Funding search · EIN 834062522 · Denver, CO

Caring for Denver Foundation

Name: Caring for Denver Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

487
grants reported: $161.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $195,750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

mental health peer denver youth recovery expanding building

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Community-based mental health and substance use treatment for Denver residents
Peer support and recovery navigation programs, often peer-delivered
Youth mental health, school-based and out-of-school programs
Crisis response alternatives to police and jail: co-responders, STAR, 911 diversion
Culturally specific care for Latino, LGBTQ, immigrant, and Black communities
Trauma-informed services tied to housing, homelessness, and reentry

Typical grant

Median grant is $195,750, with the middle half between $100,000 and $361,552. The largest checks go to Denver city agencies and large safety-net providers running crisis and diversion infrastructure, Denver Health at $2.79M, the DPD co-responder program at $2.1M, and the Support Team Assisted Response program at $1.6M, while community nonprofits typically land in the $100,000 to $600,000 band. With 487 grants to 358 recipients, renewal is common, and some grantees hold two active awards at once.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“PEER SUPPORT”
“MENTAL HEALTH”
“TRAUMA-INFORMED”
“RECOVERY”
“ALTERNATIVES TO JAIL”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie the work to peer support delivered by people with lived experience, the single most repeated phrase in their portfolio.
Anchor the proposal in Denver residents served, not a statewide or national population.
Ask $200,000 to $400,000 for a first award; reserve seven-figure asks for city-partnered crisis infrastructure.
Connect to youth mental health or jail diversion, their two clearest thematic clusters outside direct treatment.

Worth knowing: This is voter-approved Denver sales tax money, so 473 of 487 grants went to Colorado organizations and the handful of out-of-state grantees like Crisis Text Line and Corporation for Supportive Housing are delivering services inside Denver. Universities appear (University of Denver at $879K, CU Foundation at $431K) but for program partnership and perinatal or bridge-building service work, not investigator-driven research.

69 grants matching “mental health” · $24.4M

$1.0M
Colorado Village Collaborative · Denver, CO · 2025
Peer & mental health
$752,993
Catholic Charities and Community Se · Denver, CO · 2025
Youth mental health
$636,044
Fully Liberated Youth · Denver, CO · 2025
Mental health suppor
$535,472
Latino Coalition for Community Lead · Jefferson, CO · 2025
Mental health & well
$418,306
Crisis Text Line · New York, NY · 2025
Free mental health
$394,999
Colorado Perinatal Mental Health Pr · Denver, CO · 2025
The birth squad: den
$289,734
Academy of Urban Learning · Denver, CO · 2025
Mental health & trau
$250,489
Contemporary Learning Academy (Dps · Denver, CO · 2025
Mental health prev
$189,935
Thriving Families · Denver, CO · 2025
Mental health
$148,931
The Blue Bench · Denver, CO · 2025
Mental health servic
$131,450
The Village Institute · Aurora, CO · 2025
Peer mental health
$117,690
La Pinata Del Aprendizaje · Denver, CO · 2025
Family mental health
$96,155
Holistic Life Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Mental health
$1.1M
Commn · Denver, CO · 2024
Mental health and re
$724,546
Fidelity Behavioral Health · Greenwood Village, CO · 2024
Denver county mental
$695,345
Colorado Village Collaborative · Denver, CO · 2024
Peer & mental health
$633,293
Second Chance Center · Aurora, CO · 2024
Mental health and su
$420,972
Mental Health America of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Safer opportunities
$311,458
Colorado Perinatal Mental Health Pr · Denver, CO · 2024
The birth squad: den
$280,390
From the Heart Enterprises · Denver, CO · 2024
Youth mental health
$278,781
Convivir Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Mental health for im
$234,900
Platteforum · Denver, CO · 2024
Mental health suppor
$175,868
The Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgen · Denver, CO · 2024
Peer mental health s
$141,200
Academy of Urban Learning · Denver, CO · 2024
Mental health & trau
$112,350
Mental Health America of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Envision:you creatin
$928,264
Mental Health Center of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Phoenix program: fir
$633,601
Para Ti Mujer · Denver, CO · 2023
Mental health, decis
$349,326
Mental Health America of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Solutions for achiev
$314,605
Girls Athletic Leadership Schools D · Denver, CO · 2023
Mental health servic
$312,675
New Dance Theatre · Denver, CO · 2023
Mental health is wea
$177,250
Movement 5280 · Denver, CO · 2023
Mental health and ar
$55,750
Judi'S Housejag Institute · Denver, CO · 2023
Mental health suppor
$6.0M
City and County of Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$935,240
Paradigmone · Aurora, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$627,315
Elements of Discovery - Therapist of Color Collabo · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$369,302
Mental Health Center of Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
$332,987
Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$281,488
Brain Injury Association of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$280,700
Struggle of Love Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$226,250
Metro Volunteers · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$174,704
Colorado Meth Project · Broomfield, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$167,917
Fully Liberated Youth · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$159,850
Chef · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$145,664
Colorado Postpartum Support International · Portland, OR · 2022
Mental Health
$135,703
Denver Collaborative Partnership · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$123,100
Platteforum · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$117,350
The Delores Project · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$113,032
Denver Children'S Advocacy Center · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$103,580
Crowley Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$103,500
Star Girlz Empowerment · Commerce City, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$103,000
Atlantis Community Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$100,750
The Storytellers Project · Aurora, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$94,896
Denver Family Institute · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$84,810
Saint Francis Center · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$73,330
Greater Denver Cares Mentoring Movement · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$65,000
Satya Yoga Cooperative · Littleton, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$63,467
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network · Westminster, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$56,466
Colorado Artists in Recovery · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$55,970
Creative Strategies for Change · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$50,250
Seasoned With Grace Unboxed · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$50,000
D3 Arts · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$48,630
Spark the Change · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$48,472
Conectoras De Montbello · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$48,000
D3 Arts · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$40,761
Art From Ashes · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$38,724
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$22,330
Clayton Early Learning · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$20,000
Words To Power · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$12,600
Harm Reduction Action Center · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Denver Health and Hospitals Foundat4 grants · $10.1M
City and County of Denver - Departm8 grants · $7.2M
City and County of Denver - Denver4 grants · $7.2M
City and County of Denver1 grant · $6.0M
Paradigmone2 grants · $4.2M
City and County of Denver - Mayor'S2 grants · $3.5M
La Raza Services3 grants · $3.0M
Urban Peak3 grants · $2.0M
Brain Injury Association of Colorad2 grants · $1.9M
Colorado Village Collaborative2 grants · $1.7M

