Weld Recovers Fund: COVID-19 Relief
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Rolling basis after initial rounds”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Fund supported nonprofits assisting:
- Charitable organizations
Geography
- In Weld County only
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- Groups fiscally sponsored by 501(c)(3) organizations
Other requirements
- Vulnerable populations, particularly homeless communities
- Those at imminent risk of homelessness
- Low-income households
- Older adults
Overview
Geographic Scope: Weld County, Colorado
Partners: Joint effort between United Way of Weld County and Weld Community Foundation
Program Overview
Emergency relief fund designed to provide financial resources to charitable organizations in Weld County supporting populations directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund distributed a total of $317,922 to 26 Weld nonprofits.
Eligible Beneficiaries/Focus Areas
Fund supported nonprofits assisting:
- Vulnerable populations, particularly homeless communities
- Those at imminent risk of homelessness
- Low-income households
- Older adults
- Those experiencing food insecurity
What the Fund Does NOT Support
- General operating support
- Simply replacing lost revenue
- Direct assistance to individuals (only through nonprofit intermediaries)
Eligible Applicants
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
- Charitable organizations
- Groups fiscally sponsored by 501(c)(3) organizations
- Nonprofits in Weld County only
Organizations Funded (Examples)
- A Woman's Place
- 60+ Ride
- Immigrant and Refugee Center of Northern Colorado
- Weld Food Bank
- The Kids Backpack program
- Salvation Army of Greeley
- WOMEN TO WOMEN
- Boys & Girls Club of Weld County
- Jobs of Hope, Inc
- Carbon Valley Help Center
- Almost Home, Inc
- Northern Colorado Veterans Resource Center
- Salud Family Health Centers
- United Way of Weld County Island Grove Stay-in-Place Homeless Shelter
Contact Information
- Contact: Serita Randall
- Email: serita@unitedway-weld.org
- Phone: 970-304-9970
How to Apply
Application Process
- Submit Application: Online form at https://forms.gle/mW8AGCCg7pENTRzk9
Application Timeline
- Multiple rounds of funding were made available
- First deadline: Monday, April 6, 2020 at 5 PM MT
- Second deadline: Wednesday, April 22, 2020
- Rolling basis after initial rounds
Review Process
- Applications reviewed by volunteer committee comprised of:
- United Way of Weld County board members
- Weld Community Foundation board members
- Community-at-large participants
- Decisions made on rolling basis with distributions announced regularly
Donation Information
- 100% of donations distributed to nonprofits (no administrative fees)
- No minimum donation amount required
- Unrestricted donations preferred to maximize efficiency
- No restricted donations to specific organizations accepted
What Weld Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 85
- Total given
- $3.82M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,239–$727K
- By dollars: Colorado 89%, Kansas 3%, Texas 2%. Top recipient cities: Greeley, CO; Denver, CO; Fort Collins, CO.
- 35% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 51% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Greeley Creative District · Greeley, CO
Program support, general support
$727K
A Woman's Place Inc · Greeley, CO
Program support, general support
$602K
Catholic Charities Serving Weld County · Greeley, CO
Program support, general support
$234K
Greeley Stampede Foundation · Greeley, CO
Program support, general support
$201K
UNC Foundation Inc · Greeley, CO
Program support, general support
$127K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Homeless
- Food security
- Seniors
- Disaster relief
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