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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
Boettcher Foundation awards $120000 grant for hospital expansion
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The Boettcher Foundation grant adds to the funding contributed to the project, including $2.5 million from St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction as well as $2 million from the Colorado Health...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The Boettcher Foundation grant adds to the funding contributed to the project, including $2.5 million from St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction as well as $2 million from the Colorado Health...more
Briefcase: Zoup! opens fourth Colorado location
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Christine Márquez-Hudson, Denver Foundation President and CEO, was named one of the country's most innovative philanthropic leaders by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. She is one of 15 featured...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Christine Márquez-Hudson, Denver Foundation President and CEO, was named one of the country's most innovative philanthropic leaders by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. She is one of 15 featured...more
Denver Foundation announces Philanthropic Leadership Awards
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Now in its 14th year, The Denver Foundation's Philanthropic Leaders Awards recognize professional advisors who have distinguished themselves as champions of philanthropy and the charitable community....more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Now in its 14th year, The Denver Foundation's Philanthropic Leaders Awards recognize professional advisors who have distinguished themselves as champions of philanthropy and the charitable community....more
Funders invest $25 million to create 700 affordable homes in metro Denver
Foundation: Denver Foundation, Gates Family Foundation
The Denver Foundation, a community foundation with the mission of inspiring people and mobilizing resources to strengthen the community. The Colorado Health Foundation, a nonprofit focused on...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation, Gates Family Foundation
The Denver Foundation, a community foundation with the mission of inspiring people and mobilizing resources to strengthen the community. The Colorado Health Foundation, a nonprofit focused on...more
Philanthropic Group Raises $24 Million to Provide 700 Affordable Homes in Denver
Foundation: Bohemian Foundation, Denver Foundation, Gates Family Foundation
Nearly three hours into the December 7 meeting of Mayor Hancock's Housing Advisory Committee, Dave Younggren, CEO of Gary Community Investments, made a surprise announcement: A coalition of investors...more
Foundation: Bohemian Foundation, Denver Foundation, Gates Family Foundation
Nearly three hours into the December 7 meeting of Mayor Hancock's Housing Advisory Committee, Dave Younggren, CEO of Gary Community Investments, made a surprise announcement: A coalition of investors...more
Rose Community Foundation Announces Grants from Q2 and Q3 of 2017
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation, Rose Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northern Colorado, Denver Foundation, Global Fund for Women, Tides Foundation
Denver, CO November 8, 2017— Between April and September 2017, Rose Community Foundation awarded 414 grants totaling almost $6.4...more
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation, Rose Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northern Colorado, Denver Foundation, Global Fund for Women, Tides Foundation
Denver, CO November 8, 2017— Between April and September 2017, Rose Community Foundation awarded 414 grants totaling almost $6.4...more
Denver foundation to assist Montezuma-Cortez schools
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation
Foundation members first visited the Montezuma-Cortez school district in November after a colleague at The Rose Community Foundation in...more
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation
Foundation members first visited the Montezuma-Cortez school district in November after a colleague at The Rose Community Foundation in...more
Seen: Boettcher Foundation celebrates Tim Schultz on his retirement
Foundation: El Pomar Foundation, Denver Foundation
Seen: Boettcher Foundation celebrates Tim Schultz on his retirement ... and some 3,600 capital grants, totaling more than $2 million, were...more
Foundation: El Pomar Foundation, Denver Foundation
Seen: Boettcher Foundation celebrates Tim Schultz on his retirement ... and some 3,600 capital grants, totaling more than $2 million, were...more
Thanks to $2 million grant, construction to soon begin on psychiatric hospital expansion
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The grant from the Colorado Health Access Fund of the Denver Foundation, the largest ever from the foundation, enables Mind Springs Health...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The grant from the Colorado Health Access Fund of the Denver Foundation, the largest ever from the foundation, enables Mind Springs Health...more
Denver Announces IMAGINE 2020 Grant Winners
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Denver Arts & Venues and the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs have announced the recipients of the 2017 IMAGINE 2020 fund, a city...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
Denver Arts & Venues and the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs have announced the recipients of the 2017 IMAGINE 2020 fund, a city...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.