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…
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…
Top 10 highlights from 2022
We kicked off this year with 22 things we were excited about in 2022. We reflected on the strengths of community foundations, and The Denver Foundation specifically. We looked at…
Helping migrants and refugees arriving in Denver
Many have seen the news reports about the migrants and refugees who are arriving in large numbers at several shelters in downtown Denver. To help support that effort, we are…
Welcome to Kirsten Swanson
Kirsten Swanson joined The Denver Foundation in October as the advisor relations officer. Kirsten brings with her 10 years of industry experience supporting individuals, corporations, and advisors in philanthropy and…
Introducing The Denver Foundation Community Scholarship
The Denver Foundation is committed to racial equity and believes strongly in the power of education to change students’ futures. That’s why we created The Denver Foundation Community Scholarship to…
Colorado Health Access Fund awards $600,000 total to 12 grantees
The Denver Foundation selected 12 nonprofit organizations to receive funding under a new chapter of the Colorado Health Access Fund’s policy and advocacy work: supporting a more culturally competent behavioral…
2022 Midterm election recap
*Updated Nov. 14, 10 a.m. Election day is always exciting. We were so pleased that so many of the ballot measures that we supported passed. Denverites and Coloradans came out…