Prosperity Denver Fund

About Prosperity Denver Fund

Prosperity Denver Fund centers its grantmaking on reimbursing nonprofits that help Denver students with financial need move into college and career pathways. A defining feature of the fund is its reimbursement model: qualifying partner organizations can be reimbursed for scholarships, student support services, and training costs tied to college, technical school, apprenticeships, and credentials. In the recent grants record, Denver Scholarship Foundation received the largest awards, including a $9,797,590 grant in 2025 to reimburse scholarships and earlier support in 2024 and 2023 as well. Other large grants went to organizations such as Thedreamus - New Venture Fund and Colorado Uplift for scholarship reimbursement. The foundation’s portfolio shows sustained support for organizations serving Denver students rather than one-off project experiments. Its active programs include collegiate scholarships and support services, high school support programs, and career training reimbursements. The structure is tightly tied to nonprofit partners: organizations must first qualify as partner organizations before they can seek reimbursement through the fund’s program channels. That makes Prosperity Denver Fund a grantmaker focused on administrative alignment, education access, and postsecondary transition support.

What Prosperity Denver Fund Funds

Scholarship reimbursement is the clearest throughline in the fund’s recent awards. Prosperity Denver Fund gave $1,132,216 to Crosspurpose in 2025 to reimburse scholarships, and it also supported other scholarship-focused nonprofits serving Denver students with financial need. Career pathways are another priority. The foundation’s active career training program reimburses costs for learners pursuing registered apprenticeships, teacher training credentials, and industry-recognized credentials, linking funding to postsecondary workforce entry. High school support is also part of the model. In 2025, Kids Above Everything - Rise 5280 received $457,730 for scholarship reimbursement, while the fund’s high school support programs are designed to increase educational opportunities and postsecondary enrollment among Denver students with financial need. The fund also backs student support services. Its collegiate programs reimburse eligible scholarships for two- or four-year degree programs and the support services provided alongside them.

How Prosperity Denver Fund Gives