Boulder County, Colo. - The Parks & Open Space Foundation is pleased to announce its 2025 grant awards. The foundation is a non-profit organization supporting Boulder County Parks & Open Space, funded by donations from generous community members. The foundation’s mission is to support projects that strengthen the connection between the public and the Boulder County Parks & Open Space department.

With funding constraints this year, the foundation is focused on projects that provide benefits to historically marginalized communities and foster collaboration and partnership with other organizations. The foundation will typically consider funding projects for no more than three years.

The 2025 Grant awardees include:

Harvest of All First Nations
2025 Corn Festival
$25,000

Boulder County Parks & Open Space
Las Aventuras de San Lazaro
$2,200

Environment for the Americas
Accessible Outdoor Experiences
$27,544

El Centro Amistad
Tierra y Alma (Earth and Soul)
$25,000

Parks & Open Space Foundation Board

Adam Auerbach, Board Member
Trace Baker, Board Member
Trish Emser, Board Member
Marissa Ferreira, Board Member
Allen Jones, Board Member
Jim Krug, Board Member

Therese Glowacki, staff Board Member
D’Ann Lambert, staff Board Member
Tina Nielsen, staff Board Member
Janis Whisman, staff Board Member onboarding