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The Denver Post Season To Share Grant Information
The Denver Post Community Foundation, through funds raised by The Denver Post Season To Share, is dedicated to supporting individuals and families in need across the metro Denver area. With the generous contributions of our donors and partners, we provide grants to qualified nonprofit organizations focused on:
Children and Youth
Health and Wellness
Homelessness
Hunger
The 2026/27 Grant Opportunity is Closed
Letters of Inquiry were accepted between May 15 – June 30, 2026. If your organization is interested in applying in the future, the next opportunity will start in May 2027.
Grant Making Issue Areas
Children and Youth
Season To Share supports programs that help children and youth build the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the classroom and in life.
Funding focuses primarily on out-of-school-time programs serving children and youth ages 5–18 in metro Denver. Programs must be evidence-based, demonstrate positive outcomes in academic achievement and/or social and emotional development, and provide ongoing engagement with children and youth beyond a one-time encounter. Programs must serve youth facing barriers to success, with at least 60% of participants qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch or meeting another low-income indicator.
Health and Wellness
Everyone deserves access to the care they need to live a healthy life, including physical, behavioral and dental health care.
Funding supports established programs operated by nonprofit health organizations that provide affordable, high-quality care to low-income residents in underserved communities. Priority is given to community health centers serving uninsured and underinsured populations through integrated care, as well as K–12 school-based health centers in schools where at least 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Organizations must demonstrate positive health outcomes for the people they serve, in addition to reporting other measures of program impact.
Homelessness
Season To Share supports programs that help individuals and families prevent homelessness, find stable housing and access the services they need to remain housed.
Funding supports homelessness prevention and long-term housing strategies that provide individuals and families with comprehensive wraparound services. Eligible programs include homelessness prevention assistance that provides short-term financial support, such as rent, utilities or mortgage assistance, as well as supportive and transitional housing programs of six months or longer with additional supportive services. Programs must demonstrate positive outcomes by tracking participants who maintain their current housing or transition to and maintain stable, permanent housing.
Hunger
Season To Share supports programs that help individuals and families experiencing food insecurity access the food and resources they need to thrive.
Funding priority is given to established providers with large-scale hunger relief programs or initiatives that reduce food insecurity. Eligible organizations and programs must use data to inform their work, provide client-choice services and nutritious food options, and serve geographic areas where gaps in food access exist. Programs should also support enrollment in SNAP and other benefit programs and provide warm referrals to additional community resources.
Guidelines For Funding Consideration
Season To Share supports nonprofits that serve low-income children, youth, and families in overcoming poverty and achieving stability.
Key Details:
- The 2026/27 Grant Opportunity is Closed
- Funding is awarded annually through a competitive review process
- Grants are not guaranteed and must align with one issue area
2026 LOI Review and Grant Information
Organizations who submitted an LOI for the 2026/27 grant cycle, an email was sent to your contacts on September 30, 2026 with either an invitation to apply or a decline for this year.
Grant recipients from the past two years did not need to submit an LOI, unless you were seeking funding for a different program. An email was sent to your Primary and Secondary contacts on September 30, 2026 with either:
- An invitation to submit a full application;
- A year-of-rotation notice;
- Or other important updates.
If you don’t receive an email, please check your spam folder and/or contact us at [email protected].
Application Details
If your organization is invited to submit a full application – we follow the Colorado Common Grant Application format and your submission will be accepted through our online portal. We recommend drafting your answers in a Word document first.
Funding Limits:
- Max 10% of your organization’s operating budget
- Max 30% of a program-specific budget (if applicable)
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must:
- Meet one funding area’s specific criteria
- Hold current 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- Have one full year of programming and financial reporting
- Report measurable outcomes
- Present clear goals, objectives, and strategies
- Have a diversified and sustainable funding base
- Demonstrate financial stability
- Serve vulnerable and low-income populations in: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.
We Do Not Fund:
- Capital campaigns or endowments
- Schools (public or private)
- Government entities
- Programs outside our focus areas
- Organizations practicing discrimination
- Foundations or pass-through nonprofits
- Individuals
- Religious organizations for religious programming
- Research initiatives
- Political or lobbying efforts
- Start-up organizations