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2024 Grant Recipients
Eastern Colorado Bank was proud to present Giving Back- Looking Forward Grants to these local schools, charities and organizations. All our donations are going to bettering the community and helping to build future prosperity!
2024 Midway Theater & Cultural Event Center $5,000.00
Since The Midway reopened in late 2016, it has welcomed thousands of visitors, showcased numerous films on its big screen, and served as a stunning setting for concerts, meetings, parties, and community gatherings. Despite the...
2024 Prairie View Health Resources $5,000.00
The need for medical professionals in rural communities has never been greater. One of the paramount goals of Prairie View Health Resources, Inc is to provide the means for recruitment and retention of high-quality healthcare...
2024 Sacred Heart Catholic Church Food Pantry $2,500.00
The money requested will be used to replenish the local food pantry in Cheyenne Wells when the supplies are running low throughout the year. Also, every year we run the Cheyenne County Angel Tree Program...
2024 Kit Carson Rural Development $10,000.00
Kit Carson Rural Development is respectfully requesting help with gap funding in the construction of two 1,258 square foot 2 story, 2 bed 1.5 bath affordable housing units in a brand-new duplex to be built...
2024 Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. $2,000.00
Brothers Redevelopment, Inc (BRI) respectfully requests support for our Paint-A-Thon (PAT) program in the Pikes Peak region. The PAT program delivers essential services including exterior home painting, minor repairs, and yard maintenance for low-income homeowners...
2024 GRECCIO Housing $10,000.00
Greccio Housing is a community housing development organization in Colorado Springs, and their mission is to provide stable, safe, and affordable housing, offer resources for residents to achieve stability, and promote solutions to the affordable...
2024 Rocky Mountain Inclusive Connections, limited $5,000.00
Rocky Mountain Inclusive Connections (RMIC) would greatly appreciate any grant from ECB to help our organization provide skills to young adults with special needs to gain employment, progress in their independence and workshops to the...
2024 Special Kids Special Families $5,000.00
Special Kids Special Families (SKSF) is a non-profit organization that formed in response to the limited resources available to support individuals with emotional, cognitive, and physical disabilities and their caregivers. SKSF first opened the Zach's...
2024 The PLACE $10,000.00
The PLACE serves youth, ages 15-24, experiencing homelessness in Colorado Springs. Our vital programs help hundreds of homeless and runaway youth in the Pikes Peak region take steps toward leaving the dangers of the street...
2024 Downtown Limon $5,000.00
Downtown Limon, as a part of Colorado Mainstreet is working on plans to revitalize the downtown business community. One of the first projects is to upgrade current E Avenue public benches, and add picnic tables,...
2024 Wallace County Community Development $10,000.00
The State of Kansas and the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, sharing a desire to enhance housing opportunities in rural Northwest Kansas, recently established a roadmap to effectively assist with housing development. This joint venture, known...
2024 Lincoln Community Hospital $2,000.00
Lincoln Community Hospital and Care Center sits in the small rural town of Hugo, Colorado, which is a little over 100 miles south east of Denver. Hugo was established in 1859 by ranchers and in...
2024 Lincoln County Early Childhood Council $5,000
CKLECC is the Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Lincoln Counties Early Childhood Council. The Early Childhood Council works to improve and sustain the availability, accessibility, capacity and quality of early childhood services for children and families in...
2023 Grant Recipients
Eastern Colorado Bank was proud to present Giving Back- Looking Forward Grants to these local schools, charities and organizations. All our donations are going to bettering the community and helping to build future prosperity!
2023 Baby Bear Hugs
Eastern Colorado Bank donated $2,000.00 to Baby Bear Hugs in Limon, CO with the 2023 ECB Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. These funds will help their outreach program give support to families of children...
2023 Country Living Learning Center
Eastern Colorado Bank donated $5,000.00 to Country Living Learning Center in Limon, CO with the 2023 ECB Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. These funds will help purchase teacher professional development courses and materials as...
2023 CWHS Foundation
Eastern Colorado Bank donated $5,000.00 to Cheyenne Wells High School Foundation with our 2023 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. These funds will go towards building a new track and new playground equipment at the...
2023 Dynamic Dimensions
Eastern Colorado Bank donated $5,000.00 to Dynamic Dimensions, Inc. with the 2023 ECB Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds will help support the 2nd Annual Middle School and High School Day program in...
2023 EMBRAVE
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $10,000.00 to Embrave with our 2023 Giving Back - Looking Forward grant. With these funds Embrave's Community Corrections Program will provide rehabilitation and support services to address the underlying issues...
