Greenwood Fund Grant

The Greenwood Fund Grant, managed by The Denver Foundation, offers small grants for the conservation of museum artifacts and collections care in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Targeting small museums with conservation budgets under $1 million, it prioritizes projects focused on the treatment of art and collections care. Eligible entities must be 501(c)(3) organizations and open to the public. The fund does not support expenses like building expansions or digitizing projects.

NOTE: You will need to register on The Denver Foundation’s grant application portal before completing your online application.
About the Denver Foundation
For almost 100 years, Denver residents have trusted The Denver Foundation to steward charitable funds to meet today's needs and tomorrow's opportunities. It's a growing legacy and a community-wide effort to build a better future for everyone. As a tax-exempt, nonprofit, philanthropic organization, The Denver Foundation stewards more than 1,000 funds established by engaged philanthropists. In partnership with the foundation, our donors make gifts to organizations throughout the Seven-county Metro Denver region, across Colorado, and beyond.
The Greenwood Fund is a donor-advised fund of The Denver Foundation that provides small grants for the conservation of museum artifacts and collections care for museums in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
The focus of this funding opportunity is on small museums with collections and conservation budgets less than $1 million. The Greenwood Fund gives priority to smaller museums.
Types of Projects:

• The Greenwood Fund supports two types of museum projects:
• Conservation treatment of art and objects andCollections care, including supplies, equipment, and personnel including contract personnel.

Conservation is a discipline that seeks to extend the lifespan of artworks and cultural heritage objects through interventive treatments such as cleaning, reassembly, stabilization, or by providing an environment that helps protect against agents of deterioration including insect pests, light, vandalism, and chemically unstable storage materials.
An important aspect of collections care is the use of appropriate, approved storage materials and furniture which is typically the purview of a curator/collections manager.

Eligibility

Your museum must be located in Colorado, New Mexico, or Wyoming.
Your museum must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a 501(c) (3) fiscal sponsor. The only exceptions are religious and governmental institutions.
The conservation and care budget must be less than $1 million.
The museum must be open to the public on a regular basis.

Ineligibility

Examples of groups typically not eligible for funding include galleries, children’s museums without collections, science museums without collections, corporate collections, and museums without 501(c)(3) status. At this time, the grant will not cover collections management expenses such as computers, digitizing projects, or collections photography.Not Eligible for Funding: Building expansions (unless for conservation labs)