In December 2015, community leaders from Eastern Colorado formalized an arrangement for the creation of the NoCo Foundation Eastern Colorado office. Spreading our work to the far Northeastern corner of Colorado and helping to boost community impact in that region.

The Eastern Colorado office provides community foundation services to the Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma County communities.

We are in the midst of the largest transfer of wealth in history; our communities in Eastern Colorado are seeing this firsthand as heirs move away from rural America. This wealth is often forever lost from these rural communities. If just a small percentage of inter-generational wealth was gifted back to its community of origin, it could provide substantial dollars for long-term community benefit.

The Eastern Colorado Office of the NoCo Foundation

All funds established to benefit Eastern Colorado communities — whether donor advised, scholarship, designated, field of interest, or unrestricted — are part of the Eastern Colorado portfolio of funds. A local Eastern Colorado Office advisory board — comprised of two members from six Northeastern Colorado counties — is responsible for grantmaking from the unrestricted portion of Eastern Colorado portfolio of funds.

Donors are encouraged to consider leaving a lasting legacy for Eastern Colorado through major gifts such as real estate, mineral rights, water rights, and estate gifts. Over the long term, these gifts will strengthen future generations in education, the arts, recreation, healthcare, entrepreneurship, and more. These community assets will provide the basis for creating and retaining jobs, attracting new commercial ventures, and expanding existing businesses and industries. The combined effect will be heightened opportunities and economic growth across the region.

Sterling Community Fund

The Sterling Community Fund is an endowment created by local residents to provide a sustainable funding source for projects that make Logan County a more attractive place to live, raise a family, establish a business, and retire.

Contact the Director of the Eastern Colorado Office, John Chapdelaine, with any questions or to learn more.

John Chapdelaine

Director of the Eastern Colorado Office

(970) 224-3462
info@nocofoundation.org

Eastern Colorado Advisory Committee

Logan County:
Mike White (Chair)
Steve Meier

Phillips County:
Brenda Brandt
Ross Edwards

Sedgwick County:
Rod Green
Vic Johnson

Morgan County:
Brian Downing
Sharon Kauffman

Washington County:
Chris Frasier
Roger Schenk

Yuma County:
Justin Coughlin
Laurie Jones

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