2023 Kit Carson Historical Society
Eastern Colorado Bank donated $2,500.00 to Kit Carson Historical Society with the 2023 ECB Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds will help update labels on exhibits in the Old Depot, the house, the...
2023 Mercy's Gate
Eastern Colorado Bank donated $10,000.00 to Mercy's Gage in Colorado Springs with the 2023 ECB Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds will help mitigate hunger and homelessness in Colorado Springs by providing life-giving...
2023 Prairie Cultural Revitalization
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $5,000.00 from the 2023 Giving Back - Looking Forward grant to Prairie Cultural Revitalization. These funds will help revitalize downtown Burlington Main Street with trees, benches, flower pots, trash cans,...
2023 Prairie View Health Resources
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $5,000 to Prairie View Health Resources with our 2023 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds have helped send Tanaia Hansen to Nursing School at Lamar Community College and...
2023 Strand Theater Group
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $5,000 to Strand Theater Group with our 2023 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds will help replace the flooring in the Theater that was damaged by water and...
2023 USD 242 Weskan School
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $5,000.00 to USD 242 Weskan School with our 2023 Giving Back - Looking Forward grant. The funds will help support Weskan Sports Improvement Committee with a new dirt-sand-gravel track and...
2023 Wild Horse Community Club
Eastern Colorado Bank donated $3,500.00 to Wild Horse Community Club with the 2023 ECB Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. These funds will help redo the vestibule flooring, ceiling tiles, window coverings and window screens...
Eastern Plains Animal Welfare Alliance
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $550.00 from the Giving Back - Looking Forward grant to Eastern Plains Animal Welfare Alliance (EPAWA). These funds will help pay for 10 spay/neuter surgeries in the town of Cheyenne...
2022 Grant Recipients
Eastern Colorado Bank was proud to present Giving Back- Looking Forward Grants to these local schools, charities and organizations. All our donations are going to bettering the community and helping to build future prosperity!
2022 Chinook Center
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $2,500 to CHINOOK CENTER with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds will help support the weekly food distribution program - The People’s Grocery. This great program...
2022 Dynamic Dimensions
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $2,500 to Dynamic Dimensions with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds helped support the 2022 Thanksgiving Basket project for those in need around Burlington, Colorado. Dynamic...
2022 Greeley-Wallace County Healthcare Foundation
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $1,500 to Wallace County Healthcare Foundation with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. This will help support DJ’s Toy Fund for Sick Children by providing stuffed animals and...
2022 Karval Food Pantry
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $5,000 to the Karval Food Pantry with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. This will help start the construction to add a room to the Karval Community Building...
2022 Kirk Fire Department
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $6,000 to Kirk Fire Department with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds will help acquire a new Fast Attack Brush Fire Truck. The Kirk Fire Department...
2022 Kit Carson Rural Development
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $10,000.00 to Kit Carson Rural Development with the 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. These funds helped bring new housing to Kit Carson, Colorado.
2022 Prairie Family Center
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $2,000 to Prairie Family Center with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. This will help purchase local fresh food and distribute it to the underserved and highly disadvantaged...
2022 Prairie View Health Resources
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $5,000 to Prairie View Health Resources with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds are helping to send Tanaia Hansen to Nursing School at Lamar Community College...
2022 USD 241 Wallace County School
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $1,000 to USD 241 Wallace County School with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds will be used to purchase Choral music folders and other supplies to...
2022 WALKS CAMP PARK ASSOCIATION
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $5,000 to Walks Camp Park Association with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. This will help replace the heater that is no longer functional and replace the lights...
2022 Wells Rural Development
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $5,000 to Wells Rural Development with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The Cheyenne County Commissioners, Town of Cheyenne Wells and Eastern Colorado Bank are working together to...
Dream Centers of Colorado Springs
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $10,000 to Dream Centers of Colorado Springs with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. Dream Centers mission is to help single mothers and their children who are experiencing...
Springs Rescue Mission 2022
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $5,000 to Springs Rescue Mission with our 2022 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. This will help continue to provide a emergency homeless shelter for 450 people every night and...
2021 Grant Recipients
Eastern Colorado Bank was proud to present Giving Back- Looking Forward Grants to these local schools, charities and organizations. All our donations are going to bettering the community and helping to build future prosperity!
BL McArthur Senior Center
ECB donated $5,000 to help pave the parking lot and replace the sewer line for the Burlington Senior Center.
Burlington Community Ball Field Project
Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $2,000 to the Burlington Community Ballfield Project with our 2021 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The Burlington Community Ballfield Project is building a sun shelter over the bleachers and...
CASA of Pikes Peak Region
ECB donated $500 to the CASA of the Pikes Peak Region to help in funding to recruit, train and manage volunteers to serve the influx of abused and neglected children entering the child welfare program.
