Thornton Assistance Funds (TAF) Grant Program
Since 1983, the city of Thornton has provided grant funds to assist nonprofit organizations that help Thornton residents meet their basic needs and enhance their ability to be self-sufficient. Basic needs are identified as food, housing, health and medical, or human services. Nonprofit organizations that help people move from relying on private or public assistance to providing for one's own needs is also eligible for funding. A committee of residents reviews the grant applications and makes a recommendation to City Council.
TAF Committee Members Needed!
The city of Thornton will be accepting applications from Thornton residents who would like to serve on the Thornton Assistance Funds (TAF) Committee. If you are interested in getting a better understanding of our community’s needs and familiarizing yourself with local nonprofit organizations that are here to serve those needs, the TAF Committee may be the perfect committee for you! We are looking for members from each Ward. If you are not sure of your Ward, you can look it up using Thornton City Wards and County Voting Precincts link.
Committee members will serve a 2-year term based on City Council’s appointment. The committee will meet in person every Thursday from 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. starting in February through April to evaluate the Thornton Assistance Funds (TAF) applications and interview the eligible nonprofit organizations that applied. The TAF Committee will also present their Funding Recommendation to Thornton City Council on a Tuesday night in April and/or May.
- Committee members must reside in the city of Thornton and be at least 18 years of age at the time of their appointment or at the start of their term.
- Applicants with financial, human services, or nonprofit background are highly encouraged to apply.
- To apply for the committee, residents should complete a city board application.
Please click the TAF Committee Recruitment flyer below for additional information.
TAF Committee Recruitment Flyer [PDF/313KB]
The application opens on September 15, 2025, and is due to Thornton’s City Clerk’s Office by 5pm on October 15, 2025.
To apply please visit Thornton Assistance Fund Application - Thornton Forms to complete your application, email clerk@ThorntonCO.gov or call Thornton City Clerk at 303-538-7230.
For additional information about the Thornton Assistance Funds Program, you can connect with Marisela Blanco, Community Connections Coordinator by phone at 720-977-5813 or email Marisela.Blanco@ThorntonCO.gov
2025 TAF Resolution of Awards
City Council approved $307,800 in Thornton Assistance Funds (TAF) for 32 service organizations that help Thornton residents with basic needs and help them to become self-sufficient. This gives Thornton residents the opportunity to have access to food, housing, health and medical resources. The Thornton Assistance Funds (TAF) Committee interviewed each organization that is working hard to meet the needs of our community. The committee passionately debated how these very important funds should be distributed. We appreciate each organization that applied for funding and their service to Thornton residents. We hope that you reapply in the future.
Organizations that receive funding will need to complete and submit a TAF Accomplishment Report online by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2026. Organizations that fail to submit a complete TAF Accomplishment Report by the due date will not be eligible to apply for TAF the following year. Guidelines for completing and submitting the report will be available in November 2025.