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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
Denver Foundation buys Cap Hill office building for $4.7M
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The Denver Foundation, which invests money from donors and awards grants to other nonprofits, purchased the four-story office building at...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The Denver Foundation, which invests money from donors and awards grants to other nonprofits, purchased the four-story office building at...more
Basalt health center receives mental health grant
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Renovation of the health center in Basalt is well under way, but the $195,000 grant from the Denver Foundation's 2018 Colorado Health Access...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Renovation of the health center in Basalt is well under way, but the $195,000 grant from the Denver Foundation's 2018 Colorado Health Access...more
Denver is supporting local music institutions and projects to the tune of $100000
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Denver is supporting local music institutions and projects to the tune of ... The grants are funded through a public-private partnership between...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Denver is supporting local music institutions and projects to the tune of ... The grants are funded through a public-private partnership between...more
Here are the Recipients for the Denver Arts and Venues $80000 Music Grant
Foundation: Denver Foundation
2018 is the pilot year of the Denver Advancement Fund Grant providing ... Youth on Record: My Youth on Record Podcast: The Past, Present, Future...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
2018 is the pilot year of the Denver Advancement Fund Grant providing ... Youth on Record: My Youth on Record Podcast: The Past, Present, Future...more
Imagine 2020 Fund Announces Its 2018 Grantees
Foundation: Denver Foundation
This year the fund will give $130,000 in grants of up to $7,500 each to 27 recipients selected from seventy applicants. "Funded projects further...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
This year the fund will give $130,000 in grants of up to $7,500 each to 27 recipients selected from seventy applicants. "Funded projects further...more
On Philanthropy: Donor-advised funds – Powerful giving tool needs sharpening
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation, Denver Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Schwab Charitable
The fastest-growing tool in the philanthropic arena is the donor-advised fund. DAFs are 501(c)(3) philanthropic accounts established at a public...more
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation, Denver Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Schwab Charitable
The fastest-growing tool in the philanthropic arena is the donor-advised fund. DAFs are 501(c)(3) philanthropic accounts established at a public...more
Invest in Where You Know: Impact Investors Rediscover the Power of 'Place'
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Knight Foundation, Bush Foundation, Denver Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Santa Fe Community Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
In Minnesota, a group of local foundations have committed nearly $20 million from their endowments into a fixed-income bond fund.The New Mexico Impact Investing Collaborative is seeking to boost...more
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Knight Foundation, Bush Foundation, Denver Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Santa Fe Community Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
In Minnesota, a group of local foundations have committed nearly $20 million from their endowments into a fixed-income bond fund.The New Mexico Impact Investing Collaborative is seeking to boost...more
Denver launches growing immigrant defense fund to aid people with problems stemming from their ...
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation, Denver Foundation
The Rose Community Foundation has given $30,000, and the Denver Foundation, which is administering the fund with help from an advisory committee, will chip in $5,000. The intention of Denver's new...more
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation, Denver Foundation
The Rose Community Foundation has given $30,000, and the Denver Foundation, which is administering the fund with help from an advisory committee, will chip in $5,000. The intention of Denver's new...more
Coalfire Announces Richard E. Dakin Scholarship Award Winners
Foundation: Denver Foundation
WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Coalfire, a trusted provider of cybersecurity advisory services, today announced the 2017/18 winners of the Richard E. Dakin Cybersecurity...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Coalfire, a trusted provider of cybersecurity advisory services, today announced the 2017/18 winners of the Richard E. Dakin Cybersecurity...more
Five Denver arts groups to face off reality-show style in hopes of landing cultural grant
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Arts Street, the winner of 2017's Art Tank. (Flor Blake, Provided by the Denver Foundation). Philanthropic groups donate millions to arts organizations each year and, generally speaking, no one...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Arts Street, the winner of 2017's Art Tank. (Flor Blake, Provided by the Denver Foundation). Philanthropic groups donate millions to arts organizations each year and, generally speaking, no one...more
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Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?
Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.