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Colorado AAPI Circle Fund
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Who can apply: Nonprofits serving, supporting, and addressing the needs of AAPI communities in Colorado.
About Denver Foundation
We inspire people and mobilize resources to strengthen our community.
Focus Areas
Economic OpportunityEducationEnvironment & ClimateHealth & Behavioral HealthHousing & HomelessnessYouth Well-BeingCapacity BuildingArts, Culture & HumanitiesPolicy
Who They Fund
low-income individuals and families (food bank and emergency assistance clients)students (college and K–12 scholarship recipients)children and youthpatients of specialty hospitals and healthcare services
About Denver Foundation
The Denver Foundation’s recent giving shows a large-scale mix of philanthropic infrastructure support and place-based investment in Colorado institutions. A $25,000,000 grant to National Philanthropic Trust stands out alongside major support for Denver Health Foundation and Denver Broncos Charities - Denver Broncos Foundation, signaling a pattern that includes both pass-through philanthropy and local community funding. The foundation also backed Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Plentiful, Urban Peak - Denver, Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation, and Denver Public Schools Foundation - Dps Foundation, touching housing, food access, youth services, health, and education. As a public charity with mixed DAF classification, it operates as a community foundation with broad grantmaking scope. Its recent portfolio includes operating support for local nonprofits, grants to university and hospital foundations, and larger transfers to organizations that distribute funds or manage pooled giving. The result is a funder that moves across direct service, institutional support, and intermediary philanthropy within a regional giving footprint.
What Denver Foundation Funds
In housing development, The Denver Foundation gave $6,165,900 to Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver for housing development, construction, and management. In food access, it awarded $4,000,000 to Plentiful for food programs, showing support for emergency and basic-needs infrastructure. Youth and education appear in several recent awards. Urban Peak - Denver received $3,453,392 for children and youth services, while Denver Public Schools Foundation - Dps Foundation received $3,246,196 for fund raising and fund distribution. Education-linked support also reached the University of Colorado Foundation and Colorado Community College System Foundation, indicating interest in higher education and institutional capacity. Health and behavioral health are present as well. Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation received multiple grants, including $3,279,730 and $2,354,198 for specialty hospitals, and Denver Health Foundation received $10,725,032 and $2,650,879 for fund raising and fund distribution.
How Denver Foundation Gives
Typical grants fall in the middle of a broad range: the p25 size is $11,500, the median is $29,000, and the p75 is $73,000. That distribution sits alongside several very large transfers, reflecting a layered approach that includes both smaller awards and high-dollar institutional grants. The same recipients can appear across multiple years, including Denver Health Foundation, Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation, Urban Peak, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, and University of Colorado Foundation. The foundation is a public charity with mixed community-foundation DAF classification and also makes program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$131.7M
Total Assets
$1.3B
Total Revenue
$208.3M
Total Expenses
$161.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $73K, with a median of $29K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$29K
75th Percentile
$73K
Geographic Reach
Regional47 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JAVIER A SOTO
PRESIDENT
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