The Piton Foundation is a private, operating foundation established in 1976 by Denver oil man Sam Gary. It is funded by the Gary-Williams Company to develop and implement programs to
improve education, expand economic opportunities for families, and strengthen lower-income
communities. Read more
introducing the children's corridor
There are 50,000 children living within just a 40-square mile strip of Denver and Aurora. A staggering two-thirds of those children either live in poverty or are at risk of being left behind if preventive investments are not made in their future. The Piton Foundation's goal is for every child in this "Children's Corridor" to have a medical home and graduate from high school. To that end, we are committed to educating the community about the needs of these children and encouraging, as well as making, investments to ensure their success. Learn more. And read Denver Post columnist Tina Griego's recent stories about the Children's Corridor.
The Piton foundation makes "tax time pay" for low-income families
Each tax season for 20 years, The Piton Foundation has conducted a statewide public information campaign to ensure that lower-income working families receive all tax credits they are entitled, including the Earned Income Tax Credit. The EITC alone means refunds of over $500 million to 300,000 hard-working families with children in Colorado each year. Piton and the Colorado Community College System also partner to provide these families with free tax filing so they can get the full benefit of their tax refund. This year, 16 colleges are operating 25 sites across the state where families earning under $49,000 can get their taxes done for free. Read more. Plus, you can use our Free Tax Site Locator Tool to find all the free tax sites near you.
Latest news
2010 Census Data Now Available
Read about how the continued growth of the Hispanic population is fueling the overall population growth in metro Denver and dramatically changing the profile of the suburbs. That's one of the findings from The Piton Foundation's ongoing analysis of the 2010 Census data. We are posting census data on our web site for the Denver metro counties and Denver neighborhoods, producing a series of census briefs presenting the key findings, and have created a new web mapping tool to allow users to easily find data at the census tract level anywhere in metro Denver. It's all part of our efforts to make the 2010 Census data available for use by public officials, program providers, and everyday citizens to learn how our metro communities are changing. Read more.
