End of Year Giving and Grantmaking- Critical Dates and Deadlines
As we approach the end of 2024, many of our generous partners wish to make gifts and grants before the year ends. We are committed to meeting the goals and…
Introducing the Colorado Belonging Barometer: A Landmark Effort to Measure Belonging Across Colorado
Photo by Daniel Norris on Unsplash. This story was originally published on Colorado Health Institute. Belonging Colorado, a special fund at The Denver Foundation, announces the launch of the Colorado Belonging…
Report Shows Good Results in Denver’s Pay for Success Housing Model
This story was originally published on denvergov.org. In 2022, a group of partner organizations launched Denver’s Housing to Health (H2H) pilot program to serve populations experiencing chronic homelessness. Particularly those…
Meet Reisher Scholar Helen Obuna
This story originally appeared in SOURCE, the news website of Colorado State University. As a young child, Helen Obuna moved from Egypt to the United States with her family. She…
2024 Policy Positions
Updated June 10, 2024. The Denver Foundation is proud to lend our voice to important issues that impact our community. Every year, we engage in policy proposals at the local…
What They’re Saying: Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap 2.0
State of Colorado. (2024, February 26). What they’re saying: Greenhouse gas pollution reduction roadmap 2.0: Colorado governor Jared Polis. PRESS RELEASE - The Polis administration released an updated Greenhouse Gas…
Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute helps people with social and economic mobility
When Kimberlee Ward started meditating, she used candles to create a relaxing ambiance. She realized just how special that was and wanted to share it with more people in her…
A visit to Vancouver with other city leaders sparks ideas for Denver
There are two questions I constantly wonder about as a Denverite and in my role as Director of Policy and Government Affairs: What does it take for cities to grow…
Giving and Growing – with Linda Campbell
In partnership with The Denver Foundation, Linda Campbell's philanthropic journey has taken a deep and personal turn. When Linda Campbell was a child growing up in Denver, she and her…
Mile High WorkShop prepares people for the next job
If it wasn’t for Mile High WorkShop, Bill Kral said he wouldn’t be clean or alive today. “It was at a time in my life when staying clean was a…