Support Colorado's LGBTQIA+ Community
When you donate to CHEER Colorado, you're supporting an organization where every person, from volunteers to leadership, gives their time for free. Donations fund both our direct giving to LGBTQIA+ nonprofits and the organizational costs that make that work possible.
CHEER Colorado is a Volunteer-led Nonprofit
No one on our team, including our leadership, receives a salary. When you donate, your gift supports two things: Our funding avenues, which sends donations to vetted LGBTQIA+ organizations across Colorado each season, and the operational costs that keep us in the field, showing up for our community all year long.
Two Giving Options
Give to CHEER Colorado
Make a general donation to support our mission. Your gift goes into the CHEER for Life Fund and will be directed to our current season's beneficiary organizations.
Support a Volunteer's Fundraiser
Each of our performing volunteers fundraise individually as part of their season commitment. If someone sent you here, include their name in your Zeffy donation.
Other ways to give
Monthly Giving
A recurring gift, even a small one, helps us plan our giving and show up consistently for the organizations we support.
If you'd like to set up a monthly contribution, please use our donate link at Zeffy and select "Monthly" and choose your donation amount.
Corporate & Group Giving
If your company, organization, or group wants to make a collective impact, you can make a donation on behalf of your organization directly through our Zeffy giving page. Just designate the gift as coming from your organization when you give, and Zeffy will automatically send a tax receipt for your records.
Give in memory or in honor of someone
A donation can be made in memory of someone you've lost or in honor of someone you want to celebrate. It's a meaningful way to mark a life while supporting Colorado's LGBTQIA+ community.
To make a tribute gift, email us at info@cheercolorado.org.
Legacy Giving
If you're thinking about the future, consider including CHEER Colorado in your estate plans. A legacy gift, whether through your will, a trust, or a beneficiary designation, helps ensure that LGBTQIA+ communities in Colorado continue to receive support long after we're all gone.
To learn more or let us know you've included CCO in your plans, reach out at info@cheercolorado.org.
Our History of Giving
2025: $30,000 to Trans and Gender Expansive Program of Rocky Mountain Equality
2024: $31,000 to SPLASH Youth of Northern CO, Alana Faith Chen Foundation, and Youth Celebrate Diversity
2023: $30,000 to Alana Faith Chen Foundation and CampSeen scholarship
2022: $29,000 to YouthSeen and the Colorado Healing Fund in response to Club Q
2021: $10,000 to Colorado Name Change Project, Youth Celebrate Diversity, and Transformative Freedom Fund
2020: $20,000 to Transgender Center of the Rockies
2019: $20,000 to Rainbow Alley
2018: $7,500 to Youth Celebrate Diversity
SPARK Change Fund
If you're interested in supporting smaller grassroots organizations specifically, our SPARK Change Fund awards grants of up to $2,000 to LGBTQIA+-focused Colorado nonprofits with annual budgets of $400,000 or less. Donations to CHEER Colorado help fund this program as well.