The Denver Reparations Fund gives $77,000 in 1st round of grantmaking
The Denver Reparations Fund, a new fund at The Denver Foundation, is pleased to announce the grantees from its first cycle of grantmaking. The Denver Reparation Fund awarded a total…
THE PATH FORWARD: BRIC Fund is forging an independent path forward
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”—Martin Luther King, Jr. That critical question has remained top of mind for LaDawn Sullivan during her more…
Meet Reisher Scholar Bridget Roberts
This story originally appeared in Communique, the official news publication of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Commencement Feature: Bridget Roberts is investing in herself Bridget Roberts was living overseas…
Ways to Support the Earthquake Victims
We are devastated by the news of the tens of thousands of people that died as the result of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this…
A WEALTH OF GIVING: Examples of African-American success and philanthropy
There is no greater indicator of racial inequity than the gap in wealth between Black and white Americans. From 2010 to 2020, Black full-time workers between the ages of 25…
A Partner in Community
For Benny Samuels, executive director of the Denver-based AYA Foundation, philanthropy has the greatest impact when it’s led from the ground up – by people who represent and understand the…
The Denver Foundation welcomes new team members
The Denver Foundation continues to grow an exceptional team that reflects our mission, vision, values, and purpose, as well as our diverse community. We are delighted to welcome four committed…
The Denver Foundation Welcomes New Trustees, Officers in 2023
We are pleased to welcome six new members to its board of trustees and a new slate of officers. We are thrilled to have a group of civically engaged local…
The Denver Foundation is awarded for racial equity work
The Denver Foundation received the 2023 Community Investment Network (CIN) Honors Leadership award for racial equity work related to five giving circles for communities of color. These circles include Asian…
Civic Fabric Fund awards a total of $276,700 to nine nonprofits working on local and state policy
In 2021,The Denver Foundation adopted a policy framework and principles that outline its efforts to advance systemic change at the local and state level in the following issue areas: economic…
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