News & Insights
My Spark Expansion
Finding hope in community
Like many of you, we've spent the first three months of this year coping with change.
The art of letting go
February 2026 edition of The Workbench
Colorado is leveraging its tax code to reduce child poverty
Federal benefits cuts are looming – here’s how Colorado is trying to protect families with children
Building Wealth For Renters
This report documents how the Colorado TEV, which launched in January 2026 as Colorado Renter Rewards, was designed, the policy and financing tools that made it possible.
What we do:
How we do it:
What does it really take for a family to get ahead?
We talk a lot about what families need to make ends meet. We talk far less about what they need to actually get ahead.
Universal Childcare Is Possible
Together, everyone at the table listens with humility, acts with courage and responds honestly about the barriers that remain.
Program gives teens investment accounts & financial education
What becomes possible when young people enter adulthood with the assets that allow them to build personal and generational wealth.
Reflections on a Decade of Purpose-Driven Investing
A joint reflection from Gary Community Ventures and Caprock
Insights from Working with our Grantee Partners
Lessons learned and Gary Philanthropy's 2026 grant snapshot.
Coloradans share their child care stories
Coloradans share their child care stories
Teens Get Early Start to Wealth Building
Program fast-tracks research on the long-term impact of baby bonds and Trump Accounts MEDIA CONTACTMary...
Op-ed: Enrichment programs are out of reach for too many students
The final school bell should not be where opportunity ends for Colorado kids By Santhosh...