The White Foundation is currently only accepting applications from prior grant recipients. If your organization has received a grant in the past, please see the required materials below and email your application to [email protected]. Quarterly deadlines for grant submissions are January 15, April 15,July 15 and October 15.
Grant Criteria
The Foundation considers only one request per organization per 12-month period.
The Foundation only supports 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations.
The Foundation does not provide funding to organizations that discriminate with regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, gender, sexual orientation or age.
Funding is limited to organizations serving the Denver metro area.
The Foundation no longer provides funding to individual schools.
Required Materials
Please submit the following materials as a single combined PDF. Please include the name of your organization in the PDF file name.
A one-page summary of your request that includes the following information:
What issue does your organization seek to address and what specifically do you do to address it?
How many people does your organization serve annually?
What is the annual revenue of your organization?
How much funding are you requesting from the White Foundation?
What specific geographies (neighborhoods, cities, counties, etc.) does your organization serve?
The mailing address for your organization and the name to which a grant check should be addressed.
A narrative describing the mission, history and accomplishments of your organization and the request for support from the White Foundation. Please include information about how your organization and/or project will help create access to opportunity for residents of the Denver metro area. This should be on your organization’s letterhead and signed by the executive director or board chair.
A current year budget and balance sheet for your organization, including anticipated sources of funding.
A list of your board of directors with affiliations.
A copy of your most recent IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter.
Post-Grant Report (required for organizations that received prior funding).
Typically applications are reviewed once per quarter, but in 2025 funding decisions might not be made until late in the year. You will receive an emailed response once a decision has been made on your application.
Post-Grant Reporting
All grantees are required to submit a final report to the White Foundation prior to submitting their next grant request.
Click here to download our post-grant report form.