Colorado Artists in Recovery

Name

Colorado Artists in Recovery

Legal name

Colorado Artists in Recovery

Website

https://coloradoartistsinrecovery.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recovery Support Services

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts & Crafts Workshops (Painting, Pottery, Ceramics, Sculpture) (THAJAKAA)

Keywords

• Recovery support services
• Arts-based therapy
• Community recovery programs
• Trauma-informed workshops
• Nonprofit peer support

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Primary revenue stream from foundation and government grants including Caring for Denver Foundation ($14.5M+ awarded to partner organizations), Larimer County Behavioral Health funding, and other regional health foundations. Grants support free workshop delivery, program operations, and community outreach.
2. Individual Donations: Charitable donations from individuals, volunteers, and community supporters. Donations help keep workshops free and accessible. Multiple giving options including one-time donations, in-kind donations of art supplies and instruments, and volunteer time.
3. Annual Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships from organizations like Homestead Group. Annual sponsorship opportunities available for businesses wishing to support recovery programming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Colorado Artists in Recovery (CAiR) provides free creative arts workshops and community events for individuals in recovery from substance use and mental health challenges. Programming spans recurring visual arts, music, poetry, yoga, improv, drum circle, and open studio workshops delivered in person at partner venues across Denver and Northern Colorado and virtually via Zoom. All offerings are provided at no cost to participants and are funded through foundation grants, individual donations, in-kind contributions, and corporate sponsorships.

Product overview

Colorado Artists in Recovery (CAiR) operates as a single unified nonprofit service rather than a technology platform. The organization offers a portfolio of free in-person and virtual arts workshops and events specifically designed for people in recovery from addiction and mental health challenges. Core programs include recurring workshops such as Virtual Open Studio, Circle of CAiR, Trauma-Informed Yoga, and various art/music classes (Ukulele, Poetry, Bullet Journal, Abstract Art). The organization also hosts community events including Improv Jam, Drum Circles, Open Mic Nights, and Open Studio sessions across Denver and Northern Colorado locations. All programs are provided free of charge to participants and are funded through grants and donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Virtual Open Studio

Quantifiable outcome

• Free programming provided to recovery community
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CrossPurposecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareer development organization that helped founder Darin Valdez in his recovery journey. Valdez participated in CrossPurpose programs and was accepted into their Change Agency incubator where the CAiR concept was developed.
• Sobriety HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecovery residence where founder Darin Valdez lived during early recovery and later worked as house manager and counselor. CAiR's first class was held at Sobriety House.
• Free Recovery CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for CAiR workshops including Circle of CAiR meetings, open studios, and events. All-pathways recovery meeting space.
• Old Town LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFort Collins library location hosting Northern Colorado open studio events and art community programming.
• Harmony FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecovery treatment center in Northern Colorado hosting guided art workshops for CAiR participants.
• Recovered Humans Recovery HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSober living organization where board president Isabel Serafin works. Alignment in recovery community mission.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Art with Impact: Art with Impact is a nonprofit that uses film and creative arts to promote mental health and reduce stigma — the closest national peer to CAiR in the specific niche of arts-based mental health and recovery programming, operating through workshops and content.
• Oxford House: Oxford House is the largest sober living network in the US, operating on a peer-run, self-supporting recovery community model — directly comparable to CAiR's peer-led, lived-experience positioning, though with residential rather than workshop-based delivery.
• The Phoenix: The Phoenix is a nonprofit recovery community founded by a sober climber (Scott Strode) that provides free fitness, climbing, yoga, and creative arts activities to people in recovery — a near-identical founder-led, lived-experience, activity-based recovery model to CAiR, making it the closest direct peer nationally.
• Sobriety House: Sobriety House is a Denver-based recovery residence where CAiR's founder Darin Valdez lived and worked and where CAiR's very first class was held; it is a direct peer in recovery services and a current venue/strategic partner.
• CrossPurpose: CrossPurpose is a Denver-based nonprofit that runs a career development and Change Agency incubator program serving people in recovery; CAiR was literally incubated inside CrossPurpose, making it an operational sister organization and the most directly comparable peer in mission and geography.

Emerging players

• SMART Recovery: SMART Recovery is a nonprofit that runs mutual-support recovery meetings and self-empowering addiction recovery programs, comparable to CAiR in the all-pathways, peer-led community recovery space, though delivered via meetings rather than creative arts workshops.

Regional players

• Harmony Foundation: Harmony Foundation is a Northern Colorado addiction treatment center that currently hosts CAiR's guided art workshops and shares the regional recovery ecosystem with CAiR, making it a comparable Colorado peer that combines clinical treatment with creative programming.
• Sandstone Care: Sandstone Care is a Colorado-based behavioral health provider specializing in adolescent and young adult substance use and mental health treatment, sharing the same Colorado recovery ecosystem and participant referral pool as CAiR.

Broad incumbents

• Caron Treatment Centers: Caron is a large national addiction treatment nonprofit offering residential and outpatient programs with creative arts and expressive therapy components — a broad incumbent peer in recovery services with overlapping therapeutic modalities.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Hazelden Betty Ford is one of the largest US addiction treatment and recovery organizations, operating treatment centers, publishing, and a recovery ecosystem — a broad incumbent in the same recovery space as CAiR, with overlapping participants but clinical rather than community-arts delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/coloradoartistsinrecovery
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ColoradoArtistsInRecovery
• Facebookfacebook.com/coloradoartistsinrecovery
• Instagraminstagram.com/color.artists.in.recovery

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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