CAR FOUNDATION UPDATE
CAR Foundation Mobilizes to Help Boulder County Fire Victims One of many homes destroyed in the Marshall Fire.
The CAR Foundation’s Boulder County Fire Relief Fund has raised more than $200,000 through the generous support of Colorado REALTORS® and industry partners such as REcolorado.
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The CAR Foundation, the philanthropic and community engagement arm of the Colorado Association of REALTORS®, has had a busy start to 2022. The Foundation ramped up to support victims of the Boulder County Wildfires, which roared through the towns of Louisville, Superior and unincorporated Boulder County on December 30, 2021. Fueled by hurricane-force winds, the fires destroyed or damaged more than 1,100 structures, nearly 1,000 of which were homes. “Colorado REALTORS® are at the heart of our communities, having been helping our neighbors through the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation for 30 years, and providing housing-related disaster relief is one of our most impactful missions.” said 2022 CAR Foundation Chair Katia Leon y Leon. “In partnership with REALTORS® around the nation through the REALTORS® Relief Foundation, we are honored to offer assistance to individuals and families who have lost their home or have been displaced from their home due to the Boulder County Fires,” she said.
Grants for Nonprofits in the Boulder Community The Foundation’s Boulder County Fire Relief Fund began raising funds to support victims with grants to nonprofits providing direct services. Through the generous support of Colorado REALTORS® and industry partners such as REcolorado, which provided a $25,000 matching gift incentive, the Fire Relief Fund has raised more than $200,000. Applications are now open for nonprofit organizations to apply for grants, which will be evaluated and funded each week until the Fund has been fully disbursed. Mortgage and Rental Aid for Individual Households To help individuals and families directly, the CAR Foundation was awarded a $2 million grant from the REALTORS® Relief Foundation to provide mortgage and rental relief. Founded as a REALTOR® response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the REALTORS® Relief Foundation’s mission is to provide housing related disaster relief. Those who were affected by the fire can apply for up to $3,000 for mortgage or rental assistance. More than 466 applications have been received and aid
