Civic Fabric Fund supports nonprofits working to Get-Out-The-Vote for the 2024 November elections
UPDATED: October 16, 2024 Pictured above: Civic Fabric Fund grantee, Count Me In Colorado As the November election approaches, voters will be making significant policy choices that will impact their…
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage this month and beyond!
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic communities. Between September and October, several Latin countries celebrate their independence: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico,…
Board Alumni Profile: Lisa Cook
The Denver Foundation Board of Trustees alumni group includes some of the most diverse, dynamic, and dedicated people in Colorado. Over the decades our alumni have gone on to shape…
15 organizations to join the inaugural Belonging Colorado Cohort
Belonging Colorado, a special fund at The Denver Foundation, is excited to announce the organizations selected to join the inaugural Belonging Colorado Cohort. Belonging Colorado is a new effort to…
GreenLatinos: Standing together in the fight for environmental justice
PICTURED ABOVE: Angela, GreenLatinos community member. Globeville is a Denver neighborhood rich in history and strong in community, but for generations, it has been overshadowed by the nearby refineries and…
2024 Annual Investment Meeting
Pictured above: NEPC’s Chief Investment Officer, Tim McCusker, speaking at the 2024 Annual Investment Meeting. Photo credit: Amanda Tipton Every August we hold our annual investment meeting to provide an…
Investing with diverse asset managers can lead to stronger investment performance
Pictured above: Tina Byles Williams, CEO, CIO, and founder of Xponance, Inc., speaking at the 2023 Annual Investment Meeting. “People don’t believe the data. They believe the bias,” said Robert…
Leading the charge
Pictured above: Peter Kirsch, photo by Armando Geneyro Some people discover their passions late in life. For fundholder and trustee Peter Kirsch, his focus was apparent from the start. “I’ve…
Elevating innovation
Support for addressing environmental issues goes beyond grantmaking and policy work. We use our investment strategy to elevate innovative climate efforts across the country, primarily through our Sustainable and Responsible…
Built by donors, the Critical Needs Fund is there when it matters most
Hunger, homelessness, and economic insecurity. A global pandemic, a wildfire, a war. Sometimes deeply entrenched problems and events in our world call for extraordinary measures. Built over time by generous…