Sam Gary, oilman and philanthropist, dies at home in Denver at 94
Foundation: Piton Foundation
... Gary Community Investments, a hybrid philanthropic foundation combining ... “Don't call it philanthropy; call it corporate social investment. ... He understood that philanthropy and business...more

Community briefs: Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region expands arts opportunities for military ...
Foundation: Piton Foundation
Additionally, MilitaryArtsConnection.org will allow military and veteran service providers to access free arts-based therapies and cultural...more

Piton Foundation
Foundation: Piton Foundation
For more than 40 years, The Piton Foundation, which is part of Gary Community Investments, has been committed to improving the lives of Colorado's low-income children and their families by increasing...more

JoyBox Studios Receives Impact Investment from Gary Community Investments for Early Childhood ...
Foundation: Piton Foundation
JoyBox Studios today announced it has secured a seed capital investment of $1.1 million from Gary Community Investments, which includes...more

Focusing foundations on their mission
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation, Piton Foundation
Denver's Rose Community Foundation participated in the country's first Transit-Oriented Development Fund, investing in affordable-housing units along expanding light-rail corridors so that...more

San Antonio Is Named A 2012 All-America City Based On Plan To Improve Third Grade Reading
Foundation: El Pomar Foundation, Rose Community Foundation, Piton Foundation
San Antonio was named an All-America City by the National Civic League based on its plan to ensure that more children are reading at grade level by the end of third grade, marking the point when...more

Community Foundations Funding
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Community Foundation of South Wood County, Alaska Community Foundation, Denver Foundation, Piton Foundation, Raymond John Wean Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation
Local foundations are becoming important players in the local news ecosystem by funding news and information projects or creating their own. Ten types of projects they fund inlude Community...more

Crony Capitalism Shores Up Shore Bank | Chicago Daily Observer
Foundation: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Joyce Foundation, Piton Foundation, Twenty-First Century Foundation
Chicago Community Foundation Cleveland Tomorrow CNA Financial Corporation Cooperative Assistance Fund Cummins Foundation Inc. Development Equity Fund, L.L.C. Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society...more

Rich Barrett: Passion personified « Education News Colorado Opinion & Commentary
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation, Piton Foundation, Gates Family Foundation
I cannot imagine anyone harder-working, more committed, and passionate about schooling. Rich has left a lasting legacy in Denver and we owe him our gratitude. –Phil Gonring, Senior Program Officer,...more