Prizes

Grand Prizes
3 prizes - $5,000, $10,000 and $15,000

Nonprofits are automatically entered into this random drawing if they receive at least 30 donations on Colorado Gives Day. Early giving counts with any donation made between Nov. 1 and Gives Day qualifying. Winners are announced during a live broadcast on Denver7’s Mile High Living. Date to be announced.

The winners!

• $5,000: Teen Challenge of the Rocky Mountains
• $10,000: Alpha Center
• $15,000: Disability Law Colorado

Facebook Trivia Contest
10 prizes of $1,000 each

Game on! Enjoy some online Colorado Gives Day Trivia, hosted by FirstBank. Two nonprofits named by players are selected to win each day and receive $1,000. Increase your odds of winning by inviting donors, employees, volunteers, families, friends – ANYONE - to play! The 2022 fun is set for Monday, Nov. 28 – Friday, Dec. 2. FirstBank hosts the fun on their Facebook page. Look for the @ColoradoGives tag. Questions are posted twice a day and winners randomly drawn from all the correct answers. FirstBank announces winners and their chosen nonprofits on FirstBank’s Facebook page within two hours of posting each question.

The winners!

• Denver Young Artists Orchestra 
• Demi's Animal Rescue 
• Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) 
• Castle Rock Historical Society and Museum 
• Community Resources, Inc. (CRI) 
• Children's Diabetes Foundation 
• Baby Bear Hugs 
• The Right Step, Inc. 
• Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County 
• African American Youth Leadership Conference - AAYLC 

Rally Around the State
$15,000 – Regional Champions

We love and appreciate our Regional Champions. That’s why we’re spreading the love across the state by giving each of our 15 Regional Champions $1,000 they can award in their regions as hyper-local prizes.

Early Giving
$5,000

Each week, Nov. 1 - Dec. 4, we'll give away a $1,000 prizes to a randomly selected nonprofit that receives an early gift beginning Nov. 1.  Winners will be announced on Colorado Gives's Facebook page once a week, Nov 1 – Dec. 5.

The winners!

• Week 1: HOPE - Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement
• Week 2: Denver Botanic Gardens
• Week 3: The Park People
• Week 4: FIRST Team 159 Alpine Robotics
• Week 5: Community College of Denver Foundation

Golden Ticket Power Hours
$25,000

Who wants to win a Golden Ticket? Five lucky nonprofits are randomly chosen to win an extra $5,000 prize on Colorado Gives Day. Any nonprofit that receives a donation during these hours on December 6 is automatically entered into a random prize drawing. We’ll give away $5,000 each hour to one lucky winner. 

7AM    10AM    2PM    7PM    10PM

The winners!

• 7am:  Ferret Dreams Rescue & Adoption
• 10am:  Bessie’s Hope
• 2pm:  Colorado Symphony
• 7pm:  Orient Land Trust
• 10pm:  Boulder Ballet

Newbie Prize
$15,000

Three randomly selected nonprofits new to Colorado Gives 365 by Sept. 30 will each win $5,000. Winners announced in October.

The winners!

• A Life Worth Living – A Life Worth Living is a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility that fights addiction.
• USA Swimming – USA swimming is dedicated to supporting the pursuit of excellence for swimmers at all levels.
• Renaissance Education Alliance – Renaissance Education Alliance was formed by the parents of Renaissance Elementary Magnet School in 2018 to help promote volunteering within the parent crew, raise funds to support and supplement school needs, and to plan crew building events.

Wait! There’s more!
$10,000

When a donor creates a fundraiser on your behalf, you can win one of two $5,000 prizes through a random drawing. Award details are subject to change and all awards are subject to verification. Please note that the final determination of prizes and awards will be made at the discretion of Community First Foundation. Anyone can participate except for Community First Foundation employees and immediate family members.

The winners!

• Historic Elitch Theatre 
• The Delores Project