Collective Impact of the COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund

By Gina Ferrari, Director, Grants Program Launching the Relief Fund When the pandemic became life-changing for all of us in March 2020, it was clear the arts & culture sector would take a huge hit. Bonfils-Stanton Foundation realized we needed to be there for the community, nonprofits and organizations that were so greatly [...]

2021-09-15T07:54:18-06:00September 15th, 2021|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Collective Impact of the COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund

Bonfils-Stanton Foundation announces $600,000 in crisis funding; $500,000 PRI to Colorado Enterprise Fund; $95,000 in Inclusive Communities Grants

Bonfils-Stanton Foundation announces distribution of just over $600,000 in additional crisis funding as part of the Foundation’s April 2020 Board commitment to potentially double grantmaking during the pandemic – a pledge of up to $3 million in support over and above the Foundation’s normal giving of about $3 million. In total, 73 of the [...]

2021-05-13T13:34:39-06:00May 13th, 2021|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Bonfils-Stanton Foundation announces $600,000 in crisis funding; $500,000 PRI to Colorado Enterprise Fund; $95,000 in Inclusive Communities Grants

COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund

Bonfils-Stanton Foundation was pleased to establish the COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund with a lead gift of $1 million dollars in May 2020. Along with our funding partner The Denver Foundation, who also managed the Fund, we led two rounds of funding where just over $2 million was distributed to local arts & [...]

2021-03-10T16:03:47-07:00March 10th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund

Reflecting on 2020 and Bonfils-Stanton Foundation’s Responses to COVID and Racial Justice

By Gary Steuer, President & CEO 2020 was a year unlike any other in my lifetime, and I have been through growing up during the 60’s civil rights struggle, the anti-war movement of the 60’s and 70’s, being in NYC for 9/11 and grappling with the massive economic impact of the 2008 recession. [...]

COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund: Organizations invited to apply Jan. 6 – 27, 2021

In the early fall, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation and The Denver Foundation awarded nearly $1.2 million to 41 organizations thanks to the COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund. Now, the Foundations are gearing up for a second round of emergency funding. “The arts are a critical component of the Denver metro community – bringing us joy, belonging, vibrancy. As a sector, [...]

2021-01-10T12:44:20-07:00January 10th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund: Organizations invited to apply Jan. 6 – 27, 2021

Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Livingston Fellow Dr. Carl Clark shares his tips and advice

By Erica Boniface, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Staff When we celebrated New Year’s Eve and welcomed in 2020, we had no idea what the year was quickly going to bring to us – the global COVID-19 health pandemic. When it first started, the events seem to be a blur as things happened quickly. One day we’re [...]

2020-11-10T11:19:52-07:00September 8th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Livingston Fellow Dr. Carl Clark shares his tips and advice

Talking Black Lives Matter and the COVID-19 pandemic with Denver artist Carlos Frésquez

In 2018, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation named local artist and educator Carlos Frésquez “Artist of the Year” at our Annual Awards Celebration. Carlos has spent his career offering a unique perspective on culture in Denver and the Chicano community’s impact on the city’s evolution, so it was an honor for the Foundation to recognize and acknowledge [...]

2020-09-08T09:47:42-06:00September 8th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Talking Black Lives Matter and the COVID-19 pandemic with Denver artist Carlos Frésquez

Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Takes Anti-Racism and Additional COVID-19 Response Actions

Like many in our community, and most funders, the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation has worked to respond to the impact of COVID-19, and is appalled by the scourge of racism in our country, and our community. We have a moral obligation to respond to both “plagues”, in a way that best aligns with our mission, which [...]

2020-08-08T08:31:21-06:00July 20th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Takes Anti-Racism and Additional COVID-19 Response Actions

COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund

The application process is currently closed. The first round of grants will be announced soon! To review guidelines, visit the COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund. About the COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund: As Denver arts & culture organizations are hit with an unprecedented loss in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bonfils-Stanton [...]

2020-07-29T16:14:00-06:00March 13th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund

Leading during a pandemic: How Livingston Fellows have stepped up for their organizations and communities

By Erica Boniface, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation staff “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” – Duke Ellington There will be thousands of stories to tell our future generations as we explain the coronavirus pandemic. Stories of healthcare workers and frontline employees who put their own lives at risk to help [...]

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