Elite amateur athletes have the opportunity to participate in national and international competitions.
Our Strategy
Youth Sports
Youth have access to affordable, community-based sports led by coaches trained to build a positive culture that promotes teamwork, sportsmanship, discipline, and confidence.
Competition
National and international amateur sports competitions take place in the community. The costs of participation in national or international competitions, such as training and travel expenses, are offset for elite amateur athletes.
Spotlight on Our Big Bet
We’re adding 1 million youth to the field by 2030. Learn how Youth Sports Giving Day is expanding access to sports across the state of Colorado and beyond.
If you didn't mow the lawn, you didn't get your allowance. You told a lie and got grounded for a week. If you weren't a team player, you sat on the bench. It's called discipline. And it's not only a part of growing up. It's an important part of your entire life.
Bill Daniels | Founder
Disabilities
Bill Daniels' Motivation
One of Bill’s sisters was born with developmental disabilities. Bill observed how his parents’ choice to provide compassionate care at home enhanced his sister’s health and happiness. Later in life, he suffered from his own disability with severe hearing loss.
Desired ResulT
People with disabilities achieve dignity through maximum independence and quality of life. Those with developmental disabilities receive high-quality supportive services; those with physical disabilities gain access to life-altering, durable equipment.
Our Strategy
Developmental Disabilities
People with developmental disabilities receive the supportive services they need to achieve the greatest level of independence and quality of life possible. Respite care is readily available to support family members caring for loved ones.
Physical Disabilities (Equipment)
People with physical disabilities gain access to life-altering, durable equipment that maximizes their independence and quality of life.
Value people for what they can do, not for what they can't.
Bill Daniels | Founder
Drug & Alcohol Addiction
Bill Daniels' Motivation
Bill suffered from alcoholism and embraced sobriety after seeking treatment. He talked openly about his ongoing recovery as a way to educate and provide hope to others. Bill personally helped countless friends and business associates seek treatment and regain control of their lives.
Desired ResulT
Adults and youth with drug and alcohol addiction challenges achieve and maintain stability through prevention, treatment, and recovery programs.
Our Strategy
Prevention (Emphasis on Youth)
Young people demonstrate positive behavioral changes through an understanding of the risks and repercussions associated with drug and alcohol use.
Treatment
Individuals begin demonstrated sobriety via participation in a supportive treatment program with demonstrated success.
Recovery
Individuals maintain long-term sobriety through engagement in recovery programs with demonstrated success.
Spotlight on Our Big Bet
We’re adding 1 million youth to the field by 2030. Learn how Youth Sports Giving Day is expanding access to sports across the state of Colorado and beyond.
I enjoy giving people a second chance. And if you did not know, I am a recovering alcoholic, so I know a little about that.
Bill Daniels | Founder
Early Childhood Education
Bill Daniels' Motivation
Bill saw the need for healthy, safe, and nurturing early childhood experiences in the home and beyond. He wanted to ensure early childhood education started children on a path to success.
Desired ResulT
Kindergarten readiness is ensured through an improved early childhood system with programs that support teacher/leadership quality, program quality, and parental engagement.
Our Strategy
Teacher/Leadership Quality
Teachers, leaders, and caregivers receive the essential training and support that ensures children in their care are well-prepared for kindergarten.
Program Quality System Level
Investments improve curriculum, materials, and resources across multiple learning sites.
Parental Engagement
Parents and other caregivers are empowered to become "first teachers" by gaining awareness of important developmental milestones and knowledge of effective strategies to ensure children reach them.
Quality education for all should be our goal.
Bill Daniels | Founder
Homeless & Disadvantaged
Bill Daniels' Motivation
Bill’s great compassion for people struggling to meet basic human needs fueled his desire to help them get back on their feet. He wanted to offer disadvantaged individuals and families a hand-up and spark their motivation to reenter the workforce.
Desired ResulT
Homeless individuals and families achieve and maintain self-sufficiency without the need for public assistance through transitional housing, supportive services (with a focus on work programs), and emergency services.
Our Strategy
Shelter & Supportive Services
Individuals and families who are homeless, or are in danger of becoming homeless, break the cycle of poverty and attain economic self-sufficiency by receiving access to shelter combined with comprehensive supportive services.
Employment Programs
Individuals and families who are homeless, or are in danger of becoming homeless, attain economic self-sufficiency through the dignity and power of employment opportunities that drive upward mobility.
Emergency Services
Individuals and families experiencing the initial stages of homelessness move from crisis toward economic self-sufficiency by receiving overnight shelter and food assistance in a structured manner that encourages both accountability and participation in case management.
Spotlight on Our Big Bet
We’re committed to reducing homelessness in Aurora, Colorado by 50% by 2030. Through strategic partnerships and proven models that emphasize housing, workforce support, and accountability, we're expanding solutions that work—and scaling what’s possible.
I am for the underdog, the homeless, the hungry… for those that need a second chance.
Bill Daniels | Founder
K-12 Education Reform
Bill Daniels' Motivation
Bill felt strongly that every student deserves a quality education that provides relevant real-world experiences. He believed free enterprise principles – like competition and choice – have the power to achieve systemic reform and foster excellent schools.
Desired ResulT
Every family has access to high-quality education options that give their children an opportunity to succeed through increased education choice, high-quality teachers and leadership, and informed/engaged parents.
Our Strategy
Education Marketplace
Expanded competition and school choice are realized through high-performing charter schools and private schools, tuition assistance/portable voucher programs, and other innovative market-driven education initiatives.
Parental Engagement
Parents become better educated in the areas of school quality and choice, and understand how to be effective advocates for their children.
Teacher/Leadership Quality
Teachers and school leaders receive effective training and support to maximize student achievement.
Spotlight on Our Big Bet
We’re creating 100,000 new school choice seats by 2030 across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. By supporting high-quality charter and private school options, we're ensuring families have access to the education that best fits each student’s unique needs.
Education needs to be relevant. Schools must provide knowledge and expertise that will help prepare young people to be successful in life.
Bill Daniels | Founder
Youth Development
Bill Daniels' Motivation
Bill supported character-building programs that help youth become confident, patriotic, and independent. He wanted kids to develop personal accountability and responsibility. He also wanted them to understand the value of money, the free enterprise system, and that success is earned through hard work.
Desired ResulT
Youth develop character and gain the necessary life skills to become confident, patriotic, independent, personally accountable, and responsible.
Our Strategy
Career & Technical Education
Whether planning to earn a college degree or not, youth develop pathways to meaningful employment through career exploration, job shadowing, internships, and apprenticeships.
Civics Education
Youth actively contribute to their communities as engaged, informed citizens with strong American values. Programmatic grants support organizations that help young people understand the purpose, history, and founding principles of our democratic republic form of government and free enterprise system.
Financial Literacy & Free Enterprise
Youth become active participants in the free enterprise system by developing a strong understanding of economics, business, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship.
Spotlight on Our Big Bet
We’re equipping 1 million students with essential civics knowledge by 2030. Through the National Civics Bee, we’re expanding access to high-quality civic education and inspiring the next generation of informed, engaged citizens throughout the country.
Education needs to be relevant. Schools must provide knowledge and expertise that will help prepare young people to be successful in life.
Bill Daniels | Founder