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 ...
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 ...
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 (KDVR) — A first-of-its-kind project will be able to extend payments for over 800 participants for another six months, beginning in February 2024. Denver Basic Income Project is a 12-month ...
The Mid-Iowa Health Foundation’s new basic income pilot program, coming to the Des Moines, Iowa, area this fall, could give Iowans up to $500 monthly. The group said it will follow other models from ...