The Greenwood Fund is a donor-advised fund of The Denver Foundation that provides small grants for artifacts and collection care for museums in the Colorado and Wyoming area.
The Greenwood Fund supports the conservation of museum artifacts and collections care projects within the museum community of Colorado and Wyoming. Grants are available annually and the Greenwood Fund gives priority to smaller museums.
Grant size typically ranges from $500 – $1,500, with $1,500 as the maximum amount awarded.
Preference will go to museums 501-C3 status, that have permanent collections on exhibit to the public.
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It is preferred that applications be submitted in a single PDF attachment via email to greenwoodfund@denverfoundation.org.
The Lauren Townsend Memorial Fund was established by her family to honor her love for learning and animals. The Fund awards grants to nonprofit organizations that focus on animal welfare or wildlife preservation.
The Lauren Townsend Memorial Fund was established by her family to honor her love for learning and animals. The Fund awards grants to nonprofit organizations that focus on animal welfare or wildlife preservation.
Smaller nonprofit organizations are particularly encouraged to apply.
Grants from the fund range from $500 – $5,000 and the fund typically awards a total of $15,000 – $20,000 annually. Please contact townsend@denverfoundation.org with questions. No phone calls please.
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The mission of the Lowe Fund is to provide grants to nonprofits in Colorado that support training, education, and research into the causes, cures, and treatment of developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, and other related nervous and muscular disorders.
The Lowe Fund is a Field of Interest Fund at The Denver Foundation. Established in the 1960s by the Lowe family, the Fund has resided at The Denver Foundation since 1994. The mission of the Lowe Fund is to provide grants to nonprofits in Colorado that support training, education, and research into the causes, cures, and treatment of developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, and other related nervous and muscular disorders.
Contact lowe@denverfoundation.org with questions.
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The Renewable Energy Trust, a donor-advised fund of The Denver Foundation, supports renewable energy projects for Colorado non-profit organizations and public entities.
The Renewable Energy Trust (RET), a donor-advised fund of The Denver Foundation, supports renewable energy projects for Colorado non-profit organizations and public entities. The installed renewable energy projects help nonprofit and public organizations offset their energy costs, allowing energy savings to be reinvested in many community programs.
RET projects also help educate and inform the public about the benefits of renewable energy, and reduce the carbon footprint of the facility where they are installed.
Grants from the fund typically range from $15,000 – $40,000.
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The Rollie R. Kelley Family Foundation Fund supports programs providing and improving economic education, providing behavioral services, and serving children’s health. The fund focuses on the seven-county metro Denver area and is currently managed through an invitation-only application process.
Administered by his three children, the Foundation seeks to continue Mr. Kelley’s pursuit of enhanced business and cultural education in the Rocky Mountain region. The fund’s focus is on programs providing and improving economic education, providing behavioral services, and serving children’s health.
Grants from the Rollie R. Kelley Family Foundation Fund typically range from $1,000 – $5,000.
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At this time only organizations invited by the fund are eligible to apply and the fund is not currently open to new requests or inquiries. The fund’s focus is on programs providing and improving economic education, providing behavioral services, and serving children’s health.
The Strengthening Neighborhoods program supports neighborhood residents who want to make a difference in their own communities.
Strengthening Neighborhoods awards grants up to $5,000 directly to residents for use in resident-led projects that address one or more of our goals.
All proposed projects must be planned and led by three or more unrelated residents of the neighborhood.
Projects must make use of the strengths and assets that already exist in the community, such as residents’ skills or neighborhood institutions (like businesses, schools, churches, or parks). Contact dportillo@denverfoundation.org with questions.
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A community group does NOT need to be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to apply.
Technical Assistance is developmental support to help you do your work more effectively.
Technical Assistance (TA) funding from The Denver Foundation is focused on helping current grantees. When you receive a grant from the Community Grant Program, you are eligible for TA.
TA requests are considered on an ongoing basis. Grants range from $500 to $6,000.
TA grants will not be made for activities that will begin or be completed before the TA grant is awarded. Please be sure to allow for up to six weeks for review when planning and scheduling your project. Contact ta@denverfoundation.org with questions.
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To be eligible for a Technical Assistance grant your organization must have received a grant within the last five calendar years from The Denver Foundation.
The Transforming Safety project invests in North Aurora and Southeast Colorado Springs to support community development through small business loans and grant programs. The project uses a new safety framework that focuses on preventing crime in the first place. At the moment, this fund is invite-only.
The Transforming Safety project invests in North Aurora and Southeast Colorado Springs to support community development through small business loans and grant programs. The project uses a new safety framework that focuses on preventing crime in the first place.
Transforming Safety has its own website, which contains extensive information on the background and purpose of the grant and loan programs, and the composition and work of the local planning teams. At the moment, this fund is invite-only. Please see www.transformingsafety.org for more info.
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