Colorado AAPI Circle Fund

Supporting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities in Colorado

The Denver Foundation is pleased to invite qualified organizations to apply for funding from The Colorado AAPI Circle. The Circle’s mission is to elevate the many Asian, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities in Colorado by increasing resources, lifting voices, and growing civic engagement. The circle is focused on supporting AANHPI communities most in need. Please see the findings from Colorado Lotus.

ELIGIBILITY

Applications are open to organizations that meet the following criteria:

  • Aligns with the mission of elevating the many AAPI communities in Colorado by increasing resources, lifting voices, and growing civic engagement.
  • Serve, support, and address the needs of Asian, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities in Colorado.
  • A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.

Grant awards given in previous years are no guarantee of future grant awards. You can learn more about The Colorado AAPI Circle at their website.

Please contact coaapicircle@gmail.com with any questions.

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At a Glance

  • Status: Closed
  • Opening Date: August 1, 2025
  • Closing Date: September 15, 2025
  • Typical Grant Range: $500 - $5,000
  • Funding Area: Other
  • Region: Statewide Colorado

How to apply

You will need to register on The Denver Foundation’s grant application portal before completing your online application. Read our Grant FAQs.

Apply

Questions? If you have questions during this grant process, please contact coaapicircle@gmail.com.

About the donor

The Colorado AAPI Circle is a collective giving circle formed in 2021 that envisions an authentic, visible, and interconnected Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi Communities. The Colorado AAPI Circle was created to fill an important role in the philanthropic and foundation ecosystem within Colorado: to believe in, support, expand, and invest in AAPI-centric initiatives and create civic opportunities for Colorado’s AANHPI individuals wherever they live in The Centennial State. In addition to traditional grantmaking, the Colorado AAPI Circle has commissioned a statewide needs assessment study (The Colorado Lotus Project), in order to connect AANHPI populations with much-needed philanthropic investments for the foreseeable future.