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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
Celebrating "Our Future in the Making"
Foundation: Denver Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
It was an evening befitting the largest, oldest, and most diverse community foundation in Colorado. On Wednesday, May 13, The Denver...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
It was an evening befitting the largest, oldest, and most diverse community foundation in Colorado. On Wednesday, May 13, The Denver...more
RCF Announces Grants from Fourth Quarter of 2014
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation, Hartley Film Foundation, International Community Foundation, McCormick Foundation, Rose Community Foundation, Denver Foundation, Global Fund for Women
Denver, CO—March 18, 2015—During the fourth quarter of 2014, Rose Community Foundation awarded 302 grants totaling more than $6.8...more
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation, Hartley Film Foundation, International Community Foundation, McCormick Foundation, Rose Community Foundation, Denver Foundation, Global Fund for Women
Denver, CO—March 18, 2015—During the fourth quarter of 2014, Rose Community Foundation awarded 302 grants totaling more than $6.8...more
Head of Denver Foundation to start new institute for philanthropy at University of Denver
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The first of its kind in the Rocky Mountain region, the University of Denver's Institute for Philanthropy and Social Enterprise will maximize the...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The first of its kind in the Rocky Mountain region, the University of Denver's Institute for Philanthropy and Social Enterprise will maximize the...more
Miller to Step Down as Denver Foundation CEO
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The Denver Foundation is a community foundation that inspires people and mobilizes resources to improve life in Metro Denver. In 2014,...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
The Denver Foundation is a community foundation that inspires people and mobilizes resources to improve life in Metro Denver. In 2014,...more
Denver Foundation CEO David Miller leaving post to start DU institute
Foundation: Denver Foundation
When Miller was hired, the Denver Foundation had $58 million in assets, a few dozen charitable funds and awarded $2 million in grants per...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation
When Miller was hired, the Denver Foundation had $58 million in assets, a few dozen charitable funds and awarded $2 million in grants per...more
Building Opportunity by Investing in Change: Philanthropy Takes Charge on Expanding ...
Foundation: Arcus Foundation, Boston Foundation, California Community Foundation, Casey Family Programs, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Knight Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation, Rosenberg Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Southern Education Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, California Endowment, Denver Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Schott Foundation for Public Education, Skillman Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Open Society Foundations, California Wellness Foundation
"Though the philanthropic sector has a decades-long history of supporting boys and men of color, this past year represented a new, critical chapter...more
Foundation: Arcus Foundation, Boston Foundation, California Community Foundation, Casey Family Programs, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Knight Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation, Rosenberg Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Southern Education Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, California Endowment, Denver Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Schott Foundation for Public Education, Skillman Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Open Society Foundations, California Wellness Foundation
"Though the philanthropic sector has a decades-long history of supporting boys and men of color, this past year represented a new, critical chapter...more
Giving by Colorado foundations soared after recession
Foundation: Daniels Fund, Denver Foundation, Anschutz Foundation
Colorado's philanthropic foundations donated $646 million to charitable and community causes in 2011, up 25.4 percent from 2009, Philanthropy...more
Foundation: Daniels Fund, Denver Foundation, Anschutz Foundation
Colorado's philanthropic foundations donated $646 million to charitable and community causes in 2011, up 25.4 percent from 2009, Philanthropy...more
Colorado foundations dramatically increase post-recession giving
Foundation: Daniels Fund, Denver Foundation, Anschutz Foundation
The study was conducted for Philanthropy Southwest by Jankowski ... corporations and families making philanthropic investments, said the giving...more
Foundation: Daniels Fund, Denver Foundation, Anschutz Foundation
The study was conducted for Philanthropy Southwest by Jankowski ... corporations and families making philanthropic investments, said the giving...more
Community Foundation Update (7/12/14)
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Essex County Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Denver Foundation, Erie Community Foundation, Seattle Foundation
The Essex County Community Foundation in Danvers has announced that twenty-two donor-advised funds were established during its 2013-14 fiscal...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Essex County Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Denver Foundation, Erie Community Foundation, Seattle Foundation
The Essex County Community Foundation in Danvers has announced that twenty-two donor-advised funds were established during its 2013-14 fiscal...more
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Awards $300000 to The Denver Foundation to Amplify Philanthropy in ...
Foundation: Denver Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
The funding will help The Denver Foundation deepen, leverage, and grow philanthropy among individuals and groups within Metro Denver...more
Foundation: Denver Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
The funding will help The Denver Foundation deepen, leverage, and grow philanthropy among individuals and groups within Metro Denver...more
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