United Veterans Coalition of Colorado Foundation

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The United Veterans Coalition of Colorado Foundation’s mission is to help educate the public, businesses and state, federal and local governments on the many contributions and needs of Colorado’s currently serving Uniformed Service members, veterans, their families and survivors through research, resource networks and program opportunities.

The United Veterans Coalition of Colorado vision it to develop, support, facilitate, coordinate, and help fund a service and educational system and network of service providers to meet the wide-ranging and varied needs of Colorado’s military veterans, the reserves, national guard, active-duty personnel, and their families.

Planned activities:

  1. Educate veterans, veterans’ service organizations and the general public about issues and challenges facing veterans, and the resources available to veterans to meet such challenges by holding local and regional seminars and by providing written and electronic communications.
  2. The United Veterans Coalition of Colorado Foundation (UVCF) will invite members of the veterans’ community and general public to participate and assist in the dissemination of information to help veterans with the issues and challenges facing them. This may include providing guidance and mentoring.
  3. The UVCF will coordinate and communicate with all levels of government agencies, nonprofit and voluntary organizations, and educational institutions to link veterans with available resources.
  4. The UVCF will mobilize and utilize available service agencies and resources to benefit veterans by encouraging local and state public and private agencies, organizations and individuals to collaborate, share and coordinate resources to meet the increasing needs of the veterans’ community.
  5. The UVCF is raising charitable funds from individuals, private foundations, business and governmental agencies in order to provide charitable resources to veterans and their families and to assist other 501(c)(3) organizations that provide services to Colorado veterans.

Mission

The United Veterans Coalition of Colorado Foundation’s mission is to help educate the public, businesses and state, federal and local governments on the many contributions and needs of Colorado’s currently serving Uniformed Service members, veterans, their families and survivors through research, resource networks and program opportunities.

The United Veterans Committee of Colorado is a 501(c)(3) and donations are tax deductible.

Background Statement

In 1972 The United Veterans Coalition of Colorado (UVC) developed out of the efforts of Vietnam veterans, enlisting the support of veterans from previous eras, to push for the jobs and benefits promised to them. Because their focus was on advocacy and lobbying for public policy at the federal and state levels, they later applied for and received a 501(c)(4) designation from the IRS - which allowed them to lobby on issues of importance to veterans, while staying out of partisan politics. During the first part of the 2000s, the leaders of the UVC recognized that they could expand their effectiveness and sources of support for veterans issues if they formed an allied 501(c)(3) to allow for tax deductible contributions and grants to help fund charitable and educational activities to further their service to veterans and their families. Under the leadership of Marvin Meyers, former President of the UVC, a group of UVC leaders began planning for the creation of the UVC Foundation. Their efforts resulted in the incorporation of the UVC Foundation through the Office of the Colorado Secretary of State in February of 2014. A Board of was formed, and they reached out for assistance to the recognized nonprofit attorney Cara Lawrence. With Ms. Lawrence’s dedicated assistance, an application to the IRS for 501(c)(3) designation was completed and submitted, including a mission statement, outline of proposed program activities, and organizational bylaws. The UVC Foundation received approval from the IRS for its 501(c)(3) designation on September 11, 2014, with Marvin Meyers as its first President.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

United Veterans Coalition of Colorado Foundation

Year Established

2014

Tax id (EIN)

46-4719798

Category

Military & Veterans Organizations, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations, Employment

Organization Size

Small Organization

Address

5400 E Yale Ave
DENVER, CO 80222

Service areas

CO, US

Email

info@uvcfoundation.org

Website

https://uvcfoundation.org/

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