Get Grounded Foundation Grants

The Get Grounded Foundation Grants, established in 2015, focus on supporting innovative programs for youth in the Denver and Boulder metro areas. In 2025, they will celebrate their 10th anniversary by inviting nominations for special grants, rather than accepting traditional applications. Although no outside applications will be accepted this year, they remain committed to funding impactful initiatives that address child abuse prevention, mental health, and food insecurity, with an average grant size of $2,500.

NOTE: The Get Grounded Foundation will mark its 10th anniversary in 2025 with a special celebration of giving. Rather than hosting a traditional grant application cycle, we’re inviting our team members to nominate nonprofit organizations they’re passionate about for anniversary grants. While we won’t be accepting outside applications this year, we remain deeply committed to supporting innovative programs that help youth thrive. We look forward to returning to our regular application process in 2026.
In 2015, GFM|CenterTable established the Get Grounded Foundation, a private 501(c)(3) providing community grants for innovative and entrepreneurial programs that directly support the healthy development of Denver and Boulder metro area youth in the areas of child abuse and neglect prevention, childhood food insecurity and youth mental health.
We’re proud to say that since inception, we’ve been able to provide $453,00 in grants to support the healthy development of youth in the Denver or Boulder metro areas.
Focus Areas
To qualify for a grant, your program must align with one of our three focus areas:
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention     Create an innovative animal-assisted therapy or sports-related program for youth who have experienced neglect, abuse, or intimate partner violence.Fund a specific component of a therapeutic playground.Youth Mental HealthExpand a ropes course, archery program, or launch a mountaineering class at a residential treatment center for youth coping with emotional trauma.Fund trauma-informed yoga training for instructors to lead ongoing yoga classes to manage stress and anxiety.Childhood Food InsecurityPromote and expand urban gardening programs to encourage healthy eating and teach simple gardening techniques.Fund district-wide ambassadors or materials in schools to promote school breakfast programs.Purchase cooling packs for backpacks for summer meal programs.
Funding
This year, our average grants will be $2,500.

Eligibility

Programs should be innovative or entrepreneurial in nature. In other words, the organization should be launching a new program (or trying a new method/approach) that directly supports youth OR expanding a program that was previously funded by the Get Grounded Foundation. Organizations applying for funding must:Demonstrate a history of working directly with children and youth (birth to 18)Explain how funding for the new program will help them better serve youth and familiesProvide evidence that they have the capacity and are ready to launch or expand their program(s)Be able to demonstrate impact within a year of receiving fundsPrevious grantees are eligible to apply for funding if they can demonstrate that additional support would further strengthen their program that was launched with an initial grant from the Get Grounded Foundation, or they can show they are launching a new program that aligns with the criteria.

Ineligibility

The Get Grounded Foundation will not support the following:Organizations that have been in business for less than two years.Programs located outside the Denver or Boulder metro areas (services must be provided within Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties). Programs that do not fall within one of the three focus areas (child abuse and neglect prevention, youth mental health and childhood food insecurity). Programs that do not serve children and youth ages 0 to 18.Funds allocated solely for personnel costs, unless there is a program component included (e.g., we will fund training costs directly related to providing services).