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About Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA)
As an advocate, convener, and connector, CBCA's mission is to advance Colorado's creative economy by connecting business and the arts. This mission is accomplished through arts engagement, advocacy, research, training, and volunteerism. CBCA is guided by the following core values: creativity, collaboration, education, inclusiveness, and cultural vitality.
While CBCA was originally founded in 1985 with a focus on corporate philanthropy and business support for nonprofit cultural organizations, the scope has evolved to uplift the mutually beneficial intersection of arts and business in Denver and across Colorado. Our work has expanded to serve the Colorado arts community broadly, including individual artists, creative entrepreneurs and a variety of arts-based businesses.
CBCA's impact in 2023
Your generosity makes this work possible. Thanks to you, we're on track to surpass these numbers in 2024 and have an ever greater, positive impact on communities across the state. We invite you to join our community of arts and cultural champions and make your donation to CBCA.
CBCA advances Colorado’s creative economy by connecting business and the arts.
In 1984, Denver developer John Madden, Jr. brought together a distinguished, forward-thinking group of Colorado business leaders who believed in the importance and value of arts and culture. They were inspired by David Rockefeller’s national Business Committee for the Arts, which was formed in 1967 by a group of business leaders committed to demonstrating corporate social responsibility through supporting the arts. Under this model, CBCA was created in 1985 with the mission to educate, motivate and recognize business support for and participation in the arts in Colorado.
CBCA was originally founded with a strong focus on the inherent benefits of nonprofit arts on the business community with services and programming primarily serving the private sector. CBCA has evolved to serve the mutually beneficial intersection of arts and business with industry-leading programs, trainings and cultural opportunities for members and the broad community. The organization’s work has also expanded to include the for-profit creative industries with programming, resources and professional development for individual artists and creative enterprises.
CBCA remains a successful membership organization of leading Colorado companies, individuals, artists and arts organizations.
Organization name
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
other names
CBCA
1985
Tax id (EIN)
74-2368958
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1325 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite 605Denver County, CO, US
