Colorado AAPI Circle Fund

Strengthening Asian American and Pacific Islander communities

The Denver Foundation is pleased to invite qualified organizations to apply for funding from The Colorado AAPI Circle. The Circle’s mission is to elevate the many Asian, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities in Colorado by increasing resources, lifting voices, and growing civic engagement. The circle is focused on supporting AANHPI communities most in need. Please see the findings from Colorado Lotus. Special consideration will be given to BIPOC-led organizations that take a culturally responsive approach to their work.

ELIGIBILITY

Applications are open to organizations that meet the below criteria:

  • Must connect with the mission of elevating the many AAPI communities in Colorado by increasing resources, lifting voices, and growing civic engagement.
  • Must serve, support, and address the needs of Asian, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities in Colorado.
  • Must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.

Grant awards given in previous years are no guarantee of future grant awards.

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At a Glance

  • Status: Closed
  • Opening Date: August 1, 2025
  • Closing Date: September 15, 2025
  • Typical Grant Range: $500 - $5,000
  • Funding Area: Other
  • Region: Statewide Colorado

How to apply

You will need to register on The Denver Foundation’s grant application portal before completing your online application. Read our Grant FAQs.

Apply

Questions? If you have questions during this grant process, please contact coaapicircle@gmail.com.

About the donor

The Colorado AAPI Circle is a collective giving circle formed in 2021 that envisions an authentic, visible, and interconnected Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi Communities. The Colorado AAPI Circle was created to fill an important role in the philanthropic and foundation ecosystem within Colorado: to believe in, support, expand, and invest in AAPI-centric initiatives and create civic opportunities for Colorado’s AANHPI individuals wherever they live in The Centennial State. In addition to traditional grantmaking, the Colorado AAPI Circle has commissioned a statewide needs assessment study (The Colorado Lotus Study), in order to connect AANHPI populations with much-needed philanthropic investments for the foreseeable future.