
Denver’s COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund Awards 52 Organizations with Second-Round Emergency Funding
The COVID-19 pandemic has been in Colorado for a year. We’ve endured lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, which have been especially difficult to the arts & culture sector. Closed doors, canceled…

Opening All Doors: Introducing The Denver Foundation’s New Strategic Framework
The Denver Foundation's journey to our new Strategic Framework began with a bicycle tour, as I rode from neighborhood to neighborhood listening to the hopes and challenges of people across…

Helping Texans Affected by Winter Storms
Major power outages in Texas have left many without basic life necessities such as water, heat, and food. Due to the cold temperatures, Texans are struggling to keep their water…

Scholarship Season is Upon Us!
**This blog was updated on Thursday, June 10.** 2021-2022 scholarship applications are opening. We are continuing to launch new opportunities and encourage you to visit…

COVID Relief & Recovery Fund Impact: Paid Family Leave
Thanks to The Denver Foundation's donor support through the COVID Recovery & Resilience Fund to Together Colorado in 2020, Colorado became the first state to pass paid family and medical…

Open Grant Opportunities from The Denver Foundation
The Denver Foundation is pleased to share four currently open and upcoming grant opportunities from the COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Funds, the Black Resilience in Colorado (BRIC) fund, the…

Defending Our Democracy and Denouncing White Supremacy Through Civic Engagement
Civic engagement is vital to upholding our country and our local community’s values of democracy, taking action against White Supremacy, and propagating Racial Equity and justice. There's a clear intersection between…

Giving Your Time and Talent – A Reflection on MLK Day
Service. The gift of time. Volunteering is an extremely valuable gift to bestow upon your community. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January as…

Announcing Second Round of Grants from Denver Immigrant Legal Services Fund
This fund has provided more than $1.08M in support of legal services to immigrants and their families since 2018. In a second round of grantmaking in December, $328,000 in funding…

A Busy Year for Grants
With the support of donors and in partnership with the community, The Denver Foundation distributed millions of dollars in grants in 2020. Here’s a recap of the final grants of…