You can supply the tools that a Veteran needs to transition into the private sector.
Your generous donation ensures that Salute Colorado can provide training and support – making the unknown civilian world more familiar to former service members.
The easiest way to make an impact is through a RECURRING DONATION
Your gift can help Veterans build space for themselves in the civilian sector, connecting them to a new world of opportunities.
The Valor Bridge program was a tremendous boost of optimism during a time of real anxiety. I know the experience will continue to benefit my perception throughout this and future job transitions.
Sean W. Valor Bridge Program Graduate, 2024
Top-notch program, excited to continue seeing it grow! Thanks for all that you do!
Mike M. Valor Journey Program Graduate, 2022
Mission Statement
To support Veterans in their transition from military service through a continuous program of education, mentorship, and community. We empower military leaders to emerge as business and community leaders.
Boulder’s Lane Hornung knows the challenges of transitioning from military service to a civilian career. That’s why the former Desert Storm U.S. Marine helicopter pilot founded Salute Colorado, a Boulder nonprofit, in 2013. “Through our mentoring and training for transitioning Veterans, our program has helped leaders in military service emerge as leaders in business and community,” said Hornung, founder and CEO of 8z Real Estate.
In Denver, business leaders Ted Brown and Link Wilfley recognized an untapped demographic of Veterans who had the ability to become leaders within the private sector, but needed the right resources, training, and mentorship during their transition. Brown and Wilfley created Valor Bridge, a Denver nonprofit, in 2015.
In early 2021, leaders from both organizations realized that teaming up to create a single entity could provide stronger and wider ranging support for Veterans than the groups had provided separately. The premier programs that each had developed have been brought together and expanded, and the new and better Salute Colorado is now able to serve Veterans from the Denver area and across the Front Range from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs.
Salute Colorado is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a Section 501(c)(3) (nonprofit) organization.
Organization name
Salute Colorado
other names
Salute Colorado, Valor Bridge, Green Deck
2013
Tax id (EIN)
46-4296645
Category
Military & Veterans Organizations
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
1904 Pearl StreetBoulder County, CO, US
Colorado Springs, CO, US
Fort Collins, CO, US
Denver, CO, US
Aurora, CO, US