Giving over time

$27.9M

2022

$44.8M

2023

$44.8M

2024

$43.6M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 487 grants.

$6.0M
City and County of Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$3.0M
Denver Health and Hospitals Foundat · Denver, CO · 2023
Transforming health
$2.8M
Denver Health and Hospitals Foundat · Denver, CO · 2025
Transforming health
$2.8M
Paradigmone · Aurora, CO · 2024
Transitional safety
$2.8M
City and County of Denver - Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Dpd co-responder pro
$2.6M
Denver Health and Hospitals Foundat · Denver, CO · 2024
Transforming health
$2.1M
City and County of Denver - Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Dpd co-responder pro
$2.1M
City and County of Denver - Denver · Denver, CO · 2025
Dpd co-responder pro
$2.0M
City and County of Denver - Mayor'S · Denver, CO · 2023
House1000 behavioral
$1.7M
Denver Health and Hospitals Foundat · Denver, CO · 2023
Youth crisis team re
$1.7M
City and County of Denver - Departm · Denver, CO · 2023
Denver thrives
$1.6M
City and County of Denver - Departm · Denver, CO · 2025
Support team assiste
$1.5M
City and County of Denver - Departm · Denver, CO · 2024
Support team assiste
$1.5M
City and County of Denver - Mayor'S · Denver, CO · 2024
House 1000 behaviora
$1.5M
La Raza Services · Denver, CO · 2025
Comunidad sana "comm
$1.4M
Paradigmone · Aurora, CO · 2023
Transitional safety
$1.2M
Brain Injury Association of Colorad · Denver, CO · 2023
Comprehensive suppor
$1.1M
Commn · Denver, CO · 2024
Mental health and re
$1.1M
City and County of Denver - County · Denver, CO · 2024
Dcc specialty progra
$1.0M
Colorado Village Collaborative · Denver, CO · 2025
Peer & mental health
$971,780
Tribe Recovery Homes · Denver, CO · 2022
$964,824
Lifespan Local · Denver, CO · 2024
Caring for at-promis
$949,841
Urban Peak · Denver, CO · 2025
Recovery and substan
$936,954
La Raza Services · Denver, CO · 2024
Comunidad sana ("com
$935,240
Paradigmone · Aurora, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$928,264
Mental Health Center of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Phoenix program: fir
$914,502
Denver Center for 21st Century Lear · Denver, CO · 2023
Re-imagining our men
$887,409
Corporation for Supportive Housing · New York, NY · 2025
Sippra mat services
$883,750
Fully Liberated Youth · Denver, CO · 2023
Intervention and re-
$879,224
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2025
Strengthening bridge
$871,817
Struggle of Love Foundation · Denver, CO · 2025
Strengthening youth
$856,033
5280 High School · Denver, CO · 2025
Integrated youth rec
$847,563
Elements of Discovery - Therapist O · Denver, CO · 2023
"shifting the paradi
$834,208
Harm Reduction Action Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Let's talk about lif
$822,720
Denver Community Development Corpor · Denver, CO · 2025
Denver healing gener
$821,854
Muslim Youth for Positive Impact · Broomfield, CO · 2024
Mypi mental wellness
$816,050
The Center for Trauma & Resilience · Denver, CO · 2023
Community oriented r
$812,864
Metropolitan State University of De · Denver, CO · 2024
Building denvers men
$808,532
The Empowerment Program · Denver, CO · 2024
Peer support special
$785,163
City and County of Denver - 911 Com · Denver, CO · 2025
9-1-1 crisis diversi
$753,454
Mile-High Council On Alcoholism and · Aurora, CO · 2025
The huddle
$752,993
Catholic Charities and Community Se · Denver, CO · 2025
Youth mental health
$735,391
Colorado Gerontological Society · Denver, CO · 2025
Outpatient telehealt
$724,546
Fidelity Behavioral Health · Greenwood Village, CO · 2024
Denver county mental
$720,660
Brain Injury Association of Colorad · Denver, CO · 2024
Expanding service de
$719,555
Joy As Resistance · Denver, CO · 2024
Joy as resistance ex
$698,610
Urban Peak · Denver, CO · 2024
Increasing mental he
$698,019
City and County of Denver - Departm · Denver, CO · 2023
Support team assiste
$695,345
Colorado Village Collaborative · Denver, CO · 2024