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado 2021
ECB donated $2,500 to the Catholic Charities of Central Colorado to help provide emergency support for families and parents with children who are engaged with Life Coaching a.k.a. family-strengthening case management.
Cheyenne County School District
ECB donated $5,000 to the Cheyenne County School District to help purchase the new LED lights for the Tigers football field.
Colorado East Community Action Agency
ECB donated $4,500 to the Colorado East Community Action Agency to help them to continue to offer stabilizing services to families with low income in Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties.
Dream Centers
ECB donated $2,500 to Dream Centers to help provide homeless women and women with children to get housing and to learn how to move on with their lives and provide for themselves and their children.
Dynamic Dimensions
ECB donated $2,000 to Dynamic Dimensions to help keep up the tradition of the Thanksgiving Baskets for those in need.
Forge Evolution
ECB has donated $1,000 to Forge Evolution (formerly CS Teen Court) to help provide early intervention education and restorative justice options to low-income youth/families who are referred to this program.
Hugo Fire Protection District
ECB donated $4,500 to the Hugo Fire Protection District to help them purchase 2 sets of turnout gear to help keep the fire fighters safe while fighting fires.
Hugo Public Library
ECB donated $500 to the Hugo Public Library to help expand their children's reading section.
Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado
ECB has donated $1,000 to Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado to support it's mission to 'empower youth to own their own economic success' through programming focused on financial literacy, career readiness and entrepreneurship.
Partners in Housing
ECB has donated $1,000 to Partners in Housing to help provide transitional housing an supportive services to help homeless families with children locate employment improve their education, income and personal well-being.
Prairie Family
ECB donated $2,000 to Prairie Family Center to help provide and deliver food boxes to senior citizens in Kit Carson County Colorado.
Prairie View Health Resources
Our donation of $5,000 to Prairie View Health Resources will be used to help pay the expenses for one applicant to attend the Registered Nursing program at Lamar Community College and come back to work...
Springs Rescue Mission 2021
ECB has donated $2,500 to Springs Rescue Mission to help provide hunger relief and addiction recovery services.
THE Place 2021
ECB has donated $2,500 to THE Place to help provide services for runaway and homeless street youth in El Paso County.
Wallace County Schools USD 241
ECB has donated $5,000 to the Wallace County Schools in Sharon Springs, KS to help fund a Computer Numerical Controlled Plasma Cutter for their welding program.
Weskan School USD 242
ECB donated $3,000 to the Weskan Schools to help start a new Career and Technical Education (CTE) for Health Science CTE pathway.
Your Community Foundation
ECB donated $500 to help the Your Community Foundation of Limon, CO to help them preserve the old fashioned theater marquee for generations to come.
2020 Grant Recipients
Eastern Colorado Bank was proud to present Giving Back- Looking Forward Grants to these local schools, charities and organizations. All our donations are going to bettering the community and helping to build future prosperity!
2021 GB-LF CW BB
Our donation of $5,000.00 to the Cheyenne Wells Athletic Clubs helped startup a new school gym where all of the kids can lift weights and work out in the Tigers Den.
2023 Mercy's Gate
Eastern Colorado Bank donated $10,000.00 to Mercy's Gage in Colorado Springs with the 2023 ECB Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds will help mitigate hunger and homelessness in Colorado Springs by providing life-giving...
Catholic Charities
Our donation of $2,500.00 to Catholic Charities of Central Colorado helped fund emergency resources to vulnerable families and children in needs.
DayBreak
Our donation of $2,000.00 to DayBreak - An Adult Day Program in Woodland Park, CO helped with improvements to a new 12 passenger van with wheelchair accessibility.
Dynamic Dimension
Our donation of $2,500.00 to Dynamic Dimensions, Inc. helped purchase frozen turkeys for their annual Thanksgiving Basket project to give food to those in need.
Ft Wallace Museum
Our donation of $600.00 to the Fort Wallace Museum in Sharon Springs, KS purchased a mounted badger for their Teddy Roosevelt display. It's an interesting story you should visit the museum for more details.
Karval Community Food Pantry
Our donation of $1,500.00 to the Karval Community Alliance helped to expand and purchase new items for their Karval Food Pantry for those who are in need of assistance.
KC School
Our donation of $10,000 to the Kit Carson School was used for their new scoreboard at the football field.
Limon Fire Dept
Our donation of $5,000.00 to the Limon Area Fire Protection District will help purchase new bunker gear to keep their firemen safe while protecting their communities.
Limon Child Development Center
Our donation of $3,500.00 to the Limon Child Development Center will help them with expenses from having to be shut down for months because of COVID-19.
