About Denver Children'S Foundation
Develop philanthropic leaders who mobilize the community to impact the lives of disadvantaged, at-risk children through annual fundraising events, grantmaking, and community service.
Focus Areas
At-risk and disadvantaged childrenK-12 education supportsHealth and mental health services for youthChild advocacy and crisis servicesAfter-school and enrichment programsYouth job-readiness and placement
Funding Style
program-specific operating supportrestricted fundingproject/program implementation supportoperational expense coverage
Topics
About Denver Children'S Foundation
A $500,000 grant to The Denver Post Community Foundation appears three years in a row in the recent-grants record, signaling a donor that can sustain large, repeated commitments rather than only one-time gifts. The Denver Children's Foundation uses that capacity for organizations serving at-risk and disadvantaged children in Colorado, with a grantmaking record that also reaches youth education, health and mental health, child advocacy, enrichment, and job-readiness support. Recent awards show a mix of broader community intermediaries and direct-service nonprofits. Illuminate Colorado received $30,000 in 2025, while Minds Matter Colorado received $25,000 in both 2024 and 2025, alongside an earlier $25,000 grant to Minds Matter of Denver Inc. The foundation’s active programs also show two distinct modes of giving: annual charity grants for Colorado organizations that directly support children, and donor-directed legacy grants stewarded from contributor-named commitments. Across the available grant history, the foundation gives in Colorado and centers organizations working with youth and children rather than individuals.
What Denver Children'S Foundation Funds
Child advocacy is a clear thread in the grant record. Child Advocates - Denver Casa received $25,000 in 2023, and Casa of Adams & Broomfield Counties received $20,000 in the same year. The foundation also backed Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center with $20,000 in 2023, showing support for legal and advocacy services tied to children. Education-related support appears in several forms. Breakthrough Kent Denver received $20,000 in 2023, and Minds Matter Colorado received $25,000 in 2024 and 2025, pointing to investment in student support and academic access. Health and wellness is another recurring lane: Safehouse Denver received $20,000 in 2025, Listen Foundation Inc received $20,000 in 2023 and again in 2024, and Kids Mobility Network received $20,000 in 2024. The program descriptions also reference personal enrichment and youth-serving categories such as outdoor education, arts and culture, adoption, and fostering.
How Denver Children'S Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster tightly around $10,000 to $15,000, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $10,000, and p75 of $15,000. The recent-grants list also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including The Denver Post Community Foundation, Minds Matter Colorado, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center, Third Way Center, Illuminate Colorado, Weecycle, and Listen Foundation Inc. That pattern fits a foundation using both one-off and recurring operating-style support. The Denver Children's Foundation operates through annual charity grants and donor-directed legacy grants, and the active-program descriptions indicate restricted, program-specific support rather than general operating support or capital funding in the charity-grant lane.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.3M
Total Assets
$1.7M
Total Revenue
$1.8M
Total Expenses
$1.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CODY PHIFER
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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