Fax Partnership

What Fax Partnership does

The Fax Partnership is a non-profit community development organization founded in 2004, headquartered at 6740 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado, serving the East Colfax corridor spanning Denver and Aurora. The organization operates four interrelated program divisions: the Residential Support Office (connecting low-income renters and homeowners to benefit programs including WIC, Medicaid, SNAP, TRUA, DOLA, Energy Outreach Colorado, and operating a food/diaper pantry), the Business Support Office (providing technical assistance, training, and grant/loan application support to small businesses), the Equitable Development Office (advancing anti-displacement development including motel-to-housing conversions), and the East Colfax Cultural District (cultural preservation and community identity initiatives). It also runs the East Colfax Safety Initiative in partnership with Denver Police Department and publishes the twice-yearly newspaper 'Just The Fax' alongside monthly newsletters.

The organization employs approximately 7-14 staff (a discrepancy exists between the stated 7 and the ~14 individually listed staff members) and operates with multilingual capacity in English, Spanish, Arabic, Amharic, and Burmese. Its underlying technology is minimal — a WordPress website, email newsletter platform, social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, X), and PayPal donation processing — with no proprietary technology platform, mobile app, or API. Services are delivered through direct human interaction via three co-located offices on East Colfax, community events (quarterly safety meetings, annual Cultural District Field Day, Back to School Fair), and field-based outreach.

The Fax Partnership generates revenue through grants (City of Denver, State of Colorado, various foundations), individual donations (PayPal, Colorado Gives Day), and partnership-funded program delivery. It does not charge fees for services. The 2022 acquisition of two motels (Westerner and Sand & Sage) represents a significant balance sheet expansion, financed by Enterprise Community Partners, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, and Latino Community Foundation of Colorado, with shelter operations managed by Volunteers of America of Colorado. The organization reports no disclosed revenue, holds no patents or trademarks, and has no award recognition listed in available data.

Name

Fax Partnership

Legal name

The Fax Partnership

Website

https://thefaxdenver.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Fax Partnership is a non-profit community development organization founded in 2004 that supports low-income residents, small businesses, and unhoused families along the East Colfax corridor in Denver and Aurora through multilingual direct-service offices, equitable development advocacy, and affordable housing initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Mixed-Use Community Association Management (BPAJAHAF)

Keywords

• Community development services
• Affordable housing support
• Small business assistance
• Equitable development
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants and Government Funding: Primary revenue from government grants and public funding. The City of Denver and State of Colorado provide grant funding. Receives funding from various foundations for specific programs.
2. Individual Donations: Accepts donations through PayPal and encourages community support through Colorado Gives Day and other fundraising campaigns.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Fax Partnership is a non-profit community development organization that strengthens and supports residents and businesses along the East Colfax corridor in Denver and Aurora, Colorado. It delivers free services through three internal offices — a Residential Support Office (housing and benefit assistance), a Business Support Office (technical assistance and grants/loans help for small businesses), and an Equitable Development Office (anti-displacement development advocacy and motel-to-housing conversion). It also runs the East Colfax Cultural District initiative and a community safety program with the Denver Police Department.

Product overview

The Fax Partnership is a non-profit community development organization offering a portfolio of interconnected services focused on strengthening and sustaining the East Colfax corridor community in Denver and Aurora, Colorado. The organization operates four core service divisions: the Residential Support Office (connecting cost-burdened renters and homeowners to essential services and financial assistance programs), the Business Support Office (providing multilingual technical assistance, training, and grant/loan application support to small businesses), the Equitable Development Office (advancing community-serving development without displacement, including motel-to-housing conversions), and the East Colfax Cultural District (celebrating and preserving the corridor's multicultural identity). Supporting these divisions are publications like the 'Just The Fax' newspaper and the East Colfax Safety Initiative with DPD. The organization was founded in 2004 and does not offer a technology product, API, or AI-powered solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• East Colfax Cultural District: A cultural district initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate and claim East Colfax for community members, recognizing the diversity of the East Colfax corridor and community.
• Business Support Office (BSO)
• Equitable Development Office

