PRIDE Month Grantee Highlight: Celebrating Queer Asterisk
Queer Asterisk thrives on person-to-person connections. This 501c3 nonprofit organization provides queer-informed counseling services, educational trainings, and community programs such as writing groups, art studios, and role-playing games. With offices…
Adams State Graduate Runs from Alamosa to Arvada in Memory of Cameron Holland
Meet Justin Andrade. Justin is a childhood friend of Delaney and Cameron Holland, classmates at Campbell Elementary and Oberon Middle School in Arvada, Colorado. Although…
Black Resilience in Colorado (BRIC) Fund Marks First Year Milestone
Juneteenth marked the first anniversary of the Black Resilience in Colorado (BRIC) Fund, which is housed at The Denver Foundation and born from decades of bridge-building and investments in BIPOC…
Denver Foundation Welcomes Naomi Amaha, Director of Policy & Government Affairs
New position reflects community feedback, focus of Foundation’s updated Strategic Framework. Naomi Amaha has joined The Denver Foundation as Director of Policy & Government Affairs. This position was created under…
Impact Update: Rural Community Response And Recovery Project
A joint initiative of The Denver Foundation, The Telluride Foundation, and ZOMA Foundation, The Rural Community Response and Recovery Project (CRP) was conceived to support rural regions hit hard by…
A Lifeline For The Arts
This story was written by John Moore. Cover photo by Juan Fuentes from We Trust Our Wings, a forthcoming book from Warm Cookies of the Revolution. The COVID-19 Arts &…
Community Wealth Building Story: Community Language Cooperative
“The first time I met someone from The Denver Foundation was during my first year walking again.” Indira Guzman is reflecting on her journey with the Community Language Cooperative (CLC),…
Economic Literacy Colorado and Bellco Credit Union Celebrate Financial Literacy Month with Sponsorship, Programs, Accessible Financial Literacy Resources
Bellco’s sponsorship provides second-year support to programs, activities, and educational workbook Economic Literacy Colorado (ELC) and Bellco Credit Union are celebrating Financial Literacy Month with news of Bellco’s $50,000 commitment…
After the Verdict: Relief and Responsibility
The weight of a terrible year lifting. That’s what many of us felt when we heard that a Minneapolis jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of all three charges in the…
Funding The Fight Against Climate Change
Thursday, April 22 marks the 41st Earth Day. Earlier this week, USA Today quoted Kathleen Rogers, president of EarthDay.org, in reminding us that, “at the heart of Earth Day’s 2021…