The Denver Foundation is pleased to invite qualified organizations to apply for funding from the Denver Reparations Fund.
Donor Name: The Denver Foundation
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,500 – $7,500
Details:
The Denver Reparations Fund grant program is focused on rebuilding and sustaining institutions and traditions that were affected, destroyed, damaged, or prevented from thriving as the result of the enslavement of African and African descendant people, and the oppressive aftermath of slavery.
Applicants must be Black-led and Black-serving 501(c)(3) non-profits in Colorado. Certain projects, led by non-Black-led non-profits, but related to preserving Black history or culture, etc., may also qualify.
Awards are focused on rebuilding and sustaining institutions and traditions that were affected, destroyed, damaged, or prevented from thriving as the result of the enslavement of African and African descendant people, and the oppressive aftermath of slavery.
Funding Areas
- Economic Opportunity
- Education
- Health & Mental Health
- Human Services
Funding Information
Grants from the fund range from $2,500 – $7,500 and are awarded in spring and fall grant cycles annually. There is a total of $50,000 available for each cycle.
Eligibility Criteria
- Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
- Your organization must be located in and do work in the state of Colorado.
- Your organization must be Black-led and Black-serving. For these grants, “Black” is defined as people of African descent. Organizations that fall outside of this definition but have a specific program that fits the fund’s priorities may apply for a program-specific grant.
- Your work must fit one or more of the priorities identified below:
- Build economic strength, generational wealth acquisition, and financial literacy.
- Preserve, provide access to, and expand Black history, culture, knowledge, and awareness.
- Enhance mental and physical health access and increase public health education.
- Provide quality education from early childhood through adulthood, including reimagination of career options and pathways.
- Enhance community building and advocacy that responds to the needs of Black residents.
- Provide access, including transportation, to critical life-sustaining services.
- Create openings for transformative change that are both systematic and relational.
Grant awards given in previous years are no guarantee of future grant awards.
Not eligible for funding:
- Organizational membership campaigns, drives, or events
- Debt retirement
- Endowments or other reserve funds
- Grants that further political activities or candidates
- Grants that further religious doctrine (community benefit programs qualify)
- Capital campaigns
- Grants to individuals
- Grants for re-granting purpose
For more information, visit Denver Reparations Fund.