Civic Fabric Fund – State & Local Policy Grant
Funding Amount
US $15,000 - US $30,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- Located in and do work in Colorado
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have an equivalent fiscal sponsor.
Other requirements
- This funding opportunity is open only to eligible organizations that have been invited to apply by The Denver Foundation.
Overview
The Civic Fabric Fund, managed by The Denver Foundation, invites eligible nonprofits to apply for funding to support state and local policy advocacy. This initiative aims to enhance community engagement and coalition building in the Metro Denver area. Organizations may apply for either general operating or program-specific grants. Priority is given to efforts that focus on grassroots coalition-building and community engagement, addressing local issues outlined in the foundation’s policy principles.
Note: This funding opportunity is open only to eligible organizations that have been invited to apply by The Denver Foundation.
The Denver Foundation
For 100 years, The Denver Foundation has been building a stronger, thriving Metro Denver, Colorado, and beyond. We’ve received $2.1 billion from generous donors and given $1.6 billion in grants to support community initiatives.
Supporting state and local policy and advocacy.
The Denver Foundation is pleased to invite qualified nonprofits to apply for funding from the Civic Fabric Fund.
Through the Civic Fabric Fund, The Denver Foundation provides nonprofits with funding to support their policy and advocacy efforts at the state and local levels, including community engagement and coalition building.
State and local policy grants will support nonprofits’ efforts to organize and lead policy campaigns on the issues outlined in the foundation’s policy principles. Organizations invited to apply will have the option to apply for a general operating grant or a program-specific grant. Organizations will also be asked to clarify if their work focuses on grasstops policy and advocacy, or grassroots coalition-building and community engagement.
For organizations applying for funding to engage in grassroots coalition-building and community engagement, the foundation is prioritizing funding to support efforts in the seven-county Metro Denver region
Eligibility
This funding opportunity is open only to eligible organizations that have been invited to apply by The Denver Foundation.
Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have an equivalent fiscal sponsor.
Your organization must be located in and do work in Colorado.
What The Denver Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1,184
- Total given
- $131.69M
- Median grant
- $27K
- Range
- $5,100–$25M
- By dollars: Colorado 58%, Pennsylvania 19%, California 6%. Top recipient cities: Denver, CO; Aurora, CO; Boulder, CO.
- <1% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Grassroots
- Social justice
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