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
Over 7,000 Colorado families filed federal and state income tax returns free of charge this year through Tax Help Colorado, a partnership of The Piton Foundation and Colorado's colleges. Students at 14 colleges, who operated 22 free tax sites statewide, helped generate $13.2 million in federal and state refunds, including from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). For 20 years, Piton has conducted a statewide public information campaign to make sure eligible low-income families claim the EITC, which research proves does more to lift families with children out of poverty than any other government program. In Colorado, 323,000 low-income families received $660 million from the Earned Income Tax Credit.
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.
Piton, U.S. Soccer Foundation Fund Soccer for Success
The Piton Foundation has partnered with the U.S. Soccer Foundation in funding "Soccer for Success" in Denver, an after-school program that uses soccer as a tool to combat childhood obesity and provides nutrition education and mentorship to children in at-risk communities. The $300,000 grant from the U.S. Soccer Foundation, along with the matching funds being raised by Piton, will allow 1,200 at-risk youth in Denver and Aurora to participate in the program. Read more.
