Through the generosity of our donors, the Y will continue to be a champion for the increasing number of individuals, kids and families that rely on us. No matter how you choose to support the Y, your gift will be administered as you like—making the impact you want to make in your community.
Champ For Camp
For hundreds of kiddos each summer, camp is only made possible because of donor-funded financial assistance. You can help ensure all kids experience a summer at camp. Be a champ for camp and change lives.
Capital Development
Your support of capital projects ensures the organization has resources to serve tens of thousands of people each year.
Community Support Campaign
When you give to our annual campaign, you ensure that the Y is an organization for all.
Endowment
Make a gift of $10,000 or higher and leave a legacy. Your impact will be seen and felt by many for years to come.
Just Giving
Just Giving allows you to create an individual webpage that makes fundraising easier and more accessible.
King Sooper Rewards
When you shop at King Soopers, you can raise funds for the Y. Just log into your King Soopers account, scroll to the bottom, select Community Rewards and search for the YMCA.
Matching Gifts
Make and even greater impact with your donation by securing a matching gift from your employer.
Memorial Gifts
Honor the life of a loved one by designating the YMCA as a recipient of memorial donations.
Y Splash
Become a sponsor, donate an auction item or join us for the Y Splash Gala, an annual fundraiser benefiting the YMCA.
Flush Fund
Help wipe away our wastewater challenges at YMCA Camp Tumbleson Lake.
Community Support Campaign
For a Better You. For a Better Future. For a Better Us.
One in three members and participants access Y offerings with the help of financial assistance. As a nonprofit organization, we never turn away anyone based on inability to pay.
But we need your financial support to keep that promise.
The Y’s Community Support Campaign takes place every year. Your gift to the Community Support Campaign ensures that all people have the opportunity to thrive — regardless of their financial resources.
HERE’S HOW YOUR DONATION TO THE Y HELPS:
$25 - Gives Wellness
Ensures that dozens of seniors have access to a YMCA fitness class, helping them overcome isolation and stay active.
$50 - Gives Nutrition
Allows a child access to nutrition and gardening programs at the Y’s Food Project Farm, helping us grow gardens as well as gardeners.
$100 - Gives Life-Saving Skills
Provides swim lessons for a low-income child. Studies show that formal swim lessons are associated with an 88% reduction in the risk of drowning in children.
$250 - Gives Enrichment
Uplifts a child in need with a week of preschool, providing them with compassionate teachers and vital early childhood education.
$500 - Gives Opportunity
Provides a month of after-school care, offering opportunities for kids to connect with mentors and nurture friendships while their parents work.
$1,000 – Gives Outdoor Education
Allows a camper at YMCA Camp Tumbleson Lake to disconnect from technology, experience the power of nature and learn new outdoor skills for one week.
Capital Development & Other Projects
Since 1874, the YMCA has strengthened the foundations of communities along the northern Front Range of Colorado. For the last decade, we have more than doubled our impact and services for children, families, adults and seniors. Today, tens of thousands of individuals from all walks of life are served annually at our five locations: Boulder, Lafayette, Longmont, Johnstown and YMCA Camp Tumbleson Lake overnight camp in Ward. The Y’s reach also includes countless after school care and day camp sites, pools, sports fields, gyms and more.
Capital development gifts provide the community with resources, properties and assets that make impacts long into the future. They ensure Y facilities are kept up to date, and they make sure the Y has space for life-changing programs. The Cohagen-Platt Sports Field, Carlston Ice Arena, the Y pools, YMCA Memorial Garden and the Lafayette Y pool bubble were all made possible with capital development gifts.
The Y is currently holding a Capital Campaign to once again invest in our infrastructure and ensure YMCA facilities can serve, uplift and empower our neighbors long into the future. With the leadership of The Kellogg Organization, the YMCA is conducting a $7 million Capital Campaign to address the most pressing needs of the Boulder and Lafayette Ys.
New Capital Development Opportunity: The Flush Fund
Help us fund a new septic system at YMCA Camp Tumbleson Lake.
In its second year of operations, YMCA Camp Tumbleson Lake has grown. And with more people, comes more... well, waste. The original camp septic system can no longer support the number of people who spend time on our property. We need your help to fund upgrades and give some much-needed relief to the digestive system of camp.
Nature calls! Doo the right thing and support our wastewater improvements:
New Septic System: $220K
County-Mandated Repairs to the Original System: $80K
Total Septic Improvements Cost: $300K
Help wipe away our wastewater challenges and ensures that YMCA Camp Tumbleson Lake has the proper infrastructure to serve countless children and teens long into the future.
Gift Matching
You can make an even greater impact with your donation by securing a matching gift from your employer.
When your employer supports your charitable giving, it amplifies the impact of your gift and helps us serve more families.
Endowment
Leave a Legacy for Years to Come
Endowments secure the long-term sustainability of this organization, ensuring that the Y will be here to help our community for generations to come.
The YMCA Endowment Fund consists of legacy gifts intended to support the vision and sustainability of our YMCA. As this fund grows, earnings will support programs in our annual operating budget, provide flexibility in developing programs to respond to changing community needs, support future facility maintenance and create a safety net for times of crisis or economic uncertainty.
Supporting the YMCA Endowment Fund ensures that your impact on this organization, this community and your neighbors continues long into the future. With your gift, the Y will be here for years to come.
As you consider a gift to the endowment fund, explore these options:
- Outright Gifts
- Wills and Revocable Living Trusts
- Life Insurance
- Charitable Trusts
- Charitable Gift Annuity
- Beneficiary Designations
- Charitable Lead Trusts
To learn more about the YMCA Endowment Fund, contact [email protected].