Fund for Humanity
About the Fund for Humanity
History of the Fund for Humanity
Created in 1968 and predating the establishment of Habitat for Humanity International, the Fund for Humanity began as a method of accomplishing partnership housing at Koinonia Farm. The concept centered on those in need of adequate shelter working side by side with volunteers to build decent, affordable houses. The houses would be built at no profit. New homeowners’ house payments would be combined with no-interest loans provided by supporters and money earned by fundraising to create “The Fund for Humanity,” which would then be used to build more homes.
Today, The Fund for Humanity refers to a collection of funding sources, including capital from loan sale programs, loan payoffs, monthly Habitat mortgage payments, unrestricted fundraising, and net proceeds from the ReStore.
Building Homes, Transforming Lives
The Fund for Humanity contributes to every home we build throughout El Paso County. Specific Fund for Humanity Builds represent homes that are wholly supported by this dedicated financial resource. These builds showcase our organization’s financial sustainability and demonstrate how community support transforms into tangible housing solutions for local families seeking stability, safety, and the opportunity to build generational wealth through homeownership.
Each Fund for Humanity Build represents more than just construction—it embodies our commitment to creating neighborhoods where families can thrive.
Current Fund for Humanity Partner Families
Tonya’s Family
“I’ve never had a house where I could even put pictures up on the walls. It was always a blank for me. It was always a house, just temporary, never a home. This’ll be the first time I was able to put pictures up, lay down roots, stop and smell the roses—grow roses!”
Tonya’s journey with Pikes Peak Habitat represents a profound transition from instability to security for her family of four children and a grandson. Originally from Baltimore, she moved to Colorado seeking a safer environment, but faced significant hardships, including homelessness and shelter living. The Fund for Humanity partnership is providing her not just with a spacious five-bedroom home, but with the safety and stability she’s always dreamed of providing for her children.
Tonya’s home dedication was in April 2025.
Glenda’s Family
“I can have a garden, and I can plant flowers! My daughter will have a beautiful place to go outside and read, because that’s what she loves to do… We’ll have a private backyard, and it’s everything to us to be able to have that.”
Glenda’s journey with Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity exemplifies the transformative impact of the 2025 Fund for Humanity partnership. As a single mother to a teenage daughter and grandmother to three, Glenda is transitioning from a small condo in an unsafe neighborhood to a secure home in The Ridge at Sand Creek community. The timing of her acceptance into the homeownership program has been particularly meaningful as she recovers from health challenges that once limited her ability to participate in the required volunteer work.
Glenda’s home dedication was in May 2025.
