INDIVIDUALS:

• Boosting BEST Silent Auction $15,369
• Kroger $500
• Amazon Smile $215 - Program ending 20 February 2023
• Colorado Gives Day $28,663 including a Boost of $777
• Benevity (Employer Matching Site) $3,635
• ReFUND Colorado (donation of CO income tax refunds) $2071
• Car donation $ 0

COMPANY SPONSORSHIP

• Western Colorado University $2,500
• Premier Martial Arts $2,500
• Northrop Grumman $ 2,000 
• Catholic Foundation $10,000

VENUE HOSTS

• Denver Public Schools
• Englewood Public Schools
• Colorado School of Mines

• 13 years of bringing our STEM Education Program to local schools with Rocky Mountain BEST Hub competitions.
• 6 years of hosting winning BEST teams at Denver BEST Championship
• The left axis reflects our Volunteer, Teams, BEST Award teams and Teacher Mentor Institiute summer training participants counts.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITIONS

• We are looking for enthusiastic RM BEST advocates to join 6 other board members to help us fulfill and advance our mission.
• Especially helpful if you have contacts to expand our community connections and fundraising opportunities.
• You can support from home. Monthly meetings are held online. To learn more about these positions, please contact Carolyn.Bauer@bestinc.org. 

FUNDRAISING

It takes a lot of funds to cover our costs to have a free competition at both the local level and the Regional Championship level. Here are MORE ways you can help from home.

GRANTS: Know a company or foundation that might want to hear about how they can help provide our inspiring STEM program free to schools?  Enjoy writing or have experience writing proposals or grant requests? Please contact Carolyn.Bauer@bestinc.org to learn more.