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Our Impact

“Urban Land Conservancy changed the focus of conserving land — from the great outdoors to the urban communities. It’s about PEOPLE and land, instead of just acres.”

– SAM GARY, ULC FOUNDER
  • Hands holding a house
    2,033
    homes
    Affordable homes ULC helped deliver since 2003
  • 1,100 homes Affordable homes in the pipeline icon
    1,100
    homes
    Affordable homes in the pipeline
  • 700k  Square feet of nonprofit commercial space icon
    700k
     
    Square feet of nonprofit commercial space
  • 50 nonprofits In ULC buildings icon
    50
    nonprofits
    In ULC buildings
  • 30% below Market-rate office leases icon
    30%
    below
    Market-rate office leases
  • $2.6 Million Rent saved by nonprofit tenants in 2024 alone icon
    $2.6
    Million
    Rent saved by nonprofit tenants in 2024 alone
  • 413 jobs Created through ULC housing development 2018-2023* icon
    413
    jobs
    Created through ULC housing development 2018-2023*
  • $77 million Economic impact generated via ULC housing development 2018-2023* icon
    $77
    million
    Economic impact generated via ULC housing development 2018-2023*
  • 22 neighborhoods Are home to ULC places



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    22
    neighborhoods
    Are home to ULC places

*Colorado Futures Center report on subsidized housing’s role in Colorado’s economic activity 2018-2023

Impact in Colorado

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A spacious recreation room featuring wooden beams, exposed ductwork, and large windows. Several pool tables and a ping pong table are scattered throughout the room. Children are actively playing games while others are socializing. The space is bright and modern.

20 Years of Impact

Read ULC’s 2023 report: 20 Years of Impact.