As the pandemic descended, Mark Donovan, a 53-year-old Denver resident, watched lots of people lose their jobs while his own net worth skyrocketed. “I couldn’t reconcile that personally,” says Donovan ...
In 2020, Mark Donovan, an entrepreneur who’d made his fortune overseas, decided that it was time to spread some of his wealth directly to people who were struggling. That June, Donovan started doling ...
After a one-year pilot program the Denver Basic Income Project is seeing initial signs of success and has already landed an additional $2 million in funds from the city. Like so many others who are ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — An idea born from the ...
DENVER (CBS4) – "People go through a lot of stuff in life. Not everybody's life's perfect," said Michael Evans as he picked up food at a distribution kitchen in Five Points. Now holding down a ...
The Denver Basic Income Project just got an extension and more funding. The project offers up to $1,000 a month to Denver's poorest residents. The project said it's provided $6.5 million to residents ...
DENVER (KDVR) — Denver City Council is now officially a part of a new initiative to curb rising homelessness in the city. Council members voted unanimously on Monday to fork over $2 million for the ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Cash is freedom. That has been Denver Basic Income Project founder Mark Donovan’s refrain as he led a program that provided more than 800 homeless people in ...
DENVER — Starting this month, some people experiencing homelessness in Denver will be receiving up to $1,000 per month. Applications for the Denver Basic Income Project closed on Thursday. The group's ...