Summary
Organization name
American Diabetes Association-Rocky Mountain Area
other names
ADA
1940
Category
Health Care
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
PO Box 7023 Attn: Rocky Mountain AreaMerrifield, VA 22116
CO, US
MT, US
UT, US
WY, US
American Diabetes Association-Rocky Mountain Area
A nonprofit organization
$904 raised by 8 donors
4% complete
$25,000 Goal
All donations from Colorado Gives Day will go to fund our local work that supports our mission to prevent and cure diabetes, and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
Your Donations at Work in 2025:
-In 2025, the ADA was able to invest $8.5 million to fund diabetes-related medical research in the Rocky Mountain region, with $6.8 million staying here in Colorado to fund research at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver, Colorado State University, and Denver Health Hospital.
-170 children with type 1 diabetes attended 2025 Camp Colorado in Nathrop, where they learned critical diabetes management skills and had fun with kids living with the same disease as them.
-Through a partnership with Aurora Public Schools, the ADA launched Project Power for Youth for all district students ages 5-12, our program that aims to raise diabetes awareness and offers diabetes risk reduction education.
-In June, the ADA's advocacy efforts to work with Colorado's elected officials successfully contributed to the creation of Senate Bill 25-048, signed into law by Governor Jared Polis, to expand coverage for the treatment of obesity and diabetes prevention in Colorado, ensuring patients have access to the evidence-based interventions in benefits they are already paying for.
-On June 14, 2025, in partnership with the Collaboration for Equitable Health and Lewis Taylor Productions, Inc, the ADA hosted a community screening of the film "ImPossible," a powerful story of a real-life health story and reminder of the importance of coming together to fight diabetes, at The Bug Theatre in Denver.
Mission
To prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all those affected by diabetes.
Background Statement
The American Diabetes Association was founded by 28 physicians in 1940 - not even 20 years after the discovery of insulin changed diabetes from a fatal diagnosis to a manageable disease.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is the global authority on diabetes and since 1940 has been committed to its mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. To tackle this global public health crisis, the Association drives discovery in research to treat, manage and prevent all types of diabetes, as well as to search for cures; raises voice to the urgency of the diabetes epidemic; and provides support and advocacy for people living with diabetes, those at risk of developing diabetes and the health care professionals who serve them.
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Organization Data
Merrifield, VA 22116