Enterprise Zone Contribution Projects

Enterprise Zone Contribution Project (EZCP) Program Flyer 2025

About the Program

The primary goal of the Enterprise Zone (EZ) Contribution Project Program is to create or preserve an environment that will help attract, expand, and retain employers in the EZ.

Colorado Taxpayer Incentives

State income tax credits equal to 25% of monetary contributions and 12.5% of in-kind contributions are available to Colorado taxpayers who make charitable contributions to approved nonprofits that improve the economic conditions of the EZ.

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View Listing of Pikes Peak EZ Contribution Projects

Eligible EZ Contribution Project Types

Capital Campaign Projects

Capital campaign projects encourage public/private partnerships, raise money for a specific capital project to serve the broader community, and begin construction or implementation within five years. Eligible Capital campaign project categories include:

Community Facility
Workforce Housing
Tourist Attraction
Infrastructure

Operations Projects

Operations projects fund new economic activity in the enterprise zone to achieve near-term goals. Eligible Operations project categories include:

Business Assistance
Economic Development Organizations
Job Training Programs
Visitor Event/Attraction
Healthcare

Ineligible EZ Contribution Project Categories

Social services are not typically eligible for EZ Contribution Project status because they do not achieve near-term economic development goals. These include:

Endowments
General Education
Food Subsidies and Food Banks
Child Care and Youth Activities
Eldercare
Most Human Services
Animal Shelters and Humane Societies
Homeless Support and Prevention Services**

**As of January 1, 2023, Homeless Support and Prevention Service Providers in Colorado no longer participate in the EZ Contribution Project Program, and may now participate in the Colorado Homeless Contribution Income Tax Credit Program (HCTC) Program. Please visit the Colorado Department of Local Affairs website for more information regarding the HCTC Program, as well as a listing of eligible nonprofit organizations and projects.