Causes: Cancer, Health

Mission: The foundation responds to the urgent needs of coloradans with cancer by providing financial assistance with dignity and humanity.

Target demographics: cancer patients

Direct beneficiaries per year: nearly 800 cancer patients in financial need.

Geographic areas served: Colorado

Programs: The foundation makes unrestricted cash grants to cancer patients with marginal resources of all ages throughout colorado. A grants committee, comprised of a multi-disciplinary group of medical professionals, social workers and community members meets monthly to approve applications received by the foundation. In 2014, the foundation awarded grants to 557 cancer patients.