About Arc Thrift Stores
The mission of the arc Thrift Stores is to enhance the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families by providing funding to support The Arc's chapters in Colorado and New Mexico.
Focus Areas
disability servicesemployment supportadvocacycommunity developmentenvironmental sustainability
Who They Fund
people with developmental disabilitiespeople with cerebral palsy
Funding Style
direct service fundingprogrammatic/supportive grantsclient-centered/individual support
Topics
developmental disabilities support
About Arc Thrift Stores
Arc Thrift Stores Inc channels its grantmaking to Colorado organizations serving people with developmental disabilities, with repeated support for local Arc chapters across the state. The largest recent awards go to The Arc Pikes Peak Region and Advocacy Denver, both receiving seven-figure grants in multiple years for support of developmentally disabled people. That pattern points to an ongoing operating-style relationship rather than isolated project funding. The foundation’s giving also reaches county-level Arc affiliates and related disability-service organizations in Denver, Jefferson County, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, Adams County, Boulder County, Larimer County, Weld County, Aurora, Pueblo, and Colorado Springs. Across the recent grants list, the same organizations appear year after year, including The Arc Pikes Peak Region, Advocacy Denver, and The Arc of Arapahoe and Douglas Inc. The funder’s mission statement aligns with that recurring pattern: enhancing the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families by providing funding to support The Arc’s chapters in Colorado and New Mexico.
What Arc Thrift Stores Funds
Developmental disabilities support is the clear core of Arc Thrift Stores Inc’s giving. In 2025, the foundation awarded $1,969,111 to The Arc Pikes Peak Region in Colorado Springs for support developmentally disabled, and it made a similar $1,832,730 grant there in 2024. It also gave $1,822,724 to Advocacy Denver in 2025 for the same purpose. The grant list shows strong support for local chapter infrastructure across Colorado. The Arc of Arapahoe and Douglas Inc received $1,677,871 in 2025, while The Arc in Jefferson County received $1,523,272 the same year, each listed for support developmentally disabled. Community-based disability services appear throughout the portfolio as well. Examples include $1,285,056 to The Arc of Adams County Inc in Northglenn and $1,017,958 to The Arc of Larimer County Inc in Fort Collins, both in 2025.
How Arc Thrift Stores Gives
Grant sizes are large and tightly clustered: the typical grant is $535,544 at the 25th percentile, $942,556 at the median, and $1,299,390 at the 75th percentile. The recent list shows repeated support for the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests ongoing institutional relationships rather than one-off awards. Arc Thrift Stores Inc is a foundation-style grantmaker that does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The available data does not show an application process, so the pattern visible here is annual support to established disability-service organizations.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$16M
Total Assets
$161.4M
Total Revenue
$137.6M
Total Expenses
$133.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $536K and $1.3M, with a median of $943K.
25th Percentile
$536K
Median
$943K
75th Percentile
$1.3M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CO.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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