DENVER FOUNDATION

The Denver Foundation's Strengthening Neighborhoods Program provides small grants to community-led groups in the Metro Denver region to either hire capacity-building coaches or support grassroots community organizing campaigns and projects. The program aims to support communities where people earn less than area median income and communities of color, with an average grant size of $2,500.

The Denver Foundation's Capacity Building Fund provides developmental support grants to organizations that have received a Denver Foundation grant within the last three years. Grants support learning and skill-building in areas such as strategic planning, fund development, governance, communications, cybersecurity, and racial equity initiatives.

A merit-and-need-based scholarship program supporting Colorado undergraduates midway through their college education at nine partner universities. Awards range from $6,000 to $22,000 per year for rising sophomores and transfer students from community colleges.

The Denver Foundation offers developmental support grants to help qualified nonprofits build organizational capacity through learning opportunities such as strategic planning, governance development, cybersecurity training, and racial equity work. Grants range from $500–$6,000, with decisions made monthly on a rolling basis.