The Incentive Fund is made possible by Colorado Gives Foundation, FirstBank and other generous sponsors totaling more than $1,000,000. 

From November 1 through Colorado Gives Day (December 10), every donation you receive benefits from one of the largest community incentive funds in the nation! Here’s how it works: Each nonprofit gets a portion of the fund based on their share of the total raised. For example, if you raise 10% of the total funds, you receive 10% of the $1M Incentive Fund.

Your share of the Incentive Fund will be included in the Colorado Gives Day disbursement in December.

Monthly donations can make a significant impact by providing a reliable source of funds to support your year-round projects and programs. Starting on November 1, when your donors set up a new monthly donation to any nonprofit on ColoradoGives.org, Colorado Gives Foundation will match the first donation up to $100, with a total matching pool of $250,000 across all participating organizations.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity—secure your monthly donations before the $250,000 match is gone! View Match Progress

For resources on how to communicate the Recurring Match to your donors, visit our Colorado Gives Day Toolkit.

Colorado nonprofits can win $100,000 worth of prizes thanks to FirstBank, the Colorado Gives Day presenting sponsor. 

Nonprofit prize categories are: 

• Small = Less than $200,000 in total revenue*
• Medium = Minimum of $200,000 in total revenue*
• Large = $1 million or greater in total revenue*

*Total revenue numbers are pulled from the most recent publicly available fiscal year information

$30K | First Place Grand Prize (3 prizes of $10,000 each)
Awarded to nonprofits that finish in first place in each category during the Colorado Gives Day event (Nov. 1 – Dec. 10). View Leaderboards

$15K | Second Place Prize (3 prizes of $5,000 each)
Awarded to nonprofits that finish in second place in each category during the Colorado Gives Day event (Nov. 1 – Dec. 10). View Leaderboards

$30K | Power Hours (15 prizes of $2,000 each)
Awarded to the nonprofits that are ranked #1 in their category on Colorado Gives Day (Dec. 10) for the most raised at the end of the Power Hour (7-8 AM, 10-11 AM, 3-4 PM, 7-8 PM, 10-11 PM). View Leaderboards

$10K | Trivia Prize (10 prizes of $1,000 each)
Awarded to nonprofits selected by participants who correctly answer trivia questions on FirstBank’s blog from December 2–6. Winners are randomly drawn from correct answers.

Learn More about Colorado Gives Day prizes.

For resources on how to communicate prize opportunities to you donors, visit our Colorado Gives Day Toolkit.

Southwest Airlines Sponsored Hourly Prizes
When donors make a donation of $100 or more to a single nonprofit on Colorado Gives Day (Dec. 10) through ColoradoGives.org, they will be automatically entered to win an hourly random prize. One winner each hour will win a Southwest Airlines voucher good for round-trip airfare up to $400. Colorado Gives Foundation will also award a bonus roundtrip ticket after midnight from all donors who give $100 or more to a single nonprofit in the 24-hour period on December 10.

View Southwest Airlines Ticket Giveaway Winners

The 2024 Colorado Gives Day Good for Business Challenge is presented by Delta Dental of Colorado to inspire business giving in Colorado. The $50,000 match for the Good For Business Challenge has been claimed, but it’s not too late for your business partners to join. They can still participate, rally support and make a meaningful impact by driving donations for Colorado Gives Day.

For resources on how to effectively engage your business partners, visit our Colorado Gives Day Toolkit.

GivingTuesday is Tuesday, Dec. 3, and this global giving event encourages people to do good through volunteerism and donations. It also happens to occur during the Colorado Gives Day giving event, which is November 1 – December 10. In Colorado, we celebrate GivingTuesday by encouraging people to donate to the causes that matter most to them using ColoradoGivesDay.org. Whether you are donating as part of GivingTuesday or Colorado Gives Day, all donations that are made through ColoradoGivesDay.org will count toward the $1M Incentive Fund and prizes.

For resources on how to promote GivingTuesday to your donors, visit our Colorado Gives Day Toolkit.

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To raise awareness about Colorado Gives Day giving, Colorado Gives Foundation is lighting up the skies across Colorado on Dec. 3, 6:30-7:30 p.m., with three simultaneous drone shows highlighting the various causes people can support. The events are free and open to the public and will occur in Colorado Springs, Arvada and Fort Collins.

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