About Mile High United Way
Mile High United Way fights for the education, health, and financial stability of everyone in Metro Denver.
Focus Areas
Early childhood educationLiteracy / reading programsYouth servicesBasic needs (food, housing, emergency assistance)Homelessness preventionWorkforce readiness / post-secondary successCall center / information & referral (2-1-1)
Who They Fund
not specified
Funding Style
designated grantsdonor-advised funds (DAF)signature initiative fundingother/unspecified grant types
About Mile High United Way
Mile High United Way Inc. directs much of its grantmaking toward education and workforce pathways in Metro Denver, with large signature awards tied to school districts, colleges, and training intermediaries. In the recent grants list, the largest award is $2,001,772 to St Vrain Valley School District, and another major education-focused grant is $1,140,723 to Warren Village. Those awards sit alongside sizable commitments to organizations that sit between education and employment, including Western States College of Construct and Activate Work Inc. The pattern points to a funder using grant dollars to support early learning, literacy, youth services, post-secondary success, and basic stability needs. Their work is local in scope and heavily concentrated in Colorado, with most grants landing in the state. The foundation’s giving also reaches organizations connected to homelessness prevention and emergency support, which fits the broader description of funding for education, health, and financial stability. Across the recent list, the recipients include school districts, nonprofit service providers, education intermediaries, and community organizations serving Denver-area residents.
What Mile High United Way Funds
Education-related funding is central to the portfolio. Mile High United Way Inc. gave $2,001,772 to St Vrain Valley School District for a signature initiative, and $584,254 to Colorado Education Initiative for a separate grant in the same broad area. The recent list also includes $528,974 to Colorado League of Charter Schools and $562,120 to Relay Graduate School of Education, showing support for institutions that shape instruction and school quality. Workforce readiness appears alongside education rather than apart from it: $669,615 went to Activate Work Inc, and $651,656 went to Trinidad State College. Basic-needs and stability work also appears in the portfolio, including $470,570 to La Clinica Tepeyac and $578,973 to Family Tree Inc for a designated, signature, and other grant mix.
How Mile High United Way Gives
Typical grants cluster in the five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $15,000, and p75 of $20,096. The recent awards list also shows a separate layer of much larger portfolio grants in the hundreds of thousands and millions, often tagged as other or signature initiative funding. The foundation is a regular funder, not a donor vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. Several grantees recur in the recent list through duplicate entries, which suggests repeated funding records for the same organizations across the file. Most grants are local and heavily centered in Colorado.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$48.5M
Total Assets
$80.2M
Total Revenue
$43.4M
Total Expenses
$43.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $20K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Local30 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CHRISTINE BENERO
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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