The Denver Foundation's mission is to inspire people and mobilize resources to strengthen the Denver community. As a community foundation, they manage a variety of funds and initiatives that aim to address the needs and improve the lives of the residents in the Denver area. The foundation focuses on building a more equitable and vibrant community through grantmaking, philanthropy, and community leadership.
The Community Grants Program by The Denver Foundation aims to support nonprofit organizations and collaborations within the seven-county Metro Denver area that share their core values of constituent engagement and racial equity. The program places a priority on funding areas such as economic opportunity (including community wealth-building and workforce development), education with a focus on K-12 in-school reforms emphasizing racial equity and school funding, environmental efforts (like energy efficiency, renewable energy, and air quality improvements), housing and homelessness (affordable housing and homelessness solutions), and transportation (improving public transit accessibility and affordability).