Category: Community Impact

Colorado youth are facing a mental health crisis, which was accelerated by the pandemic. For many young people, school has become the only place where they can find the support…

The Reisher Scholars Program is one of Colorado’s premier scholarship opportunities. While many scholarships help students start college, the Reisher Scholars Program supports students midway through college to help them…

Boulder Daily Camera. (Feb. 29, 2024). People of color breathe Denver’s worst air, CU Boulder study finds. According to a study from the University of Colorado Boulder, people of color…

Colorado Organizations, Community Leaders, Electeds, Businesses Applaud Polis, Urge State Leaders to Take Action to Address Housing Crisis Governor Polis Highlighted Commitment to Working with Local Communities to Increase Housing…

Every year we are moved by the generosity of our donors and fundholders, and the exceptional service we see from our nonprofit partners. The gifts that come into the organization,…

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Denver7 News The Denver Foundation is awarding grants to eight schools impacted by school closures in the Jefferson County School District. Since 2021, nearly two dozen schools…

Latino students represent more than a third of all students in Colorado’s K-12 schools; however, they have some of the lowest graduation rates. Research shows that students who begin kindergarten…

Pictured: Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute. Photo by Armando Geneyro. Congratulations to 103 nonprofit organizations that have been awarded a total of $4.3 million in grants through The Denver Foundation’s Community…

The scope and scale of the work we do together is difficult to quantify and even more challenging to summarize in a way that does it justice. Our fundholders, partners,…