Inclusive Communities Grant Program

Overview

Mission Statement

We invest in equitable arts and culture organizations and nonprofit leaders to create a thriving and just Denver.

Bonfils-Stanton Foundation strategically provides grants and fellowships to advance the arts and inspire creative leadership in Denver. Our foundation is richly steeped in Denver’s cultural history, but we are also a contemporary leader in fueling innovation and exploration in our creative economy.

Denver is a diverse, vibrant community where arts and culture are essential, relevant and accessible to all, and nonprofit leaders have the tools and support they need to lead with vision, creativity, compassion and equity.

Inclusive Communities

Local, community-oriented organizations offering programs that integrate arts and culture play a critical role in the Denver area’s cultural ecosystem. In recognition of their important contributions, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation’s Inclusive Communities grant program provides $5,000 in unrestricted funding to Denver-area arts and culture organizations that are informed by, majority led by and serve BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disability communities. Annual Inclusive Communities grants are awarded to small-budget nonprofits or fiscally-sponsored organizations for fostering deeper engagement with art and culture across our community through public programming.

Eligibility

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* 501(c)(3) nonprofit or fiscally sponsored organization with an operating budget of under $200,000
* Operates with all-volunteer staff or no more than three (3) full- or part-time paid staff (not including paid contractors/artists hired on a project-basis)
* Majority of organization’s senior leaders (staff and/or board) identify as Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQ+, and/or people with disabilities
* Organization’s public programming incorporates the perspectives of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or disability communities
* Organization is based and majority of programs occur in Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, or Jefferson counties
* Celebration of arts and culture is central to the organization’s mission
* At least 3 years of consistent arts and culture programming
* Organization does NOT currently receive support through Bonfils-Stanton Foundation’s Quarterly Community Grants program

Ineligibility

* The following are generally not eligible for funding:
* Loans, grants or scholarships to individuals
* Events and media/film productions
* Activities or initiatives that have a religious purpose
* Endowment funding
* Funding to retire operating debt
* Requests from organizations outside of Colorado or that are not for the benefit of Colorado citizens