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Max Funding
Up to $50K
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Application Due Date
Aug 3, 2026
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Funder Details:
Funder Type:
Private
Funding Frequency:
Not Disclosed
Use of Funds:
General Operating, Capacity Building, Programs/Projects
Funding Duration:
One-Year Grant
Application Type
Full Application
Eligibility:
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations, ✅ Nonprofits with an Affiliate Sponsor, ✅ Non-501(c)(3) Organizations Accepted, ✅ Faith-Based Organizations
Program Areas:
Health, Seniors, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Climate Change, Housing, Homelessness, Homelessness Shelter, Women's Shelter, Family Shelter, Community Development, K-12 Education, Job Training, Youth, Mental Health, Entrepreneurship
Locations:
Colorado
About The Grant
The Community Grants Program is The Denver Foundation’s signature funding strategy, which is supported by The Fund for Denver, our permanent endowment. Our permanent endowment is made up of unrestricted gifts to The Denver Foundation given by nearly 1,500 donors in the past 100 years.
The Community Grants Program supports organizations in the seven-county Metro Denver region working in our four priority funding areas: economic opportunity, environment and climate, housing, and youth well-being.
This grant opportunity’s goal is to support organizations working to reduce disparities by incorporating community and constituent leadership and racial equity into their approach.
Through the Community Grants Program, we aim to improve the lives of historically oppressed people living in Metro Denver, with a particular focus on people who live in low-income communities and communities of color. We seek to reduce racial and ethnic, and economic disparities.
The Community Grants Program grants approximately $4M each year during two grant cycles. Each grant ranges from $20,000-$50,000.
Grant cycles
Cycle 1 applications open on January 15, 2026, and close March 2, 2026.
Cycle 2 applications open June 16, 2026, and close August 3, 2026.
If you have any questions during this grant process, please contact us at: cgp@denverfoundation.org
Requirements
Your work must serve people who live in the seven-county Metro Denver region.
Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
The foundation funds faith-based organizations. We do not fund religious activities or programs that require an individual to participate in religious activity as a condition of receiving services from those organizations.
Requires reports.
Grantor Information:
Name:
The Denver Foundation
Type:
Private
Contact:
Email: cgp@denverfoundation.org
Phone: 303-300-1790
More Info:
Restrictions:
Restricted