Peer & mental health
$685,857
Soar - Seeing Our Adolescents Rise · Aurora, CO · 2025
Rise to learn, thriv
$685,463
Maria Droste Services of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Advancing equitable
$680,611
Metro Volunteers · Centennial, CO · 2025
Sparks mental wellne
$669,807
Sun Valley Youth Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Enhancing low-income
$658,993
Catholic Charities and Community Services of the a · Denver, CO · 2022
$638,713
City and County of Denver - Departm · Denver, CO · 2025
Substance use naviga
$636,522
Vive · Denver, CO · 2024
Newcomers salud ment
$636,044
Fully Liberated Youth · Denver, CO · 2025
Mental health suppor
$633,601
Para Ti Mujer · Denver, CO · 2023
Mental health, decis
$633,293
Second Chance Center · Aurora, CO · 2024
Mental health and su
$632,072
City and County of Denver - Distric · Denver, CO · 2024
Denver da adult dive
$627,847
It Takes a Village · Aurora, CO · 2025
Never going back: jo
$627,315
Elements of Discovery - Therapist of Color Collabo · Denver, CO · 2022
Mental Health
$623,105
Sobriety House · Denver, CO · 2025
Seamless recovery: f
$620,600
Alta Vista Center for Autism · Lakewood, CO · 2023
Expansion of aba wor
$614,598
Vivent Health · Denver, CO · 2025
Vivent health's life
$612,105
La Raza Services · Denver, CO · 2023
Raices del futuro- r
$611,759
Sobriety House · Denver, CO · 2024
Community partnershi
$609,558
Colorado Womens Employment and Educ · Denver, CO · 2025
Trauma-informed ment
$599,594
The Hadanou Collective · Denver, CO · 2025
2025-2026 capacity b
$587,146
Denver Children'S Advocacy Center · Denver, CO · 2025
Comprehensive mental
$583,884
Second Chance Center · Aurora, CO · 2023
Reducing recidivism
$571,581
Soar - Seeing Our Adolescents Rise · Aurora, CO · 2023
Rise (resilience, in
$570,655
Chef · Lakewood, CO · 2025
Increasing recovery
$568,731
Karis Community · Denver, CO · 2025
Empowerment program/
$568,729
The Delores Project · Denver, CO · 2025
Behavioral health se
$562,519
Rocky Mountain Human Services · Denver, CO · 2023
Peer support special
$562,057
Advocates for Recovery Colorado · Westminster, CO · 2024
Recover together: ex
$561,708
The Center for African American Hea · Denver, CO · 2024
Expanding mental hea
$552,500
The Hadanou Collective · Denver, CO · 2023
Capacity building su
$547,293
Khesed Wellness a Colorado Nonprof · Edgewater, CO · 2023
Bipoc pro bono progr
$539,576
Adam'S Purpose · Denver, CO · 2024
Healing together: em
$537,039
La Cocina · Denver, CO · 2025
Mas cultura cura mas
$535,472
Latino Coalition for Community Lead · Jefferson, CO · 2025
Mental health & well
$526,419
Florence Crittenton Services · Denver, CO · 2025
Strengthen perinatal
$524,500
Khesed Wellness a Colorado Nonprof · Edgewater, CO · 2025
Equity in access: ex
$515,775
Life-Line Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
$515,505
Project Restart · Denver, CO · 2024
Strengthening mental
$514,660
Thriving Families · Denver, CO · 2023
Perinatal mental hea
$506,389
City and County of Denver - Departm · Denver, CO · 2025
Ddphe peer support s
$502,500
Latino Coalition for Community Lead · Jefferson, CO · 2023
Creating capacity fo
$493,155
Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
Bloom perinatal beha
$492,914
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Family support clini
$491,492
The Gathering Place · Denver, CO · 2025
Peer recovery progra
$489,223
Denver Children'S Advocacy Center · Denver, CO · 2023
Supporting community
$487,310
Warren Village · Denver, CO · 2024
Therapeutic supports
$482,566
Vuela for Health · Denver, CO · 2024
Luz y claridad, yout
$453,750
Samaritan Counseling Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Denver school counse
$447,239
Dream Center Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Enhancing the mental
$446,851
Colorado Meth Project · Broomfield, CO · 2024
Lead the change denv
$446,190
The Storytellers Project · Aurora, CO · 2025
Breaking chains buil

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