Mission
TO INSPIRE PEOPLE AND MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY.
Public Charity
THE DENVER FOUNDATION
Based in DENVER, CO, THE DENVER FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $208.3M in revenue, $161.8M in expenses, $1.3B in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 131 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $173.2M.
EIN: 846048381
DENVER, CO
Community Foundations
NTEE: T31
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$208.3M
Total Expenses$161.8M
Total Assets$1.3B
Grant Records131
Funding Total$173.2M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at The Denver Foundation
How The Denver Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$91
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $91 for programs
$60
Donor-advised fund grants
$16
Administration and disbursement of funds for charitable use
$8
The Denver Foundation operates 84 different scholarship programs
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$3,793,222
SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION
$1,100,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$500,000
TO REIMBURSE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
$318,776
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$150,500
Showing up to 5 of 131 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VP OF COMMUNICATION
Abigail Kesner
TRUSTEE
Alisha Brown
SEN. DIR., PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT
Benjamin Perry
TRUSTEE
Brenna Simmons-St Onge
SEN. DIR., INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Brian Van Vleet
INTERIM CFO (THRU 2/5/24), TREASURY MANAGER
Courtney Clapp
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $208.3M | $161.8M | $1.3B |
| 2023 | $108.7M | $157.4M | $1.2B |
| 2022 | $137.6M | $132.1M | $1.2B |
| 2020 | $189.6M | $126.6M | $993.5M |
| 2019 | $146.3M | $112.3M | $852.4M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $146.3M to $208.3M (+42%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3B.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.