Prairie View Health Resources
Our donation of $5,000.00 to Prairie View Health Resources will help purchase a preowned 3D Mammography Unit for the X-ray department at Keefe Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne Wells, CO.
Royal Family KIDS
Our donation of $500.00 to Royal Family KIDS will help fund their Mentoring Club with supplies for the Royal Family KIDS Little Campers and Mentees.
Springs Rescue Mission
Our donation of $2,500.00 to the Springs Rescue Mission will help fund the resources they need to help people who are experiencing homelessness and give them stability and personal improvement options.
Strand Theater
Our donation of $2,500.00 to The Strand Theater in Sharon Springs, KS helped with expenses when it had to shut it's doors due to COVID-19 in 2020.
Stratton Area Foundation
Our donation of $2,500.00 to the Stratton Area Foundation will help in constructing of a combined Child Care facility and Community Rec center in Stratton, CO.
The Place
Our donation of $2,500.00 to The Place will help with the expenses for their Emergency Youth Shelter program in the Colorado Springs, CO area.
Wallace County Community Care Center
Our donation of $5,000.00 to the Wallace County Community Care Center will help fix up their current Dodge handicapped van that they use to transport their residents to doctor appointments.
Wallace Cty Beautification Committee
Our donation of $2,500.00 to the Wallace County Beautification Committee will help purchase a bronze statue for the Sharon Springs courthouse lawn and 6 benches for the communities of Sharon Springs, Wallace and Weskan, KS.
Wee Blew Inn
Our donation of $5,000.00 to the Wee Blew Inn - the Burlington Community Child Care Center will help with the expenses of being shut down during COVID-19.
2019 Grant Recipients
Eastern Colorado Bank was proud to present Giving Back- Looking Forward Grants to these local schools, charities and organizations. All our donations are going to bettering the community and helping to build future prosperity!
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado
For over 50 years, the Catholic Charities of Central Colorado have been a place of hope and help for many families. Our donation will help to provide emergency assistance to vulnerable families and kids in...
Cheyenne Wells Metro Recreation District
Our donation to the Cheyenne Wells Metro Recreation District will help fund the addition of a water splash pad to be located next to the Cheyenne Wells swimming pool in the future.
Children's Literacy Center
The Children's Literacy Center helps students learn and grow by providing them with the skills to succeed. We were proud to support their after school tutoring program for 600 kids annually!
Dynamic Dimensions
Dynamic Dimensions, Inc provides training, advocacy, and equal opportunity to individuals in the community! We were happy to see our donation go towards Thanksgiving baskets for families in need in Kit Carson County.
Our Hometown Charitable Foundation
Our Hometown Charitable Foundation mission is to enrich the lives of people in the community and help the youth achieve their goals. This donation will kickstart their annual project to bring Chromebooks for Burlington K-12...
Kids in Need of Dentistry - Mission Dental
Kids in Need of Dentistry provides low-cost and high-quality dental care to kids across Colorado. We were happy to help assist in upgrading curing lights and sterilizer's for children's dental work.
Kit Carson Rural Development
For nearly 15 years, Kit Carson Rural Development has made it their mission to promote, beautify and assist in the betterment of the Kit Carson and Wild Horse Communities. It is our hope that this...
Limon Chamber of Commerce
With our donation the Limon Chamber of Commerce will be able to setup a copy center in Limon for small businesses and purchase a copy machine!
Limon School District RE-4J
Our donation helped the Limon School District be able to update and replace aging bleachers and press box's at the football/track field!
Reach Pikes Peak
The Reach Pikes Peak elevates low income households to acquire assets for long term sustainability. Our donation will help build to this contribution.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado
The Ronald McDonald House Charities is an extraordinary light in many peoples life's during very difficult times. Our donation will help contribute to the building of a new Ronald McDonald House at Children's Memorial Hospital...
Sacred Heart Catholic Food Pantry
We were proud to present our grant to the Sacred Heart Catholic Food Pantry in Cheyenne Wells, CO. They provided food and gift baskets to over 50 families in need this holiday season.
Urban Peak Colorado Springs
The Urban Peak Colorado Spring mission is to help the youth in our community develop supportive relationships and self-sufficiency. Our donation will fund an emergency youth shelter program.
USD 242 Weskan Schools
Our donation will help the Weskan School upgrade their K-6th grade Bridges Math curriculum!
Wallace County High School
Our donation to the Wallace County High School will help to fund the upgrade of the schools' computer and software equipment!
Weskan Township
With our donation the Weskan Township will be able to replace trees at the Weskan Cemetery that were destroyed in a fire.