Northern Colorado Disaster Recovery Fund Update: Thank you for your generosity! The NoCo Foundation is grateful for the wonderful outpouring of support for disaster recovery in our area.
Fortunately, the Alexander Mountain Fire has been extinguished by brave firefighters and responders. Now, the long work of understanding unmet needs of survivors and communities impacted by the fire begins. The NoCo Foundation is working with state and county officials, and local agencies, to best identify where to distribute your generous donations. Check back here often for updates. In the meantime, if you are one of the impacted community members, please reach out to 211 Colorado or Serve 6.8 for resources and immediate assistance.
The Alexander Mountain Fire, in the Northern Colorado foothills, began on July 29. It quickly grew to more than 7,000 acres in less than four days and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and animals.
On August 1, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office released the tragic news that at least two dozen structures have been damaged or destroyed in several impacted neighborhoods.
The Northern Colorado Disaster Recovery Fund was established to meet the immediate and long-term relief and recovery needs for the people and places affected following an environmental or man-made disaster in Northern Colorado.
In response to the recent devastation of the Alexander Mountain Fire, the Disaster Recovery Fund will be directed to help address relief and recovery needs.
The NoCo Foundation will work closely with state and county leaders, nonprofit organizations, and community members to understand evolving priorities and unmet needs. We will also share updates and distributions back to you, our donors and supporters, on a regular basis.
Over the last twenty years, the NoCo Foundation has jumped into action when our Northern Colorado community, and communities beyond our state’s borders, needed philanthropic support for swift response and distribution of vital resources. Most recently, the NoCo Foundation collected and distributed more than $1.3 million in philanthropic dollars to local nonprofits responding during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and then later in 2020, collected and distributed approximately $1.2 million in philanthropic dollars to support wildland restoration in the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome burn areas.
As the Alexander Mountain Fire is a dynamic wildfire, this page will be updated over time to reflect the most current situation and how our generous community is turning up to support our foothills community!
Thank you for your gift!