Denver Foundation
A century old community foundation created by and for the people of Metro Denver, pooling local generosity into a permanent endowment that has moved more than a billion and a half dollars back into its own region.
Financial profile
Denver Foundation · EIN 84-6048381 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $108,742,732 | $78,233,990 | $533,886 | $157,373,207 | $1,094,567,450 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $137,620,038 | $105,410,138 | $954,783 | $132,117,361 | $1,031,832,937 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $304,010,379 | $267,061,689 | $1,355,342 | $120,778,067 | $1,181,520,108 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $189,641,789 | $175,591,460 | $49,717 | $126,565,139 | $902,629,402 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $146,305,774 | $113,735,110 | $717,817 | $112,346,898 | $766,926,955 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $99,662,221 | $62,933,277 | $724,789 | $94,336,303 | $650,664,511 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Denver Foundation is read alongside.
SDF
The San Diego Foundation
A regional community foundation connecting donors to causes so everyone in San Diego County can prosper and…
TCF
Tulsa Community Foundation
One of the nation's largest community foundations, stewarding more than a billion dollars of Tulsa's…
MF
Minneapolis Foundation
A community foundation that pools the generosity of many donors into grantmaking, research, and advocacy for…
3 companies named
CF
Cleveland Foundation
The nation's first community foundation, working with donors to build community endowment, address needs…
CFTB
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
A regional community foundation that has spent more than three decades pooling the generosity of Tampa Bay…
Who backs DF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Denver Foundation's peers, but not Denver Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Denver Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Denver Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | MF | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| corporate-giving-logo-1 | Named | 1 of 1 |
| corporate-giving-logo-4 | Named | 1 of 1 |
| corporate-giving-logo-5 | Named | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A century old community foundation created by and for the people of Metro Denver, pooling local generosity into a permanent endowment that has moved more than a billion and a half dollars back into its own region.
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Republic.
Strengths
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