Elevating Women Through Education: Matching Funds

“We support the Colorado Women’s Education Foundation because we believe in the power of education to change lives — and in the strength of community to sustain that change. Every woman who earns her degree or certification doesn’t just transform her own future; she strengthens families, workplaces, and communities across Colorado. Join us in investing where power meets strength: in women’s education.”

— Mark & Martin, Proud CWEF Supporters

The women above are just some that we have supported in the current cohort of Scholars.

Martin connects personally with CWEF's mission because I am passionate about giving women a chance to change their lives through education. My why is two fold, My mom did not have a college degree and it impacted her professional growth and advancement. And, through my career, I saw many examples of women who were unable to advance and achieve all they were capable of because they lacked a college degree or certificate. It saddens me that the gap still exists today. Additionally, women with Bachelor’s degrees earn 67% more than those with high school diplomas.

Mark is a Minnesota transplant who moved to Colorado in 1992 and retired in 2001.  Mark's interest in helping support scholarships with CWEF is in memory of his wife, Jayne, who was in the first class of women firefighters for the city of Aurora. Mark believes women can be empowered to do anything in life, given the education.