Denver Post Community Foundation
The Denver Post Community Foundation is a public charity based in Denver, Colorado. It supports nonprofit programs intended to improve and enrich community life, with grantmaking that includes children and youth, health and wellness, homelessness, and hunger in the Metro Denver area.
Denver Post Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Denver Post Community Foundation gave $1.6M across 55 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Colorado. 24% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,630,000
- +9.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 55
- -1.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,636
- +10.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $1,811,601
- -30.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 24% first-time grantees (13 of 55, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Denver Post Community Foundation
- How to Apply
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The website describes a letter-of-inquiry process through an online portal for qualified nonprofit organizations serving the Metro Denver area. Listed program requirements include evidence-based children-and-youth programs with ongoing youth relationships and specified low-income participation, and established health programs serving low-income residents in underserved communities. The 2026/27 opportunity is closed.
- Review Cycle
- The next opportunity is expected to start in May 2027; no specific deadline for that cycle is stated.
- Deadline
- The next opportunity is expected to start in May 2027; no specific deadline for that cycle is stated.
- Contact
Mailing address: 5990 Washington St, Denver, CO 80216
Phone: (303) 954-2987
Website: https://denverpostcommunity.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Denver Post Community Foundation
Denver Post Season To Share
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Passport to the Arts Grants
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Pen & Podium Grants
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Who Denver Post Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Denver Kids Inc ($140K). Together the top 10 received $624K.
Grant Size Distribution
278 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 253 grants of 278 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s website describes Season To Share as supporting qualified nonprofit organizations serving individuals and families across the Metro Denver area. All of the foundation’s reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 55 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Denver Post Community Foundation open to new grantees?
24%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 55 grantees (24%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $30K; repeat grants $30K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.4M (2020) to $1.8M (2021). In 2025 it made 55 grants totaling $1.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Kids Inc Denver, CO | Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs. | $140,000 |
| Tennyson Center for Children Denver, CO | Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs. | $130,000 |
| Colorado UpLift Denver, CO | Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs. | $85,000 |
| Griffith Centers for Children Inc Northglenn, CO | Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs. | $50,500 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO | Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs. | $40,000 |
| Colorado Dream Foundation Denver, CO | Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs. | $39,500 |
| YESS Institute Denver, CO | Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs. | $35,000 |
| Project Angel Heart Denver, CO | Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs. | $35,000 |
| Colorado Youth for a Change Denver, CO | Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs. | $34,500 |
| Save Our Youth Denver, CO | Support of children youth health and wellness and homelessness and hunger programs. | $34,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,811,601 | $1,700,813 | $2,502,979 | $1,630,000 | 55 | $75,346 |
| 2024 | $2,613,598 | $3,162,123 | $2,427,857 | $1,496,000 | 56 | $36,733 |
| 2023 | $1,879,132 | $2,279,658 | $2,348,033 | $1,571,500 | 63 | $5,034 |
| 2022 | $1,946,813 | $2,239,922 | $2,440,093 | $1,700,000 | 51 | — |
| 2021 | $2,141,337 | $3,530,982 | $3,482,979 | $1,776,000 | 53 | — |
| 2020 | $2,105,697 | $3,350,924 | $2,413,751 | $1,400,000 | 55 | — |
| 2019 | $1,171,213 | $3,577,348 | $4,011,102 | $1,668,000 | 57 | $5,115 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to improve and enrich life through support of programs benefiting children, the arts, literature and education, and basic human services. Its website identifies arts and culture, children and youth, education and literacy, and human services as its four broad focus areas. Its Season To Share grant information lists children and youth, health and wellness, homelessness, and hunger.
The website says children-and-youth funding focuses mainly on evidence-based out-of-school programs for ages 5–18 that show positive academic or social-emotional outcomes, maintain ongoing relationships with youth, and serve young people facing barriers to success. Health-and-wellness funding focuses on established programs providing affordable, high-quality care to low-income residents in underserved communities; the website names community health centers and qualifying school-based health centers as programs of interest.
Grantee missions illustrate the types of work represented in the foundation’s awards. Denver Kids says it provides counseling and volunteer mentors to Denver Public Schools students in grades three through twelve, aiming to help them stay in school through graduation. Tennyson Center for Children says it serves children who have experienced abuse, neglect, or trauma through community-based and day-treatment school programs. Project Angel Heart says it prepares and delivers medically tailored meals to people with life-threatening illnesses.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 55 grants totaling $1,630,000. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $140,000, with a median of $25,000.
The largest reported awards included $140,000 to Denver Kids Inc., $130,000 to Tennyson Center for Children, and $85,000 to Colorado UpLift. Other notable awards were $50,500 to Griffith Centers for Children, $40,000 to Food Bank of the Rockies, and $39,500 to Colorado Dream Foundation. The reported purpose for each of these grants was support of children and youth health and wellness, and homelessness and hunger programs.
The website’s 2026/27 grant opportunity accepted letters of inquiry from May 15 through June 30, 2026, and is now closed. It says the next opportunity will start in May 2027.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Tracy Ulmer as CEO and President; Justin Mock as Chair and Treasurer; and Rosann Wunsch as Secretary. It lists Bill Reynolds, Lee Ann Colacioppo, Christine Moser, and James Samuelson as board members.
Denver Post Community Foundation is led by Tracy Ulmer, CEO & President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tracy Ulmer
CEO & President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$160K (2019) → $166K (2025)
Justin Mock
Chair & Treasurer
Treasurer & Secretary → Chair & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Reynolds
Board Member
Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Moser
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Ann Colacioppo
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Samuelson
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rosann Wunsch
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: David Hite (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Brett Cunningham (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Dean Singleton (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Deb Dowling (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Dori Eggett (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Gerri Howard (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jean Galloway (2019) — Board Member
- Former: John Mastro (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kristin Stork (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Henry (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Mayer (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Nic Eliason (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Jackson (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $166K, to Tracy Ulmer (CEO and President).
Frequently asked questions about Denver Post Community Foundation
How much does Denver Post Community Foundation give each year?
Denver Post Community Foundation gave $1.6M across 55 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.5M across 56 grants.
What is Denver Post Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Denver Post Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $29,636, across 55 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Denver Post Community Foundation that year got $30K on average.
Where does Denver Post Community Foundation give grants?
Denver Post Community Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (39 grants), Aurora, CO (3 grants), Lakewood, CO (2 grants) and Westminster, CO (2 grants).
Does Denver Post Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 55 grants with a stated purpose on Denver Post Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Denver Post Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Denver Post Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Denver Kids Inc ($140,000), Tennyson Center for Children ($130,000) and Colorado UpLift ($85,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 22% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Denver Post Community Foundation?
Denver Post Community Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
What does Denver Post Community Foundation fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to improve and enrich life through support of programs benefiting children, the arts, literature and education, and basic human services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Denver Post Community Foundation?
The website describes a letter-of-inquiry process through an online portal for qualified nonprofit organizations serving the Metro Denver area. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Denver Post Community Foundation's EIN?
Denver Post Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4328521. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Denver Post Community Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/denver-post-community-foundation-morg_332323a0d7ad404aa69d5af8591bf39c
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