Products and services

• Residential Support Office Connects low-income renters and homeowners along East Colfax to services and programs that reduce housing costs and prevent involuntary displacement. Provides a food and diaper pantry and application assistance for WIC, Medicaid, SNAP, Energy Outreach Colorado, TRUA, and DOLA, delivered by multilingual staff.
• Business Support Office
• Equitable Development Office Promotes community-serving development along East Colfax that increases equity and avoids involuntary displacement. Activities include motel-to-affordable-housing conversion projects and partnership on the 7900 East Colfax supportive housing development for residents with acquired brain injury.
• East Colfax Cultural District Celebrates and claims the East Colfax corridor for community members through a cultural district initiative. Works to amplify diverse community voices, support locally-owned businesses, strengthen community amenities, and create an inclusive international experience of commerce, culture, and community.
• East Colfax Safety Initiative A collaborative program between The Fax Partnership and the Denver Police Department that shares community safety updates, raises awareness of DPD efforts, creates direct feedback channels, and provides safety information and training for businesses and residents.
• Sand & Sage and Westerner Motels (Temporary Shelter) Temporary shelter facilities for families and individuals experiencing homelessness, operated from two East Colfax motel properties acquired in 2022. The sites are also slated for future affordable housing redevelopment.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.

• Kentro GroupstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Local development team exploring a workforce housing project with The Fax targeted for healthcare workforce concentrated along East Colfax corridor. Project aims to leverage BRT and further the mission of community-benefiting, affordable development.
• Volunteers of America of ColoradocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Operating partner for Westerner and Sand & Sage motels as shelter beginning in 2023. The Fax partnered with Volunteers of America to operate the buildings as temporary shelter for unhoused families and individuals while redevelopment planning continues.
• Brothers RedevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Lead developer of 7900 E. Colfax supportive housing project - a 72-unit supportive housing community for residents with acquired brain injury. The Fax is a project member leading community engagement while Brothers Redevelopment handles development.
• Urban Land ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2020Strategic partner in East Colfax Equitable Development initiative. Held community conversation on December 9, 2020 about the future of East Colfax and working together to sustain an equitable and sustainable community.
• Denver Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for East Colfax Safety initiative. Quarterly safety and community meetings, crime statistics sharing, community feedback mechanisms, and safety training for businesses. Joint effort to foster dialog between DPD and the community.
• Mile High United WaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in helping East Colfax businesses offset revenue loss from BRT construction. Works with The Fax and DEDO to support businesses across Colfax during transit construction through the BIO Fund.
• DEDO (Denver Economic Development & Opportunity)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in BRT construction business support programs. Collaborates with The Fax and Mile High United Way to support East Colfax businesses during construction disruption through business grants.
• Brain Injury AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWill provide programming for the 7900 E. Colfax supportive housing project once complete. Programming partner for the 72-unit brain injury supportive housing community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brothers Redevelopment: Denver-based nonprofit affordable housing developer that is The Fax's co-development partner on the 7900 E. Colfax supportive housing project. Operates a similar mission of community-serving housing development in metro Denver, making it the closest direct peer.
• Volunteers of America Colorado: Colorado branch of a national human services nonprofit that operates The Fax's Westerner and Sand & Sage motels as temporary shelter. Direct service-delivery overlap with The Fax's homeless services mission.
• Northeast Denver Housing Center: Community-based nonprofit serving Denver's northeast neighborhoods with housing counseling, foreclosure prevention, and wealth-building services. Operates a similar resident-support model for low-income households in an adjacent Denver geography.
• Urban Land Conservancy: Denver-based nonprofit that preserves and develops affordable commercial and residential real estate in inclusive communities. Strategic partner on East Colfax equitable development initiatives with directly comparable mission and operating geography.
• Globeville, Elyria-Swansea Healthy Communities: Denver nonprofit focused on equitable development and resident stabilization in adjacent Globeville, Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods facing similar BRT and I-70 displacement pressures. Highly comparable community-led model.
• West Denver Renaissance Collaborative: Denver-based community development collaborative serving West Denver neighborhoods with resident engagement, equitable development, and small business support. Directly comparable model and geographic positioning along a Denver corridor.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver: Established Denver-area affiliate of a national nonprofit focused on affordable homeownership and critical home repairs. Operates at much larger scale but pursues an overlapping mission of affordable housing along Denver corridors.
• Mile High United Way: Large Denver-area human services nonprofit that co-funds The Fax's BRT business support work via the BIO Fund. Wider portfolio of programs but overlapping geographic focus and funder relationship with The Fax.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit that provided acquisition financing for The Fax's motel purchases. Operates a much larger affordable housing and community development portfolio but engages The Fax as a local partner on East Colfax.
• Denver Housing Authority: Public housing authority serving Denver with significantly greater resources and regulatory authority. Comparable mission around affordable housing but operates as a government authority rather than a community-based nonprofit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PartnershipFax
• Facebookfacebook.com/thefaxpartnership
• Instagraminstagram.com/faxpartnership
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fax-partnership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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