Civic Fabric Fund - Voter Engagement Grantmaking
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Program Type: Voter engagement and civic participation grants
The Denver Foundation funds nonprofit organizations educating and activating voters through the Civic Fabric Fund. For the second year (as of 2023), The Denver Foundation funded nonprofit organizations working on voter engagement.
Geographic Scope: Denver metro area and surrounding regions
2023 Grantmaking:
- Total Awards: $91,500
- Number of Grantees: 11 organizations funded
- Purpose: Support organizations working to register, educate, and mobilize new and low-turnout voters from historically underrepresented communities
2023 Grantees
1. Center for Working Families 2. Colorado Fiscal Institute 3. Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) 4. Community Resource Center 5. Ednium 6. The Alumni Collective Inc. 7. Latina Initiative Colorado 8. Metropolitan State University of Denver 9. EDUCATE DenverFocus Areas
- Voter registration
- Voter education and information
- Voter mobilization
- Engagement of historically underrepresented communities
- Municipal and statewide election support
Contact Information
Director of Policy and Government Affairs: Naomi Amaha Address: The Denver Foundation, 1009 Grant Street, Denver, Colorado 80203What 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.
- 31% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Minorities
- BIPOC
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