The Bretting Family on:
Charitable Goals
"To support a variety of projects, including those that increase appreciation of our beautiful mountain threshold community, encourage physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle, and fund research on multiple sclerosis."
Philanthropic Philosophy
"We want our financial and volunteer efforts to help make a difference in people’s lives, whether the impact lasts for just a few hours, or a lifetime."
The Community Foundation
"It’s the bedrock of our community, and provides expertise to coordinate efforts and build community spirit and strength. It is a true leader in anticipating and responding to community needs."
The Bretting Family Fund
When Mark and Denise Bretting established a Donor Advised fund in March 2007, the reason was simple. 
“We want the world to be a better place because we’ve been here,” the Loveland couple said. “As our sons, Justin and Kevin, enter their adult lives, we would like to actively involve them in the habit and significance of giving to others.”
Each family member has specific grantmaking goals: Denise volunteers as a teacher with the City of Loveland’s Environmental Education program; Mark performs in various community musical groups; Kevin rides every year in the Colorado MS-150 Bike Tour to raise money for the research and treatment of multiple sclerosis; and Justin supports the values that children learn through dedication to athletics, specifically youth golf, with the help of the Loveland Junior Golf Association.
The family looks to the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado to help guide them toward local efforts they might not be aware of.
“As the fund matures, we may combine or vary our grantmaking,” Mark and Denise said, “but we intend our commitment to the fund to last for a very long time.
Pictured from left to right: Denise, Mark, Justin and Kevin Bretting