Grants/Scholarships

Community Grants

About Our Community Grants

Community Grants Program

The Community Grants Program awards hundreds of grants annually to nonprofit organizations in the seven-county Metro Denver area -- Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties.

Grants are awarded in four major focus areas: 

  • Arts & Culture
  • Health
  • Human Services
  • Civic & Education

You must review the Grant Guidelines in order to apply. Applications are due by the following deadlines, and decisions take approximately four to five months from the deadline date.

Please note - The Community Grants Program has new guidelines -- and will only be accepting applications in the new format! Please click here to read more.

  Upcoming Deadline Date                    Approximate Decision Dates

      February 1, 2010                                         mid-June 2010

        June 1, 2010                                            mid-October 2010

      October 1, 2010                                       mid-February 2011

Pre-Application Workshop

The next Pre-Application Workshop is scheduled for September 1, 2010 from 9-10:30 a.m.  If you would like to reserve a slot, please contact Alma Martinez at amartinez@denverfoundation.org.  Please note that there is only space for one person per organization.