
Belonging Colorado awards $4.5M to bridge differences across communities
Belonging Colorado, a special fund at The Denver Foundation, is thrilled to announce $4.5 million in two-year implementation grants for the first Belonging Colorado cohort. The 15 organizations selected will…

2025 Policy Positions
UPDATED: March 25, 2025. As a community foundation, we are proud to provide grants to nonprofits in the community to advance our mission. For 100 years, we have activated this…

Statement from our President & CEO
For 100 years, The Denver Foundation has supported the community we serve when it needed us most, and our neighbors need us now. This week, federal agents conducted raids throughout…

Civic Fabric Fund awards $267,250 to 13 nonprofits working on local and state policy
Pictured above: Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy & Research Organization (CLLARO) Fellowship Program, Civic Fabric Fund grantee. In 2024, The Denver Foundation awarded $267,250 to 13 organizations working to advance and…

What we’re proud of in 2024
Pictured above: The Denver Foundation staff at the launch event of Belonging Colorado, a special fund at The Denver Foundation. We know we can’t do the work that we do…

Welcome to new Advisory Committee for Community Impact members
Pictured above, photo courtesy of Armando Geneyro: The Park People, 2024 Community Grants Program grantee. A select group of ACCI members participates in the grant review process for our Community…

Black Parents United Foundation: Community-led approach to environmental advocacy
Pictured above: Dr. Shere Walker, Executive Director of Black Parents United Foundation (BPUF) Dr. Shere Walker’s daughter, Lauren, was three years old when she had her first asthma attack. “I…

The Park People: Building resilient neighborhoods through rooted connections
Danielle Helm lives on a bustling street in Denver's Barnum neighborhood. It’s a long, sun-drenched stretch that offers no shade to the many who rely on its busy bus line.…

The Denver Foundation awards $2.5 million in community grants
Pictured above: Commún, photo courtesy of Armando Geneyro Congratulations to 54 nonprofit organizations that have been awarded a total of $2.5 million in grants during the 2024 Fall/Cycle 2 of…

Groundwork Denver: Local youth and community leading the way for environmental change
Growing up in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood, Greg spent a lot of time on his bike. “A bike was a kid's transport from here to the store, from here to your…