Originally published August 2022. Updated December 2025.
The Denver Foundation supports Tepeyac Community Health Center with $250,000 impact investment.
In 2022, The Denver Foundation formalized a $250,000 program-related investment in the Tepeyac Community Health Center (Tepeyac), a new development in the Globeville Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods of northeast Denver.
With rising patient demands, Tepeyac was outgrowing its previous space. This new facility was an opportunity for Tepeyac to expand its services to more patients in a space that also addressed the lack of affordable housing and fresh food in the area.
After breaking ground in October 2020, Tepeyac Community Health Center opened its doors in September 2023. The site includes a pharmacy, food services, and retail, reflecting the community-led process to determine what residents most wanted and needed.
Occupying a 24,000-square foot development on the corner of Race Street and 48th Avenue, the Tepeyac Community Health Center provides access to needed primary care, mental health, and dental care services to a primarily Latino/a population in Metro Denver. In 2024, Tepeyac celebrated its first full year in the new center. It served 7,800 patients, 61% more compared to 2022.
The development also includes 150 units of affordable housing, more than 5,000 square feet for fresh food providers, and will create up to 50 quality, full-time jobs.
The Denver Foundation’s $250,000 low-interest loan reflects the project’s alignment with our mission and priority funding areas, including affordable housing and economic opportunity in low-income communities and communities of color.
Previously known as Clinica Tepeyac, Tepeyac Community Health Center has a long history of support from The Denver Foundation. Since 1998, The Denver Foundation has supported Tepeyac through donor-advised funds housed at the foundation and our Community Grants Program.
“With strong leadership and a strong track record of providing high quality health care for marginalized residents, the Tepeyac Community Health Center is exactly the kind of mission-aligned, program-related investment The Denver Foundation is committed to supporting,” says Ben Perry, the foundation’s senior director of philanthropic investments, “The Denver Foundation is honored to invest in this highly visible project, which will transform an empty lot into an essential community anchor.”
The Denver Foundation’s program-related investment is part of a total $19.5 million investment in the project. Other investors include the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, the Colorado Trust, and Gary Community Investments.
To learn more, please visit Tepeyac Community Health Center’s website: https://www.tepeyachealth.org/.
To learn more about impact investing at The Denver Foundation, please contact Ben Perry, Senior Director of Philanthropic Investments.
