Pictured above: Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver
For 100 years, our neighbors, caregivers, educators, advocates, artists, and civic leaders across Metro Denver have built our endowment, The Fund for Denver. They understood what the community needed, they wanted to help, and they knew that with others, they could do more.
Our signature grantmaking program, the Community Grants Program, is made possible by all the people who have contributed to this community-built endowment.
In 2025, the Community Grants Program awarded $6.1 million in grants to 150 nonprofits. These incredible organizations are advancing economic opportunity, environment and climate, housing, and youth well-being across the seven Metro Denver counties. The grants range from $20,000 to $50,000.
A complete list of the grant recipients is below.
Grant recipients are listed under the issue area that an organization chose to highlight in its application and might not reflect the full range of issue areas it supports.
The number of applicants received varies between issue areas and does not reflect how The Denver Foundation prioritizes its funding.
A process shaped by community
We awarded these 150 grants following a thorough review of more than 500 proposals led by The Denver Foundation staff and members of the Advisory Committee for Community Impact, a volunteer body of more than 50 local community, business, and philanthropic leaders. These community voices bring their insights into local needs, ensuring the process stays connected to the community.
The awarded organizations reflect the priority areas of our strategic framework, including our expanded “youth well-being” focus area. This was the first year in which 28 organizations received funding for youth mental health programs for K-12-aged children, both in the community and in schools. Our strategic framework is a result of our community listening efforts. It’s a flexible document that will evolve as our community’s needs change.
Join us in building a stronger Metro Denver
By donating to The Fund for Denver, you are investing in today and the future of Metro Denver. Your support reaches hundreds of organizations each year, including recipients of our Community Grants Program, like those listed below. Your support makes it possible for nonprofits to create more economic opportunities, improve the well-being of our youth, address affordable housing and homelessness, and find solutions to climate and environmental emergencies.
2025 Community Grants Program
Economic Opportunity
- SC Helping Foundation
Environment and Climate
Housing
Youth Well-being
Multiple priority areas
Economic Opportunity; Housing
Economic Opportunity; Youth Well-being
Economic Opportunity; Environment and Climate; Housing
Economic Opportunity; Environment and Climate; Youth Well-being
Economic Opportunity; Housing; Youth Well-being
Donate today
Every gift, no matter the size, to The Fund for Denver, helps ensure that the causes you care about will always have the resources they need. Thank you for believing in your community. Your support is vital to our mission.
