CAPITOL HILL UNITED NEIGHBORHOODS INC
1290 WILLIAMS STREET SUITE 102, DENVER, CO 80218 www.chundenver.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF CHUN IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SHARE IN ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE ON CAPITOL HILL BY: PRESERVING THE PAST, IMPROVING THE PRESENT; AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE GREATER CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER.

CAPITOL HILL UNITED NEIGHBORHOODS (CHUN) CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON ITS MISSION TO BRING DENVERITE'S TOGETHER TO SHARE IN OUR MISSION TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ON CAPITOL HILL BY PRESERVING THE PAST; IMPROVING THE PRESENT; AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE GREATER CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER. IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID19 PANDEMIC, CHUN UTILIZED VIRTUAL PLATFORMS TO CONTINUE ITS CORE PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES. IN JANUARY 2020, WE PRESENTED THE 2020 GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARDS AND RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND BUSINESSES FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GREATER COMMUNITY. BESTOWED ANNUALLY, THESE ACCOLADES RECOGNIZED OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERISM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PROMOTING SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE CONTINUED THE S.E.E.D. FUNDING INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SMALL, SCALABLE PROJECTS ALIGNED WITH CHUN'S MISSION AND VALUES. THE 2020 AWARDS RANGED BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 PER GROUP AND WENT TO SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS. THE AWARDS SUPPORTED A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS INCLUDING COMMUNITY CLEAN-UPS, EXPANSION OF THE SAFE BARS TRAINING INITIATIVE TO PREVENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE, FUNDING FOR CULTURAL PROGRAMS SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS YOUTH, AND ACCESS TO SUPPLIES AND TECHNOLOGY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. CHUN SUPPORTED THE GROUP LIVING ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED UPDATES TO CITY OF DENVER CODE AND WILL ASSIST IN CREATING MORE SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, DIVERSE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE WITHIN CHUN'S BOUNDARIES. GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS WERE NEGOTIATED AND EXECUTED WITH THE FOLLOWING: THE PATTERSON INN, CITY STREET INVESTORS, CHAMBERLIN MANSION, AND ST. FRANCIS CENTER WARREN RESIDENCES. CHUN FACILITATED NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO TEMPORARY SAFE OUTDOOR SITES TO SUPPORT THE UNHOUSED. FURTHER, THE ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCED SUPPORT FOR DENVER COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT'S FINAL DRAFT OF THE EAST CENTRAL AREA PLAN. THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO THE ORGANIZATION GRAPPLED WITH SYSTEMIC OPERATIONAL, FINANCIAL, AND CULTURAL STRUGGLES. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO REFINE GOVERNANCE PROCESSES AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES. WE ALSO ADHERE TO OUR CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, THE CHUN BOARD PRESENTED AMENDED AND ADOPTED NEW BY-LAWS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING NONPROFITS AND REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. THE MEMBERSHIP SUPPORTED THE BY-LAWS AS PRESENTED. IN GENERAL, THEY ARE STREAMLINED AND MUCH MORE STRUCTURED. OTHER MODIFICATIONS INCLUDE TERM- LIMITS AND TWO-YEAR TERMS FOR DIRECTORS. THE SUCCESSES OF PAST YEARS CONTINUED IN 2021 WITH NO-DEBT, INCREASED CASH ON HAND, RECORD-BREAKING MEMBERSHIP AND INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

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