Denver, CO

ADVANCE INC

EIN 92-0913190

Housing, Food & Basic Needs Shelter & Homelessness Services People experiencing homelessness

Mission

Advance provides pathways to recovery that create self-esteem, dignity, and independence for people experiencing homelessness.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About ADVANCE INC

Advance, Inc. (operating as Advance Pathways) is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers shelter, day-center services, transitional housing, workforce development, recovery supports, and on-site health care for adults experiencing homelessness in Aurora, Colorado. In 2024–2026 the organization expanded its operations to run an Aurora Resource Day Center and emergency cold-weather shelter and was selected by the City of Aurora to be the exclusive operator of the Aurora Regional Navigation Campus, a consolidated shelter and service hub designed to move guests to permanent housing and livable-wage employment. Advance uses a person-centered, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented model with a tiered housing approach and onsite partner services, and is led by a senior team with direct experience in recovery and homelessness services.

Notable achievements

Selected as ARNC operator

Chosen by the City of Aurora in 2024 as the exclusive operator and leaseholder for the Aurora Regional Navigation Campus, a major public–nonprofit partnership to consolidate shelter and services for adults experiencing homelessness.

Opened Aurora Regional Navigation Campus

Transitioned the city-owned former hotel property into a one-stop navigation campus and began operations (facility opening completed in late 2025), providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, a day center, and integrated wraparound services.

Expanded Day Center & shelter capacity

Expanded day-center services (serving roughly 60–70 unhoused adults per day) and established emergency cold-weather shelter operations (capacity scaled to hundreds during peak needs), increasing onsite access to case management, health services, and workforce supports.

At a glance

Total assets: $2.5M
Annual revenue: $2.7M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 92-0913190
Location: Denver, CO
Website: advancepathways.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity and filing Form 990s with public nonprofit data services.

Named by the City of Aurora as the nonprofit partner/operator of the Aurora Regional Navigation Campus — a public endorsement and formal operating agreement.

Profiled on national nonprofit information platforms and recipient of public and philanthropic grant funding to support emergency shelter and navigation services.

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