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The Denver Foundation
The Denver Foundation helps generous people build charitable legacies that make a difference today and in the future.
As Colorado's oldest and largest community foundation, it provides the expertise and leadership to help people give back to Metro Denver in ways that are meaningful -- to them and to the community.
Web Address
www.denverfoundation.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @tdfcommunity
As Colorado's oldest and largest community foundation, it provides the expertise and leadership to help people give back to Metro Denver in ways that are meaningful -- to them and to the community.
Web Address
www.denverfoundation.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @tdfcommunity
Assets and Giving for Denver Foundation
Assets
2019 - 852,362,353
2018 - 711,115,822
2017 - 763,707,293
2016 - 665,989,825
2019 - 852,362,353
2018 - 711,115,822
2017 - 763,707,293
2016 - 665,989,825
Domestic Grants
2019 - 97,201,143
2018 - 78,717,396
2017 - 65,676,891
2019 - 97,201,143
2018 - 78,717,396
2017 - 65,676,891
Recent News from Denver Foundation
Reisher Scholars Program Launches At Cu Boulder With $4.2 Million in Scholarships
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Reisher Scholars Program launches at CU Boulder with $4.2 million in scholarships.University of Colorado Boulder will become the 10th institution in the state to offer the prestigious Reisher...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Reisher Scholars Program launches at CU Boulder with $4.2 million in scholarships.University of Colorado Boulder will become the 10th institution in the state to offer the prestigious Reisher...more
This Billion-Dollar Foundation Is the Latest Example of the Buffett Effect
Foundation: Omaha Community Foundation, Denver Foundation
The Avenir Foundation goes from $1 million to $1 billion in a year.In the last few years alone, Avenir has made three major awards to the Central City Opera.The foundation's very biggest checks have...more
Foundation: Omaha Community Foundation, Denver Foundation
The Avenir Foundation goes from $1 million to $1 billion in a year.In the last few years alone, Avenir has made three major awards to the Central City Opera.The foundation's very biggest checks have...more
Prosperity Denver Fund Announces Final Candidate for New Ceo
Foundation: Daniels Fund, Colorado Trust, Denver Foundation
The new CEO of the Prosperity Denver Fund says she's "thrilled to join the team at Prosperity Denver Fund, in service to the vision of Denver's taxpayers and their investment in the future of our...more
Foundation: Daniels Fund, Colorado Trust, Denver Foundation
The new CEO of the Prosperity Denver Fund says she's "thrilled to join the team at Prosperity Denver Fund, in service to the vision of Denver's taxpayers and their investment in the future of our...more
Funds Established After Columbine Tragedy Still Helping People 25 Years Later
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Three funds that were established after the Columbine school shooting are still helping people 25 years later.The Denver Foundation administers all three funds.Rick Townsend paid a visit to his...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Three funds that were established after the Columbine school shooting are still helping people 25 years later.The Denver Foundation administers all three funds.Rick Townsend paid a visit to his...more
Caring For Denver Foundation reaches $100 million milestone in grants awarded to nonprofits
Foundation: Denver Foundation
In 2014, voters in Denver, Colo., approved a half-cent sales tax to fund mental health and substance misuse programs. Since then, the Caring for Denver Foundation has awarded more than $109...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
In 2014, voters in Denver, Colo., approved a half-cent sales tax to fund mental health and substance misuse programs. Since then, the Caring for Denver Foundation has awarded more than $109...more
Knight Foundation Leader to Retire, Leaving A Powerful Legacy
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Denver Foundation, Ford Foundation
Knight Foundation shifting from endowing journalism professorships to supporting unproven media technologies, untested young journalism leaders, and small, upstart news outlets.Several dozen...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Denver Foundation, Ford Foundation
Knight Foundation shifting from endowing journalism professorships to supporting unproven media technologies, untested young journalism leaders, and small, upstart news outlets.Several dozen...more
The Latino Cultural Arts Center Has Big Plans to Show Denver—And the World—What Its ...
Foundation: Denver Foundation, Latino Community Foundation
The Latino Cultural Arts Center has Big Plans to Show Denver and the World What Its People Have to Offer.In the coming years, a three-site campus will house galleries, museums, artist work areas, and...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation, Latino Community Foundation
The Latino Cultural Arts Center has Big Plans to Show Denver and the World What Its People Have to Offer.In the coming years, a three-site campus will house galleries, museums, artist work areas, and...more
Global Citizen Promotes Chief Operating Officer to President
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation, Denver Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Victoria Foundation
Ben Garcia is the new director of the American LGBTQ+ Museum, set to open in 2024 in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Garcia, who will be the museum's first executive director,...more
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation, Denver Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Victoria Foundation
Ben Garcia is the new director of the American LGBTQ+ Museum, set to open in 2024 in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Garcia, who will be the museum's first executive director,...more
Denver offers grants for groups, businesses in priority neighborhoods
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The program, in partnership with The Denver Foundation, provides grants from $500 to $10,000. Applications opened last week and close on Aug....more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The program, in partnership with The Denver Foundation, provides grants from $500 to $10,000. Applications opened last week and close on Aug....more
NONPROFIT REGISTER | Denver Foundation partners with city agency to award grants aimed at ...
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The Denver Foundation is a community foundation whose purpose is to inspire people and mobilize resources to improve life in metro Denver. It...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The Denver Foundation is a community foundation whose purpose is to inspire people and mobilize resources to improve life in metro Denver. It...more
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