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It’s time for the 2026 Colorado State Spelling Bee

The online spelling and vocabulary test takes place Thursday, February 19, 2026, with top scorers advancing to the finals on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Sturm Hall, on the University of Denver campus. We can’t wait to cheer on the state’s top spellers as they compete for the championship trophy and an all-expense-paid trip to […]

Season To Share Donations Matched at 50%

The Denver Post Season To Share is the annual holiday fundraising campaign of The Denver Post and The Denver Post Community Foundation and runs through December 31, 2025. Donations up to $1,000,000 will be matched at 50% by The Denver Children’s Foundation and will support more than 50 metro Denver nonprofit agencies with life-changing programs […]

Read the Impact Made by Season To Share Grantees

Throughout the Season To Share campaign, featured stories in The Sunday Denver Post will offer an inside look at the transformative work of our Season To Share grant recipients. Each week highlights a new agency and the meaningful impact they are making in our community.To read these stories, please click here. To learn more about […]

2025 Holiday Passport To The Arts is Sold Out

Join us on Friday, December 12, 2025 for the 2025 Holiday Passport To The Arts performance of A Colorado Christmas. The warm sounds of the holidays will fill Boettcher Hall with festive seasonal favorites featuring the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Symphony Chorus, and Colorado Children’s Chorale, all hosted by beloved Denver vocalist Devin DeSantis. This family-friendly […]

Passport To The Arts Fall 2025 Tickets Sold Out

This one-of-a-kind performing arts sampler series offers patrons a diverse combination of Denver’s best music, dance, theatre, and opera performances. Visit passporttothearts.com for more information. Fall 2025 performances include: MOULIN ROUGE! – Denver Center Broadway – 8/14/25RESPIGHI PINES OF ROME – Colorado Symphony – 9/19/25CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF – Denver Center Theatre Company […]

Season To Share Grant LOIs Accepted Through June 30, 2025

The Denver Post Community Foundation, with funds raised through The Denver Post Season To Share, is committed to helping those less fortunate in our community improve their lives and become self-sufficient. With the generous support of donors and partners, grants are made to qualified nonprofit organizations in Metro Denver that focus on Children and Youth, […]

Thank you for your generosity – $1,605,000 has been granted to 54 metro Denver nonprofit agencies

We are extremely grateful to everyone who donated to The Denver Post Season To Share, and to our dedicated partners The Denver Children’s Foundation and MDC/Richmond American Homes Foundation for their incredible generosity. We are pleased to share the 54 nonprofit agencies that have received $1.605 million in grants to support their important and life-changing […]

The Denver Post Community Foundation’s Grant Program

On Monday, January 27, 2025, the award-winning author and historian, Erik Larson joined us for the 21st season for The Denver Post Pen & Podium Series. Larson’s vividly written and meticulously researched books have won several awards and been published worldwide. His latest book, The Demon of Unrest (April 2024) shares with us a gripping account of […]