Through the Community Grants Program, the foundation invests in nonprofit organizations and collaborations that are reducing disparities and promoting equity for communities, prioritizing people living in poverty, immigrants and refugees, and people of color in Metro Denver.
Donor Name: The Denver Foundation
State: Colorado
County: Adams County (CO), Arapahoe County (CO), Boulder County (CO), Broomfield County (CO), Denver County (CO), Douglas County (CO), Jefferson County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Foundation prioritize improving the lives of historically oppressed people living in Metro Denver, with a particular focus on people who live in low-income communities and BIPOC communities. We seek to reduce racial and ethnic disparities and economic disparities. We support organizations that share and demonstrate our core values of racial equity and community leadership.
Funding Priorities
The Denver Foundation seeks proposals from organizations that center BIPOC voices and constituent-led work in the following areas:
- Economic Opportunity
- Education & Youth
- Environment & Climate
- Housing & Homelessness
- Transportation
Funding information
Grant awards typically range from $20,000 to $50,000.
Geographic Areas
Metro Denver region, which includes (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties).
Eligibility Criteria
- Your work must be aligned with The Denver Foundation’s values.
- Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
- Your organization must be located in the seven-county Metro Denver region that addresses one or more of the goals described in this document (and this document in Spanish).
Ineligibility
Not eligible for funding:
- Capital campaigns
- Building endowments or reserve funds
- Membership campaigns
- Sponsorships
- Retroactive funding, i.e., activities, projects, or programs that will be completed before funding becomes available
- Debt retirement
- Grants to individuals (please see the Strengthening Neighborhoods program for opportunities)
- Grants for re-granting purposes
- Grants for medical, scientific, or academic research
- Grants that further political doctrine or religious activities
- Grants to parochial or religious schools
- Scholarships (for more information, please visit our website)
- The Denver Foundation does not fund organizations or programs that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), physical or mental disability, pregnancy status, body type, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, except to serve a historically disadvantaged group.
For more information, visit The Denver Foundation.
