PERSONAL INVESTMENT ENTERPRISE
Program Update
The Personal Investment Enterprise (PIE) program helps families achieve their dreams of owning a home, starting a new business or pursuing their education.
In 2024, Mile High United Way fully transitioned PIE to our longtime partner in operating the program, Community Action Programs of Boulder County, ensuring that PIE can continue to serve families in Boulder and Broomfield counties. We encourage you to visit Community Action Programs’ website to learn how you can support this important work.
We are proud of the PIE program and look forward to its ongoing success in Boulder and Broomfield counties!
How The Program Works
PIE participants enroll in financial education classes and gain access to a matched savings account (at a rate of 4-to-1) to strengthen their path to financial stability. PIE is provided in partnership with Community Action Programs of Boulder County.
Participants enroll in classes covering a range of topics related to financial literacy to help them develop good saving habits.
We engage the community to invest in families as they achieve their dream of homeownership, small business success, and financial stability.
Once participants save $1,000 (over a period of 6 to 30 months), they receive a 4-to-1 matched saving account to help them save more and build assets.
Why Asset Building Matters
Asset building strengthens economic mobility and stability at the household level and creates a stronger, more resilient community. Individuals in the program can see beyond paying their bills month to month, and pursue their dreams while moving towards economic self-sufficiency.
IMPACT AT A GLANCE
In total:
- 427 participants have graduated from the program.
- 200 participants have purchased a home
- 124 participants have pursued post-secondary education
- 103 participants have developed a new business
Our Stories
OUR 2025 GOALS
Increase program enrollment to 135 participants in Boulder County and decrease barriers to success.
Expand into Adams County and increase footprint in Broomfield County by 80%
Resources:
The PIE Blog
Saving for Business
Saving for Secondary Education
Saving for Homeownership
Thank you to our 2023 funders:
Boulder County
City and County of Broomfield
City of Boulder
City of Longmont
Community Partners:
Workforce Boulder County
Colorado SBDC
Educational Opportunity Center
Boulder County Housing and Financial Counseling
FirstBank
Referral Partners:
Amistad Center, Boulder County Head Start, Boulder County Housing & Human Services, Boulder Housing Partners, Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, Casa de la Esperanza, City and County of Broomfield, City of Boulder, Children, Youth and Families, Emergency Family Assistance Association, Family Self-Sufficiency, Flatirons Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley, Longmont Housing Authority, Mental Health Partners, Outreach United Resource Center, Sister Carmen Community Center, The Inn Between of Longmont, Inc., Thistle Communities, Workforce Boulder County, YWCA of Boulder County.
For more information about the PIE program contact:
Rosemary Thompson, Program Manager,
Personal Investment Enterprise (PIE)
(303) 561-2106
rosemary.thompson@unitedwaydenver.org
Frances Zavala, Community Action Programs
(303) 441-3998
pieprogram@bouldercounty.org
