Beyond Performance Arts for Social Change 1990 In addition to creating a legacy of funding performance-based arts organizations working for social change, Chinook Fund intention [...]
The Civil Rights Restoration Act Passes Worker Justice 1991 The Civil Rights Restoration Act passes which expands the rights of employees who sue their employers for discrimination. [...]
Native Expression Arts for Social Change 1991 Native organizing and arts collaboration rises in funding precedence as Chinook Fund grants funds to multiple start-up organizatio [...]
Amendment 2 Resistance LGBTQIA+ Justice 1992 After 53% of Colorado voters approved Amendment 2, Chinook fund provides more grants to LGBTQ organizations across the state than [...]
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Worker Justice 1993 The FMLA federally requires employers to provide employees with job-protexted and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family re [...]
Summer of Violence Criminal Justice Reform 1993 Denver’s “Summer of Violence”, where the city saw 74 individuals parish due to homicides, demonstrates a need for youth-focu [...]
Blockade of Mexico Border Immigrant Justice 1993 The U.S. government forces immigrants to cross through the desert because of a blockade strategy on the U.S. Mexico Border; Chinoo [...]
Irresponsible Mining on the Alamosa River Environmental & Food Justice 1994 Irresponsible mining practices at the Summitville mine contaminates the Alamosa River with cyanide and toxic metals. The extent of [...]
Resources to Expand Chinook Fund 1995 Chinook Fund’s support, resources, and community grows to such a level that we buy a house to create more intentional commun [...]
Amendment 2 Ruled Unconstitutional LGBTQIA+ Justice 1996 The U.S. Supreme Court hears the case for Amendment 2 and rules it unconstitutional. Chinook Fund relishes in relief amongst the r [...]
