WAYS TO GIVE

SUSTAIN COLORADO'S HISTORY AND HERITAGE

The Colorado Historical Foundation mobilizes resources to support and inspire Colorado's people in their preservation of meaningful places, heritage, and history. Your support helps sustain financial, legal, and technical resources used to archive, protect, maintain, and commemorate Colorado's storied history and special places for generations to come. 


 Read on for a variety of ways you can give or manage program funds.


The Colorado Historical Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) charitable nonprofit organization. Please consult your tax advisor regarding the best giving strategy for you, gift valuation, and the deductibility of your gift. 

Immediate Impact Gifts


DONATE ONLINE

It's easy to give online through our portal at ColoradoGives.org.   


One-time or incremental monthly donations are welcome.


MAIL A CHECK

Consider a personal, corporate, or donor-advised fund gift. Please address your check to:


Colorado Historical Foundation

P.O. Box 363

Golden, CO 80402-0363


DONATE STOCKS OR BONDS
Please review these instructions for how to donate marketable securities (stocks and bonds). 


To inquire about donations of mutual funds, annuities, or real property, please contact Catherine Stroh at 303-894-2503x2.




Legacy Gifts 

WILLS & TRUSTS

Add the Colorado Historical Foundation as a beneficiary in your will or trust. For example...

  • Residual estate bequests
  • Specific bequests
  • Contingent bequests

Sample bequest language to get you started (discuss with your attorney)

RETIREMENT FUND GIFTS
Naming the Colorado Historical Foundation as a beneficiary for your retirement plan could reduce taxes. 


LIFE INSURANCE POLICY GIFTS

A life insurance policy that has outlasted its original purpose may be used to fund a legacy gift while enjoying tax savings during your lifetime,


DONOR-ADVISED FUND RESIDUALS

Please consider naming Colorado Historical Foundation as a successor of all or a portion of your donor-advised fund account value. The final distribution of contributions remaining in a donor-advised account is determined by the contract you complete when you create the fund.



Custodial Fund or Fiscal Sponsor


Have a great history-related program or organization, but need back-office support managing donations, sponsorships, investments, and disbursements?


Let us help so you can focus on your mission, program, and community engagement.


Call (303) 894-2503 ext. 2 to learn more








To inquire about giving to the Colorado Historical Foundation or establishing a new endowment, custodial, or fiscal-sponsor fund, please contact catherine@cohf.org or call (303) 894-2503 x2.  The above list of ways to give is meant to inspire, not limit. Unless otherwise specified by the donor or preservation partner, gifts received will be put towards general mission support. Unrestricted gifts of $5,000 or more may be added to the CHF Endowment to sustain the Colorado Historical Foundation's mission long-term.


As is typical of foundations, we do charge modest administration fees for managing endowments, custodial funds and fiscal sponsorship. What is unique about our program is that those fees help support all of our history and preservation efforts in Colorado. Let's make history together!