Denver Post Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund, accepts requests for application packets throughout the year, though decisions are made and grants are distributed on a quarterly basis.

GUIDELINES
Through Denver Post Charities, funds Denver-area nonprofits that fit one or both of the following guidelines:

• Direct-service literacy programs
• Programs/services for low-income youth (primarily through arts and cultural institutions; after-school and tutoring programs and other community organizations.

Other requirements include:

• Applicants must be classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service.
• Applicants must be headquartered in and serve individuals in the seven-county metro-Denver area (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties.)
• Applicant agencies must be in operation for more than one year.

Funding for the following will not be considered:

• Capital funding
• Individual schools
• Individual persons
• Religious organizations for religious purposes

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Please provide a letter of intent of no more than two pages that outlines your organization’s mission and/or programs and how this mission and/or programs fit with Denver Post Charities’ guidelines. Please also include a copy of your organization’s most recent audit and/or IRS Form 990. This letter should be on the organization’s letterhead and can be sent to:

Kristin Stork
Denver Post Charities
101 W. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80202
We cannot accept emailed letters of intent from new agencies at this time.

DEADLINES
Please submit your letter of intent well in advance of the application deadline to allow for processing of your request (approximately two weeks) as well as ample time to complete the application. Applications must be received by the deadline to be considered. Remaining deadlines for 2010 are:

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
5:00pm

Monday, June 7, 2010
5:00pm

Monday, August 30
5:00pm

Monday, November 22
5:00pm

GRANT FORMS
Click here to download the Denver Post Charities grant application and grant report forms. These forms are password protected. Passwords are provided once a letter of intent has been received and reviewed, and the organization has been invited to apply for funding.