The Fund for Denver

The Fund for Denver is made up of a variety of charitable assets that have been entrusted to The Denver Foundation for investment management and strategic grantmaking.

The core asset of The Fund for Denver is our permanent endowment. Since 1925, The Denver Foundation has served as the home for philanthropy for members of the Metro Denver community. Our permanent endowment is made up of unrestricted gifts to The Denver Foundation to meet the needs of today and ensure there are resources for building a better Denver far into the future. The Denver Foundation establishes the areas of focus for our Community Grantmaking Program based upon periodic listening sessions and multi-year strategic plans.

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The Fund for Denver also encompasses a host of charitable funds established by community members with a defined grantmaking focus. The staff of The Denver Foundation manages grantmaking from these funds, thoughtfully balancing the intent of each fund with the evolving needs of Metro Denver.

Other assets included in The Fund for Denver provide flexible options for charitable giving and responsive and innovative community investment. These funds are typically invested on a short-term timeframe to address specifically identified needs.

Center for Community Wealth Building

Center for Community Wealth Building works to transform the current economic development system into a more inclusive and equitable model that prioritizes democratically-owned businesses, emphasizes local procurement, and ensures social, environmental, and institutional sustainability.

Executive Director, Yessica X. Holguin, saw an opportunity for minority communities in a corporate need. “These large entities with so much money and a lot of resources said, ‘We want to diversify our supply chain we just don’t know where to find businesses’.” Holguin sought out to be the bridge between minority-owned businesses and large companies looking to hire them.