Colorado · Public charity
Forward Denver
FORWARD DENVER seeks a stronger, safer, denver with a thriving economy for every resident through support of denver's civic institutions, development of common-sense approaches to problems facing denver as well as issue education and advocacy related to denver's economy, public safety, and communities.
- $420k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $62,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $21k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Forward Denver funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $420k | 80% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $180k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $915k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Main Street Colorado | $415,000 | 1 | 41% |
| Colorado Dawn | $200,000 | 1 | 6% |
| International Association of Fire Fighters | $200,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Brighter Future for Colorado | $180,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Servicios Sigue | $162,000 | 2 | 100% |
| Hands Off My Hat | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fighting for a Stronger Co | $137,661 | 1 | n/a |
| Stop the Ban Protect Jobs | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Building a Safe & Prosperous | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
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About Forward Denver
- How much does Forward Denver give?
- Forward Denver reported 5 grants totaling $419,661 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Forward Denver fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Benefit (38%), Civil Rights (19%), Education (13%).
- Who are Forward Denver's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: One Main Street Colorado ($415k), Colorado Dawn ($200k), International Association of Fire Fighters ($200k).
- Does Forward Denver fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Forward Denver based?
- Forward Denver is based in CO.
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