Colorado AAPI Circle Fund

Strengthening Asian American and Pacific Islander communities

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 statewide The Colorado Lotus Study that will be released in May 2024. Special consideration will be given to BIPOC-led organizations that take a culturally responsive approach to their work.

ELIGIBILITY

Applications are open to organizations that meet the below criteria:

  • Must connect with the mission of elevating the many AAPI communities in Colorado by increasing resources, lifting voices, and growing civic engagement.
  • Must serve, support, and address the needs of Asian, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities in Colorado.
  • Must be 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.

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At a Glance

  • Status: Closed
  • Opening Date: August 1, 2024
  • Closing Date: September 16, 2024
  • Typical Grant Range: $500 - $5,000
  • Funding Area: Other
  • Region: Statewide CO

How to apply

Instructions for returning grantees OR Final Report Requirement: The Colorado AAPI Circle’s 2024 grant opportunity will be announced in its entirety shortly. In order to overcome traditionally burdensome philanthropic practices, the Colorado AAPI Circle will utilize a short application process, and does not expect any ongoing or final reporting. However, storytelling and/or photos are helpful.

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 Study), in order to connect AANHPI populations with much-needed philanthropic investments for the foreseeable future.